Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect and artist born in 1887. He was influenced by his artistic family and studied sculpture, painting, and architecture. After moving to Paris in 1917, he traveled extensively and apprenticed under other architects. His travels informed his visionary philosophy of architecture based on five principles: pilotis, free plan, roof terrace, horizontal windows, and free design. Some of his most famous works applying this philosophy include the Villa Savoye, Phillips Pavilion, and Notre Dame du Haut. The Villa Stein de Monzie built in 1926-29 for Michael Stein and Gabrielle Monzie in Garches

1. Le Corbusier

2. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris
(Le Corbusier)
Architect & Artist
October 6 1887 – 27 August 1965
Born at La-Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland
Ecole des Arts Decoratifs at La-Chaux de-Fonds

3. Son of an artist and a musician, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris was born
alongside his family’s love for the arts.
He initially followed in the footsteps of his father, learning how to sculpt and
enamel in art school at the age of 13 – intending to become a painter.
His ‘’mentor’’, L’Eplattenier, insisted that along his studies of the arts, he should
learn about architecture as well.

4. In 1917, he moved to Paris, where he assumed the pseudonym, ‘Le Corbusier’.
During his early career, he travelled to many places around Central Europe and
the Mediterranean, including Italy, Vienna, Munich and Paris. During his travels,
he apprenticed under many various architects.
These travels played a pivotal role in his education and later career.

5. ‘’Architecture is the learned game, correct
and magnificent, of forms assembled in
the light.’’
- Le Corbusier
Eventually, he moved and started his
own architectural practice.
Throughout his lifetime, he created
many villas and other examples of
architecture that conveyed the major
principles and discoveries of his
vision.
Many of his works were built chiefly
with steel and reinforced concrete,
and worked with elemental
geometric forms

6. Philosophy
5 points of new architecture:
i. Pilotis
ii. Free plan
iii. Roof Terrace
iv. Horizontal Windows
v. Free design

7. Corresponding to his philosophy, his most
famous works include
Left to right, Top to
Bottom:
Villa Savoye,
Phillips Pavilion,
Curutchet House,
Notre Dame du
Haut (Ronchamp)

8. Villa Stein de Monzie (1926-29)
Garches, Paris - France

9. Designed for Michael Stein &
Gabrielle Monzie

10. The Villa is set far back on it’s site, and approached via a long,
straight driveway that ends at the door of an ample garage.
The appearance is a imitation of a modern-day Palladian villa set in a
landscape of dark trees.

11. Floor Plan
Ground Floor First Floor

12. Proportion according to the Golden Section

13. Building structure in general contains symmetrical
along the parts of the whole villa.
Facade portrays rhythm
The villa appears to be transparent due to the hobby
of the Stein couple as they like to collect and show
their art at their residence.

14. Geometrical Grid
- Cubical feeling broken with oval shapes
- Curved walls are inspired by chimneys of
transatlantic luxury ships
- Curved walls separates spaces of villa

15. Materials
• most dominant material in the interior and exterior
of Villa Stein are the white plaster walls
• bathrooms and toilets have tiles instead of white
plaster.
• Façade contains glass as windows and dark steel
elements as bars in the windows.

16. 5 Points in New Architecture found in Villa Stein

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