La Villa La Roche et la Villa Jeanneret, construites côte à côte, sont désignées, selon les auteurs, tantôt comme un seul, tantôt comme deux bâtiments.

le Corbusier: "La Roche, when one owns such a splendid art collection as yours, one must construct a house that does it honour." - La Roche: "Very well then, build this house for me." This was the genesis of the Villa La Roche (1923-1925), a brilliant synthesis of residence and private gallery, as recounted by the Swiss banker and collector of Cubist art, Raoul la Roche. The developmental leap which Le Corbusier made in his architecture and the liberty of expression in his use of colour, light and spatial organisation which he discovered during the final stages of this project inaugurated his rise to one of the giants of 20th century architecture. This guide leads the reader through both the Villa La Roche and the attached Villa Jeanneret, which houses the Fondation Le Corbusier.

Ein neuer Band der erfolgreichen Klassiker-Reihe «Guides Le Corbusier»: die wegweisenden kollektiven Wohnbauten des Meisterarchitekten.

Par son architecture d’une netteté absolue, la Villa Savoye achevée par Le Corbusier en 1931 est un emblème de l’architecture du XXe siècle reconnaissable entre mille. Elle réalise de manière subtile la fusion des « cinq points de la nouvelle architecture » : plan libre, fenêtre bandeau, façade libre, pilotis et toit-terrasse. Tout en intégrant manifestement des éléments de l’architecture classique, elle fait partie des œuvres pionnières de l’architecture moderne. André Malraux la classa d’ailleurs monument historique en 1965. Avec des documents d’époque et des photographies récentes à l’appui, ce guide présente les nombreuses facettes de cette villa aussi bien au visiteur qu’au lecteur amateur d’architecture.

In 1929, Eileen Gray designed Villa E 1027 for herself and her youthful partner Jean Badovici, but only lived there for three years. Today, the elegant house in Roquebrune-Cap-Mar- tin in southern France is an icon of modernism. In 1937, Le Corbusier discovered the place and the “Maison en Bord de Mer”. Inspired by the genius of the place and the light on the Côte d'Azur, he created a total of eight large-format wall paintings there in 1938 and 1939 onwards, some of which complement the building congenially, while others set counterpoints. In 1952, he built his Cabanon nearby and decorated it with murals as well. The book by the well-known architectural historian Tim Benton documents Le Corbusier's artwork at this special place, explores its controversies, and places it in his overall oeuvre. The fascinating photographs by Manuel Bougot capture the special atmosphere of the villa Le Corbusier's painting is lesser known but was formative for his lifelong preoccupation with polychromy After extensive renovation work until 2021, E 1027, as well as the Cabanon, is open to the public again