This summer hubby and I made a homeexchange with La Chaux-de-Fonds (French part of Switzerland. On this occasion we visited "La Maison blanche" (the White House) which was the first independent project by the Swiss architect Charles Jeanneret who is very well known as "Le Corbusier". He designed the house 1912 for his parents.
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| Approaching La Maison blanche |
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| The entry was painted in blue - very modern for 1912! |
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| The door handle - a lovely detail! |
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| I adored the kitchen with those blue tiles! |
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| Painting by Le Corbusier hanging in the kitchen |
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| Living room |
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| View from living room towards La Chaux-de-Fonds |
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| Coffee table designed by Le Corbu |
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| Window in the staircase |
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| Second floor |
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| Top of standard lamp - shabby chic! |
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| Hubby studying architectures' books in Le Corbu's airy atelier... |
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| The garden - full of white roses! |
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| A look back before we left |
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| Le Corbusier |
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| Le Corbusier on Swiss bank note (10 CHF) |
We had two very interesting hours in La Maison blanche. A volunteer explained us everything about the house and it's history. If you are interested to read more - look here.
Wishing you a relaxing weekend. Here it is pouring down with rain.
The first weekend in this autumn we will spend with warm tea, a blanket and good books!
♥ Emilie's daughter ♥
pics 9 & 30 by http://apuntesdearquitecturadigital.blogspot.ch
pic 33 by Wikipedia
rest of the pics by me
Thank you very much for this post, I love this kind of tours.This is one of my passions, I love visiting houses , I cannot explain what I feel. Congratulations for your great holidays
ReplyDeleteHugs from Jerez
What a lovely house Christa - would love to visit it myself. Beautiful clean lines which are way ahead of the times, and such a wonderful location.
ReplyDeleteWenn mit Leben gefüllt - ein Haus zum Wohlfühlen!
ReplyDelete♥ Franka
Very interesting post, thank you Christa! Le Corbusier has created a part of the architectural and design history, I admire his free spirit and would really enjoyed a real visit to this place you made us discover through your beautiful photos.
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ReplyDeleteA lovely house of Le Corbusier.. Very clean lines.
A fantastic view.
pleased you had a nice house exchange Christa.
xxxx val
What a pretty hose and garden.
ReplyDeleteWhat a house. I am surprise that the car in front of it is so small.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Love that shade of blue and the tiles in the kitchen. What a light and lovely house, with a fascinating history!
ReplyDeleteA very interesting house Christa, but too stark for my taste. The garden is very pretty though. Much love, Linda x
ReplyDeleteI found this post so interesting. As a teenager I used to live in a house in Germany that had at one time belonged to the Miele family. Looking at these pictures I can see many features that look similar to my old home.
ReplyDeleteSarah x