Maison-atelier des sculpteurs Martel, Historic artists' residence in 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.
The Maison-atelier des sculpteurs Martel is an artist's residence containing three separate apartments and a generous ground floor workshop designed for creating large sculptures. The building from the 1920s combines living and working spaces intelligently, allowing artists to live and create in their own studios.
Robert Mallet-Stevens designed this house-workshop on Rue Mallet-Stevens for the sculptor brothers Jan and Joël Martel, born in 1896 and active until 1966. The building was completed in 1927 on a 12 by 18 metre plot. It was classified as a monument historique on 11 December 1990.
The residence displays metalwork by Jean Prouvé and a stained glass window by Louis Barillet integrated into its walls. These artistic elements shaped how the space functioned as a creative hub for sculptors working in the early 20th century.
The building features a specially designed sliding metal entrance door that was created to accommodate the transportation of large artworks. The generous spatial layout makes it easy to move through the various levels and areas of the structure.
This house is the only building on Rue Mallet-Stevens that still maintains its original room layout and internal structure from the 1920s. It stands as a rare example of an unchanged artist studio design from that era.
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