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Background Information
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Villa Savoye is a modernist villa and gate lodge.
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Located in Poissy, on the outskirts of Paris, France.
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Designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret.
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Built between 1928 and 1931.
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Constructed using reinforced concrete.
Architect: Le Corbusier
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A Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, and writer.
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Born in Switzerland, naturalized as French on 19 September 1930.
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Founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM).
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Designed several government buildings in Chandigarh.
Architect: Pierre Jeanneret
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​Born in Geneva.
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Served as a cyclist in the Swiss Army from 1916 to 1918.
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In 1922, set up an architectural practice with his cousin Le Corbusier.
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​Designed numerous buildings, including villas and vacation houses, and renovated existing buildings.
Five points of Architecture in the Villa De Savoye
1. Pilotis (supports)
the whole of the second storey and third storey are lifted up by reinforced concrete columns which at that time was revolutionary to free up space at the bottom for things like landscaping and sheltered parking
2. Free Floorplans
due to the fact that the building were supported using structural columns there were no load bearing walls used around the building.Additionally, minimal parition walls were used in the building allowing for a more free and open floorplan that can be changed with the user's needs
3. Free Facade
because of the lack of load bearing walls the facade treatment was not that restricted and there were more freedom for the design of the facade
4. Horizontal Windows
in addition to the free facade concept the building made use of long sliding windows to allow for natural lighting to enter the building as well as to give the occupant a panoramiric view
5. Roof Garden
Roof gardens were use on the top level as well as bits of greenery were placed on the second storey to compensate for the landscape that was destroyed to build the building.
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