Cut on the horizon Blatterwiese park, the east shore of Lake Zurich, he Le Corbusier House Museum - Heidi Weber, It delineates it as a work of art in itself. summarizing, both in the building project, as in the works exhibited inside, the various artistic disciplines to which Le Corbusier He was doomed throughout his professional life.
Cover and metal structural components, concrete, huge glass surfaces and opaque planes of different colors that make up the facade, bring to this work plasticity teacher.
The project of this building, under the concept of exhibition hall, starts in 1960, You obtain the same year a special municipal permit to be built on a public space. Construction starts in 1962 It is ending several years later and opened in 1967 Two years later the death of Le Corbusier.
Le Corbusier conceived the project of this pavilion as a center for temporary exhibitions of contemporary art as well as for display and transmission of their own work, This also driven by Heidi Weber own.
The projective proposal is clear appreciation, a huge deck floating on the cubic space housing the museum itself, supported by a metal frame that gives both lightness and plasticity while manifesting the evolution of the architecture of the moment. The separation of the roof of the building, in that space plays host to a terrace.
Interior
Lightness and levity breathe from the moment of entering each space. They and their conformation, It is reflected to the modular method Le Corbusier It reflects the proportions, Considering always projected scale of man, away from this way also the monumental concept of traditional museums. Each room respects mediated the Modulor, 2.26 m base.
The interior is divided into two floors and a basement, connected by a ramp and there is also a staircase connecting these levels and the terrace. Such ladder is located in a double-height space where various works are exhibited. are not only exposed sculptures and paintings by Le Corbusier, but also various furniture of his own.
According to information in the museum it is exposed, Heidi Weber has been a great admirer of language revealed in the work of Le Corbusier what led, since 1958, to realize their desire to promulgate the artistic creations of master. This has exposed works representing different periods, techniques and creations of the artist.
A tour of Zürich may well end up visiting this wonderful work, its permanent exhibition and temporary exhibition. Simply admire the work from the outside is already excuse to come to the park Blatterwiese, which offers, especially in summer and spring, a pleasant atmosphere where you can enjoy the city in a different way.
Heidi Weber Museum - Casa Le Corbusier – Zürich
Location: Hochgasse N° 8 – Zürich
Means of transport:
– From the station Zürich – Bahnhofquai: Trolley car 4. Höschgasse off at the stop and walk 400m towards the lake to the park.
– From Zurich Central: Trolley car 10. Höschgasse off at the stop and walk 400m towards the lake to the park.
– from Zurich Bellevue: bus 912 – 916. Elektrowatt off at the stop and walk 180 meters towards the park. tramways 2 Y 10 Höschgasse off at the stop and walk 400m towards the lake to the park.
If we in Auto, we should first locate a parking, because here and throughout Switzerland in general, parking is not a simple issue. Museum neighbor is the Parkhaus Zürichhorn on Dufourstrasse, 280m Museum.
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