THEORY OF DESIGN

LE CORBUSIER

SUBMITTED TO – AR.

MANISH KUMAR

SUBMITTED BY –

AKSHAY JANGIR

INTRODUCTION

LE CORBUSIER

Charles-Edouard Jeanneret

1887-1965

SWISS ARCHITECT

URBAN PLANNER

PAINTER

WRITER

DESIGNER

THEORIST

IDEOLOGY

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FREE FLOOR PLAN

FREE FACADE

THE PILOTIS

ROOF GARDEN

ELONGATED WINDOWS

THE PILOTIS

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PILOTIS

ROOF GARDEN

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ROOF

GARDEN

FREE FLOOR PLAN

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REINFORCED CONCRETE

BROUGHT THE INNOVATION OF THE

FREE PLAN IN WHICH THE

INTERIORS WERE NO LONGER THE

RIGIDLY DETERMINED BY THE

STRUCTURAL WALLS , THEY HAD

BECOME FREE .

LE CORBUISER SUGGESTED A

COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE OF

STRUCTURAL SUPPORT

ARCHITECTURAL.

ELONGATED WINDOWS

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ELONGATED

WINDOWS

FREE FACADE

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PILLARS RETREATED FROM THE

FACADE TO THE INSIDE OF THE

HOUSE I.E THE FACADE BECAME NO

MORE THAN LIGHT MEMBRANE.

FACADE WAS NOW FREE AND THE

WINDOWS COULD EXTEND WITHOUT

INTERRUPTION FROM ONE END TO

THE OTHER.

THE MODULAR

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‘THE MODULAR’ , LE CORBUSIER

WROTE, IS A MEASURING TOOL BASED

ON THE HUMAN BODY AND ON

MATHEMATICS. A MAN WITH AN ARM

UPRAISED PROVIDES, AT THE

DETERMINING POINTS OF HIS

OCCUPATION OF SPACE- FOOT, SOLAR

PLEXUS, HEAD, TIPS OF FINGERS OF

THE UPRAISED ARM.

THE TYPICAL SPATIAL POSITIONS

OF THE HUMAN BODY

VILLA SAVOYE, POISY, FRANCE

VILLA SAVOYE

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VILLA SAVOYE IS RELATED TO THE

WHOLE RANGE OF LE CORBUSIER’S

ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN

PLANNING.

IT IS SITUATED ON SMOOTHLY

SLOPING HILL TOP IN MIDST OF

FIELDS.

IT ILLUSTRATES WITH EXTREME

CLARITY AND IS PERHAPS THE MOST

FAITHFUL IN ITS OBSERVATION OF

FIVE POINTS I.E PILOTIS, ROOF

GARDEN, FREE FLOOR PLAN ,

ELONGATED WINDOW, AND FREE

FAÇADE

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PALLADIAN GRID IS FOLLOWED .

GOLDEN PROPOTIONS ARE

ANALYSED.

COLUMNS OF THE BUILDINGS ARE

DEFINED BY A SYSTEM OF WALLS

INDEPENDENT OF STRUCTURE.

ENTRY TO THE PROPERTY IS

THROUGH A GATE AT ONE END OF

HIGH STONE WALL

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THE MAIN PORTION OF THE HOUSE IS RAISED ON THE

COLUMNS WHICH ARE SET ON GRASS PLANE.

LIVING AREA OPENS ON THE SOUTH TO THE GARDEN

THROUGH LARGE FLOOR TO CEILING SLIDING GLASS DOORS

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ELEVATIONS

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VERTICAL CIRCULATION

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NOTRE DAM DU HAUT, RONCHAMP

HISTORY

. In the middle age, this

place was a catholic

pilgrimage center

dedicated to the SAINT

Mary.

The Chapel suffered a

voracious fire in 1913,

consequently was rebuilt

in Neo-Gothic style.

In 1944, was

bombarded by the Nazis.

NOTRE DAME DU HAUT

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The Chapel at Ronchamp is a timeless

piece of architecture.

NOTRE-DAM-DU-HAUT IS SITUATED ON

SOURTHEN FOOTHILLS OF THE VOSAGES.

The interior of the church is an

expressive use of light which

translates into a dynamic form

commanding the summit of a

Hill at Ronchamp.

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IT IS COVERED WITH MUSHROOM

SHAPED ROOF

FOLLOWING THE SHAPE OF HILL , THE

NAVE OF THE CHURCH IS INCLINED

TOWARDS EAST

. THE ROOF IS INDEPENDENT OF WALLS

THE MAIN HALL HAS A CAPACITY OF 200

PEOPLE

DESIGN

THEORIES

Le Corbusier based

his design off of

praying hands, a ship,

a bird, a nuns cowl.

DESIGN

THEORIES

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superimposed

Ronchamp II over

Ronchamp I.

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ALTER - An altar is used as a place where sacrifices are made. It is also used as a place where religious functions like baptism are carried out. An altar is found in most churches and it is always located at the centre of the church.

CONFESSIONAL.- AN ENCLOSED STALL IN A CHURCH DIVIDED

BY A SCREEN OR CURTAIN IN WHICH A PRIEST SITS TO HEAR

CONFESSIONS.

THE MAIN ENTRANCE(SOUTH)

THE BACK ENTRANCE(NORTH)

EXTERIOR ALTAR

ELEVATIONS

THE SECRETARIAT,CHANDIGARH

THE FIRST DESIGN FOR THE

SECRETARIAT PRESENTS THE

BUILDING AS A TALL THIN SLAB

CARRYING A SURFACE BRISE

SOLEIL DIVIDED BY A CENTRAL

HORIZONTAL BAND

THE DESIGN WHICH WAS

ACCEPTED ESTABLISHED THE

BUILDING FORM AS A LONG

,HORIZONTAL CONCRETE SLAB

THE SECRETARIAT

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THE SECRETARIAT, THE

LONGEST BUILDING IN

CHANDIGARH, 254M LONG,AND

42M HIGH

THE BUILDING IS COMPOSED

OF SIX EIGHT STOREY BLOCKS

SEPARETED BY EXPANSION

JOINTS.

THE TOP OF THE BUILDING IS

DEVELOPED AS A ROOF GARDEN

CONTAINING THE SERVICE

BLOCKS AND CAFETERIA FOR

EMPLOYEES

THE SECRETARIAT

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THE SECRETARIAT

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FREE FACADE

RAMP

ENCLOCURE

ROUGH

CONCRETE

FINISH

SQUARE

WINDOWS

PROJECTED

PORTICOS

BIG ENTRANCE

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