Pierre Chareau II: Interior architecture. Architecture.

Identifying more than 90 developments, this work offers a developed and analytical presentation of more than 45 interior architecture projects, private or public. It reveals the evolution of Pierre Chareau's approach to interior design, from his early days as a decorator integrating his furniture into existing spaces, to the advent, over the course of his projects, of a resolutely architectural approach to space, in which furniture comes to life and becomes architecture in its own right. This second volume also returns to his participation in the CIAM as well as the Society of Modern Architects or the Rally of Architects, as well as his collaboration with the magazine L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui. It offers a critical analysis of the activity of Pierre Chareau, architect, by deciphering the 14 projects on which he worked, in France from 1923 to 1938, then in the United States from 1945 to 1950, from Djemil Anik's shed to Robert Motherwell's studio in East Hampton.
This book also offers an in-depth analysis of the Glass House. By painting a portrait of Jean Dalsace and his wife Annie, it allows us to understand the central role of the sponsors in this project. It returns to the architectural and societal context of the time, explaining the importance of light and hygiene in the Glass House. The building site and its vicissitudes are described, followed by a description of the main principles behind the design of the house and an analysis of its volumes and spaces.

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