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Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier's "Les 4 Compositions" outlines 4 architectural compositions: 1) The Villa La Roche emphasizes picturesque movement disciplined by classical hierarchy. Form follows the promenade architecturale. 2) The Villa Stein composition is very difficult but provides spiritual satisfaction through a cubic prism form. 3) The Villa à Carthage composition is very easy, practical, and combinable. 4) The Villa Savoye composition is very generous, with external architectural will defined and all interior functional needs met through light penetration, continuity and circulation.

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Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier's "Les 4 Compositions" outlines 4 architectural compositions: 1) The Villa La Roche emphasizes picturesque movement disciplined by classical hierarchy. Form follows the promenade architecturale. 2) The Villa Stein composition is very difficult but provides spiritual satisfaction through a cubic prism form. 3) The Villa à Carthage composition is very easy, practical, and combinable. 4) The Villa Savoye composition is very generous, with external architectural will defined and all interior functional needs met through light penetration, continuity and circulation.

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Le Corbusier’s ‘Les 4 Compositions’ (1929)

 First composition and the Villa La Roche (1923)

The original The Translation The meaning

autorise Authorize - “Picturesque, full of movement, but


composition pyramidal requiring a classical hierarchy to
pyramidale composition discipline it.”

- The formation of building envelope


from the growth of interior volumes.

picturesque Picturesque - Unrestricted promenade


architecturale.

movement Dynamic - Form follows promenade


architecturale.

genre plutôt A rather easy - Use of traces regulateur.


facile genre
- Volume annexation strategy nature,
which forms picturesque (picturesque)
and movement (dynamic) interior
spaces.

On peut Can be - The series diagonal lines of identical


toutefois le subdue by gradients, extracted from the facades‟
discipliner applying general mass.
par classement order and
et hiérarchie hierarchy

 Second composition and the Villa Stein (1927)

trés difficile Very difficult

trés difficile Very difficult

statisfaction de Spiritual
l’esprit satisfaction
composition Cubic
cubique composition

prism pur

 Third composition and the Villa à Carthage (1928)

trés facile Very easy

practique Practical

combinable Combinable

 Fourth composition and the Villa Savoye (1929).

‘trés généreux‟ Very


generous

on External
affirme à architectural
léxterieur une will are
volanté defined.
architecturale

on satisfait à All functional


l’intérieur à needs are
tous les besoins met in the
fonctionnels interior.

insolation Light
penetration

contiguïté, Continuity

circulation Circulation

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