Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye, which is one of the most significant creations of Le Corbusier, is located in Poissy, France. Built in 1931, the house was considered extremely modern for its era (Ali, Arnold, Taylor, Thatti). The architect designed the house for the Savoye couple, who was in need of a vacation house in the countryside near Paris, and since the villa lied on a large and unrestricted space, it allowed Corbu endless creative freedom (Simon). He would follow his famous quote that “the house is a machine for living in” in order to create the perfect home, and to further expand his vision, he would use his interest in mechanized design, which gave him the idea of establishing the “Five Points” of architecture. The list consisted of five elements which were: the pilotis, the flat roof terrace, the open plan, the ribbon window, and the free façade (Morrisey 2).
Taking into consideration of the three key elements and the “Five Points” mentioned earlier, Le Corbusier carefully planned how the space was going to be arranged and experienced. He used reinforced concrete and plastered masonry so that he could experiment with the shape of walls as much as he wanted (Taylor, Arnold, Thatti, Ali). By using these materials, Corbu could apply
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The architect wanted to start a mass destruction of several cities, including Stockholm, and rebuild them in his own way. He displayed an aerial photograph of Stockholm in “La Ville Radieuse” and chose to describe it as “frightening chaos and saddening monotony” (figure 9). The city’s buildings were all squeezed together causing restricted and narrow lines within it, and the traffic had no order whatsoever. Residents were not living in an efficient or healthy way; hence Le Corbusier saw no beauty in the capital, and wanted to clean it with his own