A $2.8 Million Paris Flat In An Adolf Loos-Designed Building Hits The Market

An avant-garde artist and a Modern architect are behind the creation of this renovated 1920s Parisian apartment, on sale for $2.8 million.

The building the home is located in was designed in 1926 by Austrian architect Adolf Loos for Dadaist co-founder Tristan Tzara and his artist wife Greta Knutson.

The 1,099-square-foot, 2-bedroom apartment lies in the Montmartre district of the city. The Avenue Junot home, which has a landscaped terrace, went on the market in March.

An early example of European modern architecture, Maison Tristan Tzara – as it is known – is the result of a collaboration between Loos and Tzara and has the rigid geometries of functionalist style. Featuring abstract facades with staggered levels and a recessed loggia, it is listed as a historical monument.

Set on its third floor lies this three-level apartment. Arranged around a garden terrace, it has soaring ceiling heights, extensive glazing and an open layout. Its large living room, the house’s original reception room, is lit through glazed doors and clerestory windows. One of its bedrooms meanwhile has huge windows looking onto the garden.

Listing agent Guillaume Laporte of Junot says the home is bathed in soft natural light that creates a serene atmosphere, which is emphasised by the use of beautiful materials.

Brass and glass accents mix with rich, jewel tones throughout, which give it a glamorous art deco vibe. Geometric lines in the abundance of metal metalwork echo the original style of the building. The living room has teal walls, a concertina glass and brass screen and a brass radiator, while the floor in the raised dining room is laid with emerald coloured stone tiles.

The interiors were created six years ago by Milan-based interior design duo Dimore Studio, who are known for their decadent style. They have preserved its original floor plan and spaces and added to its rich design heritage, Laporte said.

Its terrace meanwhile has been designed by French landscape gardener Camille Muller to create a Mediterranean-style, plant-filled outside space. Planters full of mature plants and shrubs line the mosaic-tile terrace, offering color and interest while acting as privacy screens.

Laporte added: “It is a beautiful address in the most prestigious part of Montmartre and its sunny, peaceful terrace is a highlight.”

NOTABLE RESIDENTS

In the mid-1920s, Romanian-born French avant-garde poet Tristan Tzara commissioned Loos to build a home in Paris for him and his wife Greta Knutson, a Swedish visual artist, art critic, writer, and poet. The result was the Maison Tristan Tzara. The home is the only built project by Loos in France.

Together with Jean Arp, Hugo Ball, and others, Tzara founded Dadaism, the status quo-challenging anti-art movement that was developed in response to World War I. Tzara, who performed shows at the famous Cabaret Voltaire nightclub in Zurich, was friends with many artists including Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp.

LOCATION

The house is part of Hameau Des Artistes (which translates in English as the artists’ hamlet), an enclave housing several opulent houses and former artist’s workshops, according to Paris Promeneurs website. Its front façade faces Avenue Junot, a sought-after road in Montmartre in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.

The home is listed by Junot estate agency.

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