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101-102. Restored interiors of apartments on the ‘First Street’, now inhabited by artists and designers. The situation of these artists, the involvement of the Maillot Hospital, and the private mixed ownership of the rest of the building, has allowed for a variety of people with in the building’s demographic similar to the case of Marseille. The fact that this ‘Unité’ has attracted such a broad range of people in spite of its highly inconvenient location (see III.2 describing the context) simply emphasises the fact that people are willing to adapt to the habitat they chose if they feel strongly and passionately enough about it. The added eventful history of this particular ‘Unité’, along with the long history of Le Corbusier’s design itself, appears to have truly ignited the passion of many in the case of the ‘Unité’ of Briey-en-Forêt. 171 172 103. Still in a rather isolated setting – the ‘Unité d’habitation’ of Briey-en-Forêt pictured in 1993. III.3 Context 104. Just after the building’s construction, 1959. The satellite-village of Briey-en-Forêt is in the very North Eastern corner of France, in the region of Lorraine, right near the German boarder. Over the past forty or so years since its construction, the town of Briey-en-Forêt has gradually grown. From its highly insubstantial beginnings of a few housing developments and a preschool, it now includes the Maillot Hospital, a high school, sports facilities, a cultural centre, the artificial lake Pingusson had originally proposed, a few other small housing developments and various individual houses. There are still no proper commercial facilities in Briey-en-Forêt, however, and the closest shopping area to the ‘Unité’ is located in the older town of Briey, over 1.5 km away. A public transport system does now services the area, with a bus stop outside the
105. View through the ‘pilotis’ underneath the building looking out to the surrounding forest. Maillot Hospital (the actual ‘Unité’ is another 100m down the road, having to be reached by foot), but the system is highly infrequent and runs only around three times a day. As a result of this distanced and somewhat isolated location, a car is almost essential for the inhabitants of the ‘Unité’ in Briey, but not all of them (especially the more elderly residents) are so fortunate. The maternal and primary school designed by Pingusson still services the building and surrounding area, and is situated just in front of the ‘Unité’ building. The ‘Unité’ is sited on an area of parkland, the majority of which is now owned by the local government, and is surrounded by the remainders of the forest cleared for the construction of the village. 173 174 The Entry Foyer The ‘First Street’ III.4 Facilities 106-107. Converted apartments – now gallery spaces for La Première Rue. The Unité in Briey-en-Forêt does actually contain a small café / general store next to the entry foyer, replacing the newsagent that had been there for a few years at the very beginning of the building’s existence. It is the only commercial store in the area, and exploits this fact by inflating its prices horrendously. Its stock is also very limited. 35 Although half of the apartments owned by La Première Rue are rented out to provide additional finance for their projects, the other half serve as artists’ and designers’ studios, and exhibition galleries (created with in the original apartment spaces). Each gallery exhibits a variety of monthly exhibitions from photography, sculpture and installations to architecture, urbanism and object design. 36
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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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1 Le Corbusier, The Marseilles Bloc
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23 The translation given in Boesige
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42 The findings of the CIAM at this
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Soleil, espace, verdure... The ‘U
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Building Blocks 20. The ‘Modulor
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Industrial Production The use of
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