Located in the new neighbourhoods east of Barcelonnette, opposite the Fortoul mill, Villa Chabrand, completed in 1884, breaks with the simple, symmetrical parallelepiped model that characterised the first villas of the time.
For this second commission, architect Adolphe Coquet adopted a new picturesque and colourful style.
The creation of a slightly recessed central avant-corps crowned with a triangular wooden pediment and the rhythmic treatment of the twin bays characterise the new, now orderly elevation.
The cladding of the façades also marked a break with the simple monochrome Tyrolean plaster used until then.
The Lyon-based architect introduced a novel polychrome effect combining trompe-l'oeil painted bricks, ceramic frieze panels, plaster and moulded imitation stone.
The creation of a slightly recessed central avant-corps crowned with a triangular wooden pediment and the rhythmic treatment of the twin bays characterise the new, now orderly elevation.
The cladding of the façades also marked a break with the simple monochrome Tyrolean plaster used until then.
The Lyon-based architect introduced a novel polychrome effect combining trompe-l'oeil painted bricks, ceramic frieze panels, plaster and moulded imitation stone.
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