ARCHITECTS' HOUSE IN PARIS
This beautiful book offers private, sometimes unpublished, visits to houses built by architects from 1920 to the present day, in Paris and the Paris region. We can thus discover or rediscover the Ozenfant studio by Le Corbusier or the house-studio for Chana Orloff by André Lurçat in the 14th arrondissement, the Martel hotel by Robert Mallet-Stevens in the 16th, a house by André Bloc, an industrialized house by Jean Prouvé and a house by Claude Parent in Meudon, or the house-studio of the architect Christophe Lab in the 19th. These constructions, whether historical or contemporary, illustrate the art of living in an architect's house. Because this book intends to offer a new look at the domestic life that has settled in these remarkable places, places that we often know through photos devoid of human life. The inhabitants of these places – about twenty – who agreed to play the game, opened their doors to us and told us their story, always unique. A dozen pages are devoted to each house. For each, a note explains the architectural and construction plan, while placing it in its historical context. To complete this presentation and highlight the human dimension, an interview with the owners invites us to discover their personal history and the way they live in their house. Finally, a technical notebook at the end of the book includes all the available plans (level plans, section plans, etc.).
Author: Maryse Quinton
Publisher:
La Martiniere , 2010
Weight: 2.2 kg
Dimensions: 32 x 25 x 4 cm
Language: French