Le Lac villa
Corseaux, Switzerland
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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- OfficialOfficial website↗
- Heritage registerUNESCO World Heritage↗
- ReferenceKulturenvanteri↗
- Further readingAtlas Obscura↗
Built in 1924 on the shores of Lake Geneva in Corseaux, Switzerland, Villa Le Lac was designed by cousins Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret as a residence for Le Corbusier's parents. This modest single-family home exemplifies early Modern residential architecture and demonstrates three of Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture. The villa earned recognition as a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016, cementing its importance in twentieth-century architectural history.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- villa, single-family detached home
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
- Place
- Corseaux, Switzerland
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