HARDOUIN-MANSART, Jules
(b. 1646, Paris, d. 1708, Marly-le-Roi)

Plan of a house

1690s
Engraving
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

From the 1690s we know of one project by Hardouin-Mansart for a private house. This design is full of unusual features. In addition to the main door in the middle of the main block, there is a second entrance in the right-hand corner of the court, which creates an asymmetrical arrangement. Inside the house the staircase and vestibule form a single space, which is again contrary to the usual practice of the time. Hardouin-Mansart also breaks away from the conventional rectangular shapes for his rooms.

The engraving is from Architecture Française by Pierre Jean Mariette (1694-1774).




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