Henri Quillé: Formentera.
Norma| N° d'inventaire | 31652 |
| Format | 22 x 32 |
| Détails | 192 p., numerous color photographs and illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2025 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782376660507 |
A graduate of the Ecole Boulle and the ENSAD, HENRI QUILLE (1928-2020), passionate about Le Corbusier and the Modulor, settled on the island of Formentera (Balearic Islands) in 1972. There, he built 30 highly coherent houses for a mainly international clientele, following principles derived from vernacular know-how as well as those of the great masters of modernity. He said he was "pursuing" local architecture, notably by making extensive use of the Catalan vault, reducing openings to protect against the heat, and covering the exterior walls with a plaster made of lime and sand. A pioneer of ecological housing, he built around ten self-sufficient houses. With the architects Felix Julbe and Raimon Torres, he collaborated on the regulatory plan and planning work for the island of Formentera from 1973 to 1976. Influenced by his studies at the Boulle School, he designed tables, chairs, desks, sofas, all in exotic wood, which he had made on site by a carpenter/cabinetmaker whom he trained for this purpose, and with which he furnished his houses. Combining plans, period photographs and contemporary shots, this work allows us to restore this architect and his houses to their rightful place in the history of 20th-century architecture.
A graduate of the Ecole Boulle and the ENSAD, HENRI QUILLE (1928-2020), passionate about Le Corbusier and the Modulor, settled on the island of Formentera (Balearic Islands) in 1972. There, he built 30 highly coherent houses for a mainly international clientele, following principles derived from vernacular know-how as well as those of the great masters of modernity. He said he was "pursuing" local architecture, notably by making extensive use of the Catalan vault, reducing openings to protect against the heat, and covering the exterior walls with a plaster made of lime and sand. A pioneer of ecological housing, he built around ten self-sufficient houses. With the architects Felix Julbe and Raimon Torres, he collaborated on the regulatory plan and planning work for the island of Formentera from 1973 to 1976. Influenced by his studies at the Boulle School, he designed tables, chairs, desks, sofas, all in exotic wood, which he had made on site by a carpenter/cabinetmaker whom he trained for this purpose, and with which he furnished his houses. Combining plans, period photographs and contemporary shots, this work allows us to restore this architect and his houses to their rightful place in the history of 20th-century architecture.