Cite de Refuge, 1933Le CorbusierParis, France

Fall 2011Caleb CrawfordEnoch Mariscal

First and Basement Floor Plan

Cite de Refuge was a project Le Corbusier designed with the Salvation Army. With them, he designed housing that fell in line with his own social ideas and was able to form the spaces accordingly. It contains separate dormitories and dining rooms for men and women, single rooms for women with children, a nursery, workshops, assembly rooms, library, a nursery, workshops, assembly rooms, library, and counseling facilities.

Cite de Refuge, 1933Le CorbusierParis, France

Fall 2011Caleb CrawfordEnoch Mariscal

Second and Other Floor Plans

Cite de Refuge, 1933Le CorbusierParis, France

Fall 2011Caleb CrawfordEnoch Mariscal

First and Basement Floor Plan

The program was divided into two different blocks connected on the lower levels. On the larger rectangular block, Corbusier placed the residential spaces and on a smaller square he placed the administration & counseling facilities.

Cite de Refuge, 1933Le CorbusierParis, France

Fall 2011Caleb CrawfordEnoch Mariscal

Structure and Circulation

The Cite de Refuge is a reinforced concrete structure. Le Corbusier used concrete in many of his buildings as he saw it to be a material that reflected modern ideas of industry. The cir-culation for the building was very simple with only one grand staircase for the whole building and one hall that connects the staricase horizontaly to the programs of the large horizontaly to the programs of the large rectangular block.