Maison à Bordeaux

Maison à Bordeaux is a residential building designed by Rem Koolhaas that sits overlooking the city of Bordeaux. It was completed in 1998, and built for a family that included a paralyzed husband. Rem Koolhaas was asked by the family to design a house that was wheelchair accessible but still complex. Koolhaas achieved this by designing what was essentially three separate houses stacked on top of one another, with a central elevator that moves between each floor. The elevator is disguised as the husband’s office. The house is a private residence and does not allow visitors but is still considered an architectural landmark.

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