LE CORBUSIER

Charles- Eduardo Jeanneret,

better known asLe
Corbusier .
Born on :- 6th October 1887.
Place :- Switzerland.
Died on :- 27 august 1965.
Awards
:- AIA Gold Medal
(1961)

BIOGRAPHY

 Hewas an
architect,designer,urbanist,
andwriter,
Famous for being pioneers
of what is now
calledmodern architecture.
His career spanned five
decades, with his buildings
constructed throughout
Europe, India and America.
Le Corbusier adopted his
pseudonym in the 1920s.

Brief

 Two quantities are in

thegolden ratioif
theratioof the sum of the
quantities to the larger
quantity isequal tothe
ratio of the larger quantity
to the smaller one .
Expressed algebraically:(a +b)/a =a/b =phi.
Where phi = 1.6180

GOLDEN RATIO

 THE ROOF
GARDENS:'...the
garden is also over the
house, on the roof.
Reinforced concrete is
the new way to create a
unified roof structure.
Reinforced concrete
expands considerably.
The expansion makes
the work crack at times
of sudden shrinkage.

Instead of trying to evacuate the rainwater

quickly, endeavor on the contrary to maintain a
constant humidity on the concrete of the terrace
and hence an even temperature on the reinforced
concrete.

One particular protective measure: sand covered

with thick concrete slabs, with widely spaced
joints; these joints are sown with grass.'

 FREE PLANE:'Until
now: load-bearing walls;
from the ground they are
superimposed, forming
the ground floor and the
upper stories, up to the
eaves.
The layout is a slave to
the supporting walls.
Reinforced concrete in
the house provides a
free plan.
The floors are no longer
superimposed by
partition walls. They are
free.'

 THE HORIZONTAL
WINDOW:'The
window is one of the
essential features of
the house.
Progress brings
liberation. Reinforced
concrete provides a
revolution in the
history of the window.
Windows can run
from one end of the
facade to the other.'

 THE FREE
FACADES:'The
columns set back
from the facades,
inside the house.
The floor
continues
cantilevered. The
facades are no
longer anything
but light skins of
insulating walls or
windows. The
facade is free.'

 Corbusier was able to carefully design all

four sides of the Villa Savoye in response
to the view and the orientation of the sun.
On the ground floor he placed the main
entrance hall, ramp and stairs, garage,
chauffeur and maids rooms.
At first floor the master bedroom, the
son's bedroom, guest bedroom, kitchen,
salon and external terraces.
The salon was orientated to the south
east whilst the terrace faced the east.

PLANS

GROUND FLOOR

 The son's bedroom faced the north west and the

kitchen and service terrace were on the south
west.

At second floor level were a series of sculpted

spaces that formed a solarium.

The plan was set out using the principle ratios of

theGolden section. in this case a square divided
into sixteen equal parts, extended on two sides to
incorporate the projecting faades and then
further divided to give the position of the ramp
and the entrance.

FIRST FLOOR
PLAN

TERRACE PLAN

ELEVATIONS AND
SECTIONS

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