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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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