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The Villa Pomme d'Api, located at 65 bis rue de Moscow at the corner of Rue Saint-Louis at Touquet-Paris-Plage, is an architectural achievement of the 1st quarter of the 20th century. Built in 1923 by architect Louis Quételart for his personal use, it served as both a family residence and a professional agency. Its "L"-shaped plan and its location on a small plot reflect a research on the minimum house, typical of the 1920s.

The facades and roofs of the villa have been listed as historical monuments since 1 December 1997. The building is distinguished by its rural aspect, its distribution in half-levels, and a large skylight illuminating the agency located upstairs. The main access, sheltered by an awning, opens onto a two-level lobby serving the rooms. Quételart lived there until 1925, when he moved to the villa Les Mutins.

This construction, the result of a reflection on the optimization of space, served as an architectural manifesto. It illustrates the ingenuity of Quételart, combining functionality and aesthetics in an expanding urban context. The villa thus embodies the cultural importance of the seaside residences in the inter-war period, marking the architectural history of the Touquet-Paris-Plage.

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