Villa SavoyeLe Corbusier, 1887-1965

Poissy, France

Villa SavoyeVilla Savoye is a modernist villa in Poissy, in the outskirts of Paris, France. It was designed by Swiss architects Le Corbusier and built between 1928 and 1931.

Villa SavoyeThe Villa Savoye was designed to show off the ”five points of a new architecture” – pilotis, roof garden, free plan, free façade, long windows.

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SurroundingsA white square box supported by columns on the ground. The building is surrounded by grass and blue sky. Garden was moved to the roof.

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Vanna Venturi HouseRobert Venturi, 1925-

Chestnut Hill, Philadelpha, Pennsylvania,USA

Vanna Venturi HouseThe Vanna Venturi House, one of the first prominent works of the postmodern architecture movement, is located in the suburban neighborhood of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Robert Venturi for his mother Vanna Venturi, and constructed between 1962 -1964.

Vanna Venturi HouseThe design is based on the chimney and fireplace. From there you can feel that the space is stretched. Space increased from the fireplace to the chimney. Finally, the house is separated.

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Fisher HouseLouis Kahn

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Fisher HouseThe Fisher House is the simplest expression of the idea: two cubes, one for the living room and one for the bedroom, touching at an angle, as if by accident, like dice thrown on a table.

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