Glass bricks

NOTES: Also known as the 'Mothers' House' (Moederhuis), it provides accommodation for single mothers and their chidren.

NOTES: This project was an extension to the 18th century farmhouse that had been used as a restaurant and represents an attempt to demonstrate that a modernist solution can blend harmoniously with old buildings despite the differences in form and materials. Glass bricks were employed to highlight the entrance front which anticipates that of the Finsbury Health Centre.

NOTES: La Butte-Rouge is one the biggest interwar social mass housing schemes in the environs of Paris. Situated 12 km south of the city, it was the brainchild of Henri Sellier, director of the Office public d'habitations de la Siene. Originally conceived in 1919 by the architects Joseph Bassompiere and Paul de Rutte as part of the Paris extension plan, construction didn't start until 1929, continued up till the mid 1930s and did not resume until after the second world war. Although influenced by the early garden city movement, the layout here was made more formal with a hierarchy of roadways and public squares. Planting was important and the landscape architect responsible for the overall scheme was Andre Riousse, with the architect Paul Sirvin helping to implement the designs of Bassompiere and de Rutte.

NOTES: This 9-storey block was designed for single people from 18-35 years of age. The units were organised as paired bedsitting rooms with a shared entrance lobby, bathroom and kitchen. See RIBA110530 for a colour version of this image.

NOTES: This 9-storey block was designed for single people from 18-35 years of age. The units were organised as paired bedsitting rooms with a shared entrance lobby, bathroom and kitchen. See RIBA110531 for a colour version of this image.

NOTES: This 9-storey block was designed for single people from 18-35 years of age. The units were organised as paired bedsitting rooms with a shared entrance lobby, bathroom and kitchen. See RIBA110532 for a colour version of this image.

NOTES: This 9-storey block was designed for single people from 18-35 years of age. The units were organised as paired bedsitting rooms with a shared entrance lobby, bathroom and kitchen.

NOTES: This 9-storey block was designed for single people from 18-35 years of age. The units were organised as paired bedsitting rooms with a shared entrance lobby, bathroom and kitchen.

NOTES: This 9-storey block was designed for single people from 18-35 years of age. The units were organised as paired bedsitting rooms with a shared entrance lobby, bathroom and kitchen. See RIBA110515 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: This 9-storey block was designed for single people from 18-35 years of age. The units were organised as paired bedsitting rooms with a shared entrance lobby, bathroom and kitchen. See RIBA110516 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: This 9-storey block was designed for single people from 18-35 years of age. The units were organised as paired bedsitting rooms with a shared entrance lobby, bathroom and kitchen. See RIBA110518 for a black and white version of this image.