Modernist apartment

With a surface area of 43 m², this flat makes the most of its transparency and open-plan layout. It has a lovely 30 m² living room with open-plan kitchen, a bedroom and a bathroom. Both the living room and bedroom open onto a pleasant planted terrace. A parking space completes the property.

Located in Ivry-sur-Seine, the flat is close to all amenities, shops, schools and transport links. It is a 5-minute walk from metro line 7 and RER line C.

Keen to offer an alternative to blocks and towers of collective housing, Jean Renaudie built a series of star-shaped buildings in Ivry that spread out over the town centre, a fascinating interweaving of passageways and terraces, raw concrete and vegetation. The complex demonstrates innovation and originality in both its architectural form and the mix of functions, with shops, offices, housing and public facilities blending seamlessly together. The project, which brought the architect international acclaim, has been awarded the “20th Century Heritage” label by the French Ministry of Culture.

A member of the Atelier de Montrouge, Jean Renaudie (1925-1981) set up his own practice in Ivry-sur-Seine in 1968. His most influential work was the renovation of the centre of this town, on which he worked until his death, and for which he developed urban planning principles that broke with the Modern Movement and the Athens Charter.

He sees the city as “combinatorial”, attempting to implement “a logic of complexity”. For housing that is all different from one another, he designs star-shaped buildings with numerous accessible terraces, pedestrian walkways and complex configurations that allow different functions to interweave.

Jean Renaudie was responsible for a similar urban renewal project in Givors town centre (1974-1981), where he designed a new type of housing.