The shots of the roof garden in the sunset are fantastic, as are the environs. One gets a real sense of the idealism of Corb's vision.
Of course, today the building would be oriented east-west to improve solar design. and many other things would be done differently. But this was a huge leap forward.
The blank wall is at the North end of the building, the South have a full set of apartments. The corridor is meant to be dim and discrete as it create a contrast when one arrives from the interior street to their unit, where they will be greeted by bright interior with double height windows.
Yes, but it doesnt even have proper electric lighting. There are none, apart from tiny concealed lights on each front door (which are painted dark.) The decision not to have light tube windows at the north end is utterly wilful and surprisingly against much of Corbs other environmental thinking. If the electricity fails that building is dangerous because the escape routes have no light.
What the movie says is that the flats the the south end are Deep Plan Single Aspect (unlike all the others) - they only get south light (gives excess contrast because interior is dim) and they could but do not have had some discretely applied side windows, eg to the lobbies or bathrooms.
Many thanks for your kind comments. I would have filmed more of the interior, but it is too dark.... this stupid decision to have blank north wall. If I was architect in charge of the works, I would put a window at the end of the corridors, with a little notice attached to say that it wasnt as in the Corbusian original, but climate change considerations make it necessary to introduce natural daylight.
@dnicholsoncole Punching holes on the wall? Do you want Le Courbu to roll on his grave?! The blank wall was meant to be like that because the plan was to put more buildings like this together, windows would defeat this purpose. Thanks for the video though! Its very illustrative!
@vchavez56 I did say that the architect for the alteration would have to put up a large notice apologising for this. Go to one of the Unités yourself - there are others in France and one in Germany, and walk in the corridor. You will see what I mean. You have a point, but it's too purist. One thing that can be done for Terrace houses is that the end one can be given the benefit of unexpected additional windows. the same could have been done here.
è meglio un imbianchino di Le Corbusier!!!
lancil9 1 year ago
i love corbu i from corbu it(s my lifeee !!!!
gerardinlucas 1 year ago
The shots of the roof garden in the sunset are fantastic, as are the environs. One gets a real sense of the idealism of Corb's vision.
Of course, today the building would be oriented east-west to improve solar design. and many other things would be done differently. But this was a huge leap forward.
jpnarch 2 years ago
Thanks. I was incredibly lucky that there was a fashion photoshoot going on at the same time as the setting sun.
dnicholsoncole 2 years ago
wow, thank you very much for this video!
:D
m4ckic4 2 years ago
The blank wall is at the North end of the building, the South have a full set of apartments. The corridor is meant to be dim and discrete as it create a contrast when one arrives from the interior street to their unit, where they will be greeted by bright interior with double height windows.
estrouge 2 years ago
Yes, but it doesnt even have proper electric lighting. There are none, apart from tiny concealed lights on each front door (which are painted dark.) The decision not to have light tube windows at the north end is utterly wilful and surprisingly against much of Corbs other environmental thinking. If the electricity fails that building is dangerous because the escape routes have no light.
dnicholsoncole 2 years ago
What the movie says is that the flats the the south end are Deep Plan Single Aspect (unlike all the others) - they only get south light (gives excess contrast because interior is dim) and they could but do not have had some discretely applied side windows, eg to the lobbies or bathrooms.
dnicholsoncole 2 years ago
Great video!, I love Le Corbusier and this building. This video showed details I didn't know about l'Unité.
wiizzaa 3 years ago
Many thanks for your kind comments. I would have filmed more of the interior, but it is too dark.... this stupid decision to have blank north wall. If I was architect in charge of the works, I would put a window at the end of the corridors, with a little notice attached to say that it wasnt as in the Corbusian original, but climate change considerations make it necessary to introduce natural daylight.
dnicholsoncole 3 years ago
@dnicholsoncole Punching holes on the wall? Do you want Le Courbu to roll on his grave?! The blank wall was meant to be like that because the plan was to put more buildings like this together, windows would defeat this purpose. Thanks for the video though! Its very illustrative!
vchavez56 1 year ago
@vchavez56 I did say that the architect for the alteration would have to put up a large notice apologising for this. Go to one of the Unités yourself - there are others in France and one in Germany, and walk in the corridor. You will see what I mean. You have a point, but it's too purist. One thing that can be done for Terrace houses is that the end one can be given the benefit of unexpected additional windows. the same could have been done here.
dnicholsoncole 1 year ago