Maison Jaoul, (Paris France); 1954-56; Modern architecture

Maisons Jaoul is a famous housing project on the country side of Neuilly-sur-Seine in Paris. It was designed by Le Corbusier and built between 1954 and 1956. They are one of his most important post-war buildings and they have strong and beautiful unpainted cast concrete "bétonbrut" and regularly detailed brickwork.

In the beginning, André Jaoul was built for his son Michel in the first time in 1937 and commissioned Famous Swiss Architect Le Corbusier to design the project. Moreover, he received a new commissioned by André Jaoul to design two housing project for André Jaoul and her wife Suzanne in 1951.There were a new method was presented in the world. At the end, the project had accomplished in 1956. It became one of the most important buildings after the WWII by Le Corbusier.

The building sizes have attracted them in sculptural sense, and uses unusual materials on the exterior as concrete and bricks, with unpainted rusted to gives it a rough appearance. The windows have different sizes and opened it horizontally in brick and concrete walls.

The design of the Las Casas “A” and “B” were constructed separately and sharing total 1,000 square feet above the cellar and the parking space. The project also sharing the concrete terrace in the garden and a system of central heating. Le Corbusier showed the expression of ‘brutal’ style.

The exterior of the house "A" facing the street and the house “B” has hidden in different directions. The two houses have an area of ​​about 250 square meters (around 2690 square foot), so that two families can live comfortably in two buildings(interlock).

For the strategic of setback of the site, the buildings have set as right angle to each other. The architect has leave open space between two buildings to make a sequence of open spaces to private.

The House A includes hall, toilet, kitchen with dining area, living room and library in the ground floor. The first floor has set up hall, toilet, two bedrooms, bathroom, two toilets, chapel and balcony. The Second floor has two bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms surrounded by terraces.

The House B, which includes hall, toilet, kitchen with dining area, living room and library in the ground floor. There are four bedrooms, one bathroom, three toilets and a balcony in the first floor.Living room studio, one bedroom, and a toilet surrounded by terraces In the second floor.

The structural system is a combination of red brick and concrete yards, and both exposed exterior. The extending structure supports the concrete beam of the dome, which you can see from outside to make it a new detail.

Shallow concrete vaults contrast sharply with thin brick frames that do not use a centering system. These bricks serve as a thin concrete vault that extends above the permanent mold. Affected by the transverse steel beams, the concrete vaults rest on continuous beams that extend along the floor. These beams in turn pass gravity loads to the brick walls surrounding the house. Both buildings use the same system.

The exterior finish gives a detailed view of the red brick structure and rustic material mixed with unpainted wood and glass. Inside is a metal beam on the concrete facade.

The interior of the same material is juxtaposed with brightly coloured walls, vaulted ceilings and unpolished tiles. In the 1920's decade, Le Corbusier realized that changing the color space, stimulating physiological reactions and having a strong influence on our sensitivity was a concept applied to the halls of these houses, and the colors provided excellent Visual variables.

The cover was full of dirt and grass to reduce thermal expansion, but it also caused a strange and dangerous drooping terrace and was unprotected.