Studio

Jean Ginsberg, André Ilensky and François Heep
1952
Paris 16th
SOLD

 

 

51 m²
Bathroom
Studio
Cellar

Description

A studio to renovate in a modern building in the Auteuil district

This garden-view studio is located in a 1952 building designed by architects Jean Ginsberg, André Ilinski and François Heep.

Quiet and unoverlooked, this 51 m² studio apartment comprises an entrance hall, an open-plan kitchen, a 40 m² living room and a bathroom. A cellar completes the set.

It has a north-west exposure and lovely garden views. Its original parquet flooring has been preserved, and it is possible to convert it into a two-bedroom.In need of complete renovation.

The residence features a condominium roof terrace, janitor and bike storage.

The residence is located in the 16th arrondissement, near the Chardon-Lagache metro station (line 10).

Modernity and synthesis of the arts

Construction of this building began in 1936, under the direction of architect François Heep. Construction of the foundations was interrupted by the Depression and the Second World War. Construction resumed after the war under the direction of Jean Ginsberg and André Ilinsky, and was completed in 1952.

The building has an H-shaped plan, with two parallel main buildings connected at the center by common areas. The sober street façade is characterized by the repetition of a single sash window module. On the first floor, planters installed between the supporting posts create an intermediate space set back from the street, under a slight facade overhang.

This building is characterized by a strong contrast between the austerity of the facades, made of prefabricated elements, and the formal and plastic freedom of the common areas and the roof terrace, with their bold curves emphasized by flat tints of primary colors.

Jean Ginsberg was one of the architects who, in the 1950s-1960s, involved artists and visual artists in the creation of the common areas and outdoor spaces of his housing projects. The garden features colorful mosaic frescoes by artist Wilfredo Arcay.

Plan of a current floor of the building, comprising three studios on the courtyard, a two-room apartment and a three-room apartment on the street.

Jean Ginsberg

Of Polish origin, Jean Ginsberg (1905-1983) belonged to the first generation of modernist architects trained by Robert Mallet-Stevens and Le Corbusier. He studied architecture in France at the École spéciale d’architecture, where Robert Mallet-Stevens was teaching at the time, then joined Joseph Marrast’s studio at the École des beaux-arts. After completing his studies, he spent a few months working for Le Corbusier, then André Lurçat, before opening his own studio in 1930. His training with avant-garde figures influenced his work, both aesthetically and constructively.

The buildings he built in Paris, aimed at a wealthy clientele, combined modern facades with new standards of comfort. In the 16th arrondissement, he designed several buildings with a distinctly modern look, such as 42 avenue de Versailles, with its semi-circular corner, and 5 avenue Vion-Whitcomb, with its graphic facade, which he built with his partner François Heep.

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Architecte

Jean Ginsberg

Géolocalisation

Paris 16ème