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Maison de Verre, Paris Building, Architect, France, Project, News, Design, Date
Maison de Verre, Paris : Architecture Information
House of Glass Paris : Pierre Chareau building, France, Europe
Classic Modern Paris building
Maison de Verre / The Glass House
Date: 1927-32
Architect: Pierre Chareau
Address: 31 Rue St-Guillaume
Master craftsman: Louis Dalvet
Assistant architect: Bernard Bijvoet
Also known as the Maison Dalsace - House of Glass - this iconic building
was designed by architects Bijvoet and Chareau.
Designed in a beautiful translucent style for successful Paris doctor,
Dr. Dalsace and his wife.
Maison de Verre - new owner
The Maison de Verre was purchased by Robert Rubin in mid-2006.
He aims to live in the Glass House with his french wife Stéphane
and his three children. Rubin is a doctoral candidate in architectural
history at Columbia University. Rubin is writing his thesis on the
architecture of Pierre Chareau and Jean Prouvé. He bought the
house from its owners, Dr. & Mrs. Vellay. Mrs. Vellay is the daughter
of Dr. & Mrs. Dalsace.
Robert Rubin rescued Maison Tropicale by Jean Prouvé from the
Republic of Congo in 1997. He intends to renovate the Maison de Verre.
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Maison de Verre architect : Pierre Chareau
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