The Rooftop Garden of the Charles de Beistegui Apartment (Le Corbusier, 1929-31)

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A paradoxical project, the rooftop garden of de Beistegui apartment by Le Corbusier contradicts every notion of rationalism of which the Swiss architect was universally considered a fosterer.

Creating an interior within an exterior, but without limiting the space to either state. Is the concrete, inescapable contrast we have built up in our minds between ‘outside’ and ‘inside’ what makes the space surreal?

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