france- Projects 5 Created 06-May-12 By CAO TAIMING, MILANO, Italy Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, church 2 Maison de la Culture Villa Savoye Saint-Pierre de Firminy Church 5 Firminy, church 3 Firminy, auditorium, community centre, culture, exposition space Unité d'habitation Firminy 6 Firminy, housing, primary school 4 Poissy, private house http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/france-le%20corbusier/ this page is part of Mi guide 'france-' made by CAO TAIMING, MILANO, Italy 1
Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Rue Chapelle 13 70250 Ronchamp http://wwwchapellederonchampfr/ On a hill, this monumental pilgrimage church 'chapel of our lady of the height' (though on most days more frequented by architectural pilgrims than the intended variety) is a dramatic form with the contrasts of a dark roof, deep windows with coloured glass and the white-washed curved walls of rough masonry Formally and symbolically, this small building is immensely powerful and complex The heaviness of the walls and roof is misleading In 's words: 'The shell has been put on walls which are absurdly but practically thick Inside them however are reinforced concrete columns The shell will rest on these columns but it will not touch the wall A horizontal crack of light 10cm wide will amaze' The place is truly astounding, very impressive photo: Yoshinori Kuwahara 1955 City of Ronchamp Michael_Noordam Hours for the chapel are 10-16h everyday Tél 03 84 20 65 13 Ronchamp is a little over an hour's drive west of Basel-Mulhouse, the airport near the French/Swiss/German border From Mulhouse follow the A36 southwest to Belfort, then the N19 west to Ronchamp A steep windy road to the North is signposted to the chapel from the center of Ronchamp village http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/france-le%20corbusier/ this page is part of Mi guide 'france-' made by CAO TAIMING, MILANO, Italy 2
Maison de la Culture Route de Saint Just Malmont 42700 Firminy http://lecorbusierville-firminyfr/ The concrete House of Culture was built on a hill, on a former stone quarry The situation contributed to the majesty of the structure The most striking detail of the design is the curved roof The inclined façade resembles an athletic complex The building was conceived directly after the period of constructing the convent of La Tourette, and some similar architectural elements are recognized: the Corbusier theme of the architectural sequence through a series of spaces, and the way rooms are illuminated Together with this Cultural Centre, The nearby church Saint-Pierre and sports stadium form an entire Corbusier complex 1965 Eugène Caudius-Petit, mayor of Firminy Michael_Noordam Firminy has 4 Corbusier buildings in one place Guided tours Monday to Friday start at 2:30 pm from the Maison de la Culture / Espace and take about 3 hours Firminy is about 14 km (9 miiles) from Saint Etienne, in the south of http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/france-le%20corbusier/ this page is part of Mi guide 'france-' made by CAO TAIMING, MILANO, Italy 3
photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Villa Savoye Rue de Villiers 82 78300 Poissy http://villa-savoyemonuments-nationauxfr/en/ The Villa Savoye, also called "Les Heures Claires" in Poissy, which was built by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, and Pierre Jeanneret between 1928 and 1931, is considered as one of his major works, and even as one of the masterpieces of 20th century architecture The villa was designed for a rich insurer, Mr Savoye, and was the result of several years of formal research which revolutionised the traditional codes of residential architecture The building was constructed in the form of a white parallelepiped with a smooth exterior surface punctuated by a row of windows It is supported by thin pillars and topped by a roof-terrace The house sits in the middle of a field, a prime example of a new architectural vision photo: Viktor Ramos 1931 Main designer, Pierre Jeanneret Mr Savoye boeboe (subject to change!) Open: 1st March to 30th April: from 10 am to 5 pm 2nd May to 31st August: from 10 am to 6 pm 1st September to 31st October: from 10 am to 5 pm 2nd November to 28th February: from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm Closed: Mondays On the Paris/Rouen main road; 33 km from Paris, 19 km north of Versailles From Paris Porte de Saint-Cloud: A13, direction Rouen exit 7, Poissy by the D153 From Paris Porte Maillot: la Défense then A14 direction Rouen exit 6, Poissy by the D153, RER A: Poissy Tél : (33) 01 39 65 01 06 Email laurentmichel@monuments-nationauxfr for more visiting information, or see wwwville-poissyfr and for group reservations or guided tours http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/france-le%20corbusier/ this page is part of Mi guide 'france-' made by CAO TAIMING, MILANO, Italy 4
photo: goa photo: goa Saint-Pierre de Firminy Church Rue des Noyers 1 42700 Firminy Construction works on this church by in the French city of Firminy were stopped in the 1970's, with only the foundations and a base square built Due to local political conflicts the project remained stalled from 1975 to 2003, when the local government declared the mouldering concrete ruin an 'architectural heritage' and financed its completion Le Corbusier's former apprentice José Oubrerie, who worked initially on the scheme in his atelier, finished the church in 2006 Since there were no building plans left, he had to work with old pictures, models and sketches photo: goa 2006 Main designer, José Oubrerie City of Firminy goa From Lyon: take autoroute Lyon - Saint-Etienne - Le Puy From Clermont Ferrand: take the autoroute in the direction of Saint-Etienne to Firminy - Le Puy By train: take the Lyon Saint-Etienne - Firminy line http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/france-le%20corbusier/ this page is part of Mi guide 'france-' made by CAO TAIMING, MILANO, Italy 5
photo: Henk Heijnen photo: Henk Heijnen Unité d'habitation Firminy Rue de la Font du Loup 42700 Firminy http://wwwsitelecorbusiercom/en/unitephp designed several variations of the Unité d Habitation, All were derived from s visionary 1922 city plan, known as Ville Contemporaine The plan envisioned massive residential blocks set in open green areas towers in parks, bringing light and air to the residents of urban housing The Unité type was most notable for its creation of internal streets and accommodation of social and communal functions: kindergartens, medical facilities, recreational spaces, all within the housing block Of the series of 5 Living Units built throughout Europe (Marseilles, Rezé les Nantes, Briey-en-Fôret, Berlin Est) the one in Firminy was the last to have been built It was the fruit of a second development plan by the architect and by Eugène Claudius-Petit This plan, which made provision for the construction of 3 Units, would never be totally realised The work began in 1965, and André Wogenscky completed the building photo: Henk Heijnen 1-1965 Eugène Claudius-Petit 3Dguy Visits to this building are only allowed with a guided tour Tours can be booked from the cultural centre near the stadium and the Saint-Pierre church The Tour schedule can be found on the website http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/france-le%20corbusier/ this page is part of Mi guide 'france-' made by CAO TAIMING, MILANO, Italy 6