Villa E-1027

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Opening hours: Apr-Nov
Admission: Ticketed

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Villa E-1027 is a modernist residence in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin on the French Riviera, designed and built between 1926 and 1929 by Irish architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray in collaboration with French-Romanian architect Jean Badovici. The L-shaped, flat-roofed structure features floor-to-ceiling windows and a spiral stairway to the guest room, creating an open yet compact interior that blurs the distinction between architecture and decoration. Gray designed custom furnishings for the house, including a tubular steel breakfast table with an adjustable top designed to catch crumbs. The house's alphanumeric name encodes the names of its creators—E for Eileen, 10 for Jean, 2 for Badovici, and 7 for Gray—reflecting their relationship during its construction. After Gray and Badovici separated, he inherited the property in 1932. Le Corbusier later painted significant murals inside the house in 1938–1939, which Gray considered an act of vandalism but which have survived. Now a classified historical monument, the villa represents a landmark of twentieth-century architectural heritage.

Architect

Eileen Gray

Movement

modern architecture

Type: villa
Heritage: classified historical monument, Patrimoine du XXᵉ siècle
Place: Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

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