Construction of workshop 1929 (≈ 1929)
Designed by Auguste and Gustave Perret for Dora Gordine.
15 janvier 1975
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 15 janvier 1975 (≈ 1975)
Registration of facades and cover.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and cover (Case V 56): entry by order of 15 January 1975
Key figures
Dora Gordine - Sculptor and sponsor
Owner and user of the workshop.
Auguste Perret - Architect
Co-conceptor of the reinforced concrete building.
Gustave Perret - Architect
Co-conceptor with his brother Auguste.
Origin and history
The Dora Gordine workshop, located at 21 rue du Belvedere in Boulogne-Billancourt, was designed in 1929 by architects Auguste and Gustave Perret for the sculptor Dora Gordine. This building, made of reinforced concrete, is distinguished by its "spartan" simplicity and a large three-span window, illuminating the work space on the first floor. The white brick allegations, arranged in marquetry, add a sober yet elegant aesthetic touch. The building, classified as Historic Monument, has retained its integrity with only slight modifications since its construction.
The protection of the workshop covers its façades and its cover, which were registered by decree of 15 January 1975. This place illustrates the functional architecture of the 1930s, adapted to the needs of an artist, combining creative space and housing. Private property, its access to the public is not mentioned, but its heritage importance lies in its connection with the modern movement and constructive innovation of the Perret brothers.
Boulogne-Billancourt, in the Hauts-de-Seine region, was at that time an expanding artistic and industrial home. Artists' workshops were alongside bourgeois residences, reflecting a cultural dynamic marked by the avant-garde. Dora Gordine's workshop takes place in this context, reflecting the alliance between art, architecture and modernity in the inter-war period.
