INTRODUCTIONVilla La Roche was commissioned by art collector Raoul La Roche to display his ever-growing collection. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris (later taking the pseudonym Le Corbusier) designed together with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret two joined houses, one intended for Raoul La Roche and the other for Albert Jeanneret and his family. La Roche's house was half home, half art gallery; the spaces had different needs but had to be connected as one. Joined to Villa Jeanneret, the site shows the possible relationship between two spaces with their own needs that share the same immediate environment and construction style. Corbusier combines both elements, creating suitable living spaces with many influences ranging from his 5 Points towards a new architecture to the purist style. Internally, he focused on creating spaces that command attention, moving visitors through the house along an architectural promenade.MAIN SECTIONBuilt in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the L-shaped floor plan is found along the south end and east side of a private dead end. sack. The shape of the structure was influenced by the site. The larger portion follows the road, the main axis running through the site, while the smaller section is perpendicular, crossing the axis. The two pieces are contrasting in design; the largest, a more dominant and robust living block, built to accommodate a family in the Jeanneret house and the private areas of La Roche on the other side. The smaller one seems more delicate as it does not have a ground floor and is raised on passatellis, housing only the light and airy space of the gallery. Both exteriors imitate the intended use of the interior. The two sections are connected both internally and externally with a final block containing the......medium of paper......the house was also designed by Le Corbusier as part of his desire to realize the space as he had foreseen it. In several places the furniture is part of the setup; the library balustrade doubles while the kitchen shelves and cabinets are integrated into the structure. The attention paid to these small details, even if apparently insignificant, has strongly changed the overall impression of the spaces. In such delicate and bright areas, a large amount of bulky furniture would clash too much with the design, influencing the desired atmosphere.WINDOWS/DOORSBIBLIOGRAPHYBAKER, G. 1996. Le Corbusier: An Analysis of Form, London, Spon Press.CORBUSIER, L 1986. Towards a New Architecture, New York, Dover Publications.TZONIS, A. 2001. Le Corbusier: the poetics of the machine and metaphor, London, Thames & Hudson.WEBER, N. 2008. Le Corbusier: A Life, New York, Alfred A Knopf.