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Esprit Nouveau pavilion was initially designed by Le Corbusier for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (Paris, 1925). For Le Corbusier was a chance to show so provocative, his ideas on architecture and urbanism that had begun to develop with Pierre Jeanneret since 1922. All these ideas were quite unusual at a time when Art Nouveau was regarded primarily as a decorative art, the reaction to this project was downright hostile. You can guess what was the attitude of the organizers of the exhibition, compared to a participant who expressed a total rejection of the decorative arts. A fence four feet high was placed around the flag to hide the eyes of the public. The same was withdrawn by the intervention of the Minister of Beaux-Arts at the opening of the exhibition.

The pavilion is composed of four floors for a total of 16 meters in height. The upper part of the exhibition shows the country. The following people. The third below the job. The area below summarizes these three conditions and presents the products.

Thanks to a very free and available architectural inclined panels, the hearing could include images and objects away with the same ease that cimacios of inclined planes. This had a vertical and horizontal relationship between the graphical information and the objects themselves.

Le Corbusier's ideas was re-built in Bologna in 1977 on the occasion of the French participation at SAIE that same year.

Le Corbusier - Esprit Nouveau pavilionwww.fondationlecorbusier.fr

Location: Paris/Bologna, ItalyYear: 1925/1977 Type: house Status: built Size: 400 m²Client:-Cost: 1.200.000€

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Le Corbusier - Esprit Nouveau pavilion

Le Corbusier - Esprit Nouveau pavilion

Exposed to the southeast and long unoccupied, the terrain is one of the last remaining non-built plots on the immediate shoreline of Arcachon Bay.A stretch of sand dune covered with arbutuses, mimosas and 46 pine trees rises then rapidly descends once more towards the Bay.How does one preserve the dune and its vegetation, when building round and about means to cut down trees and even to build right on the ground ? To avoid the felling of pine trees and the clearing of the low vegetation of the arbutuses, whose impact, seen from the Bay, is particularly perceptible.To raise the house above the ground in order to profit from the view.To exclude the heavy earthworks which are particularly degrading for a ground surface of sand, twelve micro-piles are driven eight to ten meters deep. On top a metal frame, which creeps up between the trees, has been assembled.The facade on the Bay side is open and glazed; the three others are more closed and intersected with transparent bays.The height beneath the platform is variable, but always sufficient to permit one to pass under it.Like the side facades, the underside consists of aluminium panels, creating an artificial sky which, because the undulations are perpendicular to the Bay, reflects its luminosity.The pine trees are preserved, including those situated within the four walls of the building itself. Running along the edge of the beach, the traditional wooden retaining wall has been remade.

Lacaton & Vassal Architectes -House, Cap ferretwww.lacatonvassal.com

location: Cap Ferret, France year: 1998 type: housing status: built size: 180 m2 + 30 m2 terrace client: private cost: 123 000 € net (val. 1998)

Lacaton & Vassal Architectes -House, Cap ferret

Lacaton & Vassal Architectes -House, Cap ferret

Lacaton & Vassal Architectes -House, Cap ferret

A tree hotel in the far north of Sweden, near the small village of Harads, close to the Arctic Circle.

A shelter up in the trees; a lightweight aluminium structure hung around a tree trunk, a 4×4x4 meters box clad in mirrored glass.

The exterior reflects the surroundings and the sky, creating a camouflaged refuge. The interior is all made of plywood and the windows give a 360 degree view of the surroundings.

The construction also alludes to how man relates to nature, how we use high tech materials and products when exploring remote places in harsh climates (Gore-tex, Kevlar, composite materials, light weight tents etc).

The functions included provide for a living for two people; a double bed, a small bath room, a living room and a roof terrace. Access to the cabin is by a rope bridge connected to the next tree.

To prevent birds colliding with the reflective glass, a transparent ultraviolet colour is laminated into the glass panes which are visible for birds only.

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Tree Hotelwww.tvark.se

Location: Harads, Sweden Year: 1998 Type: tree-house Status: built Size: 16 m² + 8 m² loft bed Client: Brittas Pensionat www.treehotel.seCost: ?

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Tree Hotel

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Tham & Videgård Arkitekter - Tree Hotel

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This house is located 3,200ft above sea level in a wooded area in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. While designing this house Arroyo was developing a new methodology about sustainability. Rather than clearing the forest and flattering the land, the architect used the voids of the tree clusters to create the house spaces. By taking this approach the house was divided in to “arms”, these are the spaces between the tree clusters. These “arms” were used to host different programmatic elements needed in a house, linking each interior space with the exterior -- the house is never more than one or two spaces in between trees.

All the spaces are designed based on their relationship to the forest and the need for privacy. The façade transforms between glass and aluminum exterior based on the trees and the shade capacity and the privacy of the “arm”.

The design creates a relationship between the exterior , interior and enviroment, forming a union between the three. The colors chosen for the house are those that mimic nature; the façade is a dark exterior and the interior is highlighted in an orange. The house does not impose on the site but adapts and accommodates to what was already there.

No.mad Architects - Levene Housewww.nomad.as

Location: San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain Year: 2002 Type: house Status: built Size: 400 m²Client:-Cost: 1.200.000€

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