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    Le Corbusier's 1922 Ozenfant House and Studio in Paris was an early example of minimal architecture that displayed some of the principles he outlined in his "Five Points for a New Architecture." It had a geometric clarity both inside and out, with a north-light roof that has since been replaced with a flat roof. Walter Gropius' 1920 Sommerfeld House in Berlin was one of Gropius' first projects after founding the Bauhaus. The house incorporated designs and ornament from Bauhaus students and teachers in line with the school's concept of a "unified work of art." Both houses experimented with horizontal forms and large windows influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style homes, though the O

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    Le Corbusier's 1922 Ozenfant House and Studio in Paris was an early example of minimal architecture that displayed some of the principles he outlined in his "Five Points for a New Architecture." It had a geometric clarity both inside and out, with a north-light roof that has since been replaced with a flat roof. Walter Gropius' 1920 Sommerfeld House in Berlin was one of Gropius' first projects after founding the Bauhaus. The house incorporated designs and ornament from Bauhaus students and teachers in line with the school's concept of a "unified work of art." Both houses experimented with horizontal forms and large windows influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style homes, though the O

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    Le Corbusier's 1922 Ozenfant House and Studio in Paris was an early example of minimal architecture that displayed some of the principles he outlined in his "Five Points for a New Architecture." It had a geometric clarity both inside and out, with a north-light roof that has since been replaced with a flat roof. Walter Gropius' 1920 Sommerfeld House in Berlin was one of Gropius' first projects after founding the Bauhaus. The house incorporated designs and ornament from Bauhaus students and teachers in line with the school's concept of a "unified work of art." Both houses experimented with horizontal forms and large windows influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style homes, though the O

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    Le Corbusier's 1922 Ozenfant House and Studio in Paris was an early example of minimal architecture that displayed some of the principles he outlined in his "Five Points for a New Architecture." It had a geometric clarity both inside and out, with a north-light roof that has since been replaced with a flat roof. Walter Gropius' 1920 Sommerfeld House in Berlin was one of Gropius' first projects after founding the Bauhaus. The house incorporated designs and ornament from Bauhaus students and teachers in line with the school's concept of a "unified work of art." Both houses experimented with horizontal forms and large windows influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style homes, though the O

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    The document discusses Le Corbusier's 5 points of modern architecture and provides examples of early modernist houses by Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius that demonstrate some of these principles.

    The document discusses Le Corbusier's 5 points of modern architecture which include pilotis, free facade, free plan, horizontal windows and roof gardens. It also discusses the Dom-ino system of modular construction.

    The Ozenfant House strictly follows Le Corbusier's 5 points using minimal materials like concrete and stucco. The Sommerfeld House uses ornamentation and timber reflecting Bauhaus philosophies. It provides more decorative details both inside and outside.

    Ozenfant House and Studio

    "The house and studio in Paris for Le Corbusier's friend the painter Ozenfant is an early example of 'minimal' architecture, a prototype of the Dom-ino house and a manifestation of some of the principles which Le Corbusier was to set out in his famous 'five points.' It possessed a geometrical clarity inside and out which has since been lost with the elimination of the north-light roof and its replacement by a flat one."

    client: Amde Ozenfant STYLE: International style BUILDING TYPE: flat / studio Material: Re-inforced concrete, stucco CONTEXT: urban (street corner)

    Le Corbusier | PARIS, FRANCE | 1922

    Dennis Sharp

    dom-ino system

    Five Points for a New Architecture

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    dom-ino system:

    pilotis free plan free facade horizontal window roof garden

    the dom-ino system was a style of modular construction which was influenced from hennebique frame. it was system consisting of of six concrete columns (pilotis) that carried two horiztontal floor slabs. Stairs connected the two floor slabs and apart from the stair core nothing else was fixed. having the columns set in around the perimeter, it allowed for the freedom of an open plan and a free facade which reflected his 5 points of architecture.

    5 points toward new architecture:


    over the years through practice and experience le corbusier came up with his theory of the 5 points of modern architecture. These points corcern architectural facts that will lead to a new kind of building. a prime example of these points is villa savoye.
    Amde Ozenfant-Guitar & Bottles-1920

    Ozenfant House and Studio

    Le Corbusier | PARIS, FRANCE | 1922

    the ozenfant studio was expressed as a pure building with two mathmatically symmetrical facades. the program of spaces were expressed in the facade and through the density of fenestration. the studio is the most exposed to light and with the highest ceiling spaces, this space is considered the 'perfect cube of light'.
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    client: Adolf sommerfield STYLE: bauhaus BUILDING TYPE: residence Material: timber, limestone base

    related buildings
    winslow house
    FLW | chicago | 1893

    Bauhaus
    gropius | dessau | 1925

    gropius & Meyer | berlin, germany | 1920

    Sommerfeld House

    designed by frank lloyd wright, the sommerfeld house borrows some elements used in this project. one is the exaggerated overhangs from the roof. another is the use of symmetry in a majestic and constructive way. in addition, the large distinction of a main entrance. further more both of the houses were of dynamic quality to the interior space.

    the sommerfeld house was the first project that gropius designed and built after forming the bauhaus. the relationship between these two buildings is like a "unified work of art" like its interior. everything from radiator covers to chairs were details that the bauhaus created and their designs transferred into the sommerfeld home. this includes the big stained glass window above the front entrance. the form and direction of the design of the interiors were from classes of johannes itten & josef albers. topics such as these were taught at the bauhaus and were then incorprated into the design of the sommerfeld house

    walter gropius | berlin, germany | 1920

    Sommerfeld House

    in 1921 Walter Gropius designed and built a home for a timber merchant who wanted to use logs from an old ship. He was interested in a house of solid wood. The exterior and interior ornament is linked to the concept of the Bauhaus by Gropius. the Bauhaus was a workshop of the arts where the tradition of apprentice and master model was maintained, but diversity was interconnected in a completely new way. The house engaged the use of simple shapes such as rectangles, squares and triangles with work from Bauhaus students as well as marcel breuer and josef albers. In addition, The house is built on a stone base with recycled teak from ship wrecks. Both the materials and the provision of the constructed elements emphasize the 4th floor horizontality like that of the prarie houses of Frank Lloyd Wright. the home has noticeable detail on the facade like that of the winslow house it seems to be a "dramatised version and rustic translation of FLW's earliest prarie houses" (w. pehnt). gropius referred to the sommerfeld house as his middle-class house. sommerfeld also led to a number of additional commissions made of solid wood such as a large administration building at this point in time, gropius thought of his buildings as "old nags" which he did not want to deal with any further.

    comparison

    le corbusier's ozenfant house & walter gropious' sommerfeld house have their similarities and differences. for instance with the use of materials, the ozenfant house follows corbusier's 5 points therefore it uses minimal architecture and stays within the set principals. with the sommerfeld house, there is a lot of ornament inside and outside of the home. it incorporates the ideas and philosophies from the bauhaus. the interior of the home is dark but the shadows from the window onto the walls that have the designs of these is incredible. the outside mimics that of a log cabin for the user of the home. ozenfant utilizes the inovation of concrete and stucco therefore ranking it one of the most innovative buildings at that time. the sommerfeld house usues wooden timbers becasue the user was a timber merchant. the home becomes more decorative becasue if this use. the ozenfant home is a home and a studio in one. some may argue that this is not a great way to live but it worked for the client and corbusier becasue he was comissioned many more projects thanks to this home. the 3rd & 4th floor are joined by the big window. this still follows his 5 points because the large window is split up into smaller sections. the sommerfeld home did not have this oppoptunity because the user's job took place in the wood mills and could not support the work the user acomplished. overall le corbusier's ozenfant house & walter gropious' sommerfeld house are interesting in a way that they both usilize certain horizontal characteristics. with a lot of detail or even with a little, they still have the ability to capture the eyes of many.

    works cited

    -Busignani, Alberto. Gropius. London: Hamlyn, 1973. Print. -Conrads, Ulrich. Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-century Architecture. Cambridge (Mass.): MIT, 1999. Print. -En.wikiarquitectura. "Sommerfeld House." - WikiArquitectura. 24 Nov. 2010. Web. 05 Mar. 2012. <http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/Sommerfeld_House>. -Greatbuildings.com. "Ozenfant House and Studio - Le Corbusier - Great Buildings Architecture." GreatBuildings. Artifice, Inc. Web. 09 Mar. 2012. <http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Ozenfant_Studio.html>. -Le, Corbusier, Jean-Louis Cohen, and John Goodman. Toward an Architecture. Los Angeles, CA: Getty Research Institute, 2007. Print. -Sharp, Dennis. Twentieth Century Architecture: A Visual History. New York: Facts on File, 1991. Print. -Nerdinger, Winfried, and Walter Gropius. Walter Gropius: Der Architekt Walter Gropius, Zeichnungen, Plne Und Fotos Aus Dem Busch-Reisinger Museum Der Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge/Mass. Und Dem Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin : Mit Einem Kritischen Werkverzeichnis = The Architect Walter Gropius, Drawings, Prints, and Photographs from Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge/Mass. and from Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin : With Complete Project Catalog. Berlin: Mann, 1985. Print.

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