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 Couvrechef
- Name
- Louis Auguste Léodar Couvrechef
- Born
- 1827
- Birthplace
- Mathieu, Calvados, France
- Died
- 1858
- Occupation
- Architect
- Known for
- Villa Eugénie
- Full name
- Louis Auguste Déodat Couvrechef.
- Nationality
- France.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Languages
- French.
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• Name — Louis Auguste Léodar Couvrechef • Born — 1827 • Birthplace — Mathieu, Calvados, France • Died — 1858 • Occupation — Architect • Known for — Villa Eugénie
Early life
Early life
Louis Auguste Léodar Couvrechef was born in Mathieu, Calvados, in 1827.
Education
Education
He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Career
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. In 1857 Couvrechef became architect of the Château de Pau. 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.
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Couvrechef died in 1858 and was replaced as architect of the imperial residences by Gabriel-Auguste Ancelet.
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