Feb 19, 2010

Palais Bulles: Pierre Cardin’s Riviera home


Whether it was meant to or not, this architecture challenges our conceptions about straight lines and any other ideas of what a building should be.

A vacation to the French Riviera calls for a visit to the summer home of designer Pierre Cardin. Aptly named Palais Bulles, or "Palace of Bubbles," Cardin's home is located in the town of Théoule-sur-Mer, near Cannes.

The home was designed in the mid-1970s by architect Antti Lovag, who built his first bubble house for Pierre Bernard in 1971. The building's curved walls and domed structures was intended to resemble the figure of a woman.