The Best House In Paris
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From an excellent New York Times article we bring you The Best House in Paris. With a design heavy on glass and steel this house has such a modern look it is nearly impossible to believe that it was actually built in 1931. It’s design ushered in the modern era of European architecture and inspired, among other buildings, Paris’s famous Pompidou Center. From the article:
The house has been compared to a Surrealist artwork, a theater stage and an operating room. That effect is animated by the play of light. During the day the facade has a strange milky glow; at night floodlights illuminate the wall from the outdoors, so that it glows like a lantern, bathing the salon in amber light. A single-story dining room and a smaller salon are set just off this central space, so that you are always conscious of its dramatic scale.
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Photos from the New York Times by Mark Lyon:
