Final+Project-VILLA+SAVOYE

Villa Savoye is a house located on the outskirts of Paris on top of a hill and developed by Le Corbusier (who was an icon of modern architecture) in 1929. The house is surrounded by vegetation and is shaped like a box that seems to be in the air because it is supported by very thin stilts, which allow free facade without using bearing walls.  It was designed for a wealthy family by the name of Savoye, who wanted a country house, comfortable and modern, to be used on weekends. The idea of designing the house on stilts came from Le Corbusier, but it was the idea of the customers design a parking area ample enough so they to could park safely without maneuvers. The family was composed of the husband, the wife and a son and therefore they wanted a garage that could support three vehicles. The wife loved cooking and for this reason there was a comfortable kitchen.  The Main materials used for the lifting of this house were reinforced concrete, glass, wood, steel and plaster on the walls. The ground floors is determined by a grid of concrete pillars spaced 5 meters from each other and fulfill the role of supporting columns, while the first floor structure generates a grid of steel columns and reinforced concrete slabs. The house is rectangular (23cm x 20cm). The ground floor was used as a garage and for servicing and the first floor was used as a residence.  Inside the house there is a ramp that did the architect with the idea of ​​giving a sense of architectural promenade as it runs through the house. This ramp connects all areas of the house from the ground floor to the deck.  The idea of ​​putting the house on stilts is to let a ground floor free for the passage of nature and the car and the window length was made in this way with the intention of having a better relationship with the outside. The house is composed of the following spaces: entrance hall, the ramp, the hanging garden, a solarium, a revolving staircase, kitchen, guest room, hallway, bathroom, kid bedroom, the couple’s bedroom, another bathroom, cabinet, laundry and room service. The main facade made ​​of glass is located on the ground floor of the house and has a circular shape so that cars can easily park in the garage area. The fourfacades are notequal and therefore each has adifferent perspectiveto the other. The Villa Savoye is one of the most interesting works of the architect Le Corbusier. It is set amidst a lush green landscape without spoiling anything like someone left a box in a vacuum. Upon entering, one can appreciate a lovely house that meets the five points of its creator: the terrace on the roof, the building on stilts, longitudinal windows, free plant and free facade. From inside you can have a contact with nature, with geometrically perfect structures and architecture of the past. Villa Savoye has been declared architectural heritage by the French government and was restored to be a museum today. References: [] [] http://bibliotecadearquitecto.blogspot.com/2010/10/villa-savoye.html



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