Villa Jeanneret, Modern villa in 16th arrondissement, France
Villa Jeanneret is a residential building in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in the early 1920s. It features long horizontal windows, white facades, and a strict geometric layout spread across several floors.
The house was built in 1923 by Le Corbusier for his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, making it one of the architect's earliest completed projects in Paris. It was designed at a time when architects were rethinking how people should live in cities after the First World War.
The house shows how residents and visitors move through spaces that connect in surprising ways, with rooms flowing into one another rather than remaining isolated. This approach to organizing a home influenced how modern apartments and houses are designed today.
The building sits in a calm residential area of the 16th arrondissement and is not always open to visitors. It is worth checking in advance whether a visit is possible, and planning your route to the neighborhood before you go.
Unlike many of Le Corbusier's later projects, this house sits directly on the ground rather than on concrete stilts. Villa Jeanneret and the neighboring Villa La Roche were built at the same time on the same plot, though they were designed for two different occupants.
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