La Maison La Roche

Monday, October 17, 2011

"La Roche, quand on a une belle collection comme vous, il faut se faire construire une maison digne d'elle." Le Corbusier.
La Maison La Roche was built in the 1920's for Mr La Roche a Swiss banker but mostly an art collector. House built by Le Corbusier of course. I heard a lot about it but I never saw the 1920's typical Le Corbusier's architecture. And to do so you have to be in Paris. How convenient ! I thought I was going to be amazed by the shapes & lines but I was by the colours. Because outside it was, of course, grey and inside it was all about Bleu outremer, Terre de Sienne, Vert Paris... Colours made by Le Corbusier to enhance the paintings.