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The courtyard facade of the Maison de Verre in Paris: a full-height wall of translucent glass blocks in a steel frame, with slender columns and a glazed ground floor beneath.

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Maison de Verre

Pierre Chareau + Bernard Bijvoet · 1928–1932

WHY IT MATTERS

The clearest bridge between industrial construction and intimate luxury.

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