Villa Sarabhai, or Villa de Madame Manorama Sarabhai, is a
modernist villa
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became s ...
located in
Ahmedabad
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,
India
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. Designed by the Franco-Swiss architect
Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , , ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was ...
, it was built between 1951 and 1955. It was built with an austere interior, a typical Le Corbusier design principle.
History
The villa was built for Manorama Sarabhai, the sister of
Chinubhai Chimanlal. She commissioned it in 1951 to build a home for her growing family, and it was completed in 1955.
Design
The villa is located on a verdant 20-acre park owned by Sarabhais. Corbusier decided on the vault as the villa's defining structure after taking into consideration the local climate, which is characterized by wide fluctuations of temperature and humidity.
See also
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Villa Shodhan
Villa Shodhan (or Shodhan House) is a modernist villa located in Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier, it was built between 1951 and 1956. Building on his previous projects whilst integrating the traditional features o ...
References
* http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/Villa-Sarabhai-reflects-Corbusier%E2%80%99s-creative-genius/DNAHM61772
External links
Foundation Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier buildings in India
Houses completed in 1955
Houses in Ahmedabad
Tourist attractions in Ahmedabad
Modernist architecture in India
1955 establishments in Bombay State
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