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Villa Savoye, Poissy

  • Address: 82 Rue de Villiers
  • Vicinity: Av Blanche de Castille
  • Type: House
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building
  • Activity Category: Tour

The Villa Savoye is a 1931 modernist villa and museum in Poissy, France. The former residence is an early example of modern architecture and the International style. The vacation home was designed by Swiss architects Charles Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, base on Charles' Five Points that define modern architectural. - AsNotedIn

Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture

  1. Pilotis - Elevating the building to extend landscape beneath the space.
  2. A functional roof serving as a garden and terrace, reclaiming for Nature the land occupied by the building
  3. An open floor plan, without load-bearing walls, only to be place where aesthetically needed
  4. Long horizontal windows for natural light and ventilation
  5. Facades designed as a surface for windows

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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1928/00/00 In the spring, Pierre Savoye and his wife, Eugenie, select Le Corbusier for the construction of their weekend house. The idea of a "box on stilts" is accepted by the owners.
1928/09/00 Charles Le Corbusier Architect Charles Le Corbusier begins work on Villa Savoye.
1929/00/00 Between Autumn 1928 and Spring 1929, Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret create alternative designs to address the Savoye's concerns on the cost of the project.
1929/03/00 Construction contracts are awarded to erect Villa Savoye using reinforced concrete. The cost to build the residence is half a million Francs, almost twice the original budget.
1931/00/00 Charles Le Corbusier Architect Although completed in 1930, the vacation home is presented to the Savoyes in 1931. Birth of Modern Architecture
1937/00/00 Charles Le Corbusier Architect The Savoyes put Le Corbusier on formal notice for not having designed a habitable residence. Birth of Modern Architecture
1940/00/00 During World War II, Villa Savoye is occupied by the Germans and then the Allies, 1940-1945.
1958/00/00 The town of Poissy expropriates the Villa Savoye for use as a youth center. They will later considered razing it to make way for a school, but protests from architects and the intervention of Le Corbusier will spared the house from demolition.
1958/00/00 The town of Poissy cedes the Villa Savoye to the French national government, which takes protective measures.
1963/00/00 Despite opposition from Le Corbusier, architect Jean Debuisson begins restoration work on Villa Savoye.
1992/00/00 From 1985 and 1992, Villa Savoye is restored under the direction of Jean-Louis Veret.

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Particulars for Villa Savoye, Poissy:
Area of Significance Architecture
Sight Category Building
Museum Type Historical Museum
Building Type House
Architectural Style International style
Architectural Style Modern Movement
Museum Type Museum
Historic Use Single dwelling



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