He had won at auction in 2019 this precious villa which was falling into ruin, built in 1933 by the architect Jean Welz on the heights of Paris, near the Buttes-Chaumont.
More precisely rue Georges-Lardennois in the 19th arrondissement.
The photographer touches everything Jean-Paul Goude spent 2.2 million euros to afford the Zilveli villa, named after a Greek engineer.
It will unfortunately be destroyed, announce our colleagues from the
World
.
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This rectangular house 20 meters long and 4.5 meters wide rests on stilts.
For more than two decades, it had been neglected.
So much so that the ground collapses and the trees take up residence there.
After its purchase, Jean-Paul Goude put down props to prevent it from falling altogether.
This is not enough: the ground of the Butte Bergeyre offers a too loose base, the metal framework is damaged, there is too little concrete in the construction.
Renovating such a fragile building is perilous, if not impossible.
Two million euros of works
Jean-Paul Goude therefore preferred to destroy it (normally this summer) and have it rebuilt identically.
“The work did not last, but it is interesting, rare and unique in the landscape of Paris.
Today, it is therefore a question of “re-producing” this house, of getting as close as possible to the original model, while taking into account new standards, especially environmental standards, and relying on modern techniques of construction ”
, analyzes the architect Thomas Billard, who oversees the project, in the daily newspaper.
Concrete will in particular be injected into the ground.
The architecture will remain more or less the same.
Jean-Paul Goude, who likes to navigate between drawing, photography and the creation of advertising posters, will also have an elevator installed.
The whole should cost, indicates
Le Monde
, the trifle of two million euros.
"
I have to resell an apartment in New York and sacrifice a lot of things,"
says the creator about the financing of his madness, as we called these extravagant buildings, often built in the countryside, that the powerful offered themselves. in past centuries.
