COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Maison de Verre
Alternate Title:
Maison Dalsace
Image View:
Vertical view of the southwest corner of the court, with the garage below and the ladder to the roof in the foreground
Creator:
Pierre Chareau (French architect, 1883-1950)
Location:
site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Location Note:
31 Rue St-Guillaume
Date:
1928-1932 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
International Style (modern European architecture style); Modernist; Modern
Work Type 1:
house
Classification:
architecture
Material:
steel; glass block
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors
Description:
Chareau joined efforts with licensed architect Bernard Bijvoet and master craftsman Louis Dalbet. Maison de Verre was a private residence and doctor's office for Dr and Mme Jean Dalsace. The house embodied the principles of modern building methods. It was constructed with a metal framework that was left exposed on the exterior and interior and infilled with curtain walls of glass brick. The interior, bathed in daylight gently diffused by the glass walls, was open-plan but could be divided by curtains or sliding partitions of perforated metal or glass. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A1-CP-MV-C4
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Maison de Verre
