Bright Duplex In The City Center

This duplex is located within the famous Clarté building, also known as the ”House of Glass,” an iconic ensemble created by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in 1932. It was classified as a historical monument in 1986 and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016. Remaining in its original state, it represents an exceptional testimony to the interior design of housing conceived by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. Designed in an ascending logic, the apartment unfolds over an area of 277 m². The lower level includes an entrance hall, a ”smoking room” that can accommodate a bedroom or an office, as well as a bright double-height living room illuminated by a spectacular façade combining armored glass and clear glass, opening onto a continuous balcony of 13 m². A dining room, a kitchen, and a pantry, also accessible from the entrance, are arranged in a cross layout. A functionalist staircase with a tubular metal railing leads to the landing of the upper level, which distributes a master suite with a bathroom, a bedroom with a shower room, a bedroom, and an office converted into a mezzanine above the living room. Numerous storage spaces complete this floor. Finally, one of the bedrooms and the master suite also benefit from a continuous balcony of 13 m². This exceptional property also includes two cellars, thus offering valuable storage spaces. An indoor parking space is available for rent in the neighboring building. This apartment has retained all of its original equipment, fittings, and decor, except for the kitchen tiles. It has undergone no renovations or structural modifications. The Clarté building is located in the Eaux-Vives district, right in the heart of downtown Geneva. It has all nearby amenities. Whether to establish a prestigious ”pied-à-terre” or as a heritage real estate investment, this rare and unique duplex will appeal to architecture enthusiasts and collectors of exceptional properties.