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The Unite building is made mostly from concrete which suited and fitted in with his idea of a more cost effective building because of the financial economic problems of post war France. And Le Corbusier's Unite dвЂ™Habitation of Marseille building was one of the first buildings to come from this movement. So descending from the modern architecture movement the Brutalist architecture had evolved. These materials had became very popular with modern homes for the minimal design. These materials were used for the facade of the buildings, external support and also the floors and interior support. Because with the International style and the idea of simple and unornamented building, architects had most commonly used glass, steel and concrete. This created spaces for the residents to use and socialise together.Дuring the modern movement period new materials were introduced and became popular with architecture. He also implemented the rooftop space by creating social amenities for the residents such as a swimming pool, gymnasium, running track, childrenвЂ™s nursery along with a paddling pool. There are restaurant, laundry, shops such as grocery, dairy and a bakery, and a cinema. On the seventh and eighth floor Le Corbusier designed two shopping streets which contained a hostel, this was intended for the residents guests to stay in and had eventually became a hotel. This then resulted in more living space thus accommodating more displaced people and ultimately achieving one of the aims of the building.Д«ut though these central access corridors, вЂњstreets in the skyвЂќ were strategically planned to save space, they had lacked daylight and were dimly lit. From the corridor, access to one apartment would be on its ground floor while access to the other apartment would be on its first floor.Д«y interlocking two apartments around the central access corridor, Le Corbusier had designed it for maximum use of the space within the building. The corridors on every third floor allows access to each flat, like a jigsaw. One of the benefits afforded by Le Corbusier high-density, industrial, urban society is that it freed up ground space for trees and bushes which would create a peaceful landscape as opposed to the dirty city streets.

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The windows are deep set which allows room for a modest balcony.

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The living room is the height of both floors, 4.8 metres with a large floor to ceiling window of 3.66 x 4.8 metres giving full view of the picturesque scenery outside. The apartments in the building all have two floors with their own internal staircase. This must be because of the easy access to the generators. The buildings plenum space is underneath the first floor and houses the air-conditioning plant, elevator machineries and diesel generators. The building stands on pilotis which allows space underneath for cars and pedestrian access. And because of the sun directions the North side of the building is closed off due to the cold winds and the limitation of sun light. The Unite dвЂ™Habitation is built in a large park having its main elevations facing East and West. So because of this it must have been a challenge for Le Corbusier to build a residential space with limited funds. Also during that time they would also have suffered from lack of government funds because of the war effort. The purpose of the building was to provide a solution to the masses of severely displaced people after the Second World War, and Le Corbusier was commissioned by the French state to undertake this project.Дuring the war because a lot of the houses were bombed in France this would have left the government with the problem of rehousing masses of people. With its high rise and large capacity the building must have a good structure for it to be well built. These apartments can accommodate up to 1,600 residents. The Unite dвЂ™Habitation has 337 apartments with 23 different styles from single living to large ten person families.

The building has a brutalist architecture style to it with chunky pilotis that supports the 18-storey slab blocks. One of architect Le Corbusier's most influential buildings is the revolutionary public housing scheme of the Unite dвЂ™Habitation of Marseille France. And then conclude on whether the right decisions was made. Throughout this report I will be examining the Unite dвЂ™Habitation of Marseille technological systems, researching into the structural strategy used and the materials evident in the building. UniteМЃ dвЂ™Habitation of Marseilles (1952) Le Corbusier

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