Maison Tropicale Up For Auction
I'm late to the party on this one, various bloggers have called attention to the upcoming auction of Maison Tropicale, a unique structure currently sitting on stilts under the Queens side of the Queensboro Bridge. The Maison Tropicale was built in 1951 by French designer Jean Prouvè and was built in Brazzaville, the capital of Belgian Congo. The house was originally shipped overseas in giant containers. Now the piece is up for sale along with with other pieces of 20th century art on June 5 at Christie's New York.
Viewing of the house is going on May 17 through June 4 at Silvercup West. The Maison has no plumbing and is wired for electricity. It ships in six containers and measures 59-foot-by-32-foot–by-16-foot-tall. It has a double aluminum roof and two internal steel axial porticos with four walls comprised of aluminum facade panels, some pieced with blue glass portholes. The estimate for the house is between $4 million and $6 million.
[via Queens Tribune]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
auctionstat May 26th 2007 7:03PM
This is a prime spot in this area. I wonder if he would offer it through reverse auctions http://www.oltiby.com ?
hdtex May 30th 2007 12:22PM
DA...this is for the viewing only....can you read?
Irwin Gray May 29th 2007 8:18PM
The story was most interesting, but would have been more complete had it listed days and hours that the house would be open for viewing (or a telephone number at which we could find out) and an exact street address for Silvercup West.