Quartiers Modernes Frugès

Quartiers Modernes Frugès is a residential complex in Pessac featuring approximately 50 concrete houses designed according to Le Corbusier's principles. The buildings display large windows, rooftop terraces, and open floor plans with private gardens and parking spaces.

Industrialist Henri Frugès commissioned Le Corbusier in 1924 to design this workers' housing scheme, but only about 51 of the planned 135 units were built. The project served as a test case for Corbusier's theories on rationalized housing.

The neighborhood embodies Le Corbusier's idea of standardized living through repeatable designs and rational space planning that shapes how people live together. The visible geometry and arrangement of houses show how daily life was meant to be organized through modern planning.

The complex is best explored on foot, allowing you to observe the different house types and street layout. Most areas are accessible to the public, although these are private residences.

Two distinctive zigzag structures within the complex each connect three houses through an innovative Z-shaped floor plan. This unusual design was Corbusier's answer to the challenging site topography.

Location: Pessac

Inception: 1924

Architects: Le Corbusier

Part of: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier

Address: 4 Rue le Corbusier, 33600 Pessac, France

Opening Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 14:00-17:00

Phone: +33556365646

Website: https://pessac.fr/cite-fruges-le-corbusier.html

GPS coordinates: 44.79900,-0.64770

Latest update: December 10, 2025 14:52