Description
Maison La Roche (1923-24) as it is known, is in fact a "double house" more correctly called the La Roche-Jeanneret house. This pair of semi-detached houses was only Corbusier's third Parisian commission and today houses the Foundation Le Corbusier where one can obtain information on the great modern master. The houses are laid out at right angles to each other and face onto a fore-court which, like a traditional atrium, helps maximize the amount of building frontage to light. The spatial and formal composition employs strong cubist elements juxtaposed with the project's main feature: a curved two story gallery space complete with ramp access to the second floor.
Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Modern
Address
Maison La Roche / Fondation Le Corbusier
8-10 Square du Docteur-Blanche
F-75016 Paris
France
Website
Email
Hours
September 1 to July 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:00ClosedClosed
Closed12:3012:3012:3012:3012:30
Open13:3013:3013:3013:3013:30
Closed18:3018:3018:3018:3017:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Ascension Thursday - Christian
Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) - Christian
Bastille Day - France (July 14)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips
Closed from December 25 to January 1.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Transit
Metro: Jasmin; Buses: 22, 52.
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