From Eliinbar’s Sketches 2012 – learning from le corbusier’s book… “Towards an Architecture”
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Here is what Le Corbusier has to say
About “Architectural volumes” and “Preliminary shapes” ….
The quotations are from le Corbusier’s book “Towards an Architecture” published in 1923
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Le Corbusier’s quote about the “Architectural volumes”: “Architecture is the smart play ,Accurate And wonderful of volumes that are connected under the light”
Silos in Canada, from Le Corbusier’s book “Towards an Architecture”
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Jean Nouvel Architect
C1 tower Boulogne-Billancourt
France 2008-2011
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From Eliinbar’s Sketches 2012 – learning from le corbusier’s book “Towards an Architecture”….the “Architectural volumes”
Notice…. both buildings are Characterized by basic volumes shapes, this is Le Corbusier’s “Architectural volumes strategy”
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Le Corbusier’s quote About the “Preliminary shapes”; “Preliminary shapes are beautiful because they are read clearly….Architecture is not making any Longer simple shapes”
“Preliminary shapes” can be your inspiration and generate a planning process that enriches your floors plans design.
Look at next examples ….You can get an impression how the “Preliminary shapes strategy” is reflected in le Corbusir’s and Hejduk’s floor plans
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Le corbusier’s typical “floor plan
for the “cite the refuge” –1929
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John Hejduk’s project for “One-half House” 1966
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From Eliinbar’s Sketches 2012 – learning from le corbusier’s book “Towards an Architecture”…. the “Preliminary shapes”
Notice…. both floor plans are characterized by Preliminary shapes, this is Le Corbusier’s “Preliminary shapes strategy”
Is Le corbusier’s typical floor plan for the “cite the refuge” …….. Hejduk’s inspiration source?
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Hejduk is not the only one that implements in his floor plans design the “Preliminary shapes strategy” ….look at Louis kahn’s typical Floor plan….shown in the next image ….
this is Louis kahn’s famous National Assembly Building in Bangladesh
Notice…. the floor plans is characterized by preliminary shapes, this is Le Corbusier’s “Preliminary shapes strategy”
Louis Kahn architect
National Assembly Building of Bangladesh
Typical floor plan….
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