Residence, Le Cabanon (1951)*

Artist/Designer: Charles-Édouard Corbusier (Jeanneret-Gris)

Project Location: France

Figure 1: Le Cabanon. Digital Image. Available from Lablog. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Figure 2: Le Cabanon. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Figure 3: Le Cabanon. Source: Rose Etherington, Le Corbusier's Cabanon- the interior 1:1. 2009, Digital Image. Available from dezeen. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Figure 4: Le Cabanon. Source: Rose Etherington, Le Corbusier's Cabanon- the interior 1:1. 2009, Digital Image. Available from dezeen. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Figure 5: Le Cabanon. Source: Michael Janzen, Le Corbusier's Cabanon. 2009, Digital Image. Available from Tiny House Design. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Figure 6: Le Cabanon. Source: Michael Janzen, Le Corbusier's Cabanon. 2009, Digital Image. Available from Tiny House Design. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Figure 7: Le Cabanon. Source: Andrea Ferrari, Le Corbusier's Le Cabanon at the RIBA. 2009, Digital Image. Available from Building Design. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Figure 8: Le Cabanon. Source: Laure Joliet, Corbusier's Cabanon at RIBA. 2009, Digital Image. Available from Dwell. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Modern

Primary Material(s):
Concrete, Wood

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Guardian Article | Accessed : March 21, 2018

Cap Moderne Tourism Site | Accessed : March 21, 2018

Foundation Le Corbusier | Accessed : March 21, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century

Additional Information:
Project Description:
Cabanon is the only house Le Corbusier built for himself. He built this vacation house on the site overlooking Eileen Grey's modernist masterpiece E-1027.

Publications/Texts in Print:
Cerver, Francisco Asensio, et al. Le Corbusier. Düsseldorf, London: Te Neues, 2003.

Colomina, Beatriz. House of Ill Repute, The Architects Journal, 02.04.2009.

Filippo, Alison. Le Corbusier: l'interno del Cabanon. Milano: Triennale Electra, 2006.

Building Address:
Roquebrune, Cap Martin, Cote D'Azure.

Significant Dates:
1951- Construction completed.
2016 - the home and several other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Tags:
Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray, Le Cabanon, modern architecture, cap martin, france, murals, E1027, cabin, vacation home, modernism

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