Villa Romée, Modern villa on Golfe Esplanade in Cannes, France.
Villa Romée is a 1928 villa at 5 esplanade du Golfe in Cannes's La Croix-des-Gardes district, the first building by Georges-Henri Pingusson with Paul Furiet. It mixes regionalist style with modern elements recalling Frank Lloyd Wright: deep cantilevers, straight-lined balconies and porthole openings.
The residence was built in 1928 for Marcelle Aron, a widow from an affluent family, marking the rise of modern design on the Côte d'Azur. A change of ownership seven years later and recognition as a historical monument in the 1990s underscore its architectural importance.
Since 1994 the villa has housed the Maison de l'Architecture Villa Romée, an association that promotes architecture and related arts. For about fifteen years its team has run conferences, professional meetings, site visits, study trips, debates, film screenings and exhibitions in the building. The name Romée is not explained in the sources.
The building is visible from Golfe Esplanade and visitors can view the facade and garden areas from street level. Its location on a busy pedestrian boulevard in Cannes makes it easy to see the architectural composition within its urban setting.
Villa Romée was commissioned by Marcelle Octavie Aron, widow of Jacques-Isidore Gompel, who died for France in 1918; she sold the house in 1935. After years of abandonment and squatting, it is now run by the Maison de l'Architecture association, which has held lectures, debates, film screenings and exhibitions there for 15 years.
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