Villa Barberis

The friendship between Guy Rottier and Charles Barberis began during the construction of the Unité d'Habitation in Marseille, where Rottier was the site manager and Barberis the woodwork contractor. Following his earlier work for Le Corbusier in 1952, Barberis invited Rottier, who had opened his own practice in Paris, to collaboratively design wooden cabins to meet the demand for minimal and affordable vacation homes. This partnership led Barberis to request Rottier to modernize the appearance of his family home, a traditional Provençal style residence located in Villeneuve-Loubet.