It was during the process of developing his now-famous "Five Points" manifesto that Swiss architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, was commissioned to build a multi-family residence in the suburbs of Paris. The project, Villa Stein-de-Monzie, was one of Le Corbusier's first attempts at defining and perfecting his now-venerated style. Nearly one hundred years later, the historic property remains in private hands, and a rarely available flat inside the building is now up for sale.

Gabrielle de Monzie, who shared the couple's desire to live in a communal space." layout="wide" credit="Photo by Pierre Collet, courtesy of Architecture de Collection" photoUserId=""/>

Le Corbusier preferred to call the project "Les Terrasses," a name given to acknowledge the multiple courts and terraces he weaved into the structure's design. Husband and wife, Michael and Sarah Stein, along with their family friend, Gabrielle de Monzie, commissioned the design. According to historical records, the original owners then sold the property less than a decade after its construction was completed in the late 1920s.

Over the years, the property has exchanged hands with several private owners, including one who further subdivided the building into five independent apartments in the 1960s. Records describe the resulting flats as "remodeled beyond recognition." Luckily, both the exterior and interior were subsequently recognized as a Historical Monuments by the French government, igniting efforts to restore the property back to Le Corbusier's original vision.

Le Corbusier's original design included a communal space on the first level, along with two master suites on the second level—the Steins occupied one while de Monzie resided in the other. The second level also housed additional guests suites." layout="wide" credit="Photo by Pierre Collet, courtesy of Architecture de Collection" photoUserId=""/>

In an interview with the New York Times, one of the apartment's most recent owners, designer Julie Isoré explains how she and architect Aurélie Berthet restored the second floor living spaces in 2010, removing erroneous features and combining two apartments from the 60s-era renovation. The pair consulted the Le Corbusier Foundation in Paris, along with other historical experts and records, to redesign the space in a manner that paid tribute to the legendary architect.

A 1962 Arco lamp by the Castiglioni brothers drapes over the space." layout="wide" credit="Photo by Pierre Collet, courtesy of Architecture de Collection" photoUserId=""/>

One upstairs apartment originally belonged to Isoré's grandmother, who lived in the building along with her aunt in an apartment across the hall. In the Times interview Isoré describes the transformation: “The kitchen was closed in, a pillar hidden within the wall, and there were partitions and doors everywhere. We went back to Le Corbusier’s open plan. We knocked the partitions down, keeping only one wall, and redesigned the circulation.”

Today, the resulting flat occupies the entire second floor of the villa, offering three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. Modern updates offer comfortable interior spaces while original features of Le Corbusier's design remain—from the parquet floors to the iconic ribbon windows. Keep scrolling to see more of the home, currently listed for €1,200,000.

Isoré and Berthet in 2010. The bright space features built-in cherry cupboards, with pulls copied from two original Le Corbusier armoires in the bedroom." layout="wide" credit="Photo by Pierre Collet, courtesy of Architecture de Collection" photoUserId=""/>

The Apartment inside Le Corbusier’s Villa Stein is currently listed for €1,200,000 (~$1,320,000) by Architecture de Collection.

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