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RELEVANCE OF THE CHARACTER
Claudio Sahut was born in Montpellier (France) on January 15, 1883, and died in
1932. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, specializing in drawing and
management of ornamentation and decoration styles within architecture.
He arrived in Peru in 1905 and brought with him all the French splendor from his homeland.
models and styles that were being developed. Academic and classical styles that undoubtedly
he trained during his time at the École des Beaux-Arts before coming to Lima. Once here,
he worked as a furniture designer for the Magot Freres factory. In addition to
working for this company, I completed house projects for important families.
Peruvian society was then undergoing an attitude of appropriation and copying of what
foreigner and found in Sahut a true designer of what has already been developed in the
old continent.
In 1907, the Peruvian government assigned him the leadership of the Works Section.
Public Charity of Lima, where it carries out numerous works. It performs that
cargo until 1913, being succeeded from then on by Rafael Marquina. Upon being
known for his qualities as an architect and relating more to the environment of the
construction in Lima, its name will be highly sought after, reaching to carry out
numerous works.
In 1926, President Augusto B. Leguía commissioned the French architect for the design.
of the new Palace of Government, but after the coup d'état the work was
they paralyze. In 1932, Sahut returns to France where he soon dies suffering
due to a pleurisy.
RELEVANCE OF HIS/HER WORK
Claudio Sahut is part of the first generation of architects of the 20th century.
(Ricardo Malachowski, Rafael Marquina), generation oriented towards rescuing forms
past.
The architectural style imposed by this group was the neocolonial model,
represented in Peru by a type of Hispanic neobaroque, considered
as the first original style that emerged in the country since the colony and the era
republican. This style developed in several countries of the continent, being one of
its main representatives include the Argentine Martín Noel, who built in 1927
the embassy building of your country in Lima, a work bearing many elements
of this style (Martuccelli, 2018: 95).
Among the architectural projects that I carry out, we can highlight: the Palace
from the Government of Peru, the Reserve Park, the German Transatlantic Bank, the
Archbishop's Palace of Lima (jointly carried out with architect Ricardo de
the Jaxa Malachowski) in charge of the ornamentation, work for which he was
awarded second place in the Contest organized by the
Lima Municipality in 1916 (Villamón, 20016: 45), the Oeschle Store, Portal of
Botoneros 160 (Current jirón Huallaga), the Colón Theater, in Plaza San Martín.
WORKS OF CLAUDIO SAHUT
Fifth Orphans and the Riva
In 1911, Claudio Sahut was commissioned to build the workers' houses of
the estates Los Huérfanos and La Riva, constituting the first buildings
built by the State under a popular housing policy.
WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
On January 8, 1913, the Public Charitable Society of Lima reported the
construction of a new Women's Hospital, which shortly after
would turn into the emblematic National Hospital Archbishop Loayza. Which
it consisted of a land area of 60,000 square meters for the work and would have
25 pavilions dedicated to the patients and the general service of the hospital.
COLÓN THEATER
The Colón theater by Claudio Sahut in Plaza San Martin was built with a
Art Nouveau facade, occupying the corner of Belén Street and Quilca. That theater
It had 305 stalls seats, 217 gallery seats, and 800 box seats.
FERNANDINI HOUSE
The Fernandini House in 1914, one of its most successful works, which constitutes
as an evocation of the Louis XV style in terms of Art Nouveau, being this
edification that constantly reappears in the works of Sahut from this period.
HOTEL B. - CASA GARCIA BEDOYA
The famous French architect Claude Sahut was originally commissioned to design
the property as a summer residence for the García Bedoya family. Its
architectural characteristics and style capture the spirit of celebration of
centenary of Peru.
THE OECHSLE HOUSE
The Oechsle house is named after brothers Fernando Augusto and Arthuro.
Oechsle Junk, born in Ulm, Germany. Accountant the first, merchant the
second, partners along with Juan Harten from the commercial house A. F. Oechsle,
wholesaler distributor of genders, toys y trimming.
The new Oechsle store, replacing the smaller old one, was designed
by Claudio Sahut between 1911-1913 and inaugurated in 1917. The style of the
Oechsle house, with its attic and neorenaissance facade was Second Empire.
THE CENTRAL RESERVE PARK
On June 4, 1926, the Leguía government established the Executive Commission of
Reserve Park, and I appoint engineer as its president and responsible.
Alberto de Jaxas Jochamowit, the architect Claudio Sahut, who was in charge of
the architectural designs of the park and engineer Ricardo Valencia, responsible
from structural construction.
MAY 2ND SQUARE
It was built in 1874, erected in homage to the participants in the famous
naval battle fought in the port of Callao on May 2, 1866. Fifty
Years later, in 1924, the Trujillo magnate of Italian descent, Víctor Larco
Herrera decided to regularize the surrounding landscape by financing the construction of a
series of elegant multi-story residences, to obtain a similar complex
in the Parisian Place de l'Etoile. The original plans were in charge of the
architect Claudio Sahut and likewise the realization.
GOVERNMENT PALACE
In 1526, President Augusto B. Leguía commissioned French architect Claude
Antoine Sahut the design of the new Palace of Government, but in 1932 he
They halted the works.
PALACE DOOR COVER
Door and side facade of the Government Palace, in Neoplateresque style, on the
Old Iron Street or Palace (Block 2 of Jirón de la Unión) work of the architect
Claude Sahut.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
MARTUCCELLI, Elio. (2018). Architecture for a fragmented city. Ideas,
projects and buildings in 20th century Lima. Lima: Ricardo Palma University.
University Publishing.
BALLÓN LAVAGNA, Gustavo (1975). Claudio Sahut: architect of Lima: catalog
complete works. Lima: UNI, PAAUA.
VILLAMÓN, Juan. (2016). "An examination of modern architecture in Lima." In:
Arquitextos. Volume 20 No. 28. Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Ricardo Palma University. pp.41-50.
