Villa Paul Poiret
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Villa Paul Poiret in Mézy-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France, is an early 1920s Cubism-inspired Art Deco private house originally designed by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens.
The house stands in Script error: No such module "convert". of parkland in Mézy-sur-Seine, to the west of Paris, overlooking the Seine Valley. It is constructed in reinforced concrete in a geometric style, has 25 rooms on three levels, Script error: No such module "convert". of internal space, an upper terrace with panoramic views, and a Script error: No such module "convert". corner salon with floor-to-ceiling windows.[1]
Villa Paul Poiret was commissioned by fashion designer Paul Poiret in 1921; its building completed in 1925. The house fell into disrepair, and was sold by Poiret in 1930 to actress Elvira Popescu, who lived there from 1938 to 1985. Popescu hired the architect Paul Boyer in 1932 to alter the original design to the contemporary Art Deco Paquebot (steamship) style, converting windows to portholes, and rounding-off terrace corners. The house was listed as an historic landmark in 1984.[1][2]
In 1999 the house, which had once more become dilapidated, was bought by Laurent Brun. Under the auspices of the French National Historic Landmark Commission and the Bâtiments de France, (the two bodies responsible for listed buildings), the Mallet-Stevens exterior and the Popescu/Boyer interior have been restored.[1]
Villa Paul Poiret is part of the Journées de Patrimoine, (Heritage Days), scheme in which public and private buildings of historic importance are open to the public on the third weekend in September.[1]
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East view
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Interior (salon)
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- ↑ a b c d New York Times 26.11.2010: Rescuing a Cubist Icon With French Couture Roots, Retrieved 14 March 2011
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Further reading
- Le Petit Futé Yvelines: Nouvelles Editions de l'Université (26 November 2010); Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN;
- Modern Architectural Theory: A Historical Survey, 1673-1968: Cambridge University Press (18 April 2005), Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN.