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In 1951, following a visit to the Villa Dollander in Saint-Clair (Var), architect Raymond Lopez\u2014impressed by this architecture based on the axial portal frame principle\u2014which had originally been developed for housing disaster victims in Lorraine\u2014commissioned Jean Prouv\u00e9 to design a similar villa for his personal use in Guerrevieille, near Saint-Tropez.<\/p>\n

The project draws on the Saint-Clair model while incorporating several improvements. Correspondence between Jean Prouv\u00e9 and the client\u2014who, at that time, were working closely together on the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration nationale du b\u00e2timent project\u2014reflects these modifications, described as \u201csubtle adjustments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The building is distinguished in particular by the presence of a compass-shaped portal frame, by the use of aluminum panels in the bedrooms with portholes arranged in a staggered pattern, and by the use of Rousseau panels for the roof.<\/p>\n

More closely tailored to the client\u2019s needs and uses, these adaptations make the Lopez Villa a prototype in its own right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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