Dom-Ino House () is an open floor plan modular structure designed by the pioneering architect
Le Corbusier in 1914–1915. This design became the foundation for most of his architecture for the next ten years.
History
It was a prototype as the physical platform for the mass production of housing. The name is a pun that combines an allusion to ''domus'' (Latin for house)
and the pieces of the game of
dominoes
Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also c ...
, because the floor plan resembled the game and because the units could be aligned in a series like dominoes, to make
row house
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s of different patterns.
Design
This model proposed an open floor plan consisting of concrete slabs supported by a minimal number of thin,
reinforced concrete column A reinforced concrete column is a structural member designed to carry compressive loads, composed of concrete with an embedded steel frame to provide reinforcement. For design purposes, the columns are separated into two categories: short colum ...
s around the edges, with a stairway providing access to each level on one side of the floor plan. The frame was to be completely independent of the floor plans of the houses thus giving freedom to design the interior configuration. The model eliminated
load-bearing wall A load-bearing wall or bearing wall is a wall that is an active structural element of a building, which holds the weight of the elements above it, by conducting its weight to a foundation structure below it.
Load-bearing walls are one of the ea ...
s and the
supporting beams for the ceiling.
See also
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Glass House
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The Glas ...
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Farnsworth House
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References
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Le Corbusier
Modernist architecture