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82, rue de Villiers, 78300Poissy, France
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The Villa Savoye in Poissy, a modern work by Le Corbusier built around 1930, is one of Poissy's not-to-be-missed treasures.

Named "Les Heures Claires" in reference to the brightness of the site, and built between 1928 and 1931 for Pierre and Eugénie Savoye, the Villa Savoye is the work of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, assisted by his cousin Pierre Jeanneret. This country house, designed by the couple as a place to spend their weekends, enabled the artist to renew his conception of architecture by considering it as a function of social life. The architect and avant-garde theorist built a white, light-filled residence of great purity of composition and rare symmetry, set in 7 hectares of verdant parkland. For this "architectural promenade", all materials were cast or fabricated on site, allowing the artist to employ new construction techniques. Placed on stilts to avoid load-bearing walls and nicknamed "la boîte en l'air" for its appearance, the house features an independent framework, a free plan and facades, a flat roof with garden and solarium, and a "fenêtre bandeau" - a bay window that goes around the house and offers an exceptional panorama - the 5 points of Le Corbusier's new modern architecture, the culmination of his 10 years of research. The architect also used the Savoye family car as a reference point for the dimensions of the peristyle and the shape of the Villa's entrance hall. Last but not least, at the entrance to the park, we discover an unusual construction: the gardener's lodge, a 45m2 mini-villa and the only prototype of the minimalist habitat imagined by the architect in the late 1920s.

Inhabited by the Savoye couple until 1940, often on sunny days as it is not easy to heat, the Villa was then severely damaged during the war. The property was bought by the city in 1958, which planned to build a high school on part of the park. Ceded to the State in 1962 to prevent its destruction, it was subsequently listed as a Monument Historique in 1965. Since 2016, it has also been listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, adding to the list of Le Corbusier's 16 architectural works inscribed in the World Heritage registers, which are spread across 7 different countries.

During the school vacations, the Poissy Tourist Office offers workshops for children (investigation, tree house building...), while parents enjoy a self-guided tour (with or without audioguide) or a guided tour. A place not to be missed, and one of the city's treasures.


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Sim4L
Visited in july 2016
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Belle visite à faire sur Poissy pour découvrir l'eouvre et la pensée de Le Corbusier, les dimensions choisies, l'utilisation du béton, disposer la villa sur pilotis, la disposition des pièces plongées de lumières autour d'un parc paisible. Une villa avant-gardiste à ne pas manquer.
clm_rnd
Visited in july 2016
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Superbe villa qui montre l'avangardisme de son architecte. Le tarif de 7,5€ est cepandant disproportionné je trouve. Heureusement que la visite est gratuite pour les moins de 26ans.
michalak
Visited in february 2016
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Visit flawless. The most successful villa of the series called the white villas of Le Corbusier. All major principles founders of new architecture are there; use of reinforced concrete piers, smooth façade, horizontal windows so that the natural surroundings serve as decoration.
A masterpiece of art of 20TH
fute_59669
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Un RE-GAL! quel merveilleux moment à passer en parcourant cette magnifique maison avant gardiste! un jardin havre de paix! maison truffée de détails magnifiques! que du bonheur

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