THE PLAN OF THE MODERN HOUSE, LE CORBUSIER,

Figure 1: Plan of Villa Savoye in Poissy, France.

"The plan of the modern house" by Le Corbusier is a text which talks about the Modern Architecture by following the "Five points of Architecture" that developed by him. The Five points of architecture are a list of provided elements that need to be incorporated in the design. The five points are raised structure, free facade, open floor plan, ribbon windows and rooftop garden. All these elements can be found in Le Corbusier's work, Villa Savoye in Poissy, France.

Figure 2: Facade of Villa Savoye 

From the Villa Savoye, the raised structure element we can find it elevated from the ground and supported by reinforced concrete stilts. The stilts provide support to the dwelling. Then, the free facade is that the structural support of the stilts allows the non-supporting walls that can assist the architect's design what he wants. Same as the facade, the open floor plan made by the supporting stilts system. The open space lets the architect free to form into rooms or re-purpose to fit some design. From figure 2, we can see the long ribbon windows on the first floor that allow wide views of the surrounding. Besides the views, the ribbon windows also allow the large amount of natural lighting into the interior spaces. The fifth point is the rooftop garden designed to replace the land of the ground floor area which used to be the green area. The idea is to move the green area from ground to the roof.

Figure 3: The rooftop garden of Villa Savoye.

"To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects " - Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier's organisation and proportion of a modern house or building are quite different from others such as Palladio. Le Corbusier's organisation is based on a lifestyle standpoint, the establishment of a modern house for living and function. Therefore, the circulation of the house also an important point in his house planning. For the proportion, he discusses more on how people feel the proportion and the one must able to judge the proportion. “Proportion provokes sensation” - Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier's theory for the organisation and proportion of the space can be defined by asymmetry, elevation and diffusion.

Le Corbusier was known as a pioneer of modern architecture. His view of the architecture is always so unique than other architects which can be seen from the Le Modular. Because of the unique, not all accept his ideas but undeniable that he is one of the most contributions architects in the architecture world.