Unité D'Habitation, Marseille, France by Le Corbusier.

Unité d'Habitation, Marseille, France by Le Corbusier.

Subject – History.

By - Kalyani Kharade. Date- /01/2013

Abstract: The report gives a brief overview about the housing project by Le Corbusier. Unité d'Habitation designed by Le Corbusier introduced the concept of “ vertical garden city”. It was designed to rehouse the victims of the destroyed neighborhoods of the city. It was the first opportunity to implement Corbusier's theories, to a scale that would lead to Modulor.

Table of Contents:
1. Biography
2. Introduction
3. Concept
 Site Plan
 Spaces
 Structure
 Plan
 Elevation
 Section
 Roof
4. Materials Used
5. Interior and 3d views

Biography:

 Le Corbusier was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris in Switzerland on October 6, 1887. In 1917, he moved to Paris and assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier.
 In his architecture, he chiefly built with steel and reinforced concrete and worked with elemental geometric forms.
 Le Corbusier's painting emphasized clear forms and structures, which corresponded to his architecture.

Introduction: The Unité d'Habitation (French pronunciation: [ynite dabitasjɔ̃], Housing Unit) is the name of a modernist residential housing design principle developed by Le Corbusier, with the collaboration of painter-architect Nadir Afonso.
The concept formed the basis of several housing developments designed by him throughout Europe with this name. The most famous of these developments is located in south Marseille.

Unite d´habitation of Marseille:

 Architect: Le Corbusier
 Year(s) of construction:1947-1952
 Height:56 m
 Unit Count:337
 Location: Marseille, France
Vertical Garden City:
 After

References: www.archnet.com : wikiarquitectura.com, greatbuildings.com, galinsky.com