Architectural manifesto, the Villa Cavrois is the emblematic work of the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, figure of the modernist current. It was designed and built for Paul Cavrois, a northern textile industrialist, and his family. The program of this modern castle ordered in 1929 is clear: "air, light, work, sports, hygiene, comfort and economy".
Classified as a historical monument in 1990 thanks to the citizen mobilization, acquired by the State in 2001, the gigantic restoration project implemented in 2003 by the DRAC Nord-Pas-de Calais and then taken over in 2008 by the Centre des monuments nationaux was completed in June 2015.
Website
villa-cavrois.fr
Social networks
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Application
Address
Villa Cavrois
60 Avenue Kennedy
59170 Cross
Resources online
The history of the Carvois City
The documentary : 26 minutes of video to better understand the restoration of Villa Cavrois.
Who is Mallet-Stevens?
The park
Useful links
Teaching Resources
Teaching space
Brochure educational activities and educational offer
Publications
Villa Cavrois by Jocelyn Bouraly and Hoëlle Corvest
Villa Cavrois by Joëlle Jolivet
La Villa Cavrois by Richard Klein
A modern castle by Paul-Hervé Parsy