Similarities between Mies Van der Rohe, Tugenhat Villa, Brno, (1920-1930) to Corbusier's Villa Savoye (1928-1931)
Both the two architect works are outstanding and are based on international style of modern movements of architecture and was developed in Europe in 1920s. Both of the building works were very costly as they were using the modern designs that were unusual construction method, and used luxurious material and the use of modern technology of heating and ventilation. Both the architect had a legacy in that they were widely diffused and accepted worldwide. In both the architects, their values lie in modern design application that is founded on esthetic concepts and innovative spatial that their primary goal is to satisfy lifestyles by taking advantage of the modern industrial production (Murphy, 2002.Pg 69). Both of the two architecture works are found in the continent of Europe. Both the buildings were built using reinforced concrete.
Difference
Vila Savoye is located on the outskirts of Paris. An architecture from Swiss designed it hence was built between the years 1928 and 1931.The material that was use is reinforced concrete. Whereas the Villa Tugenhat is located in the neighborhood of Černá Pole in Brno, in the republic of Czech and It was constructed between the years 1920 and 1930 (Waltz,1999 Pg29).
Swiss architects designed Villa Savoye by the names Le Corbusier and one of his cousins called Pierre Jeanneret whereas Villa Tugenhat was designed by an architect from Germany by the name Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
The design of Villa Savoye is base on five points in the new architectural esthetics by Le Corbusier, and he was able to develop it in accordance with the orientation and view of the sun. The ground floor has garage the ramp and stairs, the main entrance hall, and finally the rooms of the maid and chauffeur. The first floor he was able to design such that master bedroom, the bedroom of the son, the kitchen, and finally saloon and external terraces are found in this floor. The orientation of the saloon was facing the southeast while the terraces are oriented to face the east. The son's room faced North West while the kitchen was oriented to face southwest. In the second floor of this house, the solarium is formed by sculpted series spaces. The setting of the plan was based on principal ratio of the golden section. The principle of the golden section is where the square is divided into sixteen equal parts. Then it becomes extended on two sides for incorporation of faced. Hence dividing further so as to establish the position of ram and entrance. The building as a second resident hence it was designed having a car mind hence created the building has a sense of mobility a critical part to understanding the building (Murphy,2002.Pg 68). While in Villa Tugenhat it is three-story, and it's on a slope facing southwest. The ground floor is designed to have a living area, kitchen, and servant rooms. The first floor is designed to have parents, children, and the nannies rooms which are equipped with the necessary facilities. The flat of the chauffeur, the garage, and the terraces have separate way to access. The architect is based on functionalism architecture that was a new groundbreaking vision at that time. Mies is seen to have used iron framework that helped him to be able to dispense using the supporting walls in the arrangement of the interior in order to achieve space and a feeling of light.
Bibliography:
Murphy, K. D. (2002). The Villa Savoye and the modernist historic monument.The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 68-89.
Waltz, C. S. (1999). At The Water's Edge: The Grid in Coastal Construction.
