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}}”’Maison Louis Carré”’ ({{IPA|fr|mɛzɔ̃ lwi kaʁe}}) is a residential building in [[Bazoches-sur-Guyonne]], France designed by Finnish modernist architects [[Elissa Aalto|Elissa]] and [[Alvar Aalto]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.archdaily.com/356209/ad-classics-maison-louis-carre-alvar-aalto|title=AD Classics: Maison Louis Carré / Alvar Aalto|date=2013-04-06|work=ArchDaily|access-date=2019-04-05|language=en-US}}</ref> |
}}”’Maison Louis Carré”’ ({{IPA|fr|mɛzɔ̃ lwi kaʁe}}) is a residential building in [[Bazoches-sur-Guyonne]], France designed by Finnish modernist architects [[Elissa Aalto|Elissa]] and [[Alvar Aalto]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.archdaily.com/356209/ad-classics-maison-louis-carre-alvar-aalto|title=AD Classics: Maison Louis Carré / Alvar Aalto|date=2013-04-06|work=ArchDaily|access-date=2019-04-05|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The house was designed for art collectors Olga and [[Louis Carré (art dealer)|Louis Carré]], and completed in |
The house was designed for art collectors Olga and [[Louis Carré (art dealer)|Louis Carré]], and completed in .<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abitare.it/en/architecture/2009/02/19/maison-carre-by-alvar-aalto-opens-to-the-public-2/|title=Maison Louis Carré opens to the public|date=2009-02-19|website=Abitare|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/balade-dans-l-art/la-maison-louis-carre-18135|title=La Maison Louis-Carré|date=2014-11-08|website=[[France Musique]]|access-date=2021-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314103123/https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/balade-dans-l-art/la-maison-louis-carre-18135|archive-date=2021-03-14}}</ref> The couple had stayed in the house of [[Jean Monnet]], a founding father of the European Union, while Monnet was stationed in Luxembourg. They appreciated the site located on the edge of the forest of Rambouillet and bought a piece of farmland nearby with a view to building a home that would also provide a showcase for their exceptional collection of modern and African art.<ref name=”:1″ /> |
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Carré began his search for an architect. He knew Le Corbusier well, having lived in one of his buildings in the [[16th arrondissement of Paris]]. However, he had doubts that Le Corbusier’s strong predilection for concrete was suitable for his project.<ref name=”:1″ /> He was aware of Aalto’s work because the architect was famous in France after designing the Finnish Pavilion at the World Exhibition of 1937 in Paris. |
Carré began his search for an architect. He knew Le Corbusier well, having lived in one of his buildings in the [[16th arrondissement of Paris]]. However, he had doubts that Le Corbusier’s strong predilection for concrete was suitable for his project.<ref name=”:1″ /> He was aware of Aalto’s work because the architect was famous in France after designing the Finnish Pavilion at the World Exhibition of 1937 in Paris. |
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Residential building
Maison Louis Carré (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ lwi kaʁe]) is a residential building in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France designed by Finnish modernist architects Elissa and Alvar Aalto.[1]
The house was designed for art collectors Olga and Louis Carré, and completed in 1958.[2][3] The couple had stayed in the house of Jean Monnet, a founding father of the European Union, while Monnet was stationed in Luxembourg. They appreciated the site located on the edge of the forest of Rambouillet and bought a piece of farmland nearby with a view to building a home that would also provide a showcase for their exceptional collection of modern and African art.[4]
Carré began his search for an architect. He knew Le Corbusier well, having lived in one of his buildings in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. However, he had doubts that Le Corbusier’s strong predilection for concrete was suitable for his project.[4] He was aware of Aalto’s work because the architect was famous in France after designing the Finnish Pavilion at the World Exhibition of 1937 in Paris.
They exchanged letters and met at the Venice Biennial. Carré visited Finland to view several of Aalto’s projects and Aalto and his second wife, Elissa Aalto, visited the proposed construction site in 1956.[2]
The building permit was filed in 1956. Elissa Aalto worked closely with her husband in designing the project and was the on-site architect. Construction began in 1957 and the Louis and Olga Carré moved in June 1958.[4]
The building is the only remaining building by Aalto in France.[2]
Maison Louis Carré was opened to the public in 2007 under the management of the Alvar Aalto Association.[5]
The villa was classified as a historical monument on July 5, 1996.[6] It was acquired in 2006 by the Alvar Aalto Association in France and has been open to the public since 2007.[4]
