Villa Romée
Georges-Henri Pingusson; Paul Furiet · Cannes, France · 1928
Villa Romée is one of Cannes’ most interesting modernist residential works. Built in 1928 by Georges-Henri Pingusson and Paul Furiet, it breaks from the picturesque villa tradition that dominated the resort city and instead reflects the influence of modern movement thinking, industrial imagery and new domestic lifestyles. Its importance is amplified by Pingusson’s broader connection to French modernism and to figures such as Le Corbusier and Robert Mallet-Stevens. For visitors, Villa Romée is especially worth noting because it complicates the usual image of Cannes: behind the Belle Époque hotels and luxury promenade is a more experimental architectural layer tied to early twentieth-century modernity.