ποΈ The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement: Maison La Roche
Modernist villa combining residence and art gallery in Paris, 1923β1925
π Fast Facts
- Location: 16th arrondissement, Paris, France
- Designed by: Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
- Construction: 1923β1925
- UNESCO inscription: 2016
Maison La Roche is a modernist villa in Paris that integrates residential and gallery functions within a unified architectural composition. Designed between 1923 and 1925 by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret for Swiss banker and art collector Raoul La Roche, the building exemplifies early twentieth-century modernist principles. Maison La Roche was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 as one of seventeen properties comprising "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an ...