Manor house of Haute Roche, Manor house in Le Pont, Switzerland

The manor house of Haute Roche stands above Lac de Joux at Le Pont, in the municipality of L'Abbaye. Built in reinforced concrete in 1912–1913, it has an L-shaped plan, three storeys narrowing towards the top and a hipped roof. Balconies and roof overhang 2.50 m without columns, carried by slender T-beam brackets set into the walls.

Maurice Buneau-Varilla, owner of the Paris daily Le Matin, came to Le Pont in 1911 and had a country house built above Lac de Joux. The reinforced-concrete structure was erected by the engineer François Hennebique, modelled on his own Villa Hennebique in Bourg-la-Reine; sources date it to 1912/1913 or 1912–1914. In the 1990s it was converted into a centre for asylum seekers, then left unused again.

The manor was built for Maurice Bunau-Varilla, owner of the Paris daily Le Matin, who came to Le Pont in 1911 and chose this spot above the Lac de Joux for a country residence. Its reinforced-concrete frame, modelled on François Hennebique's own Villa Hennebique at Bourg-la-Reine, contrasts with the historicist fittings inside. In the 1990s the house served as a centre for asylum seekers.

The manor stands above Lac de Joux at Le Pont, in the commune of L'Abbaye; the sources record no opening to the public and no guided tours. View it from outside, from the roads around Le Pont. The building was converted into a centre for asylum seekers in the 1990s and later left unused again, so access is not arranged for visitors.

The manor was built for Maurice Buneau-Varilla, owner of the Paris daily Le Matin, who came to Le Pont in 1911 and had François Hennebique erect the house modelled on Hennebique's own Villa Hennebique in Bourg-la-Reine. The reinforced-concrete balconies and roof overhang 2.50 m without columns, each resting on slender brackets that are one arm of a T-beam set into the wall.