The evolution of vertical space in Le Corbusier's domestic projects.

Fluid space, continuous horizontal space, is one of the fundamental discoveries of the Modern Movement. This new conception, which has been widely studied, coexists with vertical space, which has been forgotten in most references to the modern avant-garde. This thesis aims to contribute to remedy this deficiency by providing a new understanding of double-height space. In order to delimit the problem, it studies how the form of the double-height space (vertical space) evolves in the villas designed and built by “Le Corbusier”. Charles Edouard Jeanneret began to build small buildings in the 1920s. At this time he used housing as a weapon from which to enunciate a new avant-garde. The reduced size of his proposals, something implicit in the programme, allowed him to avoid the problems associated with more complex projects and to establish a “new form” with clear clarity.