Villa Le Trident
View of the coast near the villa, not far from Théoule-sur-Mer
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| Coordinates | 43°30′28″N 6°56′27″E / 43.5078°N 6.9408°ECoordinates: 43°30′28″N 6°56′27″E / 43.5078°N 6.9408°E |
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| Location | Théoule-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
| Designer | Barry Dierks |
| Type | Villa |
| Completion date | 1925 |
The villa Le Trident is a Modernist villa built by the American architect Barry Dierks (1899-1960) for himself and his partner, Colonel Eric Sawyer on the pointe de l’Esquillon in Théoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes on the French Riviera.
From the moment of its creation in 1925, this villa aroused the interest of cultivated Riviera society, who was searching for new talent. In a few years, Dierks became one of the most sought-after architects on the Riviera, where he built his reputation.
The guestbook of the villa includes such dignitaries of Riviera society as Picasso, Somerset Maugham, Noël Coward and even the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
In 1925, the 26-year-old Dierks and his partner, Eric Sawyer (banker and ex-officer in the British army) decided to move to the South of France. Their choice brought them to the Riviera, a decision justified by Dierks’ profession and the growing construction demands by rich Americans in this region.
At Théoule-sur-Mer, in the Alpes-Maritimes, they discovered an 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) isolated site on a small peninsula on the pointe de l’Esquillon with an inaccessible cove and private beach. This promontory on the sea provided a view that extended to the Bay of Cannes, the Massif de l'Esterel, and cap Roux; to the south, the view extended to Corsica.
Dierks, who had solid training in architecture and belonged to that generation of designers who adhered to the Modernist movement, built the villa in this style, which Noël Coward later characterized as "impossibly beautiful".Le Trident became both his residence and studio as well as the best example of his work.
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