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Ronchamp
The Ronchamp Chapel designed by Le Corbusier in 1955 is located in Ronchamp, France and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was rebuilt after being damaged by fire and bombing. The simple concrete structure has an oblong nave with side entrances and axial altar. It features a sculptured Virgin Mary, southern windows, and a rough concrete roof supported by embedded columns. The design was inspired by praying hands, a ship, and other forms and uses light and decorations symbolizing opposites.
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Ronchamp
- 1. RONCHAMP By Le Corbusier ADHIRAJBHATTACHARYA
- 2. LE CORBUSIER Born Charles-ÉdouardJeanneret October 6, 1887 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Died August 27, 1965 (aged 77) Nationality Swiss / French (from 1930) Influenced Oscar Niemeyer, Richard Meier Awards AIA Gold Medal (1961) Buildings Villa Savoye, France Notre Dame du Haut, France Buildings in Chandigarh, India
- 3. RONCHAMP – 1955( Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut )
- 4. The Chapel ofNotre Dame du Haut located in Ronchamp, was a catholic pilgrimage center dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Chapel suffered a voracious fire in 1913, consequently was rebuilt in Neo-Gothic style. In 1944, was bombarded by the Nazis. HISTORY
- 5. In 1950, Le Corbusieraccepted rebuilt of the chapel. After five years of technical difficulties and the constant critic, is finished in June 1955. HISTORY
- 6. CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM ReinforcedConcrete CLIMATE Temperate CONTEXT Rural, Mountains STYLE Expressionist Modern PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Simplicity Oblong nave Two side entrances Axial main alter Three chapels Three towers Beton brut roof Exterior alter Sculpture of the Virgin Mary Southern facing wall of windows INTRODUCTION
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- 8. SITE Approach route of the chapelis from the Southeast. Chapel is placed at the high point on an East West axis.
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- 11. THE RESIDENCY FORCLERGY
- 12. THE MONUMENT OFPEACE
- 13. Large Embrasures onsouth wall represent the Corvus, Libra Constellation The upper two tiers of the interior windows of the South wall as the Virgo constellation DESIGN THEORIES
- 14. That Le Corbusierbased his design off of praying hands, a ship, a bird, a nuns cowl Le Corbusier superimposed Ronchamp II over Ronchamp I
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- 17. THE LIGHT FROMHEAVENS SHINING OVER THE CHAPELS
- 18. Door panels consistof open hand, star, pyramid, meandering river, rain, and clouds Eight panels Red and blue symbolize opposites DECORATIONS
- 20. The structure ismade mostly of concrete and is comparatively small, enclosed by thick walls, with the upturned roof supported on columns embedded within the walls. A 6 cm concrete shell B 10 x 30 cm cast in place lower beams C 17 cm thick girders D 5 x 27 cm pre cast upper roof beams E Roof deck 4 cm thick F Scupper for rainwiater dranage STRUCTURE
- 21. Some pictures ofthe Chapel while under construction in the early 1950’s. CONSTRUCTION