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"Maison dite " le Bateau Ivre ""

Saint-Marcellin, Isère, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La maison (intérieur et extérieur) , son garage et son jardin (cad. AC 316) : inscription par arrêté du 14 septembre 2007
Protection dates
2007/09/14 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
3e quart 20e siècle
Dates
1953
Architect or builder
Szekely Pierre (architecte, sculpteur), Szekely (céramiste), Borderie André (peintre)
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
22 avenue de la Saulaie
Commune
Saint-Marcellin
Département
Isère
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.16127, 5.31971
Mérimée reference
PA38000027

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1856 map "Dept. De L'Isere." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

"Maison construite entre 1953 et 1956 par un groupe d'artistes mené par l'architecte et sculpteur Pierre Szekely. A partir de la structure de l'escargot sur un niveau, deux espaces distincts sont définis. Un espace rectangulaire " nuit " pour les chambres et, à l'opposé, un espace " jour " pour le séjour, la cuisine, la salle de jeux pour enfants et les chambres d'amis. La toiture est réalisée grâce à la technique des bacs Prouvé : structure plate et débordante posée sur les murs. L'épouse de Szekely, céramiste, réalisa le mur en céramique de la cuisine, et diverses tapisseries."

English translation

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House built between 1953 and 1956 by a group of artists led by the architect and sculptor Pierre Szekely. Starting from a snail shell structure on one level, two distinct spaces are defined. A rectangular "night" space for bedrooms and, on the opposite side, a "day" space for the sitting room, kitchen, children's playroom and guest bedrooms. The roofing is achieved using the technique of Prouvé trays: flat structure projecting over the walls. Szekely's wife, a ceramicist, created the ceramic wall in the kitchen, and various tapestries.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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