modernist architectureBecoming the owner of a historic house can be a daunting prospect. Part caretaker, part curator, you’re in danger of having every aspect of your life, taste, and décor choices placed under extreme scrutiny, with little or no options for alteration or expansion.
The use of new, lightweight materials like plywood, aluminium, and glass panels give this long, low building an airy feel, with subtly curved exotic wooden panels on the façade, slender mullions and large expanses of glass. Prouvé was relentless in his pursuit of prefabrication and industrialisation methods for architecture.