Initial project 1972 (≈ 1972)
First project prepared by Claude Parent.
1974
Final construction
Final construction 1974 (≈ 1974)
Project finalized and start of work.
24 mai 2005
Heritage protection
Heritage protection 24 mai 2005 (≈ 2005)
Registration as a Historic Monument.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The whole house-workshop (Box ZO 1): registration by order of 24 May 2005
Key figures
Michel Carrade - Painter and owner
Sponsor of the workshop house.
Claude Parent - Architect
Project designer in 1972-1974.
Paul Virilio - Friend and collaborator
Linked to the project via Parent.
Origin and history
The studio house of the painter Michel Carrade, located in Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Tarn, Occitanie), was designed in the second half of the 20th century. This project, initiated in 1972 by architect Claude Parent, friend of the painter and Paul Virilio, resulted in a definitive construction in 1974. The building is distinguished by its use of bricks, concrete beams and railings, covered with lime and sand. This choice of materials reflects a modern and functional architectural approach, adapted to an artistic workshop use.
The house-workshop was listed as a Historical Monument by order of 24 May 2005, thus protecting the entire building (cadastre ZO 1). This status underlines its heritage importance, both for its link with artist Michel Carrade and for its architecture signed Claude Parent, a major figure in the French architectural avant-garde. The location, although specified in the Mérimée and Monumentum bases, remains approximate, with an address indicated as 5166 La Bosse in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
The monument is part of an artistic and intellectual context marked by exchanges between Carrade, Parent and Virilio, three actors in the cultural and architectural renewal of the period. The construction illustrates a period when art and experimental architecture were closely interlinked, especially through hybrid projects such as this house-workshop. Today, its state of openness to the public (visits, rental, accommodation) is not documented in available sources.
