Le Paquebot, Art Deco building in 15th arrondissement, Paris, France

The facade displays curved lines and terraced balconies with maritime elements on a narrow 10-meter-wide plot along Boulevard Victor. Metalwork and architectural details evoke transatlantic passenger vessels from the 1930s.

Pierre Patout designed this 70-apartment building in 1934, drawing on his work fitting out the interiors of three transatlantic liners during the 1930s. The narrow plot, between 2.4 and 10 metres wide, shaped the stepped plan. It was listed as a monument historique on 12 June 1986, and a classification order of 8 July 2020 protected the facades, roofs, common interiors and the surviving noble floor of Patout's own flat.

The building's nickname comes from its silhouette: the rooftop duplexes are shaped like the funnels of interwar ocean liners, and the balconies run along the facade like ships' gangways. Sculptor Alfred Janniot carved the bas-relief above the main entrance, and ironworker Raymond Subes made the metalwork. Painter Solange Bertrand kept a studio in the building.

The structure contains 70 apartments across multiple floors, with some units retaining original Art Deco interiors. As a private residence, access is limited to street view. The nearest metro station, Porte de Versailles, lies roughly 500 meters away.

The plot width varies between 2.4 and 10 meters, requiring innovative solutions for spatial organization and circulation. Alfred Janniot created a sculptural relief at the entrance, while Raymond Subes produced detailed ironwork for railings and fittings.