Villa corseaux le corbusier biography
Villa corseaux le corbusier biography
Le corbusier biography architect.
Villa Le Lac
House by Le Corbusier in Corseaux, Switzerland
The Villa Le Lac, also known as the Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier, is a residential building on Lake Geneva in Corseaux, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, designed by Swiss architects and cousins Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret between 1923 and 1924 for Le Corbusier's parents.[1][2] It is an example of residential Modern architecture and showcases three of Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture.
The building is a designated Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016.
History
Between 1912 and 1919 Le Corbusier's parents Georges-Édouard Jeanneret and Marie-Charlotte-Amélie Jeanneret-Perret lived at the Villa Jeanneret-Perret in their hometown La Chaux-de-Fonds, which their son had also designed for them.
From 1919 until the Villa Le Lac was constructed, the Jeannerets resided at a chalet in Blonay. They moved to the new villa in Cors