135. VIlla Savoye. Poissy-sur-Seine, France. Le Corbusier. 1929 CE Steel and reinforced concrete.

• Forn
  • Box-like horizontal quality; an abstraction of a house
  • The main part of the house is lifted off the ground by narrow pilotis–thin free standing posts
  • The house appears to float on pilotis; allows air to circulate around the base of the house
  • The turing circular carport on the bottom floor enables family members to enter the house directly from their car
  • All space is utilized, including the roof, which act as a patio
  • The roof terraces bring the outdoors into the house
  • Subtle colors: white on exterior symbolizes modern cleanliness and healthful living
  • Open interior is free of many walls
  • Some furniture is built into the walls
  • Ribbon windows wind around the second floor
  • Streamlines look
  • Living spaces that are surrounded by glass face an open courtyard-type setting on the second floor
• Function and Patronage
  • A three-bedroom country house with servants’ quarters on the ground floor
  • Built in suburban Paris as a retreat for the wealthy
  • Patrons: Pierre and Emilie Savoye
• Context
  • No historical ornamentation.