Villa Sarabhai Explained

Villa Sarabhai
Location:	India
Address:	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Owner:	Sarabhai
Coordinates:	23.0539°N 72.5936°W
Completion Date:	1955
Architect:	Le Corbusier

Villa Sarabhai, or Villa de Madame Manorama Sarabhai, is a modernist villa located in Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, it was built between 1951 and 1955.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

See also

• Villa Shodhan

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Architectural Origins Of the Carpenter Center News The Harvard Crimson. 2021-07-17. www.thecrimson.com.
2. Web site: Starbird. Pamela. 2003-01-02. Corbu in Ahmadabad. dead. https://archive.today/20130221165318/http://www.interiordesign.net/article/474972-Corbu_in_Ahmadabad.php. 21 February 2013. 2021-07-17. Interior Design.
3. Ubbelohde. Susan. 2003. The Dance of a Summer Day: Le Corbusier's Sarabhai House in Ahmedabad, India. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. 14. 2. 65–80. 1050-2092. 41758019.