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| Le Corbusier drinking coffee and pastis in Gray's villa in front of his murals. Photos from Eileen Gray: Her Life and Work by Peter Adam. |
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| A view of E.1027 during renovations, with Le Corbusier’s Unités de Camping sited above + the bar-restaurant L'Etoile de Mer and Le Cabanon at the right. Photo from Grand Designs, 2011. |
Eileen Gray was the first to build upon this rocky plot of land at Roquebrune Cap-Martin. Gray built Vila E-1027 together with her fellow architect and lover, Jean Badovici. According to the visitor's guide, the name intertwines their initials: E is for Eileen, the 10 and the 2 for the tenth and second letters of the alphabet, J and B, and the 7 is for G. Pictures of our visit to the adjacent houses will follow.
