What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. You must be a student or professional working in architecture or a related field. Created in collaboration with bernard bijvoet and louis dalbet, the facade was made of a wall of translucent glass while. Jean dalsace, a communist gynecologist, and his wealthy wife, annie bernheim, commissioned the architect and furniture maker pierre chareau to build them a residence with space for a doctors office. You look through a piece of glass that provide privacy, you see a distorted, unfolded space. Pierre chareaus modernist masterwork dominique vellay. Built in 1932, it was the collective brainchild of french interior architect pierre chareau, dutch architect bernard bijvoet and french metal craftsman louis dalbet fusing as one.
Location the building is located inside a block which is accessed by a narrow passage, between two courtyards that define its volumetry, at 31 saintguillaume street, seventh district of paris, france. The design was a collaboration among pierre chareau a furniture and interiors designer, bernard. In 1928, chareau was commissioned to build this private residence in. See available design, sculpture, and seating for sale and learn about the artist. Built between 1927 and 1932 for jean and annie dalsace, the.
En 1927, le docteur jean dalsace, jeune bourgeois pacifiste et defenseur du planning familial, souhaite faire construire avec sa femme annie. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Pierre chareau was a prominent french designer and architect. Completed in the early 30s by architect and designer pierre chareau, bertrand took it on himself to recreate it in 3d as real as possible resembling the original. Based on the digital model, i started to use parametric tool to see the possibilities of breaking the boundaries of the house. Pierre chareaus wasnt truly inducted as a master of design, however, until the completion of his most ambitious and avantgarde project yet. In 1928, chareau was commissioned to build this private residence in an eighteenthcentury paris courtyard. The house embodied the principles of modern building methods. Il collabore pour ce projet avec larchitecte bernard bijvoet.
Dalsaces clinic, their private living quarters, and space to entertain. Jean and annie dalsace, political socialites interested in the avant garde, wished to create a building housing space for dr. The primary materials used were steel, glass, and glass block. A differenza dei suoi contemporanei architetti, prodighi di libri, articoli e conferenze sulla loro opera, le informazioni sulla sua vita vengono dalle lettere della moglie dolie e da. The family occupied the upper floors of the maison, while the ground floor housed the offices where dr. Born on august 4, 1883 in bordeaux, france, he attended the ecole nationale superieure des beauxarts at the age of 17, going on to achieve notable success within both architecture and furniture design. This book simultaneously and halfheartedly documents the owner, the. See more ideas about architecture, glass house and architecture design. A differenza dei suoi contemporanei architetti, prodighi di libri, articoli e conferenze sulla loro opera, le informazioni sulla sua vita vengono.
Futagawa, yukio edited and photographed by, and bauchet, bern on. It is the sole surviving building of only four completed by the french architect pierre chareau. This masterpiece of modern architecture used primary industrial materials such. Playing with space, light and scale, this theatrical house is an unexpected mix of engineering and poetry. Hidden architecture maison verre hidden architecture. It was constructed with a metal framework that was left exposed on the exterior and interior and infilled. Constructed in the early modern style of architecture, the houses design emphasized three primary traits. Their vision was a combination of a progressivethinking client. This masterpiece of modern architecture used primary industrial materials such as steel, glass, and the famous concentric glass blocks. Futagawa, yukio edited and photographed by, and bauchet author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The virtual splendor of pariss glass house the new york times. The virtual splendor of pariss glass house the new york.