Untapped's guide to reserving a visit to the Maison de Verre (Glass House), the 20th-Century architectural wonder and the best-kept secret in Paris. Menu Search. Log in Subscribe.

At the Maison de Verre, architectural historian Mary Vaughn Johnson gives a fascinating guided visit, bringing to life the original occupants of the home and their influence on the design.

Tucked into a courtyard in Paris’s chic 7th arrondissement, invisible to public view, sits one of the icons of 20th-century design, La Maison de Verre, Pierre Chareau’s 1932 glass house.

A passionate collector and restorer of modernist artifacts, Robert M. Rubin brings a purist's eye to the genius and intricacies of Paris' Maison de Verre, the house of glass he lives in.

A Look at Pierre Chareau, the Mysterious Man Behind the Maison de Verre February 11, 2017 Pierre Chareau (French, 1883-1950) and Bernard Bijvoet (Dutch, 1889-1979), Maison de Verre, 1928-1932.

NEW YORK — More than a decade before Philip Johnson designed his iconic Glass House, French designer and architect Pierre Chareau designed the Maison de Verre in 1932 in Paris. It featured one ...

Completed in 1932, Maison de Verre—or “House of Glass”—has become a prime example of modern architecture, despite the fact that not many people have actually seen the hidden treasure, ...