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ARCHITECT LE-CORBUSIER

LE-CORBUSIER. ARCHITECT LE-CORBUSIER. Undoubtedly one of the greatest architectural minds of the 20 th century, his unique approach using reinforced concrete, separated him from ordinary architects of his time.

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ARCHITECT LE-CORBUSIER

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  1. LE-CORBUSIER ARCHITECT LE-CORBUSIER

  2. Undoubtedly one of the greatest architectural minds of the 20th century, his unique approach using reinforced concrete, separated him from ordinary architects of his time. • Le Corbusier was born on October 6, 1887 in the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Although born Swiss, he lived most of his life in France. • He trained as an engraver and goldsmith but, from 1904, he began his studies in architecture. • In 1943 Le Corbusier applied a similar interdisciplinary approach to developing "Modulor", a system of quantity, based on the male figure and the Golden Mean, used to determine the proportions of units in architecture and technology. • This was also the foundation of Le Corbusier's work in furniture design. ABOUT

  3. UNDERSTANDING MODULAR DESIGN Modular design, or modularity in design is an approach that subdivides a system into smaller parts that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. ABOUT MODULAR DESIGN

  4. APPROACH This system is based on three aspects: human measurements the Fibonacci numbers the golden ratio LE-MODULAR Le Corbusier developed the Modulor between 1943 and 1955 in an era which was already displaying widespread fascination with mathematics as a potential source of universal truths. APPROACH

  5. HUMAN MEASUREMENT • Le Corbusier created the Modulor following the steps of Vitruvius, Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, the work of Leone Battista Alberti, and other attempts to discover mathematical proportions in the human body and then to use that knowledge to improve architecture. • "Vetruvio, architect, puts in his work on architecture that the measurements of man are in nature distributed in this manner, that is: • a palm is four fingers • a foot is four palms • a cubit is six palms • four cubits make a man • a pace is four cubits • a man is 24 palms • and these measurements are in his buildings" VITRUVIAN MAN

  6. FIBONACCI NUMBERS THE FIBONACCI NUMBERS are a sequence of numberswherethefirstnumber of thesequenceis 0, thesecondnumberis 1, and eachsubsequentnumberisequaltothesum of theprevioustwonumbers of thesequenceitself. FIBONACCI SPIRAL

  7. GOLDEN RATIO THE GOLDEN RATIO (1.618) Twoquantities are in thegoldenratio ifthe ratio betweenthesum of thosequantities and thelargeroneisthesame as the ratio betweenthelargerone and thesmaller. a + b = a a b GOLDEN RATIO

  8. LE MODULOR ARM UPRAISED • Le Corbusier explicitly used the  golden ratio in his Modulor system for the scale of architecturalproportion. • The Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by him. •  It is based on the height of an English man with his arm raised • The graphic representation of the Modular is a stylized human figure with one arm upraised standing next to two vertical measurements. VERTICAL MEASUREMENTS LE MODULOR

  9. ARCHITECTURAL IMPLIMENTATION CHANDIGARH

  10. ARCHITECTURAL IMPLIMENTATION CHANDIGARH

  11. ARCHITECTURAL IMPLIMENTATION Notre Dame du Haute Unite the habitation OTHER EXAMPLES

  12. introduction: VILLA SAVOYE,POISSY- FRANCE 1929-31 Located in a suburb near Paris Architect-le corbusier Constructed-1929-1931 Introduction

  13. introduction: VILLA SAVOYE,POISSY- FRANCE 1929-31 • villa savoye is related to the whole range of le corbusier’s architecture and urban planning • it is situated on smoothly sloping hill top in midst of fields • it illustrates with extreme clarity and is perhaps the most faithful in its observation of hi five points i.epilotis, roof garden, free floor plan , elongated window, and free façade • grid is followed • golden propotions are analysed • columns of the buildings are defined by a system of walls independent of structure • entry to the property is through a gate at one end of high stone wall Introduction

  14. VILLA SAVOYE,POISSY- FRANCE 1929-31 • Le Corbusier used the golden ratio in his Modulor system for the scale of architectural proportion. • He saw this system as a continuation of the long tradition of Vitruvius, Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man", the work of Leon Battista Alberti, and others who used the proportions of the human body to improve the appearance and function of architecture. • In addition to the golden ratio, Le Corbusier based the system on human measurements, Fibonacci numbers, and the double unit. IDEOLOGY • THE PILOTIS • ROOF GARDEN • FREE FLOOR PLAN • ELONGATED WINDOW • FREE FACADE

  15. FIVE POINTS OF ARCHITECTURE: Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture are best summed up in his work "Villa Savoye". 1) Raised Structure: The bulk of the structure is elevated from the ground and is supported by "pilotis", or, reinforced concrete stilts. These stilts provide the structural support for the dwelling. 2) A Free Facade: the stilts that support the structure allow for non-supporting walls that can assist the archietct's design as he sees fit. 3) Open Floor Plan: like the free facade, the open floor plan is made possible by the system of supporting stilts. This open space was free for the architect to configure into rooms or to re-purpose to fit a certain design. 4) Ribbon Windows: The second floor of the Villa Savoye includes long strips of ribbon windows that allow unencumbered views of the large surrounding yard. These strips of elongated windows allowed for impressive views of the exterior and let in a great amount of natural light. 5) Rooftop Garden: The idea of the rooftop garden was to replace the green area that had been consumed by the building's footprint and to transplant it to the roof of the building., and which constitute the fourth point of his system. The fifth point was the roof garden to compensate for the green area consumed by the building and replacing it on the roof.

  16. Modular proportions in Villa savoye Le Corbusier also put the concept of golden section into the facades, using baseline of 12 degrees to determine the rule of dividing the main parts as well as the slope of the central ramp, the positions of bar windows, the sizes of the window-pane, the width  of the roadway, etc

  17. Modular proportions in Villa savoye VIEW FROM OUTSIDE VIEW FROM INSIDE

  18. SECOND LEVEL WITH ROOF GARDEN LIVING AREA ABOUT 1/3RD OF THE SPACE IS OCCUPIED BY THE ROOF TERRACE

  19. RAMP TOWARDS TERRACE ELONGATED WINDOWS LIVING ROOM OPENING TOWARDS TERRACE (INTERIORS)

  20. MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING location Ahmedabad function auditorium, meeting room, office • A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple-height entrance hall. •  Arrival is on the first floor, where the executives’ offices and boardroom are located MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING

  21. MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING • The interior arrangements take full advantage of prevailing winds. • the roof is used together with bar for evening entertainment. • the assembly hall is constructed of double thin brick walls panelled in wood. • either random or concrete seating 2 vertical tapestries are suspended from the ceiling for acoustical purposes. • the hall is indirectly lighted by reflections from the curved ceiling, which in turn is kept cool by 2 gardens and a water basin on the roof. MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING

  22. MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING Plan MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING

  23. Building characteristic •  The ground floor houses the work spaces of the clerks and a separate, single-storey canteen at the rear. • On the third floor is auditorium with a roof canopy and a curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a generous lobby. • The east and west façades are in the form of sun breakers , one of Corbusier’s many formal inventions. •  while avoiding harsh sun, permit visual connection and air movement.` MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING

  24. On the second floor of the Mill Owners’ Building, the lobby is treated as “an open space defined by harsh, angular forms. • And the auditorium as an enclosed space delineated by soft, curvilinear forms. • Facades made of rough shuttered concrete, the north and south sides, built in rough brickwork, are almost unbroken. MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING

  25. MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION BUILDING

  26. UNITE D’HABITATION Architect: Le CorbusierLocation: Marseilles, FranceProject Year: 1947-1952 Area: 386,130 sq.ft units: 366

  27. UNITE D’HABITATION After World War II, the need for housing was at an unprecedentedly high. The Unite d’ Habitation in Marseille, France was the first large scale project for the famed architect, Le Corbusier. Completed in 1952, the Unite d’ Habitation was the first of a new housing project series for Le Corbusier that focused on communal living for all the inhabitants to shop, play, live, and come together in a “vertical garden city.” Le Corbusier used his system of golden ratio in the Marseilles Unite D'Habitation in the general plan and section, the front elevation, plan and section of the apartment, in the woodwork, the wall, the roof and some prefabricated furniture.

  28. GOLDEN RATIO IN ELEVATION The elevation of the building is approximately two descending golden ratio rectangles resting side by side. The boundaries of the individual units and the openings to the balconies are also perfectly influenced by the golden ratio rectangle.

  29. GOLDEN RATIO IN INDIVIDUAL PLANS Section of Unité d'Habitation Floor Plan of Unitéd'Habitation

  30. ARRANGEMENT OF BLOCKS Reinforced concrete framing with model of relationship of individual units to the larger organization. The apartment block is a large rectangular structure of reinforced concrete, 17 storeys high and sitting on massive pilotis. It houses just over 1,600 people. Its 337 apartments are of 23 types, accommodating from one or two up to about eight. Le Corbusier himself described the structure as like a huge rack into which apartments slot like drawers.

  31. MATERIALS The Unité introduced the world to raw concrete - béton brut - with its texture defined by the wooden planks shaping it when it was pour. It is specially build up to human scale and also emphasize the beauty of using bare concrete. Le Corbusier compare the bare concrete of the Unité to human skin, which shows it age and character it flaws.

  32. STRUCTURE • 17 storeys high and sitting on massive pilotis. • houses over 1,600 people. • Its 366 apartments are of 23 types, accommodating from one or two up to about eight. • Room heights within each apartment are (a very low) 2.4 m/ 7'5" and (a very high) 4.8 m/ 15'9". • On the roof are sculpted ventilation shafts and facilities for a crèche, paddling pool and gymnasium. • Another notably 'sculptural' feature is the staircase at one end of the block. • Decoratively, the board-faced concrete finish is relieved by little else than a system of red, blue, yellow and green colored squares

  33. STRUCTURE • Common roof spaces • Another interesting aspect of the dwelling unit is to use the roof as a function, being one of the areas of greatest vitality. • Included: • an athletics track, 300 meters • covered gym • a club • nursing • kindergarten • social space.

  34. INTERIOR Interior passage way

  35. INTERIOR

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