Petite villa au bord du lac Léman (Villa ‘Le Lac’)

E82592

Petite villa au bord du lac Léman (Villa “Le Lac”) is a small lakeside house in Switzerland designed by Le Corbusier that exemplifies his early modernist principles of functional, minimalist residential architecture.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural work
cultural heritage site
modernist house
residential building
alsoKnownAs Petite maison au bord du lac Léman
Villa Le Lac
architect Le Corbusier
Pierre Jeanneret
architecturalStyle International Style
Modernism
completionDate 1924
constructionStart 1923
continent Europe
country Switzerland
countryCode CH
designedFor Le Corbusier’s parents
designStart 1923
exemplifies early modernist residential architecture
functionalist design principles
minimalist architecture
floorCount 1
hasArea small footprint
hasElement garden wall parallel to the lake
pilotis-like raised garden wall segment
ribbon window
terrace facing Lake Geneva
hasOwner Commune of Corseaux
heritageDesignation Swiss cultural property of national significance
influencedBy Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
locatedIn Canton of Vaud NERFINISHED
Commune of Corseaux
locatedNear Vevey
locatedOn Lake Geneva region
surface form: Shore of Lake Geneva
material glass
plaster
reinforced concrete
notableFeature integration of house and landscape
long horizontal window facing the lake
minimalist interior layout
open plan living space
roof garden
openToPublic yes
partOf Le Corbusier’s early works
primaryFunction single-family dwelling
significance important work in Le Corbusier’s domestic architecture
key example of compact modernist housing
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2016
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
use museum

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement hasPart Petite villa au bord du lac Léman (Villa ‘Le Lac’)