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II. N RE – Unité Rezé-les-Nantes The ‘Unité d’habitation’, Rezé-les-Nantes, 1948-52. 19, rue Crébillon, 44400 Rezé-lès-Nantes, Loire-Atlantique. Named by the local community La Maison Radieuse (The Radiant House), the ‘Unité d’habitation’ in Rezé-les-Nantes is 110m long, 20m wide and 50m high 1 . It consists of 294 apartments of 6 different types, and accommodates around 1 300 inhabitants. 2 135
II.1 History Development of the design for the ‘Unité’ in Rezé began during the construction of the one in Marseille, and due to the controversy surrounding its Marseillaise prototype, the ‘Unité’ in Rezé experienced criticism of its own. The construction of the first such building was already an outrage to many, so the repetition of an such an apparently evident mistake (as it was considered by some), would seem most unfortunate – “…not having been able to avoid the realisation of the ‘Cité Radieuse’ [in Marseille], it is hoped at least that this dreadful precedent will not be repeated, especially in Nantes, where such an occurrence is already in question.” 3 The circumstances for the ‘ Unité’ of Rezé were quite different, however, as here Le Corbusier was in fact approached by a cooperative of local workers and commissioned for its construction. The finances for the project were supplied in part by the regional government housing association, and supplimented by the building’s future occupants. 4 But the budget was still far less than that of Marseille’s ‘Unité’, and as a result, several compromises were required in size, materials and common facilities. The width of the building in Rezé was reduced by 5m in comparison to the one in Marseille, the reduction in width consequently resulting in the reduction of apartment length. This limiting of space eliminated the possibility of a double height living area, leaving the apartments of the building in Rezé seeming less spacious than those of the building in Marseille. 137 138 77. The concrete facade at the base of the ‘Unité’ in Rezé pictured just after the building’s opening. A view that is much the same today. Another compromise was made in the simplification of the building’s structure and sound isolation techniques. In Rezé, the reinforced concrete frame structure used in Marseille as a ‘bottlerack’ was neglected. Here, Le Corbusier used what he described as a system of ‘shoe boxes’ 5 – each apartment still complying with his principles of independence, but in this case separated only by bands of lead running between each ‘box’ to prevent direct contact and thus reduce sound transmission between adjacent apartments. The sound isolation, although still far better than that of the
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Isabelle Toland B Sc. (Arch) Hons.
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Acknowledgements In writing this th
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Preface Observations and Visitation
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Introduction Singular / Plural The
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1. Dynamiting a grand barre on the
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and the CIAM (Congrès Internationa
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“in my career …I have devoted m
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The City Although during his format
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4. A sketch of the centre of Paris,
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Page 28 and 29: 23 The translation given in Boesige
Page 30 and 31: 42 The findings of the CIAM at this
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Page 36 and 37: Industrial Production The use of
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Page 40 and 41: 31. The ‘Unité d’habitation’
Page 42 and 43: 35. A ‘brise-soleil’ on the fac
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Page 60 and 61: I.4 Facilities The ‘Unité’ in
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Page 90 and 91: The Parkland An Espace Le Corbusier
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