Louis-Auguste Couvrechef
Louis Auguste Léodar Couvrechef (1827–1858) was a French architect who served Napoleon III as architect for the imperial residences.
Louis Auguste Léodar Couvrechef | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1827 Mathieu, Calvados, France |
| Died | 1858 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Known for | Villa Eugénie |
Early life
Louis Auguste Léodar Couvrechef was born in Mathieu, Calvados, in 1827.
Education
He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1]
Career
Couvrechef was made a sub-inspector under architect Hippolyte Durand on the project to build the Villa Eugénie in Biarritz as a summer residence for the imperial family, starting in 1854. Durand chose a rather austere design, and was abruptly dismissed in June 1855. Couvrechef, who was known to prefer a more decorative style, was given responsibility for continuing the work.[2]
In 1857 Couvrechef became architect of the Château de Pau.[3] Couvrechef was also involved in reconstruction of the Empress's Castillo de Arteaga in the province of Biscay in Spain, a medieval building surrounded by walls with four round towers.[4]
Death
Couvrechef died in 1858 and was replaced as architect of the imperial residences by Gabriel-Auguste Ancelet.[3]
References
- Pénanrun, Delaire & Roux 1907, p. 223.
- Granger 2005, p. 235-236.
- Granger 2005, p. 253.
- Granger 2005, p. 237.
Sources
- Granger, Catherine (2005). L'Empereur et les arts: la liste civile de Napoléon III. Librairie Droz. p. 235. ISBN 978-2-900791-71-4. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- Pénanrun, Louis Thérèse David de; Delaire, Edmond Augustin; Roux, Louis François (1907). Les architectes élèves de l'Ecole des beaux-arts 1793-1907. École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France). Librairie de la construction moderne. p. 223. Retrieved 2013-06-14.