THEATRE CHAMPS ELYSEES (final) Flashcards
(15 cards)
ARCHITECT
aguste and gustave Perret
AUGUSTE PERRET TRAINING
-early education at family firm then accepted at ecole des beaux arts
-studied under Julien Gaurdet, beaux arts neoclassicist
-Le corbusier trained him until 1908
WHO TAUGHT HIM AT ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS AND WHAT DID HE LEARN
-Juleien Gaurdet (neoclassicist)
-helped him on construction of Paris opera
-learnt classical ideals and how to use reinforced concrete from him
KEY features of exterior (structure
-2 subsidary wings
right subsidary wing (on the corner of the street, curves round- welcoming effect)
-grey stone sheathes reinforced concrete structure
Location
-origionally: in the champs elysees on the site of an old circus
-moved to: bank near siena, reinforced concrete was used as a sort of barage to stop water
OTHER WORKS DONE IN CONCRETE
pioneer of concert, pre period concrete seen as a crude material
-Apartments on 25 rue Franklin
-Garage
KEY features of exterior (ornamentation)
-Stripped back classicism: pilasters, simplified overhang recalling a cornice, enlarged frieze with metopes
-Minimal ornamentation
patron
-thatrical director gabriel astruc
AIMS
-gabriel and his general manager wanted the building to reflect modernist ideals
what were investers rewarded with
investors rewarded with access to theatre and its stage
investors included rothschilds (high profile)
WHAT DID IT NEED FOR ITS FUNCTION
-3 auditoria to house 1240, 500, and 150 people
-function as a place for culture needed to be expressed in the grand foyer and corridors
-lots of doors to swiftly move people in and out
KEY features of interior (structural)
-reinforced concrete arch suspended from main ceiling of auditorium
-strength of reinforced concrete used to minimise interruptions on stage
-skeleton strengthened by cantilevers and trussed girders
-auditorium suspended by reinforced concrete arches above dome
KEY features- interior (ornamentation
-Stylised palm motif repeated on handrails and carpets
-corridors barren of sculpture and colour
-applied arts: handrails and furnishings done himself
-coffered ceiling
-painting in dome by maurice Dennis
-All light soures concealed
Palm motif
recalls ancient egyptian temple of philais (classical allusions)
how did perret brothers get commission
-Origional architect was henry de velde
-as site restricted it was realised it would need to be made in reinforced concrete, called perret bros
-perret brothers challenged the feasibility of Astruc’s design AND proposed their own
-whilst plan was essential van de velde’s, technique and structure was perret bros
function
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