Immeuble Clarté

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Immeuble Clarté is a modernist residential building in Geneva designed by Le Corbusier, noted for its innovative use of glass, light, and modular living spaces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apartment building
modernist building
residential building
architect Le Corbusier
Pierre Jeanneret
architecturalStyle International Style
Modernism
cityQuarter Geneva city centre
completionDate 1932
country Switzerland
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 375 metres
hasFeature double-height spaces
flexible interior partitions
glass curtain wall
loggias
modular apartments
open-plan living spaces
pilotis
ribbon windows
roof terrace
sliding partitions
hasRestoration major restoration in the 1990s
hasView Lake Geneva
Old Town of Geneva
heritageDesignation Swiss cultural property of national significance
inception 1930
influencedBy Le Modulor
surface form: Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
locatedIn canton of Geneva
surface form: Canton of Geneva

Europe
Geneva
materialUsed glass
reinforced concrete
steel
numberOfFloors 9
ownerType private
partOf The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
surface form: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier serial property
significantFor application of Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture to housing
early example of modernist residential architecture
experimentation with modular living units
innovative use of glass and light
streetAddress Rue Saint-Laurent 2
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2016
UNESCOSiteCriteria (i)
(ii)
(vi)
UNESCOSiteType cultural
UNESCOStatus part of the World Heritage Site "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement"
use residential

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