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Buildings located 7 rue Méchain (Paris XIVe arr.) à Paris 1er dans Paris

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Buildings located 7 rue Méchain (Paris XIVe arr.)

    7 Rue Méchain
    75014 Paris 14e Arrondissement
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Immeubles sis 7 rue Méchain Paris XIVe arr.
Crédit photo : Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1672
First indication of track
1806
Renaming the street
1929
Construction of building
28 décembre 1984
First MH protection
16 avril 2019
Extension of protection
28 juillet 2021
Partial classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The building on courtyard, work of Mallet-Stevens: facades and blankets, including the window, and the stairwell; the old building on street: the entrance with its oculi as well as the hall, works of Mallet-Stevens (cad. 14:01 AR 5, 6): inscription by decree of 28 December 1984; The following parts of the building on courtyard, work of Robert Mallet-Stevens (Building A): the service staircase cage with the elevator, the building on street (Building B): the staircase and its cage up to the first floor including the mahogany doors and the stained glass windows of Louis Barillet, the elements added by the architect on the facade on garden including the marquise and gardener, the floor and the garden connecting the two buildings, the basement service corridor connecting the two buildings, sis 7 rue Méchain, as represented by a red border on the plans annexed to the decree (Box AR5 and 6): inscription by order of 16 April 2019; The following parts of the building on courtyard, sis 7 rue Méchain: the facades and roofs, the main staircase and its cage, the service staircase and its cage with the elevator, all located on Parcel No. 5, appearing in the cadastre section AR: classification by order of 28 July 2021

Key figures

Robert Mallet-Stevens - Architect Designer of the modernist building (1929).
Louis Barillet - Master glass Author of the glass windows of the stairwell.
Tamara de Lempicka - Artist painter Held a workshop in the building (1950s).
Jean Prouvé - Industrial Designer Metal doors and glass assigned.
Pierre Méchain - Astronomy Street eponymous (1806).
Gilles Caron - Photographer Resident in the 1960s.

Origin and history

The building located at 7 rue Méchain, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, is an emblematic achievement of architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century (1929). This modernist building, which has been included in the additional inventory of Historic Monuments since 1984, is distinguished by its cubic style, its unobstructed volumes and its smooth reinforced concrete facades. It has two asymmetric wings (6 and 9 levels) and 14 apartments, including two duplex workshops. The stairwell, protected by a glass window signed by Louis Barillet, and the hall redesigned by Mallet-Stevens illustrate the aesthetic daring of the ensemble.

The Rue Méchain, formerly known as the Rue des Capucins (mentioned in 1672), owes its present name to astronomer Pierre Méchain (1806). The Mallet-Stevens building, at the bottom of the plot, required a resumption of the lobby of the building on street to harmonize access. Its metal and glass doors, attributed to Jean Prouvé, cross the hall, while the helical staircase, adorned with mosaics made of black glass paste, is a functional masterpiece. The studio apartment of Tamara de Lempicka (active until the 1950s) and the successive residences of Gilles Caron, Robert Mandrou and Philippe Léotard underline its link with the Parisian artistic and intellectual world.

The successive protections (1984, 2019, 2021) relate to facades, roofs, stairs (including that of service with elevator), the stained glass windows of Barillet, and elements added by Mallet-Stevens, such as marquise and mahogany doors. The Rue Méchain, close to the Observatoire de Paris and the Cochin Hospital, also embodies the industrial and religious history of the neighborhood, with the former Imprimerie Union (1925–1995) and the mother house of the sisters of Saint-Joseph de Cluny (since 1870).

External links

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