Panoramic flat

This 143 m² flat has a triple east-west-north exposure. On a high floor, it features an entrance hall, a vast 70 m² living room with lounge, dining room and study area, extended by three 7 m² loggias overlooking the Seine and Paris, a fitted kitchen, two bedrooms (three possible) with views over La Défense, a shower room and a bathroom. The flat has retained some original details, such as a pivot door leading to the second bedroom. The floors are oak parquet. A cellar and a parking space complete the apartment.

Facing the Seine and the Ile de la Jatte, it offers spectacular views over the Seine and the monuments of Paris (Eiffel Tower, Sacré Coeur, etc.).

The panoramic views of the Parisian skyline are an integral part of the architectural design and contribute to the high quality of the living spaces.

The building implements the double facade concept developed by the architect in the 1960s. The staggered load-bearing walls inside the building allow vast openings to be made over the entire surface area. This double skin creates intermediate spaces that are converted into balconies and loggias. The external envelope is treated as a graphic surface, alternating strips of glass, metal, concrete and coloured surfaces in the “Scottish motif” typical of J. Dubuisson.

Jean Dubuisson (1914-2011), a prolific builder of large housing estates in the 1950s and 1960s, was one of the leading architects of the Trente Glorieuses period. His style and quality of use were widely recognised, both in Paris and in the suburbs.

He designed numerous property programmes, both for low-income housing associations, such as the “La Caravelle” housing block in Villeneuve-la-Garenne (1959-1968), and for luxury projects such as the flats for the headquarters of the Allied Forces in Europe, the “Shape village” in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1951). He has also designed emblematic buildings in Paris, such as the two apartment blocks in the Maine-Montparnasse development (1966) and the Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires (1969).