House Ternisien

Le Corbusier – Ternisien House - Petit Maison d'Artistes in Boulogne France, 1926

La House Ternisien It was designed for a couple Paul and M.me Ternisien, respectively a musician and a painter. The overall shape of the building is composed of a triangular and a rectangular mass, which reflects the internal program, the distribution and the triangular shape of the lot.
To meet the different programmatic needs of a painting and music studio, Le Corbusier developed a double-height space with a sleeping balcony for his wife's painting studio, and a single-story space for her husband's music studio.
The two studios join in the middle with shared spaces, including an entrance hall, bathroom, kitchen, and small library. The recessed entrance is the result of the architect's desire to preserve an existing tree by shaping the house around it.
Due to the financial difficulties of the clients, the upper part of the project is rebuilt into a multi-storey apartment, however the new design still reflects and maintains the architectural language of this modern architecture.
Despite its small size, this project is important in Le Corbusier's design history for its masterful resolution of complex programmatic requirements with rich spatial experiences.