A Restored Jean Prouvé House Opens as a French Riviera Stay
Maison Prouvé 58, a 1958 house by Jean Prouvé and his son Claude, has been restored and rebuilt on the French Riviera as a place to stay. The structure was rescued from demolition in Alsace, dismantled, restored in Nancy, and reassembled on the grounds of a Provençal mas below Saint-Paul-de-Vence. The 115 sq m house has two bedrooms and is furnished with pieces by Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, and George Nakashima.
Maison Prouvé 58 was designed in 1958 by Jean Prouvé with his son Claude for a notary in Epfig, in Alsace’s vineyards. Hubert Bonnet purchased it in December 2021 when demolition loomed, then had it taken apart during 2022. Its components traveled to Nancy for restoration, with historian Catherine Coley advising, before being rebuilt on the Riviera.
The 115 sq m house has two bedrooms, a kitchen opening to the lawn, and a metal shell lined with wood and stone. It is furnished with a Prouvé desk and daybed, Charlotte Perriand’s Nuage shelving, Le Corbusier cabinets, and George Nakashima pieces—all left accessible to guests.
The opening may appeal to design-minded travelers and heritage advocates, showing how threatened modernist structures can gain second lives through hospitality. It could support local tourism around Saint-Paul-de-Vence while raising questions about who can access such stays, given likely premium pricing. For preservationists and collectors, it may reinforce demand for rescued architectural fragments, though such projects remain dependent on private wealth and may not scale as a broad conservation model.