Villa Schwob

Villa Schwob also Villa Turque is a residence positioned in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland designed via mentioned architect Le Corbusier. It changed into commissioned in 1912 by using the watchmaker Anatole Schwob, and finished in 1916. In 1986, this early masterpiece of Le Corbusier has been received by the group Ebel for its 75^th anniversary to serve both as a reminder of its center values and as an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the brand.

The villa is constructed in Oriental style. The Orient is a ancient time period for the East, historically comprising whatever that belongs to the Eastern world, on the subject of Europe. Le Corbusier used the Regulating Lines layout principle in this constructing for the first time. This is the high-quality acknowledged and maximum wonderful of his creations in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Rich in symbols, and with complex technical and aesthetic factors, it's also his maximum completed paintings earlier than leaving for Paris. The ochre brick-paintings associated with concrete accentuates the oriental character of the house.