Cabanon de vacances

Le Cabanon (French " hut "), called the architect Le Corbusier be little cottage at Cap Martin on the French Riviera. The prefabricated wooden structure he built in 1952 on the basis of the Modulor.

On December 30, 1951 le Corbusier drew up the plans for a small " hut ", an area of 3.66 to 3.66 m and 2.26 m, which he erected in the following year on a cliff above the sea. Early 1950s had acquired a small hillside above the Villa E1027 the designer Eileen Gray Roquebrune- Cap-Martin, Le Corbusier. Here he develops his projects Roc and Rob. During the first - a holiday village with 30 to 80 residential units and a restaurant - remains on the paper, is the second - living cells for Camper - still partly preserved. In addition, hidden under a huge fig tree, a wooden house, the Cabanon. The small timber relies on the construction type of knitted and block construction. The idea of ​​a space cell of 3.66 × 3.66 meters with all the necessary facilities for living meets the functional requirements of the ship's cabin, the yacht, houseboat or caravan. The room is sparsely furnished. The developed in his work Modulor I and II ideal dimensions 2.26 × 2.26 × 2.26 meters for a residential unit sets Le Corbusier here into practice. The ratio of height to ceiling room side corresponds to the golden section. Is functional space-saving wood furniture with a toilet, which, separated only by a curtain, integrated into the living room: The interior design alone is his work. A kitchen was not provided for a small restaurant in the neighborhood furnished Le Corbusier with the essentials.