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Origin and history

The building at 3 rue de la Cité-Universitaire in the 14th arrondissement of Paris was built in 1930 by architect Michel Roux-Spitz. It is part of its "white series", characterized by the use of reinforced concrete and decorative elements such as bowl-windows and egg-eyes on the ground floor. The facade of this level is enriched with mosaics, also present on the edge of the bays, reflecting an Art Deco aesthetic typical of the inter-war period.

This building, with a mixed vocation (housing and workshops by artists), is part of an urban context marked by the emergence of new ways of life and work for creators. Close to Montmouse Park, it is inspired directly by an earlier prototype designed by the same architect, the building on Guynemer Street (reference PA00088587). Its facades and roofs on street were inscribed in the Historical Monuments by decree of 12 June 1986, followed by the rear façade in 2007.

The location of the building, at the exact address of 3 rue de la Cité-Universitaire, is documented in the Merimée database under the Insee code 75114. Although its geographical precision is considered "passable" (note 5/10), the building remains a major architectural testimony of the Parisian heritage of the 20th century, illustrating the integration of art and housing into urban projects of the time.

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