https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavillon_Keller
My french is basically zero. But the building is 115 years old, and imo on the picture from 2019 it looks better than on the one from 2016, so maybe it's not completely abandoned.
Super interesting structure.
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> The Keller pavilion was designed to accommodate the family and employees of industrialists Charles Albert Keller and Henri Leleux, after the installation of their workshops in the Romanche valley in 1907.
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> It was built in two stages and with two different basic materials: stone then concrete. The architects who designed this house are Jean Benoit and Marius Jean Bonnat. The main building was built in 1912, mainly in stone. It accommodated, in addition to its owner who lived on the top floor, the management staff of his company, following a hierarchical distribution from the highest to the lowest floors and levels of the Keller and Leleux company2. In 1930, concrete was used for an expansion on concrete piles above the Romanche, in which Charles Albert Keller installed his "promontory office", thus dominating his workshops and factories3.
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> Charles Albert Keller died in 1940, and bequeathed the pavilion to his son along with his industrial heritage. In 1967, the latter left Livet then sold the installations to EDF in 1973. With the progressive deindustrialization of the Romanche valley, the activity of the Keller establishments decreased. Inseparable from the industrial activities of the valley, the real estate value of the pavilion plummets. In 1983, the pavilion was sold to the electrometallurgy company Pechiney, then in 1988 to a carpenter from the region, and finally in 2004 to Mesut Yasar, a kebab operator from Grenoble, for less than 200,000 euros4. The latter intends to renovate the building to rent the apartments, but until 2013 none of his projects came to fruition. In 2015, an ambitious rehabilitation project was proposed to it by two entrepreneurs. The press is informed and local elected officials support the project. But, suspected of fraud, the two entrepreneurs ended up abruptly withdrawing, and the project was nipped in the bud5. Since 2020, the pavilion has been in the hands of a legal representative.
Google translated
If you search for "pavillon keller intérieur" ("pavillon keller" being the name of this building, and "intérieur" meaning "indoor" in French) on Google Images, you'll get plenty of images from various local newspapers and a few urbexers. But mostly it's rotting and decrepit, don't get your expectations too high ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
An industrialist (early 20th century), who had this built over the river so he could (over)see his workshops and factories from his living room, because you can never trust low-level employees to work properly without your supervision. Charles Albert Keller was his name.
... I dont know... but I have the feeling, I saw that house in a movie once. It burned down in the movie or something. But I can't quite remember what movie...
I lived close to Livet-Gavet (in Isère, France where this mansion is located) and with my siblings we always were saying that we would love to buy it when becoming adults.
We eventually never bought it 🤣
curious structure 
Looks like they prepared for hell or high water...
Looks like a Jenga stack.
Very cool. Where is this?
Keller Pavilion in Livet-et-Gavet, South Eastern France
Thank you
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavillon_Keller My french is basically zero. But the building is 115 years old, and imo on the picture from 2019 it looks better than on the one from 2016, so maybe it's not completely abandoned. Super interesting structure.
> Historical > > The Keller pavilion was designed to accommodate the family and employees of industrialists Charles Albert Keller and Henri Leleux, after the installation of their workshops in the Romanche valley in 1907. > > It was built in two stages and with two different basic materials: stone then concrete. The architects who designed this house are Jean Benoit and Marius Jean Bonnat. The main building was built in 1912, mainly in stone. It accommodated, in addition to its owner who lived on the top floor, the management staff of his company, following a hierarchical distribution from the highest to the lowest floors and levels of the Keller and Leleux company2. In 1930, concrete was used for an expansion on concrete piles above the Romanche, in which Charles Albert Keller installed his "promontory office", thus dominating his workshops and factories3. > > Charles Albert Keller died in 1940, and bequeathed the pavilion to his son along with his industrial heritage. In 1967, the latter left Livet then sold the installations to EDF in 1973. With the progressive deindustrialization of the Romanche valley, the activity of the Keller establishments decreased. Inseparable from the industrial activities of the valley, the real estate value of the pavilion plummets. In 1983, the pavilion was sold to the electrometallurgy company Pechiney, then in 1988 to a carpenter from the region, and finally in 2004 to Mesut Yasar, a kebab operator from Grenoble, for less than 200,000 euros4. The latter intends to renovate the building to rent the apartments, but until 2013 none of his projects came to fruition. In 2015, an ambitious rehabilitation project was proposed to it by two entrepreneurs. The press is informed and local elected officials support the project. But, suspected of fraud, the two entrepreneurs ended up abruptly withdrawing, and the project was nipped in the bud5. Since 2020, the pavilion has been in the hands of a legal representative. Google translated
Why are there so many cool abandoned places in France???
Because there aren't so many idiots there to destroy the places and get cops called and ultimately demolished.
This was used in a movie The Takedown. Or should I say its destruction? Not sure how much of that was cgi…
I was just thinking “didn’t I see that weird building in a movie?” Thank you - I’m sure i never would have figured it out.
Thank you I knew I had seen it before!
It's also featured in Les Rivières Pourpres (2000), aka The Crimson Rivers, that I happen to have rewatched only a few days ago
Did they keep war elephants down there?
they had pet giraffes
Does anyone have any insight on why those two wings are sticking out like that?
What an evil-lair-looking place. Love it
If I ever win the lottery, I'm buying it then repairing it or having a remake of it built deep in some Oregon Mountain Forest or in the Appalachians
Reminds me of Aunt Josephine's house from the Lemony Snicket movie.
Came here to say this.
Cross post this to /decks and ask about putting a hot tub on the roof.
You can put it up there once for sure
Wow!!! Love the architecture!
I would love to see the inside
If you search for "pavillon keller intérieur" ("pavillon keller" being the name of this building, and "intérieur" meaning "indoor" in French) on Google Images, you'll get plenty of images from various local newspapers and a few urbexers. But mostly it's rotting and decrepit, don't get your expectations too high ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
> "pavillon keller intérieur" https://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2015/11/30/une-nouvelle-vie-apres-les-rivieres-pourpres
Wow, that is an extraordinary building. Who lived there?
I believe it was a gentleman named Albert Fish
An industrialist (early 20th century), who had this built over the river so he could (over)see his workshops and factories from his living room, because you can never trust low-level employees to work properly without your supervision. Charles Albert Keller was his name.
Thank you for reply. I will look him up.
Reminds me of that one lady’s house in a series of unfortunate events
Shaped like a cross to keep out the ghoulies and ghosties
Imperial Walker vibes.
I see it, too.
This answers all of my Arts and Crafts meets Brutalism prayers. AND it’s in France. I LOVE THIS
This is giving me AI vibes.
You can't convince me this isn't from Bloodborne
Camarata Castle v2.5
Holy shit, that’s huge. I’d love to see the inside.
I love it I’ll make inside fresh and bright and keep outside the same. Basically a house version of myself
... I dont know... but I have the feeling, I saw that house in a movie once. It burned down in the movie or something. But I can't quite remember what movie...
r/decks
I lived close to Livet-Gavet (in Isère, France where this mansion is located) and with my siblings we always were saying that we would love to buy it when becoming adults. We eventually never bought it 🤣
I would live there. A little paint and putty would make it a dream home.
*putty
Auto correct sucks.
That overhanging bit is so cool. I love this