Realization of the "Roof Garden" in Ahmedabad by Le Corbusier - On the Creation of Villa Sarabhai -

Abstract

The study aims to clarify the relationship between Le Corbusier's global concept regarding the environment ("Sun, Space, Green") and its realization in the transformation of the architectural form of the Villa Sarabhai (1952)(1953)(1954)(1955) in Ahmedabad, India. According to an analysis of the Le Corbusier Archives, Carnets (Sketchbooks) and Le Corbusier's correspondence, Le Corbusier studied the architectural space of the Villa Sarabhai using the low-level vault to receive the wind and to merge into the landscape from the start of the project. However, in the process of this project, the rooftop form was transformed. That is, a roof garden where one could stroll freely on the vault was conceived. This horizontal layout with the "roof garden" differs from the utopian one that had been planned and achieved in the 1920's. The "roof garden" of Ahmedabad is a reflection of the relationship with the specific natural environment which Le Corbusier encountered.

Realization of Natural Order through Le Corbusier′s Museum Prototype in Chandigarh

“…The overlap or the blank for each period depends on the plans conserved in Le Corbusier Foundation. 10 The museum in Chandigarh has many sculptural works, and it seems that from the beginning, the plan of the museum was to mainly include sculptural works. In fact, the inevitable artificial lighting for pictures was not studied in Chandigarh.…”

“…To the best of this author's knowledge, no research has yet been carried out to discuss the transformation of the museum's spatial composition from the perspective of the prototype 11 (Sendai, 2005(Sendai, , 2012(Sendai, , 2015(Sendai, , 2016. For the analysis of the transformation of the prototype, this paper uses the following resources: OEuvres completes, 12 the Le Corbusier Plans (304 plans), 13 the Carnets ( Sketchbooks), 14 and Le Corbusier's correspondence preserved at the Le Corbusier Foundation.…”

Realization of the ″Museum of Unlimited Growth″ Without Façade in Ahmedabad by Le Corbusier

“…7 About the studies on prototype, cf., Sendai (2005); Sendai (2012). 8 Le Corbusier (1946Corbusier ( -1952, pp.160-161; Le Corbusier (1952Corbusier ( -1957, pp.158-167. 9 Le Corbusier (2006).…”

“…According to an analysis of the OEuvres complètes 8 , and the Le Corbusier Plans (176 plans) 9 , the Carnets (Sketchbook 10 and Le Corbusier's correspondence conserved at the Le Corbusier Foundation…”