Building 2, situated on the right of the entrance to the property (north-east) now houses reserves (which were previously parking spaces), technical premises, a meeting room, studios for artists in residence (previously the administration and then a video studio) and official accommodations. The south-west façades look over the Bosco or entrance garden, the north-east façades look over Frédéric Mistral street, Lorenzi Avenue and Stephen Liégeard Avenue. The building has three levels and follows the curved topography of the slope through a game of volumes defined by the deeply recessed fitting of the openings, the overhangs and the various textures.
North, south, east and west elevation plans of buildings 1 and 2, March 30 (March 30 1966) by MTA Agency (Marot Tremblot Architecture)Villa Arson
Building 2, north – east façades (June 1968) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
View from Lorenzi Avenue, levels 1 and 2.
On the north – east side of the old Villa, visible in the background, the parking spaces and the studios of the building communicate with the street.
Installation of exterior veneer on building 2, north façade (June 1968) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
The panels of stones are being mortared.
Installation of exterior veneer on building 2, north façade (July 1968) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
Panels of stones being fixed onto the concrete structure.
Building 2, north – east façades (August 1968) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
View from Lorenzi Avenue, construction of the apartments on the third level.
Building 2, east façade (August 1968) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
Looking towards the north and the forms for the concrete surround crowning the stone walls.
Building 2, south – west façades (August 1968) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
The south – west façades look over the main entrance in the future entrance garden called Bosco. Notice the two parts of the corner building which follows the terrain.
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Building 2, south — west façades seen from the Bosco (entrance garden)
Building 2, east façade seen looking north (January 1970) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
Flat roofs with gardens (these serve as thermal insulation) and terraces of the official accommodations.
Building 2, east façade (July 1970) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
Michel Marot played constantly with the interpenetration of the volumes, the spaces and the textures.
Façades are crenelated, straight lines have rhythm, the rough concrete emphasizes the stones and vice versa, doors and windows are deeply recessed.
The observing eye is never interrupted.
Overall view of the domain from an apartment building on the north – east side (April 1970) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
In the foreground, from left to right, buildings 2 and 1.
In the background is the entrance garden called the “Bosco”.
Further back is building 3 with the old Villa towering over the domain.
Building 2, detail of the east façade (1972) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
Some parts of the upper levels are overhanging, the play of light and shade makes the construction less massive.
Building 2, north – west façades seen from the Bosco (1972) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
Michel Marot played with the interpenetration of the volumes, spaces and textures.
Façades are crenelated, straight lines have rhythm, the rough concrete highlights the stones, the windows and doors are deeply recessed.
The stairway leads directly to official accommodations, clearly separating the different uses.
View of buildings 2, 3, and of the Bosco and the old Villa seen from an appartment building situated on the north – east side (1972) by Michel MarotVilla Arson
The chiseled volumes, spread out in the greenery, and the variety of juxtaposed textures give a certain elegance to the whole.
Direction
Jean-Pierre Simon
In charge of the project
Cédric Moris Kelly
Legal issues
Alain Avena
Digitalization
Under the guidance of Patrick Aubouin
Editorial staff
Patrick Aubouin
Cédric Moris Kelly
Translation
Claire Bernstein
Data entry in Google Cultural Institute interface
Cédric Moris Kelly
Digitalization of spaces by Google Street View team was made possible thanks to the mobilization of Villa Arson technical teams:
Reception, monitoring and maintenance
Joël Jauny
Reception, monitoring & accommodation
Isabelle Clausse
Dave Dhurmajee
Marlène Lebrusq
Jean-Pierre Vitry
Technical / Buildings staff
Jean-Paul Carpentier
Gérard Maria
Pascal Rigaux
Michel Serve
Gardens
Patrice Lorho
Pascal Pujol
Kévin Serviole
Thanks to Michel Marot for the graceful authorization to use the archives collection Marot Tremblot Architecture (MTA)
With the support of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication and the Google Street View and Google Cultural Institute teams
