Unite d' Habitation
Unité d’ Habitation The Unité d’ Habitation, or Mareillian Block as it is sometimes known represents the culmination of Le Corbusier’s research into housing and communal living. Construction began in
1947 and finished by 1952, which was built in Marseille, France. The Unité provides total individual privacy, something like a monk’s cell for each member of the family, and meaningful collective activates. Le Corbusier set out to design a tower block that was a “magisterial work of architecture that showed an idea of steamship. On the other hand each apartment has two balconies that have a direct view of nature. The Unité is more than merely a summation of Le
Corbusier’s earlier work; however, it’s different from the rest of his work, due to the sense of mass, texture and surface. The Unité exposes shuttering board marks versus the precast concrete. archidialog.com
Le Corbusier set out to design a tower block that was a “magisterial work of architecture, nobility, community, elegance, and happiness,” all qualities present in a
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steamship. Le Corbusier was interested in using the ocean liner as a model for high-density living. Rather than a “vertical city in the sky,” the Unité is an Ocean Liner on land. Like an ocean liner, the Unité is a small, self-contained city 12 stories high complete with shops, supermarkets, barbers, nurseries, restaurants, a cinema, and roof terrace. The Unité is a healthy balance of public and private spaces, personal and community interaction, man and machine. architravel.com
So the notion that the building is a steamship, the idea was that each apartment has two balconies that have a direct view of nature. The roof of this enormous structure has a 300 meter race track, a pool, sundeck, and a gymnasium. Even though this is not Le Corbusier’s typical work, the building still has his five points. The building stands on pilotis – reinforced concrete stilts – which raises it, thereby
1947 and finished by 1952, which was built in Marseille, France. The Unité provides total individual privacy, something like a monk’s cell for each member of the family, and meaningful collective activates. Le Corbusier set out to design a tower block that was a “magisterial work of architecture that showed an idea of steamship. On the other hand each apartment has two balconies that have a direct view of nature. The Unité is more than merely a summation of Le
Corbusier’s earlier work; however, it’s different from the rest of his work, due to the sense of mass, texture and surface. The Unité exposes shuttering board marks versus the precast concrete. archidialog.com
Le Corbusier set out to design a tower block that was a “magisterial work of architecture, nobility, community, elegance, and happiness,” all qualities present in a
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steamship. Le Corbusier was interested in using the ocean liner as a model for high-density living. Rather than a “vertical city in the sky,” the Unité is an Ocean Liner on land. Like an ocean liner, the Unité is a small, self-contained city 12 stories high complete with shops, supermarkets, barbers, nurseries, restaurants, a cinema, and roof terrace. The Unité is a healthy balance of public and private spaces, personal and community interaction, man and machine. architravel.com
So the notion that the building is a steamship, the idea was that each apartment has two balconies that have a direct view of nature. The roof of this enormous structure has a 300 meter race track, a pool, sundeck, and a gymnasium. Even though this is not Le Corbusier’s typical work, the building still has his five points. The building stands on pilotis – reinforced concrete stilts – which raises it, thereby
Cited: Book Sources: Blake Peter, The Master Builders: Le Corb., Mies Van Der., FLW, published by Alfred. A. Knopf Inc. New York 1960 Baltanas Jose, Walking through Le Corbusier, published by UK, Thames & Hudson Ltd. printed in Spain. copyrighted 2005 Jencks Charles, Le Corbusier and the Continual Reveloution in Architecture, published in USA, The Monacelli Press Inc. copyrighted 2000