René Sergent
René Sergent (French pronunciation: [ʁəne sɛʁʒɑ̃]; July 4, 1865 - August 22, 1927) was a French architect.[1]
Biography
Born in
Ernest Sanson where he remained for more than fifteen years.[2]
Sergent opened his own practice in 1902, where he undertook design or restoration for a number of wealthy and aristocratic clients including
Pierpont Morgan, Gould, Vanderbilt, Bosch, Alvear, and Errázuriz. His buildings were noted for their integration of modern comforts and conveniences into an imposing classical style.[2]
He also performed work on landmark hotels, including the Trianon Palace at
Duveen brothers (1907–1908) in the form of a Petit Trianon at the rear of a marble courtyard at n° 20 place Vendôme which is now a bank headquarters, and the Duveen Gallery, a large building in the style of Ange-Jacques Gabriel at the corner of 5th Avenue and 56th street in New York City (1910, demolished 1953).[2]
Sergent received among other awards the Prix Deschaumes in 1889 and the grande médaille de l'architecture privée from the
Selected works
- 1890 : Mansion, Gaberret, Landes, dismantled in 1987.
- 1894 : Mansion, 9 rue Léo-Delibes, Paris, neo-gothic and neo-renaissance style.
- 1903-1906 : Château de Voisins at Saint-Hilarion (Yvelines) for Comte Edmond de Fels. Spectacular château inspired by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, particularly the École militaire in Paris.
- 1910 : Hôtel Trianon Palace, Versailles
- 1910 : Mansion, 9 avenue Charles Floquet, Paris, for Jules Steinbach, neo-classical style.
- 1911 : Mansion, 63 rue de Monceau, Paris, for Comte Moïse de Camondo (1860–1935), today the Musée Nissim de Camondo. Inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles.
- 1911 : Palais Bosch, Buenos Aires, for Ernesto Bosch, today the American Embassy.
- 1911 : Palais Errazúriz, National Museum of Decorative Arts.
- 1911 : Mansion Alvear, Buenos Aires, for María Unzue de Alvear.
- 1913 : Mansion, 19 avenue d'Iéna, Paris, for Alfred Heidelbach, neo-classical style, today the Musée Guimet.
- 1914 : Palais Sans Souci, Victoria, Argentina, for Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear.
- 1914 : Mansion, Buenos Aires, for the Atucha family.
- 1914 : Mansion, Buenos Aires, for the Saturnino J. Unzié family.
- 1922 : Asilo Luis María Saavedra, Buenos Aires, for Mme. Alvear de Bosch.
- Château d'Artigny, near Tours, for perfumer François Coty.
- Château de Voormezeele (Belgium), in the style of Louis XIV (destroyed).
- Mansion, on the Champ de Mars, Paris, for Jean-Philippe Worth, neo-classical style.
Errazúriz Palace (Argentina)
Sans-Souci Palace (Argentina)
Hotel Trianon Palace (France)
References
- ^ ISBN 9782870094464.
- ^ a b c d R. Bétourné (1931). René Sergent architecte 1865-1927. Horizons de France.
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