Le Corbusier building, north of Paris, France
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Classic building by Modern architect Le Corbusier
Date built: 1929-31
Location: Poisse (Poissy-sur-Seine), France
Also known as Villa Savoye
Designed by Le Corbusier as a weekend country house
Photographs by Isabelle Lomholt, Rebecca Breun, Axel Breun
Approach to the Villa Savoie:
The white rectilinear volume 'floats' above the glassy base:
Roofspace, ramp, semi-protected courtyard, sculptural form:
The house demonstrates the 'Five Points' that Corb placed central to his work, briefly piloti, fenetre longeur, free plan, active roof space and free facade. He was very focused on proportion of mass and space and keen to meld lessons from Classical architecture with modern technology exploited in cars, ships and planes. For more detail refer 'Towards a New architecture' by Le Corbusier
Interior views of Villa Savoie:
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Villa Savoie archive photographs + model:
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Villa Savoie photos © isabelle lomholt / axel breun / rebecca breun
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Villa Savoie Building - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
Buildings by this architect:
Unité d'Habitation Berlin
UN Building New York
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