The Castel Beranger is a six-story apartment building located in Paris, France that was built in 1898 and designed by architect Hector Guimard. It houses 36 unique apartments arranged around a central courtyard. The building features an asymmetrical facade made of different materials like brick, stone, iron and ceramics. Windows of varying shapes and sizes are used across the irregular elevations. Guimard's Art Nouveau design is expressed through curvilinear details like wrought iron grills, sea-horse figures, and organic motifs on railings, tiles, and columns.

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Castel beranger
• Building type: apartrment complex
• Built in : 1898
• Construction: bearing type, brick masonry
• Climate: temperate
• Location: Paris, France
• Architect: Hector Guimard
• The Castel Beranger is a six storey high building housing
thirty- six apartments.
• Inspired from Victor Vorta’s Hotel Tassel
Central
courtyard
Vestibule
Main
entrance
• The ground floor plan demonstrates Guimard’s approach to
applying art nouveau in plans.
• The rooms are planned surrounding the central courtyard.
• The plan layout of each apartment is different and the are
36 such apartments.
floor plan of castel beranger
Elevations
• The elevation of the Castel is completely asymmetric. This feature is
expressed by using different materials throughout the façade and
placement of different elements varies across the façade.
• Windows of different shapes and sizes are used.
Elevation is made
of brick, stone,
iron and ceramics
Brick masonry
arches integrated
with rubble stone
masonry
Curvilinear wrought
iron grills on
windows
Cast iron sea- horse
Pivoted on wall
Mask like figures on railings
Ceramic art at the base of
corner windows
Entry gate of
Castel
Projections from the roof
supported on brackets
Stenciled ceiling with curvy whiplash
lines
Cast iron retaining bars forming an
arch show patterns from nature
Molded terracotta tiles
Arch resting on two
stone columns
Cast iron gate
showing curvy and
whiplash lines
The base and
capital of columns
are sculpted in
such a manner
that they seem to
grow out of the
stone itself.
Curvilinear lines
also incorporated
in balustrades and
door handles
The lines are
complex and
entangled
Stained glass
windows are
present
Front elevation