Houses for artisans (series houses)

Le Corbusier – artisans' houses, 1924. 1:100 scale dwg drawings

With this project Le Corbusier responded to the problem of housing for the craftsmen of a large company.
The design intervention can be economically optimized by reducing the partition walls, doors and the surfaces and heights of the rooms. There are only two doors in the entire house. The house is built around an empty concrete column with a steel column inside that serves as a drain for rainwater collected from the roof. 
The mezzanine, developing diagonally on one side, allows for a double height of the living room and on the other, manages to give the room greater spaciousness.