Le Corbusier - Immeuble Molitor - Boulogne-Billancourt, France-in Master Architects-International Style N 48° 50.596 E 002° 15.104 31U E 445098 N 5410302 Quick Description: *FR+ L’appartement, qui occupe les deux derniers niveaux de l’immeuble Molitor fut son atelier de peinture [EN] It was here that Le Corbusier chose to live and paint, on the 7th and 8th floors of his Immeuble Molitor. Long Description: *FR+ La présence toute proche d’équipements sportifs, du bois de Boulogne et la possibilité d’une double-exposition enthousiasmèrent Le Corbusier qui voyait ici réunies les conditions d’une ville radieuse. Il y construisit un immeuble qui appartient résolument à la modernité : ossature en béton et façade de verre et d’acier. Le maître se réserva le dernier étage pour y établir sa résidence-atelier. L'immeuble est situé, d'une part, sur les parcs de sport qui ont recouvert les anciens fortifs, sur une profondeur de 200 mètres, d'autre part, sur des jardins qui occupent les premiers plans de Boulogne et qui sont dominés par l'horizon des collines de Saint-Cloud et de Suresnes. Au IVe Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne à Athènes, Le Corbusier a affirmé que les éléments de l'urbanisme étaient : le ciel, les arbres, l'acier et le ciment, et cela dans cet ordre et cette hiérarchie. Il a prétendu que les habitants d'une ville classée dans ces conditions se trouveraient détenir ce qu'il a appelé "les joies essentielles"'. Cet immeuble sert de témoin. Pour employer les bienfaits de la situation exceptionnelle, les façades ont été constituées par deux pans de verre placés au-devant des planchers de béton. Chaque appartement possède donc une paroi entière de verre, allant du sol an plafond. Des moyens d'obturer la lumière ont été établis. L'immeuble est habité et les locataires déclarent spontanément qu'une vie nouvelle a commencé pour eux, grâce au dispositif du pan de verre et de certains services communs. Avec ses lignes graphiques et sa façade tout en verre, l’immeuble Molitor surprend encore par sa modernité. Il a permis à l’architecte de tester in vivo ses théories sur une «Cité radieuse», concrétisée à Marseille deux décennies plus tard. [EN] Built with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret between 1931 and 1934, the Immeuble Molitor was the first
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Le Corbusier - Immeuble Molitor - Boulogne-Billancourt, France-in Master Architects-International Style N 48° 50.596 E 002° 15.104 31U E 445098 N 5410302 Quick Description: *FR+ L’appartement, qui occupe les deux derniers niveaux de l’immeuble Molitor fut son atelier de peinture [EN] It was here that Le Corbusier chose to live and paint, on the 7th and 8th floors of his Immeuble Molitor. Long Description: *FR+ La présence toute proche d’équipements sportifs, du bois de Boulogne et la possibilité d’une double-exposition enthousiasmèrent Le Corbusier qui voyait ici réunies les conditions d’une ville radieuse. Il y construisit un immeuble qui appartient résolument à la modernité : ossature en béton et façade de verre et d’acier. Le maître se réserva le dernier étage pour y établir sa résidence-atelier. L'immeuble est situé, d'une part, sur les parcs de sport qui ont recouvert les anciens fortifs, sur une profondeur de 200 mètres, d'autre part, sur des jardins qui occupent les premiers plans de Boulogne et qui sont dominés par l'horizon des collines de Saint-Cloud et de Suresnes. Au IVe Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne à Athènes, Le Corbusier a affirmé que les éléments de l'urbanisme étaient : le ciel, les arbres, l'acier et le ciment, et cela dans cet ordre et cette hiérarchie. Il a prétendu que les habitants d'une ville classée dans ces conditions se trouveraient détenir ce qu'il a appelé "les joies essentielles"'. Cet immeuble sert de témoin. Pour employer les bienfaits de la situation exceptionnelle, les façades ont été constituées par deux pans de verre placés au-devant des planchers de béton. Chaque appartement possède donc une paroi entière de verre, allant du sol an plafond. Des moyens d'obturer la lumière ont été établis. L'immeuble est habité et les locataires déclarent spontanément qu'une vie nouvelle a commencé pour eux, grâce au dispositif du pan de verre et de certains services communs. Avec ses lignes graphiques et sa façade tout en verre, l’immeuble Molitor surprend encore par sa modernité. Il a permis à l’architecte de tester in vivo ses théories sur une «Cité radieuse», concrétisée à Marseille deux décennies plus tard. [EN] Built with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret between 1931 and 1934, the Immeuble Molitor was the first
ever residence to have an entirely glass façade, a combination of horizontal sliding panels and translucent glass blocks. While the building is primarily an experiment in the urbanism principles of 'La Ville radieuese' (sky, trees, steel and cement), the apartment is designed in simple accordance with Le Corbusier's way of life. Architect: Le Corbusier
Building Type: Residential
Date Built: 1934
City building is located in: Boulogne-Billancourt
Le Corbusier - Villa Cook - Boulogne-Billancourt, France in Master Architects - International Style N 48° 50.837 E 002° 14.564 31U E 444442 N 5410755 Quick Description: [FR] Ici sont appliquées très clairement les certitudes acquises jusqu'ici... [EN] The sculptor Jacques Lipchitz introduced the American journalist, William E. Cook and his wife Jeanne, to the architect Le Corbusier. Location: Île-de-France, France Date Posted: 2/2/2014 1:20:37 PM Long Description: [FR] En 1926, Le Corbusier et son cousin Pierre Jeanneret expérimentèrent, ici, leur théorie des cinq points pour une architecture moderne : le pilotis qui détache du sol l’édifice, le toit-terrasse, le plan libre, la fenêtre en longueur et la façade libre. Le tracé régulateur est ici un "tracé automatique" fourni par les simples éléments architecturaux à échelle humaine tels que la hauteur des étages, les dimensions des fenêtres, des portes, des balustrades. Le plan classique est renversé, le dessous de la maison est libre. La réception est au sommet de la maison. On sort directement sur le toit-jardin d'où l'on domine les vastes futaies du Bois de Boulogne: on n'est plus à Paris, on est comme à la campagne. [EN] Le Corbusier, then largely unknown, was designing a series of villas, including innovative homes for Michael Stein (Gertrude's brother) and Lipchitz himself. In 1926, the Cooks commissioned the architect to design what Le Corbusier said was the first "true cubic house," called Villa Cook or Maison Cook, on the outskirts of Paris. This house is the first piece by Le Corbusier which presents his five points of architecture; Pilotis, in order to support the structure without the need of big walls.
Free Facade: Now that the pilotis were the ones supporting the building, the facade could have different distributions, and more openings. Free Plan: The distributions in plan of the different floors could be completely different between one another, because the walls were simply partitions, and they were not supporting any weight. The only necessarily constant element between the plans were the pilotis. Ribbon Windows: Big openings in the facades, to let in natural light and ventilation. Roof Garden: One of the most characteristic points of Le Corbusier, he believed that nature should be always present in architecture. He had the idea of a vertical city, and the green area that was lost after building the house was somehow compensated with this roof garden. Architect: Le Corbusier
Building Type: Residential
Date Built: 1926
City building is located in: Boulogne-Billancourt
DER SPIEGEL - Hamburg, Germany in Master Architects - International Style N 53° 32.742 E 010° 00.220 32U E 566503 N 5933446 Quick Description: This ensemble of buildings is the home of the SPIEGEL, a weekly print magazine, online magazine, and documentary film production company and site in Hamburg, Germany. Location: Hamburg, Germany Date Posted: 10/19/2012 3:33:24 AM Long Description: On January 4th, 1947, was the first day of publishing unter British occupation law for the print magazine. The SPIEGEL (literally: the mirror) has been continously developing its work and influence since then. The older building was one of the last ones designed by Walter Gropius, the new buildings corresponding with it are the works of prize-winning archtects Henning Larsen and Ulrik Raysse of Copenhagen, Denmark. Architect: Walter Gropius
Louis Isadore Kahn - Fred E. and Elaine Cox Clever House - Cherry Hill, NJ in Master Architects - International Style N 39° 53.979 W 074° 59.915 18S E 500121 N 4416619 Quick Description: Our home town can brag about having 3 structures built by prominent architects, the J A Sweeton House (1950) by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Well‘s Office Building & Residence by Malcom Wells and this beauty, the Clever House (1962) By Louis Isadore Kahn. Location: New Jersey, United States Date Posted: 8/14/2013 10:15:21 PM Long Description:
Since we established our local historical commission in 1989, preservation, protection and the recognition of existing structures of historical or intrinsic value has been pursued. Three of these houses have gained notoriety. The properties are all less than 50 years but all have significant relevance to
architectural history, but are relatively unknown: The Sweeton House (Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Movement), the Well‘s Office Building and Residence (Malcom Wells) and the topic of this waymark, the Fred Clever House (Louis Kahn). These architects hold an important place in architectural history and of all the structures the Clever House became eligible for the National Register in 2007 and hopefully, it will make it some day, thus, assuring us of its survival.
Upon my visit to this property, I noticed two things: first, no way in heck anyone can see this house from the street and second, the grounds are unkempt and jungle-like; one might very scour the immediate grounds for some rare leaf or berry to cure cancer, which is bound to grow in the rain forest landscaping. What a shame the home owners don't give a crud. The rest of the neighborhood is beautiful and well manicured. This property is a hot mess!
The Fred E. and Elaine Cox Clever House at 417 Sherry Way, Cherry Hill, New Jersey was commissioned by these homeowners in 1967 for Kahn to design after they saw his influential Trenton Bath House completed in 1962. This Cherry Hill home is only one of nine built houses designed by Kahn (who designed many others which did not come to fruition), who is best known for designing institutional buildings. To see all of the other houses that were built, please go HERE. Others worked to make the house on Sherry Way a physical reality: The structural engineers for this house were possibly Cronheim & Weger, partners in a Philadelphia architectural firm until 1966. Another PA firm out of Willow Grove, PA, a rel="nofollow" href= "http://aiaphiladelphia.org/affiliate/vinokur-pace-engineering-services-inc" target="_blank">Vinokur-Pace Engineers, was the mechanical/electrical engineers for this project. The project began on July 12, 1957. The earliest dated drawing in Kahn's collection was February 18, 1959. The last dated drawing for this house in his collection was for February 1, 1962. The house was finished on May 8, 1962. I cannot resolve the differences in the creation and the request for this house. One would think the request would come before the creation but it seems he dreamed it first then someone asked him for it. Weird.
About the House In the center of the house is a spacious living room, around which are grouped five smaller rooms, each with its own pyramidal roof. The living room itself is capped by a complex roof composed of four large angular structures that look something like four oversize gables that meet in the center. The two flat surfaces that form the sides of each gable-like structure extend far downwards diagonally to meet the corresponding surfaces from the two adjacent structures. The four meeting points of all of these structures rest on four L-shaped concrete block formations positioned at the edges of the living room. They are about the height of standard rooms and have the appearance of small rooms protruding into the high-ceilinged living room. Their reverse sides provide closet-like spaces for other parts of the house.
The roof structure, which is about 18 feet (5.5 m) high at its highest point and whose underside is finished with narrow wooden strips, forms the ceiling of the living room. Large triangular windows with protruding hoods in each of the four gables provide natural light for the living room while minimizing direct sunlight. The triangular windows are fixed in place, but beside them are wooden panels that can be opened for ventilation. (Buttiker, Urs (1994). Louis I. Kahn: Light and Space. New York: Whitney Library of Design. pp. 83–84.)
The house was designed during a period in which Kahn was interested in structures based on triangular geometries, largely inspired by Anne Tyng, a co-worker and the mother of one of his children. (Brownlee, David; David De Long (1991). Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture. New York: Rizzoli International Publications.>
About the Man Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky) (February 20, 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture from 1947 to 1957.
From 1957 until his death, he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn created a style that was monumental and monolithic; his heavy buildings do not hide their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled. Louis Kahn's works are considered as monumental beyond modernism. Famous for his meticulously built
works, his provocative unbuilt proposals, and his teaching, Kahn was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He was awarded the AIA Gold Medal and the RIBA Gold Medal.
Architect: Louis Kahn
Building Type: Residential
Date Built: May 8, 1962
City building is located in: Cherry Hill
Richard Neutra - Hofman House - Hillsborough, CA
in Master Architects - International Style
N 37° 33.018 W 122° 20.970 10S E 557459 N 4156120
Quick Description: The Hofmann house is located in Hillsborough, CA. It has sleek, white
walls and is made of levels of simple geometric shapes. The house is behind a gate.
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 3/30/2013 10:31:59 PM
Long Description: " Architectural historian Thomas Hines has written of the Hofmann House: "...The Hoffman
house echoed a kinship with the south. The familiar, handsome, three-story stairway glazing, the
banded casement windows, the projecting terraces and balconies, the silver-gray trim, all
contributed to a strong Neutra statement. Yet, the Hofmann house suffered in the subtle but
crucial matters of scale and proportion, particularly in the main south elevation, where the large
blank mass of the central stairway element seemed insufficiently integrated with the rest of the
south facade." (See Thomas S. Hines, Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture,
[New York: Oxford University Press, 1982], p. 142-143.)" (visit link)
