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II.3 Context 83-84. The ‘Unité d’habitation’ in Rezé pictured first in 1953, and now, July 2000. Rezé-les-Nantes is a small industrial town situated just outside of the larger city of Nantes, in the West of France, bordering the regions of Brittany and the Loire Valley. It is located on the site of a Gallo-Roman settlement, and its ancient beginnings are still under research today. Remains have been recently discovered on a site adjacent to that of the ‘Unité’ where archaeological digs are currently being undertaken. Unlike in Marseille, the ‘Unité’ of Rezé is not sited along one of the town’s main roads. It is set back, on the edge of the town, but its position is still prominent as it is set on the very top of a hill and is visible from anywhere in the surrounding area. This location allows the ‘Unité’ to seemingly preside over the meek little town to which it belongs, an impressive building, standing out above all that surrounds it – the urban fabric growing much more slowly than in the busy city of Marseille. 143 144 85. Site plan of the ‘Unité d’habitation’ in Rezé. Despite this lack of development, however, the small town of Rezé is compact, and services and facilities are all with in sufficient proximity to each other (even for pedestrians). Just below the ‘Unité’, at the base of the small hill, the local council offices are located, along with a small café/bar, newsagent and church. Not far from the site is also a large shopping complex servicing the whole of the surrounding area. The building in Rezé is situated in the middle of a 7 hectare site 10 , over which park and recreational space is spread.
86. The artificial lake and parkland at the base of ‘Unité d’habitation’ in Rezé . 146 II.4 Facilities 87. The lake running underneath the northern end of the ‘Unité’ in Rezé – a populor fishing spot for some of the inhabitants. Despite certain criticism of the ‘Unité’ in Rezé for its lack of services in comparison to the ‘Unité’ of Marseille, 11 the facilities ‘amputated’ (as Le Corbusier himself put it) 12 have not provided any difficulties for the residents. 13 For the facilities that were possible for this ‘Unité’ are none the less most impressive for what is still essentially a social housing block. And their continued functioning today, despite their age, and difficulties in some cases, is a tribute to the conviction of the residents to make their facilities work.
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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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Le Corbusier attributed certain fea
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From the design of ‘Immeubles-Vil
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Page 30 and 31: 42 The findings of the CIAM at this
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