Corbu Projects 26 Created 25-Nov-12 By Jose ignacio sarua, bordeaux, Villa Savoye Poissy, private house Villa la Roche House and studio Ozenfant Pavillon Suisse Apartment Building by Cité de Refuge Villa Stein Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut 7 Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette Maison de la Culture 14 Saint-Pierre de Firminy Church 15 Unité d'habitation Firminy 16 Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse 17 Marseille, hotel, housing 8 Ecluse de Kembs-Niffer 18 Kembs, landmark, sluice 9 Maisons Jaoul 19 Neuilly-sur-Seine, private house 10 Le Cabanon de 20 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, private house 11 Ronchamp, church Firminy, housing, primary school Garches, private house 6 Paris, health care, social housing 13 Firminy, church Paris, atelier, housing, monument 5 Paris, student housing Le Quartier de Frugés Firminy, auditorium, community centre, culture, exposition space Paris, student housing 4 Paris, atelier, private house Maison du Brésil Pessac, housing, social housing, urban plan Paris, private house, museum, gallery 3 Le Petit Maison Villa Le Lac 21 Vevey, Switzerland private house 12 Eveux, monastery http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ Heidi Weber Museum 22 Zurich, Switzerland museum 1
Villa Schwob Turque la Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland private house Esprit Nouveau Pavilion Unité de Briey-en-Forêt Weissenhofsiedlung 26 Stuttgart, Germany Ludwig Mies van der Rohe housing, urban plan 24 Bologna, Italy exposition space 23 Unité d'habitation Berlin 27 Berlin, Germany housing, social housing 25 Briey, housing, social housing http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ Maison Guiette 28 Antwerp, Belgium atelier, private house 2
photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Villa Savoye Rue de Villiers 82 78300 Poissy http://villa-savoyemonuments-nationauxfr/en/ The Villa Savoye, also called "Les Heures Claires" in Poissy, which was built by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, and Pierre Jeanneret between 1928 and 1931, is considered as one of his major works, and even as one of the masterpieces of 20th century architecture The villa was designed for a rich insurer, Mr Savoye, and was the result of several years of formal research which revolutionised the traditional codes of residential architecture The building was constructed in the form of a white parallelepiped with a smooth exterior surface punctuated by a row of windows It is supported by thin pillars and topped by a roof-terrace The house sits in the middle of a field, a prime example of a new architectural vision photo: Viktor Ramos 1931 Main designer, Pierre Jeanneret Mr Savoye boeboe (subject to change!) Open: 1st March to 30th April: from 10 am to 5 pm 2nd May to 31st August: from 10 am to 6 pm 1st September to 31st October: from 10 am to 5 pm 2nd November to 28th February: from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm Closed: Mondays On the Paris/Rouen main road; 33 km from Paris, 19 km north of Versailles From Paris Porte de Saint-Cloud: A13, direction Rouen exit 7, Poissy by the D153 From Paris Porte Maillot: la Défense then A14 direction Rouen exit 6, Poissy by the D153, RER A: Poissy Tél : (33) 01 39 65 01 06 Email laurentmichel@monuments-nationauxfr for more visiting information, or see wwwville-poissyfr and for group reservations or guided tours http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 3
photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Villa la Roche Square du Docteur-Blanche 10 75016 Paris http://wwwfondationlecorbusierassofr/ Villa La Roche was built as a home for Raoul La Roche, a Swiss banker and collector of avant-garde art Among other things, the house would serve as a private gallery to display La Roche's extensive art collection Built in a private Paris courtyard, the house had major constraints imposed by the site and its zoning restrictions, including a north orientation, existing trees and height and boundary limitations Inside the building, to display the art, an architectural promenade was made, a theme inspired by 's visit to the Acropolis in 1911 and repeated most strikingly in his Carpenter centre for the Visual Arts nearly forty years later The promenade goes up and down staircases, leads you through tight spaces, in-between balconies, open surveys, down ramps and into a beautifully lit library This idea of a spatial sequence was re-invented by many modern architects, after 1925 Main designer, Pierre Jeanneret Raoul La Roche Michael_Noordam photo: Michael Noordam 10 am to 1230 pm - 130 to 6 pm (Mondays 130 pm - Fridays 5 pm) Saturdays 10 am to 5 pm Closed : Sundays, Monday mornings and public holidays The villa is open to the public, administered by the Fondation, which is based in the adjoining Villa Jeanneret at 8 square du Docteur-Blanche For reservations please call +33 1 42 88 41 53 or visit wwwfondationlecorbusierassofr he villa is ten minutes' walk west of Jasmin metro station line 9 (Jasmin) / liges 9 and 10 (Michel-Ange - Auteuil) Bus : line 52 (La Fontaine - Mozart) / Line PC : (Suchet - Raffet) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 4
photo: Laurent David Ruamps House and studio Ozenfant Avenue Reille 53 75014 Paris The house and studio in Paris for 's friend the painter Ozenfant is an early example of 'minimal' architecture, a prototype of the Domino house and a manifestation of some of the principles which was to set out in his famous 'five points' It possessed a geometrical clarity inside and out which has since been lost with the elimination of the north-light roof and its replacement by a flat one Project is not public! 1922 Amédée J Ozenfant Michael_Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Metro: Porte d'orléans (line 4) RER: Cité Universitaire (line B) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 5
Maison du Brésil Boulevard Jourdan 7L 75014 Paris http://wwwmaisondubresilorg This housing block at the Cité Universitaire complex in Paris was designed by for Brazilian students and researchers 1953, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner goa Brazilian Government Monday - Friday: 0800-1200 & 1300-2000 / Saturday: 1000-1300 & 1400-2000 Station RER B: Cité Universitaire Bus: 67, 21 and T3 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 6
Pavillon Suisse Boulevard Jourdan 7 75014 Paris http://wwwfondationsuissefr Cité universitaire was founded in 1921 to provide accommodation and support for foreign students in Paris, with a number of residential pavilions endowed by different national communities The pavilion adheres to 's 'five points of architecture', but with a number of developments since the Villa Savoye The free façade and horizontal window have become a continuous glazed curtain wall, on the south side of the building (above) The pilotis have developed from thin columns to six massive reinforced concrete 'dog-bones' or 'thighs' with their characteristic figure-of-eight cross section to withstand winds While the client accepted the student rooms being raised in mid air, the public spaces were required to be on the ground The plan accommodates them in a separate block sitting on the earth, its curvaceous form contrasting with the simple slab of the student accommodation (text from wwwgalinskycom) 1930, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner goa Committee of Swiss Universities 1000-1200 & 1400-1700 Station RER B: Cité Universitaire Bus: 67, 21 and T3 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 7
Apartment Building by Rue Nungesser et Coli 24 75016 Paris http://fondationlecorbusierfr This apartment building in Paris - Immeuble Molitor Appartement - was constructed in 1934 with on top the apartment of Le Corbusier himself He lived there his whole life, next to the Parc des Princes It is an interesting building, similar to the Clarté Building in Geneva with its glass façade with rigid exterior This stands in contrast to his own apartment on top, which has roof vaults, old brick walls in his atelier and a little roof terrace Floor area/size 1934 240 m² Main designer,, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner goa Pierre Jeanneret Kouznetzoff - Noble Visitable by appointment For reservations please contact Fondation Tel: +33 (1) 42 88 75 72 E-mail : reservation@fondationlecorbusierfr Metro: lines 9 and 10 (Michel-Ange - Molitor) / Bus: line PC (Porte Molitor) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 8
Cité de Refuge Rue Cantagrel 12 75013 Paris The Salvation Army Refuge in Paris was 's first opportunity to create accommodation for the urban poor The compact site provided the chance for a radical approach both to bringing in light and space and to laying out the entrance halls to accommodate the Salvation Army's reception process The core of 's design was the dormitory slab with a sheer glass curtain wall Critical to the success of this south-facing glass wall was to have been a technologically ambitious system of double glazing and air conditioning ('respiration exacte') These were never built as intended, and the sheer skin of the wall was lost to 's trademark brises soleils later on in an attempt to prevent the inhabitants from overheating In the spirit of the free plan, took the entrance hall components out of the dormitory block, constructing a geometric pathway through separate reception buildings outside (text from wwwgalinskycom) 1929, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner goa Armée du Salut (Salvation Army) Telephone: 01 53 61 82 00 Take the RER to Bibliothèque François Mitterand, and choose the Rue du Chevalaret exit Walk south along Rue du Chevalaret, and at the first junction turn backwards right up rue Cantagrel The Refuge is a few meters up on your right http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 9
Villa Stein Rue du Professeur Victor Pauchet 7 92420 Garches Villa Stein, designed by, was built in 1927 at Garches, The building is also known as Villa Garches, Villa de Monzie, and Villa Stein-de Monzie The villa was built for M de Monzie and then sold to Gertrude Stein (text from Wikipedia) photo: Addison Godel Public access unknown! 1927 doctorsyntax http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 10
photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Rue Chapelle 13 70250 Ronchamp http://wwwchapellederonchampfr/ On a hill, this monumental pilgrimage church 'chapel of our lady of the height' (though on most days more frequented by architectural pilgrims than the intended variety) is a dramatic form with the contrasts of a dark roof, deep windows with coloured glass and the white-washed curved walls of rough masonry Formally and symbolically, this small building is immensely powerful and complex The heaviness of the walls and roof is misleading In 's words: 'The shell has been put on walls which are absurdly but practically thick Inside them however are reinforced concrete columns The shell will rest on these columns but it will not touch the wall A horizontal crack of light 10cm wide will amaze' The place is truly astounding, very impressive photo: Yoshinori Kuwahara 1955 City of Ronchamp Michael_Noordam Hours for the chapel are 10-16h everyday Tél 03 84 20 65 13 Ronchamp is a little over an hour's drive west of Basel-Mulhouse, the airport near the French/Swiss/German border From Mulhouse follow the A36 southwest to Belfort, then the N19 west to Ronchamp A steep windy road to the North is signposted to the chapel from the center of Ronchamp village http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 11
photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette Route de la Tourette 69210 Eveux http://wwwcouventlatourettecom/ 's last major work in Europe Its program is unusual a complete, self-contained world for a community of studying, silent monks, living a life so austere they are sometimes known as the 'begging brothers' The building has 100 individual cells, communal library, classrooms and refectory, a rooftop cloister and church Many of Le C's long-established practices are here: the pilotis (load-bearing columns) inside the walls freeing the facade for long strip windows, the grassed rooftops and the carefully planned architectural promenade with ramp; but the austerity and spirituality of the monks' life gives a very different outcome Trying to give the monks what men today need most: silence and peacethis monastery does not show off; it is on the inside that it lives" Despite many practical reservations (soundproofing, acoustics and many maintenance issues that are very visible today) one student monk compared his entry into the building to a second entry into religion photo: Michael Noordam 1960 Dominicans of Lyon Michael_Noordam Though still functioning for a greatly-reduced population of monks, La Tourette has become something of a pilgrimage site for students of architecture Overnight stays can be arranged in the unused cells To get there by car, take the A6 motorway north from Lyon, until the "Limonest" exit (33) Take the N6, then shortly turn left onto the D73 to cut across to the N7 Follow the N7 to L'Arbresle, then follow signposts to Eveux and to the Couvent de La Tourette http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 12
photo: João Sousa photo: João Sousa Le Quartier de Frugés rue 4 33600 Pessac http://frugeslecorbusierfreefr The project was commissioned to by Mr Frugés the owner of a big factory around Bordeaux The main idea was to create a standardized set of houses that would be easy to build and not expensive as they were destined to be inhabited by the factory workers created a set of three different types of houses based on the idea of standardization and designed the ensemble of the houses Today, most of the houses have been already changed and/or destroyed Although people are starting to make efforts to restore and save this patrimony 1925, Artist, Urban planner Joao_Sousa photo: João Sousa A house is open to public: Wednesday from 14h to 18h, Thursday from 10h to 12h and from 14h to 18h, Friday from 14h to 18h, Saturday and Sunday from 14h to 18h30 It's right near the Train Station of Bordeaux-Pessac Easy to reach from the Train Station or the Tram Station or from the centre of Bordeaux you can reach it in about 30 minutes on Bicycle http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 13
photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Maison de la Culture Route de Saint Just Malmont 42700 Firminy http://lecorbusierville-firminyfr/ The concrete House of Culture was built on a hill, on a former stone quarry The situation contributed to the majesty of the structure The most striking detail of the design is the curved roof The inclined façade resembles an athletic complex The building was conceived directly after the period of constructing the convent of La Tourette, and some similar architectural elements are recognized: the Corbusier theme of the architectural sequence through a series of spaces, and the way rooms are illuminated Together with this Cultural Centre, The nearby church Saint-Pierre and sports stadium form an entire Corbusier complex photo: Michael Noordam 1965 Eugène Caudius-Petit, mayor of Firminy Michael_Noordam Firminy has 4 Corbusier buildings in one place Guided tours Monday to Friday start at 2:30 pm from the Maison de la Culture / Espace and take about 3 hours Firminy is about 14 km (9 miiles) from Saint Etienne, in the south of http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 14
Saint-Pierre de Firminy Church Rue des Noyers 1 42700 Firminy Construction works on this church by in the French city of Firminy were stopped in the 1970's, with only the foundations and a base square built Due to local political conflicts the project remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an 'architectural heritage' and financed its completion Le Corbusier's former apprentice José Oubrerie, who worked initially on the scheme in his atelier, finished the church in 2006 Since there were no building plans left, he had to work with old pictures, models and sketches 2006 Main designer, José Oubrerie City of Firminy goa From Lyon: take autoroute Lyon - Saint-Etienne - Le Puy From Clermont Ferrand: take the autoroute in the direction of Saint-Etienne to Firminy - Le Puy By train: take the Lyon Saint-Etienne - Firminy line http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 15
photo: Henk Heijnen photo: Henk Heijnen Unité d'habitation Firminy Rue de la Font du Loup 42700 Firminy http://wwwsitelecorbusiercom/en/unitephp designed several variations of the Unité d Habitation, All were derived from s visionary 1922 city plan, known as Ville Contemporaine The plan envisioned massive residential blocks set in open green areas towers in parks, bringing light and air to the residents of urban housing The Unité type was most notable for its creation of internal streets and accommodation of social and communal functions: kindergartens, medical facilities, recreational spaces, all within the housing block Of the series of 5 Living Units built throughout Europe (Marseilles, Rezé les Nantes, Briey-en-Fôret, Berlin Est) the one in Firminy was the last to have been built It was the fruit of a second development plan by the architect and by Eugène Claudius-Petit This plan, which made provision for the construction of 3 Units, would never be totally realised The work began in 1965, and André Wogenscky completed the building photo: Henk Heijnen 1-1965 Eugène Claudius-Petit 3Dguy Visits to this building are only allowed with a guided tour Tours can be booked from the cultural centre near the stadium and the Saint-Pierre church The Tour schedule can be found on the website http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 16
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Boulevard Michelet 280 13008 Marseille http://wwwhotellecorbusiercom/ The Marseille unité d'habitation, the radiant city was intended to "show the way ahead" Here 's vision for communal living and the needs and realities of post-war come together There are communal rooms, shops (also the "Le Corbusier" hotel), a kindergarten, a theater etc, and on some floors "rues intérieures" (interior streets) complete the internal facilities The "House", which is supported by 17 pairs of concrete stilts - these also contain the supply services - represents a whole town for some 1,600 inhabitants The basic idea behind this construction was to provide accommodation for many people in the smallest possible area and to leave room for green open spaces has nevertheless sought to realize harmonious proportions and forms 1952 Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott You can call the Hôtel on +33 4 91 16 78 00, fax +33 4 91 16 78 28, or e-mail hotelcorbusier@wanadoofr Without a reservation you can see the building from the gardens and take the elevator to the ninth floor for the roof terrace By appointment you can arrange to see an apartment preserved and furnished as it originally was in the 1950s Arrange your visit through the Hotel http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 17
photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Ecluse de Kembs-Niffer Rue des Romains 68680 Kembs One of the most unknown s projects It is a sluice (or lockhouse) that is part of the Rhone-Rhine Canal in just in-between the towns of Kembs and Niffer 1962 City of Kembs & Niffer Marloes_Faber photo: Marloes Faber You can go there by car When you are in Kembs you have to follow the D468 up to the north Just before you will pass a bridge you can see the sluice or lock at your left hand http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 18
Maisons Jaoul Rue de Longchamp 81 bis 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine This double house in the vicinity of La Défense is connected underground It is one of the finest examples of the 'brutalist period' of Public access unknown! 1951, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner goa André Jaoul and Michel Jaoul Metro: Line 1, stop 'Pont De Neuilly' Walk into the direction of La Défense and take the Rue de Longchamp on your left http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 19
photo: Maki Oishi photo: Maki Oishi Le Cabanon de Promenade 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin This small wooden cabin (16 m2), was the secret castle of architect Designed on the corner of a table in December 1951, it was to serve as a model for minimal living The small unit was put in place in 1952 It contained basic necessities for short stays at the rim of the ocean Vistiting the small cabin, you will be amazed about the interior From the outside it looks like an ordinary shed, inside it shows the qualities of Le Corbusier photo: Maki Oishi Floor area/size 1952 16 m² tsjoemie Guided tours only, on Tuesday and Friday morning: 1000 Reservation required Call touristic information +33 4 93 35 62 87 Tours start at the train station of Cabbé Go to the train station in Avenue, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin The tour starts on the parking lot of the train station (sea side) It takes approx 10 minutes walking to the cabin on the promenade along the train track http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 20
photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Le Petit Maison Villa Le Lac Route de Laveaux 21 1802 VD Corseaux Vevey Switzerland http://wwwvillalelacch/ A house for the parents of the architect, an elderly couple, on the shores of lake Geneva It is small, (16m x 4m), a simple white plaster parallelogram with one floor consisting of a living room, a bedroom, powder room, a small salon that could be converted to a bedroom for guests, a vestibule, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a closet for storing clothing and other items The front exterior wall was added later, when a new road was built in front of the property A sober and even humble porch precedes the entrance door An elevated additional (guest)room, accessible by stairs in the entrance courtyard, has a magnificent view at the lake over the roof Hollow concrete blocks that were used for the walls are good conductors of heat and cold, which was bad For these and other technical reasons, a coating of galvanized panels was added to the façade Structural problems caused by the lake and cheap construction materials led to coat the outside with aluminum in the 1950s photo: Jeroen Meijer 1925, Interior architect jpmm From April to October: on Monday from 9 to 12:00 On wednesday from 1 pm to 5 pm Outside opening hours, visits on request are possible by appointment with the curator: lecorbusier@corseauxch From the direction of Vevey: the building is located on the west edge of Vevey, on route de Lavaux, the road leading out of town beyond the Nestlé headquarters building The villa is shortly on the left side next to a marina(http://engarchinformnet/projekte/1962htm) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 21
photo: Leonardo Noguez photo: Leonardo Noguez Heidi Weber Museum Höschgasse 8 8034 Zurich Switzerland http://wwwcenterlecorbusiercom The Heidi Weber Museum reflects the harmonic unity of Le Corbusier's architecture, sculptures, paintings, furniture designs and his writings which is unique and possibly the only one such existing structure in the world: a total work of art Located on the wooded shores of Lake Zurich, the last building designed by, synthesizes Corbusier's genius Yet it marks a radical change of his achievement of using concrete and stone so poetically He to put in practice the construction system based on cubic units of 226 meters each side, created according to the Modulor measures He framed his final masterpiece in steel and glass and thus created a signpost for the future made great use of prefabricated steel elements together with multi-coloured enamelled plates fitted to the central core, and above the complex he designed a 'free-floating' roof to keep the house protected from both the rain and the sun (text by Arch Leonardo Noguez) photo: Liesa Siegelmann 6-1967 Mrs Heidi Weber JMMM From July to September on Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 5 pm http://wwwcenterlecorbusiercom for updates take Tram 2 along Seefeld Strasse to Hoeschgasse Walk along Hoeschgasse towards the lake (that's to the right if you're coming from the town center) The pavilion is at the end of the road on the left, within the Zürichhorn park http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 22
photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Villa Schwob Turque Rue de Doubs 167 2300 la Chaux de Fonds Switzerland 's design for La Villa Turque was influenced by his travels in Turkey, and it made dramatic use of reinforced concrete Construction costs proved to be far beyond the architect's estimates, and left for Paris after being sued by his client, watch factory owner Anatole Schwob Today, the villa is owned by Ebel, a watch company whose motto is "The s of Time" Ebel purchased the house in 1986 and invested heavily in its restoration La Villa Turque is now used by Ebel's public relations department and includes several guestrooms for employees and important visitors photo: Jeroen Meijer 1916 Anatole Schwob jpmm Ebel opens the house to visitors on the first and last Saturdays of each month from 11 am to 4 pm Admission is free Be sure to visit the basement, where you can see an excellent film about the restoration in French, English, German, Italian, or Spanish A 12 minute walk ( 0,8 Km) uphill from the train station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 23
photo: Marco Zanini photo: Marco Zanini Esprit Nouveau Pavilion Piazza Costituzione 11 40100 Bologna Italy Esprit Nouveau pavilion was initially designed by for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (Paris, 1925) 's ideas, too avant-garde for the times, were not followed up and so the reconstruction of the prototype house, built in Bologna in 1977 on the occasion of the French participation at SAIE that same year, assumed the significance of a particularly important cultural event, an element which is still associated with the Padiglione Esprit Nouveau, now the headquarters of the OIKOS Study Centre s Jose Oubrerie and Giuliano Gresleri were responsible for the renovation Public access unknown! 1977 Main designer, Giuliano Gresleri José Oubrerie marco_zanini photo: Marco Zanini Outside is always accessible http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 24
Unité de Briey-en-Forêt Rue Pierre Giry 1 55600 Briey http://wwwlapremiereruefr 's fourth and last Cité Radieuse, located in Alsace, north-east of, although designed in 1953, it was completed in 1961 It is not unexpectedly more similar in appearance to the 1955 Nantes-Rezé model than the earlier Marseilles block With 339 apartments it is smaller than the one in Marseille (350 apartments) but larger than Nantes (294 apartments) It differs from both by reason of its rural setting and the fact that apartments were rented and not sold Floor area/size 1961 20239 m², Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner goa OPIHLM (Pierre Giry & Philippe Serre) Mon - Thu: 900-1230 & 1400-1730 h Fri : 900-1230 h Every first Sunday of the month: 1400-1730 h Other weekends on reservation http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 25
photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff Weissenhofsiedlung Rathenaustraße 1 70191 Stuttgart Germany http://wwwweissenhofde The Weissenhofsiedlung is one of the most significant landmarks left by the movement known as "Neues Bauen" The development was erected in 1927 as a residential building exhibition arranged by the City of Stuttgart and the Deutscher Werkbund Working under the artistic direction of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, seventeen architects created an exemplary residential scheme for modern urban residents The architects participating in the exhibition - including, Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Scharoun and others - were known at that time only in those circles devoted to the international avantgarde Today they are amongst the most notable masters of modern architecture To be found at the Weissenhof development are numerous homes built by these architects, all in close proximity one to another And that's what makes this residential development unique around the world photo: HJ Imhoff 1927 Main designer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Hans Scharoun JJP Oud Mart Stam Peter Behrens City of Stuttgart and the Deutscher Werkbund HJI The neighbourhood is still "in use" and so open 24hrs a day The house by is nowadays a museum, check the website for opening hours With U-bahn go to station "Killesberg Messe", from there it's just a short walk http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 26
photo: Anna Armstrong photo: Anna Armstrong Unité d'habitation Berlin Flatowallee 16 14055 Berlin Germany designed several variations of the Unité d Habitation, the most famous of which is in Marseille, All were derived from s visionary 1922 city plan, known as Ville Contemporaine The plan envisioned massive residential blocks set in open green areas towers in parks, bringing light and air to the residents of urban housing The Unité type was most notable for its creation of internal streets and accommodation of social and communal functions: kindergartens, medical facilities, recreational spaces, all within the housing block The Berlin Unité lacks most of the amenities (save a shop and a post office on the ground floor), but is considered unique for its more generously-sized apartments It accommodates 530 units on 17 floors The internal streets here are oppressive, windowless corridors Still, the building is in quite good condition; its hilltop setting, iconic formal qualities, and polychromatic façades are very striking (text from Galinskycom) Public access unknown! 1957 jeooren photo: Anna Armstrong http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 27
photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Maison Guiette Populierenlaan 32 Antwerp Belgium Guiette House designed by 's in 1926 is considered one of his most unknown works It's an early and classic example of the "International Style" and built in 1927 as the residence and studio of the painter René Guiette The building has a cellar, ground floor, first and second floor, and a roof terrace on the third floor (at the back) The large window on the top of the front facade is from the studio of the painter It was once inhabited by Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester who supposedly despised architecture tourists gazing at her house, although she had restored the house in 1985 by Georges Baines and built an extension next to it Project is not public! 1927 Réné Guiette jpmm photo: José Manuel Alorda Pre-metro/tram: There is a stop nearby called "Antwerpen Olympiade" Just a small walk away Car: in the southern suburbs of the city, 100 metres from the motorway A12 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jisarua/guides/corbu/ 28