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Inspirational Design: Villa Savoye

Le Corbusier was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He, along with Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius were considered the pioneers of modern architecture.

Amongst the many incredible works of Corbusier, is Villa Savoye. It is one of his finest and most well known houses. Built outside Paris in 1929, it is his best representation of the International Style. It utilizes all of his famous “5 Points of Architecture”

1. Pilotis – Ground level support columns that elevate the building off the ground. This opens the space underneath for domestic use.
2. Flat Terrace Roof – Flat roofs allow for domestic use.
3. Free Plan – Typically walls are load bearing, supporting floors above, and therefore are placed where needed structurally. But gridded structural columns and reinforced concrete floors, allow for walls to be “freely” placed where ever wanted.
4. Freely Designed Façade- As non-load bearing walls allowed for their free placement within the plan, it also allowed for free placement of windows within the walls.
5. Horizontal Windows – Horizontal application allow for even ventilation and natural daylighting.