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LE CORBUSIER A3 PDF
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Consists of 2 entrances, an altar and 3 On the 1st floor a clear L shape separates
chapels bedrooms from the public areas
Roof shaped like an airplane wing, Living room is fitted with ribbon windows
supported on 4 stout walls that are curved to provide that allow in much light as possible
stability to the structure
2/3 of the living room opens onto an outdoor patio where a ramp stretches from
Use of stark white walls to give a lawn to a rooftop garden
meditative feel
1964- it was listed a historic monument
Internal and external walls are sprayed on with mortar before being white washed
3. UNITE D’HABITATION (1952-1976)
Floor is constructed of a concrete paving poured in place in-between battons.
Located in Marseilles, France
Roof is made of raw concrete
Designed to provide accommodation to
Benches- made of African wood, Communion bench- made of cast iron countless who have lost their homes to war
Walls are separated from the roof by a 10cm gap Can accommodate about 1600 residents in
allowing a sliver of clerestory light through, making 337apartments on 18 floors
the roof appear to float
Each unit served by ‘mid-air streets’ situated on every 3rd floor.
Small apertures are implemented onto the façade
and glazed windows are tapered into the cavity, These streets, houses shops and a hotel
amplifying the light that enters the chapel Each unit is a double height
Main door made of enameled steel living space reducing the no. of corridors
to every 3 floors
2. VILLA SAVOYE (1928-1931) Constructed of Beton-brut
Located in Poissy, France concrete (Rough cast concrete),
influencing the Brutalist style
Made for client, Pierre Savoye
Building is supported on stout pilotis
The house is said to resemble similar
qualities of a steamship Roof terrace creates the largest communal space accommodating a running track,
gymnasium, nursery and a swimming pool
Inspired by his famous saying, “The house
is a machine for living” 4. CHANDIGARH CAPITOL COMPLEX
Each of the levels are unique in their Locates in Chandigarh, India
planning and are not interrelated- example of Open floor plan
ASSEMBLY (1951-1962)
Ground floor serves as the maintenance and service program of the house
Lies on the Northwestern tip of the complex
Political and administrative heart Made of reinforced concrete with undulating glass surfaces located on 3 of the 4
of Indian Punjab exterior faces
3 main components; portico, Use of pilotis- which line the windows on
Punjab assembly and Haryana assembly the façade
Punjab assembly- crowned by a Side chapel adjacent to the high church
massive hyperbolic tower that extends above consists of 7 altars, where Mass is
the roofline celebrated by the Dominicans.
Said to provide excellent accoustics This room is lit by colored light cannons,
allowing in natural light.
Brise soleil used for protection against the harsh Indian sun
Monk’s cells are fitted with a washbasin and spartan furniture
Use of pilotis to lift the structure off the ground
Large swooping concrete roof provides shading for the inhabitants in the offices BIBLIOGRAPHY
Main entrance door made of enameled steel Websites
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HIGH COURT (1951-1955)
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Forms the southeast cornerstone of the capitol
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254m long and 42m high
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Headquarters of the Punjab and Haryana Government
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