Perret apartment blocks
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The Perret apartment blocks are a post-World War II modernist residential complex in Le Havre, France, designed by architect Auguste Perret and renowned for its pioneering use of reinforced concrete and urban planning.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
apartment block ensemble
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modernist architecture ⓘ postwar reconstruction project ⓘ residential complex ⓘ |
| architect | Auguste Perret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalist-influenced concrete architecture
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Modernism ⓘ |
| cityRebuiltBy | Auguste Perret and his atelier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1945 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designFeature |
large window openings
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loggias and balconies in some units ⓘ regular structural frame expressed on façades ⓘ rhythmic repetition of bays ⓘ |
| floorCount | typically 4 to 6 storeys ⓘ |
| function | long-term residential occupation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Place de l’Hôtel de Ville perimeter blocks
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Rue de Paris apartment blocks ⓘ blocks around Avenue Foch ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| influenced |
later modernist urban reconstruction projects
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postwar European social housing design ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical architectural order reinterpreted in concrete ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Le Havre NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Seine-Maritime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
prefabricated concrete elements
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative urban planning
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integration of light and open space in housing design ⓘ pioneering use of reinforced concrete in large-scale housing ⓘ regular street grid and modular blocks ⓘ |
| ownership | mixed public and private ownership ⓘ |
| partOf |
Reconstruction of Le Havre
NERFINISHED
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city center of Le Havre ⓘ |
| period | post-World War II ⓘ |
| purpose |
reconstruction of war-damaged city center
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residential housing ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
landmark of 20th-century architecture
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masterpiece of postwar urban planning ⓘ |
| UNESCOcriteria |
criterion (ii)
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criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOinscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningConcept |
mixed-use ground floors in some blocks
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modular structural grid ⓘ standardized apartment types ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteOf | UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site: Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret
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Perret apartment blocks
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Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret