Villa Baizeau Explained

Villa Baizeau
Coordinates:36.8583°N 10.3391°W
Map Type:Tunisia Greater Tunis
Groundbreaking Date:1930
Start Date:1928

Villa Baizeau is a residential home in the Carthage Palace, Tunis, Tunisia designed by Swiss modernist architect Le Corbusier in 1928.[1] The building is the only work in Tunisia by the architect.[2]

Le Corbusier designed the entire project remotely; neither he nor any member of his staff visited the site before, during, or following construction of the building.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: de Heer, Jan. The architectonic colour : polychromy in the purist architecture of Le Corbusier. 2009. 010 Publishers. Hall, George.. 9789064506710. Rotterdam. 132. 234775556.
  2. Web site: Au cœur du palais de Carthage, une mystérieuse villa signée Le Corbusier.... 2016-01-08. Webdo. fr-FR. 2019-05-03.
  3. Book: Heer, Jan de. The Architectonic Colour: Polychromy in the Purist Architecture of Le Corbusier. 2009. 010 Publishers. 9789064506710. 132. en.