Order the villa 1959 (≈ 1959)
André Bloc commands Claude Parent's plans.
1961
Construction completed
Construction completed 1961 (≈ 1961)
The villa is built in Cap d'Antibes.
16 novembre 1989
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 16 novembre 1989 (≈ 1989)
Official protection of the villa.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Villa (Box BW 69): entry by order of 16 November 1989
Key figures
André Bloc - Sponsor and collaborator
Architect, painter, sculptor, co-designer of the staircase.
Claude Parent - Architect
Main designer of the villa.
Origin and history
Villa André-Bloc, located at 31 Avenue Aimée-Bourreau in Antibes, is a holiday villa designed as an avant-garde architectural manifesto. commissioned in 1959 by André Bloc, architect, painter and sculptor, it was built in 1961 by architect Claude Parent. Bloc, founder of today's journal L'Architecture, wanted an experimental construction using modern steel products. He actively collaborated with Parent, especially for the outside staircase, making this villa a hybrid work between architecture and sculpture.
The villa was listed as a Historic Monument on November 16, 1989, recognizing its heritage value. She also received the 20th century Heritage label, highlighting its importance in the history of modern architecture. Designed as an "insanity", it embodies the creative audacity of its designers and perhaps marks the end of a series of homes-manifests for modern architects.
Available sources, including Monumentum and Wikipedia, confirm its status as an emblematic monument of the Alpes-Maritimes. Its exact address (31 Avenue Aimée-Bourreau) and its architect, Claude Parent, are clearly documented. The villa remains a unique testimony of the interaction between art, architecture and industrial innovation in the 1960s.
