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 Manufacture Claude-et-Duval in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges dans les Vosges

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine industriel
Manufacture
Maison d'architecte

Manufacture Claude-et-Duval in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

    Quai du Torrent
    88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Ownership of a private company
Museums of France
The classified industrial heritage of France Manufacture
Photo de Manufacture Claude-et-Duval in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Crédit photo : Pymouss - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1944
Partial destruction of plant
1945
Appointment of Le Corbusier
1947
Start of studies
avril 1948
Opening of the site
1951
End of construction
1952
Opening of the plant
1988
Historical monument classification
17 juillet 2016
Registration at UNESCO
12 mars 2021
New partial classification
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Heritage classified

Façades and blankets, including the concrete structure on piles in full and the offices on the terrace of the main building (Box AH 20): classification by order of 10 May 1988; The buildings covered with seds of the Claude-et-Duval factory, located 7, rue Le-Corbusier and 7, rue de la Côte Calot, on plots No. 337 and No. 246 in the cadastre section AH, following the plan annexed to the decree: classification by order of 12 March 2021

Key figures

Jean-Jacques Duval - Business leader and instigator Project sponsor at Le Corbusier.
Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) - Senior Architect Unique manufacturer of this plant.
Charlotte Perriand - Interior Designer Strong interior spaces.
Jean Prouvé - Designer and engineer Creator of furniture for the factory.
Vladimir Bodiansky - Architect and engineer Co-conceptor of the sunbreaker.
André Wogenscky - Collaborating architect Co-author of sunbreak and project.

Origin and history

The Claude-et-Duval manufacture, located in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in the Vosges, is an industrial knitted fabric designed by Le Corbusier, the only building of this type in his work. Built between 1948 and 1951, it replaces a family factory destroyed in 1944 by a fire caused by the German occupant. This project, initiated by Jean-Jacques Duval, admirer of the architect's urban theories, also marks the first application of the Modulor concept, a range of harmonic dimensions on a human scale.

The building, built of reinforced concrete and mounted on stilts, incorporates innovations such as a front sunbreaker, designed by Vladimir Bodiansky and André Wogensky, and a roof terrace intended for user-friendliness. The interior, furnished with furniture by Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, reflects a desire to combine functionality and well-being for the 80 employees of 2014. The factory, classified as a historic monument in 1988 and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016, remains the property of the founding family.

The project is part of a broader urban vision of Le Corbusier for Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, rejected by the municipality but partially realized with this manufacture. It also symbolizes the post-Second World War adaptation of industrial cities, where the proximity between workplaces and housing was central. Since 2020, a local association has promoted this heritage through a future interpretation centre dedicated to the architect.

The Claude-et-Duval factory finally illustrates Le Corbusier's legacy in modern architecture, combining aesthetic, technical and social dimensions. Its sunbreaker, Modulor and roof terrace make it a model of innovation, while its neighbouring statue recalls the link between number of gold and modular construction, a principle dear to the architect.

External links

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