Unité d’Habitation, Marseille
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Unité d’Habitation, Marseille is a pioneering mid-20th-century modernist residential housing block by Le Corbusier that exemplifies his vision of high-density, communal urban living.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Unité d’Habitation type building
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housing block ⓘ modernist architecture work ⓘ residential building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille
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surface form:
Cité Radieuse
Radiant City ⓘ |
| architect |
Le Corbusier
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Nadir Afonso ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| contains |
duplex apartments
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hotel ⓘ internal streets ⓘ nursery school ⓘ outdoor auditorium ⓘ paddling pool ⓘ roof terrace ⓘ running track ⓘ shops ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedAccordingTo |
Le Modulor
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surface form:
Modulor system
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| designedFor |
communal living
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high-density urban living ⓘ |
| hasCirculationType | internal corridors every third floor ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brise-soleil
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colorful loggias ⓘ roofscape as communal space ⓘ |
| hasFloorPlanType | interlocking duplex units ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
communal facilities
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residential housing ⓘ |
| hasOwner | various private owners and co-ownership association ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | pilotis ⓘ |
| height | 56 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brutalist housing estates worldwide
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post-war social housing design ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Le Corbusier’s concept of vertical garden city ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Boulevard Michelet, Marseille ⓘ |
| location | Marseille ⓘ |
| materialUsed | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| numberOfApartments | 337 ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 18 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille
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surface form:
Unité d’Habitation series
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| startDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListing | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | true ⓘ |
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Cité Radieuse
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Unité d’Habitation in Marseille
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
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Unité d’habitation de Marseille
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Cité Radieuse, Marseille
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Unité d’Habitation series
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Unité d’Habitation in Marseille