ARCHI VR : La villa Savoye

by Gordon .

2023

ARCHI VR : La villa Savoye

by Gordon .

2023

Immersive experience

Cultural outreach and education

2D/3D digitisation

Virtual reality

Interactive tour

Architecture and design

History and heritage

Immersive experience

Cultural outreach and education

2D/3D digitisation

Virtual reality

Interactive tour

Architecture and design

History and heritage

Interspersed with memories of Madame Savoye, the correspondence she exchanged with her architect and the writings of one of the greatest architectural theorists of the 20th century, this virtual reality experience takes us back into the history of the creation of Villa Savoye, one of the most famous buildings by the architect who would later be known as Le Corbusier.

VR headset

Suitable for all audiences

10 minute(s)

French, English

Update : 10/06/2024

Archi VR - La villa Savoye (© Lucid Realities, Centres des monuments nationaux, Fondation Le Corbusier)

Archi VR (© Lucid Realities, Centres des monuments nationaux, Fondation Le Corbusier)

Archi VR - La villa Savoye (© Lucid Realities, Centres des monuments nationaux, Fondation Le Corbusier)

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April 1930: Eugénie Savoye is behind the wheel of her car, driving from Paris to her newly built country house in the suburb of Poissy. As she zips along, she muses on the two years that have passed since she met the self-confident Swiss architect, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, hired to design the home. This virtual reality experience is structured around Madame Savoye’s memories and the letters she exchanged with her architect, better known as Le Corbusier, one of the greatest theoreticians of modern architecture. We observe the creation of Villa Savoye first-hand, one of Le Corbusier’s most famous and influential “machines for living.” ARCHI VR is a series of interactive documentary experiences in virtual reality, delivering the visions of the greatest modern and contemporary architects. In addition to examining the constraints each architect faced, it highlights his or her aesthetic choices in terms of harmony with the geographical setting, technological innovations, or theories put into practice.