Lotissement de Lège, Protected monument residential complex in Lège-Cap-Ferret, France.
The Lège-Cap-Ferret residential complex includes modernist homes designed by Le Corbusier along Avenue du Médoc, combining geometric forms with well-organized interior spaces. The buildings feature flat roofs, large windows, and open floor plans typical of his approach to residential design.
Henry Frugès commissioned this workers' housing in 1923 for employees of his Lège sawmill, and Le Corbusier with Pierre Jeanneret began work in October 1924; the site was finished only in 1925-1926. After the 1929 Frugès refinery bankruptcy the Darbo family bought it, and the flat roofs earned it the name "quartier marocain". Inscribed as a monument historique on 30 May 1990, it was restored by Gironde Habitat from 1994 to 1997.
Locals called it the "quartier marocain" because of its flat roofs, unusual in the region. The three type A houses line the old communal path, now Allée Le Corbusier, and each had an unfenced vegetable garden. Until the 1970s drinking water came from a manual pump near the sports area and the hôtellerie-cantine.
The complex is located on Avenue du Médoc and can be explored on foot, allowing you to view the exterior facades and designs from the street. Remember that the houses are private residences and can only be seen from outside.
The flat roofs earned the estate the nickname "quartier marocain" among locals, and for decades owners added pitched roofs of sheet metal and asbestos-cement panels over them. A Japanese visitor's 1988 visit helped stop the municipality's demolition plan, and Michel Sadirac (1933-1999), a Bordeaux architect, secured the 1990 listing.
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