Maison Guiette also known as Les Peupliers, is a house in Antwerp, Belgium, designed by Le Corbusier in 1926 and built in 1927.[1] It was the studio and living quarters of René Guiette, a painter and art critic.[2] One of the Franco-Swiss architect's lesser-known works, it is an early example of the International Style.
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Maison Guiette | |
| Location | Antwerp, Antwerp (province), Belgium |
| Part of | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1321rev-004 |
| Inscription | 2016 (40th Session) |
| Area | 0.0103 ha (1,110 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 6.7531 ha (726,900 sq ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°11′1.2″N 4°23′35.7″E / 51.183667°N 4.393250°E |
  Location of Maison Guiette in Belgium | |
Rene Guiette asked Le Corbusier to design a house modelled on the 1925 Pavilion de l'Esprit Nouveau. Guiette drew lifelong inspiration from the house using gouache and experimental photography [3]
The house and the Guiette artwork was the subject of an exhibition at the 9H gallery London.
In July 2016, the house and several other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Maison Guiette, Anvers, Belgique, 1926". Fondation Le Corbusier. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Les peupliers". Retrieved 26 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Architects Journal 6 may 1987 p.7
- ^ "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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