1. JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY
FACUTLY OF
ARCHITECTURE
PRESENTATION
ON LE CORBUSIER

2. Le Corbusier
 Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, better
known as Le Corbusier.
 He was born in Switzerland and became
a French citizen in 1930. October 6, 1887 –
August 27, 1965)
 He was architect ,designer urbanist
and writer.
 His career spanned five decades, with
his buildings constructed throughout
Europe, India and America.

3. EARLY LIFE AND CARRER(1914-
1930)
Le Corbusier taught at his old school in La-
chaux-de-Fond during World War I.
 Until the end of the first world war he
worked in switzerland.
 Were he worked on theoretical
architectural studies using modern
techniques.
 Among these was his project for the
Domino House (1914–1915)

4.  In 1908, He studied architecture
in Vienna with Josef Hoffmann.
 Between October 1910 and March 1911, he
worked near Berlin for the renowned
architect Peter Behrens.
 Soon he would begin his own architectural
practice with his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret (1896–
1967), a partnership that would last until the
1950s.
In 1918, Le Corbusier met the Cubist
painter Amédée Ozenfant.

5.  After World War II, Le Corbusier attempted to realize his
urban planning schemes on a small scale by constructing a
series of "unités" (the housing block unit of the Radiant City)
around France.
 The most famous of these was the Unité d'Habitation of
Marseilles (1946–1952).
 In the 1950s, a unique opportunity to translate the Radiant
City on a grand scale presented itself in the construction of
the Union Territory Chandigarh.
 The new capital of Indian states of Punjab
and Haryana and the first planned city in
India.
Unité d'Habitation France Le
corbusier Marseille or Cité Radieuse .

6. LE CORBUSIER – THE MODULAR
 Le Corbusier explicitly used the golden ratio in
his Modulor system for the scale of architectural
proportion.
 The Modulor is
an anthropometric scale of pr
oportions devised by him.
 It is based on the height of
an English man with his arm
raised.

7. INFLUENCES
 He saw this system as a
continuation of the long tradition
of Vitruvius, Leonardo da
Vinci's and , the work of Leon
Battista Alberti.
 They used the proportions of the
human body to improve the
appearance and function
of architecture.
 Le Corbusier described it as a
"range of harmonious
measurements to suit the human
scale, universally applicable to

8. BUILDING WITH MODULAR
SYSTEM
 Unité d'Habitation in Marseilles
 Church of Sainte Marie de La Tourette
 Carpenter Centre for the Visual Arts

9. CHANDIGARH PLANNING
 Historical Background
 Selection of site
 Planning
To select a suitable
site, the Govt. of
Punjab appointed a
Committee in 1948
under the
Chairmanship of P.L
Verma, Chief Engineer
to assess and evaluate
the existing towns in
the State for setting up
the proposed capital of

10.  The present site was selected in 1948 taking into account various
attributes such as its Central location in the state, proximity to the national
capital & availability of sufficient water supply, fertile of soil, gradient of
land for natural drainage.
 An American Firm, M/s. Mayer, Whittlessay and Glass was commissioned
in 1950 to prepare the Master Plan for the new City
 Albert Mayer and Mathew Novicki evolved a fan shaped Master Plan and
worked out conceptual sketches of the super block.
 The super block was designed as a self –sufficient neighborhood units
placed along the curvilinear roads and comprised of cluster type
housing, markets and centrally located open spaces.

11. Le Corbusier's Master Plan
 The Master plan prepared by Le
Corbusier was broadly similar to the
one prepared by the team of planners
led by Albert Mayer and Mathew
Novicki.
 Except that the shape of the city plan
was modified from one with a curving
road network to rectangular shape
with a grid iron pattern for the fast
traffic roads, besides reducing its
area for reason of economy.

12.  Due to economic constraints, the master plan was to be
realized in two phases, catering to a total population of half a
million.
 . Phase-I consisting of 30 low density sector spread over an
area of 9000 acres (Sector 1 to 30) for 1,50,000 people .
 Phase-II consisting of 17 considerably high density Sectors (
Sectors 31 to 47) spread over an area of 6000 acres for a
population of 3,50,000.

13.  The primary module of city‟s design is a Sector, a neighborhood unit of
size 800 meters x 1200 meters. It is a self-sufficient unit having shops,
school, health centers and places of recreations and worship.
 The population of a sector varies between 3000 and 20000 depending
upon the sizes of plots and the topography of the area.

17. The open hand
 The Open Hand (La Main Ouverte) is a
recurring motif in Le Corbusier's
architecture.
 This is a sign of relief and reconciliation.
 It is open to give and open to receive.
 The largest of the many Open Hand
sculptures that Le Corbusier created is a
The Open Hand Monument in
28 meter high version in Chandigarh, Chandigarh
India. , India

18. Buildings by le corbusier before
Chandigarh planning.
 Villa Roche.
 Pavillon Suisse (Swiss Pavilion).

19. location Paris
function
VILLA ROCHE private
house, museum, gallery
Project Year: 1923-1925
 The Villa La Roche is a perfect showcase for Le
Corbusier's new architecture.
 The house would serve as a private gallery to display La
Roche's extensive art collection.

20.  The Villa acted as an exhibition space for Mr.
Roche‟s collection of avant-garde artwork, and is
a pure assemblage of spatial volumes that
interlocks the dual programs of domicile and
gallery.
 It including a north orientation and existing trees
and height and boundary limitation.
 Inside the building, to display the art, an
„architectural promenade‟ was made.
 A theme inspired by Le Corbusier's visit to the
Acropolis in 1911.
 The promenade goes up and down staircases,
leads through tight spaces, in-between balconies,
open surveys, down ramps and into a beautifully
lit library.

21. INTERIOR OF VILLA ROCHE

22. BUILDING FEATURES OF
VILLA ROCHE.
 The Villa was imagined as a “spatial
experience” and consists of a specifically
deliberate path which guides the inhabitant
and unveils the artwork as an itinerary through
history.
 The promenade lead us into a succession of
wonderfully illuminated spaces which were
perceptibly designed to be experiential and
viewed from a single, fixed point.
 Precisely placed wall openings, stairs, ramps,
and balconies divide the space into three
dimensional grid-like layers which are
permeable to stunning illumination.
 In contrast to the entirely white façade, the
vivid internal color palate harmonizes the
otherwise asymmetrical arrangement of the
Villa.

23. Pavillon Suisse (Swiss Pavilion)
Pavillon Suisse (Swiss Pavilion)
7 boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
France
 Citi university was founded in 1921 to provide accommodation and support
for foreign students in Paris.

24. BUILDING DETAILS
 The free facade and horizontal
window have become a continuous
glazed curtain wall, on the south side
of the building.
 The pilotis have developed from thin
columns to six massive reinforced
concrete.
 The plan accommodates them in a
separate block sitting on the earth.
its curvaceous form contrasting with the
simple slab of the student
accommodation.

25.  Building form
 The work consists of two volumes clearly differentiated.
 On the one hand, the flag-shaped parallelepiped containing
the student dormitories, and the other containing the free
areas of reunion, all the individual spaces and the social
space
 . The volume of rooms is separated from the soil through
large columns of concrete.

26.  Structure
System of beams and
columns of reinforced
concrete.
 Materials
Concrete, stone and glass.

27. MILL OWNERS' ASSOCIATION BUILDING
location Ahmedabad
function auditorium, meeting room,
office
 A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple-
height entrance hall.
 Arrival is on the first floor, where (as per the original design)
the executives‟ offices and boardroom are located

28. Building characteristic
 The ground floor houses the work
spaces of the clerks and a
separate, single-storey canteen at the
rear.
 On the third floor is a high, top-lit
auditorium with a roof canopy and a
curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a
generous lobby.
 The east and west façades are in the
form of sun breakers , one of Corbusier‟s
many formal inventions.
 while avoiding harsh sun, permit visual
connection and air movement.

29.  On the second floor of the
Mill Owners‟ Building, the
lobby is treated as “an open
space defined by
harsh, angular forms.
 And the auditorium as an
enclosed space delineated
by soft, curvilinear forms.
 While the brise-soleil act as
free facades made of rough
shuttered concrete, the
north and south sides, built
in rough brickwork, are
almost unbroken.

30. SECRETARIAT BUILDING
location Chandigarh
function government
 The Secretariat building is a long, horizontal concrete slab
form, 254 meters long and 42 meters high

31.  The building is composed of block divided by expansion joints
and measures over 800 feet long, bookended by two sculptural
ramps providing vertical circulation throughout the facilities‟
levels.
 The massive, horizontal
complex is comprised of 8
stories of rough-cast
concrete.
 The building has notable
similarities with Corbusier‟s
Marseille block and had an
equally lofty goal: to
revolutionize the modern
office building.

32.  The whole structure is constructed in „beton brut‟ (rough-
cast concrete) with Corbusier‟s signature „brise-soleils‟
facade.
 Over 800 feet long, the
extensive facade of the
building gives a sculptural
aesthetic with exposed
concrete ramps, punctured
with small square windows
dictating the front and rear
views
 The cafeteria rests atop the
terrace, where one can have
a spectacular view of the
city.

33.  Similarly, the roof garden and its promenade set
against the surrounding landscape, which constantly
changes as the observer‟s angle of vision changes..
 To maximize natural lighting
and increase cross-
ventilation, a long and narrow
plan was implemented.
 The Secretariat is a simpler
and more conventional form
where variations of structure
and internal distribution do
not interrupt its compact
volume.

34. FAMOUS QUOTES BY
LE CORBUSIER
 “To create architecture is to put in order. Put
what in order? Function and objects.”
 Space and light and order. Those are the
things that men need just as much as they
need bread or a place to sleep.”
 A house is a machine for living in.”

35. Thank you