RONCHAMP I LE CORBUSIER I A WALK THROUGH IN 4K

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This episode of Fourth Wall is about Ronchamp (Notre Dame du Haut) from Le Corbusier.
The main point I miss in online architecture is quality. Mainly the spaces are never told in the pictures, and the information is very technically focused and narrow.
My take is: 4K quality and simplification! I will be uploading material every week. I hope to get the message across and make it as easy as possible!
Let me know in the comment section: Are you missing anything in the video? What are your favorite concepts of the building?
I will keep posting more videos like this...every Thursday! Don´t forget to like and subscribe to support the channel!
So, enjoy! I hope you like watching it, as much as I enjoyed doing it!
Fourth Wall

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

What´s your favorite concept of the Building? Share it here!

[@victorhugoeh974]

As a lighting designer myself, the way Le Corbusier controlled the entrance of natural light has an overwhelmingly beautiful effect!

[@dodezigns]

There are interesting similarities on the use of light in both Le Corbusier's Ronchamp and the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas.

[@rr7firefly]

@@dodezigns I think that the most interesting aspect of this building is its break from a strict orthogonal grid. Corbu used the structural grid as a point of departure in his most famous buildings such as the Villa Savoye. Here, however, the chapel is an interior free of columns and the entire assembly of parts is far more sculptural than anything else. You refer to this as "organic" -- I see it in more formal terms, without reference to living organisms. The building is its most iconic on the outside -- one could easily read it as a large work of art placed in the environment. The inside is the most functional thing about it but I could easily overlook that and just appreciate the entire thing in a more abstract way.

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

The building keeps the wind and rain out. Love it!

[@fossilmatic]

Light and form define spirit.

[@SlightReturn666]

I have had the privilege of visiting the chapel once (mid-80s) and was simply floored. I'm not the least bit religious but you cannot help but have a somber, reflective and dare I say spiritual mindset as you walk around this extraordinarily beautiful building. There are zero "church-ish" cliches; everything is entirely reworked from ground zero. The natural lighting is so, so, so, so subtly and carefully done. It is much, much smaller than you might expect but it utterly commands the landscape. It absolutely heaves and broods like it has been there for a billion years. I have never experienced another place like it and I remember the visit like it was yesterday.

[@stevemiller7949]

A truly iconic structure. Idiosyncratic, baffling, and seductive. It breaks some of my "rules" but it's a building that "grips" one. That is greatness.

[@bb-nq5qc]

The juxtapositional layers of cinematography, description, titling at the opening of each sequence and the gentle and descriptive philosophy embedded in such organic verbiage , as conveyed through gentle dialogue precisely elicits the magic and raw spiritual beauty that Le Corbusier shared with us through his magical and pure design. This is not an easy accomplishment on your behalf, FourthWall. Very much admired and appreciated.

[@hansjandurr6253]

My favourite Corbu nicely explained ! I visited the chapel 6 times with different light (morning, afternoon, evening, night) and attended the Sunday mass there Twice. Amazing experiences !

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Hi Hans, thank you for your kind words! It is one of those buildings that you can visit as many times as you want, and will never let you down. One of my favourites, no doubt. Follow the channel, because very very soon I will start uploading more videos! :)

[@genesislopezbarona1664]

Thanks so much! I study architecture and I'm working with this project, you helped me a lot!!! really thanks

[@littlecutespiderman7800]

I love the exposed concrete. The curved roof is so subtle and delitate at outside. The spout at the end is really powerful like an elephant trunk. There is ice hanging at the spout end in winter and water drops from it slowly to the concrete fountain. The triangle and the tube of the fountain contrast to each other like a symbolic day & night. Inside, when I first saw the convex roof, I really think it is so organic that just like a converted lobster shell. The seat is made of wood panel and concrete stand is more like an art rather than furniture. The stairs are always masterly manupilated by Corb. He can always manupilate concrete into a lovely scale and delicate work without effort. Strongly recommend to visit again in the evevning, mutiple golden rays will come from the window wall !

[@grzegorzm1277]

Excellent explanation! Thank you for your great work.

[@nickberezovsky8714]

You touched my heart.

[@04hjom28]

thank you for leading me toward such iconic architecture

[@PawelSabala]

Funtastic content ! So much hard work put into this project, thank you and well done !

[@richardsheyy2570]

You are amazing 😍 just dont stop dont stop ever

[@nikolalucic9501]

simply magical

[@jordanvillanueva8431]

a sincere analysis with a lot of feeling Well done From Buenos Aires Argentina

[@amit_k28]

Amazing done and very explained 👌 very interesting to know how the five concepts were though and derived! Look forward to many more of such 👍

[@linyiran2447]

Oh my god I love all your videos, I should have done a better study case in my first year of uni if I could find this channel earlier. Thank you for your work!

[@marlenexx8341]

thank you so much for all the information!! it was beautifully filmed as well :))

[@elijahsteiner399]

That’s sooo cooool, I actually live there and just so you know it’s pronounced Ronchamp. You’re welcome, and I’m pumped for your next video 👍 dope man

[@martincortes5382]

Wow, your video that is incredible, I like it! 👍🏽 Thanks you for the content.

[@EfrainMcshell]

I love this building. When I saw it for first time it brought multiple ideas into my mind. It was so different from the modern architecture, despite I love das Bauhaus Dessau, which I love very much, this building brought something different from the traditional architectural monuments, castles, Roman, Greek, and many others. Its texture, the thickness of the walls, the colored glass, the depths, the tranquility a true place nor just for a chapel, but for me even for a house, I must say that I incorporate this idea in to many other ideas, I have and I had drawings based in to this idea, still I am not an architect by professional school, I am a natural architect. Still is one of my favorite buildings, but I had so many favorites, infinite taste for different ones, but this one is a very important one. A singular one in many....

[@dianemitchell1161]

Wonderful video and commentary! Thank you!

[@JanneWolterbeek]

Love this channel!! Amazing production value and overall presentation, and I say that as a designer. ;) My mother has visited Ronchamp, she was very impressed, I haven't yet visited it, but hope to do so one day soon. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@GB-kr1jp]

Very well done and clearly explained. Congratulations! Keep the search going!

[@sheshwanth]

loved the video.it helped me in understanding the building.

[@jinukjohn9736]

Well Done.. Hats Off for your Effort..:)

[@sujaulkhan6219]

simply the best video on this masterpiece

[@dabedwards]

Thank you for this excellent video. With a structure like this, as much a sculpture as a building, I am always interested in knowing how it was constructed, and there are some interesting photos on line of this. With so few straight lines in the design, I guessed that the concrete formers must have been very elaborate, and these photos confirm this. The mighty roof is the dominant feature, giving the impression of an impossibly heavy boulder balanced on flimsy walls. I was surprised to realise that it is in fact a giant scoop shape, which can be briefly seen in the aerial shot. All is explained! Another fascinating detail is the slender horizontal gap between the top of the walls and the roof, a gravity and logic defying effect, which feels like an unresolved chord in music, holding you in exquisite suspense.

[@cristinamiluna2242]

Very good explanation, nice video too! Enjoyed it, thank you.

[@jennifervieira3692]

This is such an amazing video! Please, continue with the great work, it's wonderful, really.

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Thanks a lot Jennifer! I will be posting more videos in the coming weeks.

[@STENCHOVDETH]

Love the window approaches from the interior. So beautiful.

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

It is probably the “star” of the project! No doubt! Thanks for your comment!

[@indie8189]

I am translating the novel Midwinter Break by Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty who lives in Glasgow, Scotland. In the book he mentioned this church, describing it as one the most magnificent architecture designs. I am so glad I can see the building here, it not only helps my understanding and translation, also it opens a whole new world for me. I have to re-visit France and visit this church for sure.

[@yzpocketarchitecture5544]

Great video with lots of details! Good work!

[@AntoineProduction]

Really beautiful images and a very good analysis, congratulations!

[@petergerhard6639]

You make a valuable contribution to world culture

[@jean-claudemuller3199]

Also at the Ronchamp chapel site The bell tower from Jean Prouvé The Monastery from Renzo Piano The landscape layout from Michel Corajoud

[@trace-mark]

Thank you so much. I love this building and I am far away.

[@thomasari3218]

Nicely explained....thanks for produced thumbs up video

[@nuwinabilash2033]

fantastic video 😍

[@vietanhndd47]

Very satisfied. Really love your video color

[@marttirannikko7718]

Excellent film and analysis! Thank you!

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Thank you for the words Martti! I´m really glad you liked it.

[@josegerardonavarreterodrig9205]

A MASTER PIECE…!!!

[@michelmorlot4136]

Je n'ai JAMAIS rien vu d'aussi beau sur Ronchamp, merci !

[@michelmorlot4136]

Morlot archi 75 ans Lyon

[@williama.hovestreydt6623]

Nice work! Thank you for sharing!

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment! I'm glad you found it interesting :)

[@Luxury_vagabond]

Hello from Taiwan .Good video ! Thanks 🙏

[@victorhugoeh974]

Nice work there! Loved your video. Of course, now I'm subscribed ✌️😃

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Thanks Victor :) I'm glad you find the videos interesting! There will be more,!

[@FangAoLi]

Come to Mexico! You’ll love Barragán’s Works, there is so much influence from Le Corbusier! Amazing Video!!! Just subscribed and will be waiting for more videos to come, meanwhile I’ll share your videos with my architecture friends! Greetings from Mexico City!

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

I wish I was closer to Mexico to visit it! This is a one BIG "pending" I have... Thanks a lot for your kind words! B

[@kaveeshanxinzhe2624]

Yo lad what is the font name you are using ? YOUR VIDEOS ARE MAGNIFICENT ❤️

[@andeboyd4721]

Love this sooooo much! Thank you. Btw, I think light control is most fascinating to me. My interest is in designing non-traditional “chapels.” Getting the light right is so important for fostering introspection.

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Thank you for your words Ande! I love the combination of all of them, but light is so subtle in his work! Check the Tourette Monastery, there are very interesting spaces there as well.

[@seraphinehanabel8733]

Very informative and absolutely cinematic, May I know if it is one of spiral approaches? since the entrance cannot be seen in front.

[@ricardodiaz1657]

Wey, tu canal es uno de los mejores, que buenas tomas. Bro, your channel is one of the best, good takes.

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Gracias Ricardo!

[@ricardodiaz1657]

@@FourthWallArchitecture Deberías considerar hacer trabajo con la obra de Luis Barragán o Alvaro Siza. U should considerer doing some work about Arq. Luis Barragán or Alvaro Siza.

[@muddywaters1934]

Magnificent piece of architecture...was there in 2016 and found it awe inspiring. I was amazed at the scale of the building...small and large all at once.

[@omanuelsa]

here i am my friend! bravo!!!

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Thanks a lot Manuel, glad you liked it - we architects are a difficult public!

[@omanuelsa]

i couldn't agree more, my friend!

[@littlecutespiderman7800]

Hello, thanks so much for this great video, it recalled the good memories of my visit twenty years before when was still a student! Apart from the the famous light wall, I was also astonished by the way of water collected from the concrete roof, then through the gradeur "trunk" shape drain, drop to the unusual concrete fountain at west and returned to ground. This shows admire to nature element in a ceremonial way, in which the roof likes a mountain, rain receiving and collecting from sky, finally return to earth. The solid pyramid contrasts sharply to the hollow tube in the concrete fountain almost simulating the strength of day and night ! After WW II, LC was engaged to African liked sculpture works. It shows a primitive way of admiration to the spirit of nature in his symbolic late works. The manipulation of light, water, raw concrete, wood, metal, raw colors is really full of strength and impacted me so much. When people hates the dark and dull image of those many bulky brutalism monster buildings, visit the Ronchamp chapel and Marsaille Unite Habitation, you will find the big differences of the origin masterpiece and the monster liked followers.

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Hi Kapo, thank you for the comment! I think overall Ronchamp has a lot of technological thinking behind, using very rudimentary construction methods - The time the buildings were built, resources were greatly limited. I personally loved the complexity and nuances together. It is a very "consistent" and "full" project, and not only this, he managed to bring this to many of his buildings... all that, with the location, and the sequence to the building, always make visiting Ronchamp special.

[@gtv6chuck]

I really enjoy your videos. They incredibly well made. Hopefully you'll be able to come to the US and look at some of what we have here. Where I live in Colorado we have some excellent architectural works, among them the Denver Art Museum, with buildings by Daniel Liebeskind and Gio Ponti, the Denver Library by Michael Graves, and the Air Force Academy Chapel by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Hi Chuck, thanks for your comment! and I really appreciate the kind words. I have US in my plans since more than two years. - We all know what happened - I would love to spend some weeks there and explore it - I actually have good friends living in Denver, so it should be doable! :) If/when I fix my schedule, I will share it here. I think it would be really interesting to do small meetups with people and chat about architecture! You can also follow me on IG @wall.fourth Best, Bruno

[@gtv6chuck]

@@FourthWallArchitecture That would be terrific.

[@roksnawyrwa9156]

Love this! I'm writing my dissertation about natural light within sacred architecture and this video is so useful! Would you say this is the finest example of architects experimenting with natural light?

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Thanks for your comment Roxy! Actually all sacred architecture is very interesting from the light perspective. You should check the Church of the Light by Toyo Ito for example, or churches by Aalto, Asplund or Jorn Utzon...you will find a lot of good examples. Within Corbusier´s work Sainte Marie de la Tourette is very interesting as well.

[@dodezigns]

You may find this useful also: Abstract Expressionist Interior Spaces: A Comparison of the effects of colour in: Le Corbusier's Chapel at Ronchamp and Mark Rothko's mural paintings in the Rothko Chapel. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1979414068/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_agwuDbV0AWJFT

[@nickelcadmium1401]

if you like this chapel or Le Corbusier's work, you should definitely see his Church at Firminy (also by Le Corbusier)

[@radneyjc6258]

Thank you for sharing that video. I enjoyed every second of it. Makes me want to visit it sometimes. Also, any insights about the dimensions?

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

It´s a very small chapel actually. Before I visited it I was expecting a slightly bigger space. I love the space though and how simple and straight forward it is. Masterpiece.

[@radneyjc6258]

Yes thanks again for sharing :)

[@agusmegy8294]

hermosooo

[@evanschwartz3030]

Have visited this chapel at Ronchamp at least 3 times. As a retired architect, now living in New York City, this building is without question one of the most significant structures produced in the 20th Century. Ronchamp never fails to impress even those people who know absolutely nothing about modern architecture. Unfortunately this video presentation is all too short given the buildings importance. Also hoping to sometime see a video presentation on Lou Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum in this series of famous buildings.

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

I have pending since some years already a tour through US - Chicago, California…I’d love to!

[@marcelasuarez4550]

Congratulation, wonderfull,

[@andeboyd4721]

Also, would you please name the soundtrack? I’m mesmerized. 💕

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Henrik Olsson - Stay near. Great track, I agree! 👍

[@capuccinolight]

I really loved this, thanks! I just wanted to know, how does it sound? Do you think that’s an important aspect to it?

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

It is a very small chapel, and, at least when I was there, very quiet space. - It´s located on top of the mountain, and no cars drive anywhere close to it. It is a really peaceful space, quite well kept and conserved. I adored it. 🙂

[@mrfudd13]

An excellent exploration of an inspired work. The ambush ad's are an ugly intrusion on a spiritual/intellectual focus.

[@thomaswalsh287]

My first impression is a playful, thatched cottage.... or barn, with a silo... I get the feeling he's putting one over on us.... downplaying the serious nature of the chapel... until you step inside..

[@petergerhard6639]

Amongst my Corbu library there is a reference to the use of bricks from an earlier chapel at Ronchamp to build much of the walls, can this be confirmed?

[@prathyushar3797]

Thanks

[@Ichtys7]

Amazing analysis of your view of this amazing modern Chapel,and I hope that you also visit other modern Churches and Cathedrals,such as the: Notre Dame de Royan,France St Joseph Church,in Le Havre,France St Remy Church,in Baccarat,France St Pius Catholic Church,in Meggan,Switzerland Sacred Heart Catholic(Glass Church),in Munich,Germany Temppeliaukio Church,in Helsinki,Finland Hallgrimskirkja Lutheran Cathedral,in Reykjavík, Iceland Jubilee Catholic Church,in Rome,Italy and many more modern Churches and Cathedrals,in Europe Do you maybe have a Facebook Channel?

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Hi Elton! Thanks a lot for leaving a comment! Are you mostly interested in religious architecture? I´m focusing in buildings more than typologies. Homes, museums, parks, churches...But I can do some of the suggested, sure! This is the link to my Facebook page: facebook.com/Fourth-Wall-165080624078658/ and instagram: instagram.com/wall.fourth/ Bruno

[@Ichtys7]

I really like modern Church buildings and Cathedrals,that I have created an Facebook photo album of Modern Catholic and other Church Denomination buildings

[@leepretorius4869]

Imagine going to this church on a Sunday morning.

[@b-a9908]

I visited Mexico City and I think that this place need some invest it could be cool for retirement and heritage a land with value ... principal is in the Valle of Mexico and I can drive to many differents towns, and its not too expensive as buy in Mexico city

[@LysanderLH]

It reminds me of Troika pottery.

[@benjamingvela220]

Color is a thing that appear in all his buildings? Are u sure? What about 20's LC

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Hi Benjamin. Well, colour was present across all his work. Saying that is present in all of his buildings might be stretching it too much, but In the 20s for example it can be seen in the Ville Savoye, in the Weissenhof, in t the La Roche Jeanerette house, in his units in Pessac...so it's not a late addition to his works. And also let's not forget he was also a painter - with colour having a big play there as well. :) B

[@tibahconsultants9435]

The architect as the sculptor

[@omkarpujari4515]

which track is that in the background .🎶🎵

[@maryamnematollahi4758]

Can i ask ,what is the material of roof ?

[@imarino98]

could someone tell me, why in this particular proyect, le corbusier didnt use at all straight angles?

[@DaniloKlass]

Not an expert, but it probably has to do with the fact that curves and oblique angles produce more interesting results when hit by sunlight. When Le Corbusier wants to focus on light manipulation, he usually turns to the curve (see his church at Firminy)

[@oscarreid208]

Good rite that Helios.

[@user-gp8rt9pr8h]

First era of 3d. This out of dates now

[@Arckitekt]

Ronchamp built using the rubble of the older church

[@chansovecjeaofficial8594]

do you have about Couvent de la Tourette LE CORBUSIER?

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Its on my list! - Let´s see when I find some time to go and shoot it...

[@normanp.chesterton7397]

I will never be a fan of Corbusier, but I think I have disliked him for some wrong reasons. The construction materials he typically seems to use do not seem to hold up well: there is discoloration of the paint, cracks, chips, or the concrete starting to look like some drab construction from a Soviet housing block. Those, however, are issues of the building materials that he may not have been able to overcome at the time. I therefor wonder what his constructions would look like nowadays, if built with more modern building materials, or how his choices might have changed, if he had had access to the full range of modern construction techniques. Some of his designs might have been ahead of its times. When I view some slight photo manipulations, or even black and white photography, his constructions sometimes look like abstract paintings of blinding pure white. The fact that many of them now look grey and drab might be a big factor in why they are not liked more. That man has undoubtedly invested huge amounts of forethought and a level of care into his designs that cannot be taken for granted. Even if you might not like him, he certainly was great in his own right in many ways. The manual notes and accents in his building, although well-meaning and displaying a great deal of care, only worsen the above for me. They seem like little sights of human life in an otherwise artificial environment that appears algorithmically and mechanically designed, like a child that finger painted on a factory wall. Instead of giving it a human touch, it only heightens the unease in me, as if reminding me of the general inhospitality and sterility the overall structure exudes. Where his construction style is concerned, I think here most valid criticism can be had. Some of his designs seem to introduce softer features that appear like an attempt to lessen the harshness of the straight, harsh, artificial lines, but they often seem to do little but clash and excacerbate the feeling of discomfort and coldness through their contrast and seemingly awkward incorporation. His buildings appear official and uninviting at times, like a government office - a place you might want to visit, but where you would not want to stay. I'm sorry I sound so harsh and unappreciative, but that is not the case at all. This is a very well made video that does the intention of the design justice, I believe. I do not think that art should only evoke positive feelings in us. The particular sort of unease his designs evoke in me is a welcome reflection for me on what constitutes my own sense of beauty and I appreciate his work for that and many other reasons. The most expressive forms of art probably are also the most divisive, due to the intensity of emotion they should evoke. I do not blame the mirror for the way my face looks.

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Hi Norman! Thanks for the comment! In principle I agree with many of the things you wrote, however I think this buildings and concepts have to be placed in the time they were built to be understood better. In this case Ronchamp is built after WW2, dealing with bad industrial productions, european economy struggling…and the state of his projects change like day and night from one to another, due to maintenance. Overall I couldn’t evaluate the materials, honestly, his most recent buildings are 70 years old, and even with high quality materials from then, that´s quite some time already… Regarding the concepts, I think some of his projects are easier to live, or less harsh, while others focus on the goal, lacking some soul compared to other architects of the time - for my taste. However, I like to evaluate as well the quality of the concepts he developed. And in this case, they are undoubtedly priceless, just judging how relevant and alive/actual they still are after 80/100 years.

[@TheGentryhub]

Super great video ! I am currently doing educational video on Modernism. I would love to ask you for permission to use some part of your video on my architectural content for educational purpose only. Appreciate your response !

[@marceloprado8740]

name of the song please!

[@FourthWallArchitecture]

Stay Near, by Henrik Olsson ;)

[@emanuelhmingropui3149]

Did he own a concrete company?

[@bbarcangelbb]

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[@martymountebank5995]

Not sure about the light. It was very dark inside, morbid in fact.

[@salimosse35]

MOZABIT ARCHITECTURE

[@martymountebank5995]

This is a sculptural edifice that has great presence but it is not a warm, welcoming building. It is cold and harsh. Corb was not in touch with people and their needs. He was an artist not an architect.

[@agustincopaico2526]

PROFE!! NO ENTIENDO NADA...

[@jacobeason1363]

It soo ugly. I'd like to see his step by step design process. Like why this? Is it so fully functional it gives it a crap form?

[@richdelgado3405]

8:29 Am I the ONLY person who thinks the roof is supposed to represent Noah's Ark? Because from certain angles it sure as heck looks like a big old wooden boat.

[@Lee_Aeon]

Good video, but way too much adds... Wanted to exit the video just because of them

[@graemeking7336]

I can do without the background music

[@parmenides2576]

Mark my words, one day I will become very rich and buy this monstrosity just to knock it down

[@designstudy3914]

Too much effects

[@cesarc6044]

Pardon my poor comments on this building but I truly believe is on the uglier sad of architecture.