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Le corbusier biography architect.
Maison-atelier Ozenfant
Paris, France, 1922-1924
« The free facade.
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Standardization of the window element on a human scale. Unity and its combinations. Reinforced concrete framework and double walls with "cement gun" partitions, each 4 centimetres thick. Clearly identify the problem; define the typical needs of a dwelling house and solve the problem just as one does for railway coaches, tools, etc.
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The painter Ozenfant’s studio-house (1886-1966) was one of the first Purist houses in Paris.
Le Corbusier met Ozenfant in 1918 and together with him developed the concept of Purism, theorized in the book After Cubism, in 1918, and later in the Revue de l’Esprit Nouveau, publication begun in 1920.
It was Amédée Ozenfant who introduced Le Corbusier to painting.
In 1923, he acquired a building plot near Parc Montsouris. The narrow plot, situated on a corner between two streets, imposed a number of constraints on