VILLA SAVOYE

LE CORBUSIER

QUISPE CHIARA, ATHENA

INGLÉS TÉCNICO
Arq. Mercedes Padilla
 LOCATION

• It´s located in Poissy, outside of

Paris, and one of the most
important modern architectural
contribution of 20 century
• Finished in 1929, this is a modern
French country house that reacts
to the new machines era.

by LE CORBUSIER
 • Villa Savoye was designed as a "machine to live", that is, the

ARCHITECTURE
functions of daily life become fundamental.
• The home is conceived as an object that sits on the landscape,
being completely autonomous from it and can be placed
anywhere.
 ARCHITECTURE
THE 5 ARCHITECTURAL POINTS
BY LE CORBUSIER

1. PILES
2. FREE PLANT
3. FREE FACADE
4. CURRENT WINDOW
5. GARDEN COVER
 FORMAL
ROOF CHARACTERISTICS

• The main rooms of the house like

living room, dining room, kitchen,
bedrooms and bathrooms are
located on the first floor, while the
FIRST
FLOOR low level is occupied by the hall,
the service and the garage with
capacity for 3 cars of the time,
something that It was a landmark
for the history of architecture and a
breakthrough for its time.
• The roof is flat and there is a small
LOW garden.
LEVEL
LOW LEVEL FIRST FLOOR ROOF
 LIVING ROOM KITCHEN

HALL GARDEN COVER BATHROOM

 RELEVANT
INFORMATION
• In 1963 the Villa Savoye was
declared an architectural heritage
by the French government, and
then it was restored, because it was
in ruins after the attacks suffered in
the war.
• Currently it is a museum house
dedicated to the life and work of Le
Corbusier that receives thousands of
visits to the year, mainly of architects
and students.