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The E-1027 villa is architectural icon in the modernist style which is attributed to Eileen Grey. The house is commonly listed as Jean Badovici and Eileen Grey as the architects. The house was built in 1926-29 in the south of France in Roquebrune - Cap Martin. It was to be a summer retreat for Eileen Grey and her lover Jean Badovici. Eileen Grey envisioned it to be very in tune with nature and the outside element. Before the construction she carful chose this spot for its views and it would be built into the terrain. She did extensive studies and research on the area’s wind and sun angles at various times and days. The house is attributed to Eileen as she was the one that had the greater influence of the design and oversaw the construction process. As Jean Badovici only assisted her for any of the technical aid she needed. The house was designed with the type of furnishing and materials it used as every piece of the house was tailored specifically built for the E-1027. This is also ...

House E-1027 is a villa that was designed by architect Eileen Gray. This house was considered one of Gray’s most significant works because the design of the house was able to show the difference between decoration and architecture. The name E-1027 was actually a code for Eileen Gray and her lover, Jean Badovici. The E stood for Eileen, 10 stood for Jean, 2 stood for Badovici, and 7 stood for Gray. The numbers stood for the numeric placement of the letters in the alphabet (i.e. J is the 10th letter in the alphabet). The construction of the house completed in 1929, which means Gray was 51 years old at the time. Gray wanted this house to be a sort of place for romantic getaway, but Gray and Badovici were never able to agree on what to do. The space was designed in a way that would resemble how people living inside would move in the space. Inside the house, Gray put built-in cabinets, drawers, guest rooms, and other spaces that allowed privacy. In addition, there were little windows th...

E-1027 ( Roquebrune -Cap-Martin, France) 1926-29   E-1027 is a modernist   villa  in   Roquebrune -Cap-Martin in   France.   It was designed by an I rish   architect and furniture   designer Eileen Gray. She was also considered a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture. The E-1027 is considered her first major work. This is   an open and closed house at the same time,   creating a border between architecture and decoration. The building is an L-shaped and has a flat roof with floor to ceiling windows. The name of the house, E-1027 is a code of Eileen Gray and Jean   Badovici .   E   standing for Eileen, 10 for Jean,  2 for   Badovici , and 7 for gray. The name was her way of showing her relationship with Jean   Badovici   as lovers. Unfortunately, they   separated   shortly after the completion of the house.   Gray wanted to build a house that interacted with natural ...

The House by the Beach There is a tragedy that comes with E-1027, from the years that it took to built, to its slow deterioration from neglect and utter forgetness. House E-1027 was design, and constructed [with the help of a small local crew workers] by Eileen Gray in 1929, a time where been a women architect yet alone one untrained in the field of architecture was a pejorative term.  Yet again Gray in the process of building a summer getaway for her and her current lover (Jean Badovici) created one of the most important structures of architecture in the early 20th century. Locate in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin along the Côte d’Azur, Gray built an elegant minimalist villa on the shores of the Mediterranean. The only way to get to it been through lemon trees and banana palms, making it inaccessible by car. There on hillside you would see an all-white pastoral retreat "bathed in sunlight, freshened by breezes, and outfitted with sleek yet practical furnishings of leisur...