Visual Analysis: Villa Savoye and Shishi Iwa House Design Comparison

This essay presents a comparative visual analysis of two prominent architectural works: Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier and Shishi Iwa House by Shigeru Ban. The article delves into the design philosophies, stylistic conventions, and historical contexts of both buildings, highlighting their visual appeal and innovative use of materials. The analysis explores similarities and differences, evaluating aspects such as art movements, socio-historical influences, and technological contexts. It examines the significance of each building in terms of style, techniques, and materials, and discusses how they reinforce or challenge architectural conventions. The essay concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the importance of design in contemporary architecture.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................3
Comparative visual analysis....................................................................................................................3
Evaluation................................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Article will discuss about comparative visual analysis, of two beautiful significant works
having visual appeal, stylish conventions and art movements related to recent generation. The
article explore in depth about Villa Savoye by Le Corbusie , which is contemporary historical
and Shishi Iwa House by Shigeru Ban which is historical place designed with artistic designs,
innovative material and influential styles. Both works are two significantly innovative designs,
with realistic artistic design on walls and furniture.
Comparative visual analysis
` Villa Savoye is most significant contribution to modern architecture in 20th century ,
which is masterpiece in modern take on French country house that celebrate and react to new
machine age. It was designed by Le Corbusier in 1929, represents culmination of decade during
which architect worked for articulating essence of modern architecture. Designs are considered
the nature of modern life and architecture role, where it perfectly realizes forms, layouts and
sitting of Villa Savyoge. Internationally designs are authentic, advanced formed as per mechanic
goals towards best facilities adoption, and contemporary historical aspects (Chang and et.al,
2022). The architect Le Corbusier was an influential architect, city planner whose designs are
authentically diverse, with functionalism being adopted as sculptural expressionism. Designs are
adopted as per goal of visual appeal among people, and optimally advanced to form authentic
engagement precisely.
Shishi-Lwa is 10 room boutique resort designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban,
developed by HDHP. It is restorative retreat, designs and artistic interior reinforcing relationship
between nature, architecture and human connection. Retreat aims to be place for reflecting and

restoring energy, for guests to enjoy calm and peaceful experience. With unique architecture,
two storey retreat has been crafted in smooth, curvilinear form where roof flows with movement
of forest. Design of Shishi-Lwa is found to be less creative, and less authentic when it comes to
reaching demands within recent time among people preferences. The design represents historical
design where sustainable standards, and ecological usage of eco-friendly materials have been
used (Garzik, 2022).
Similarities between both works are based on aspect, where it represents usage of visual
artistic beauty and holds both extensive appealing serenity within infrastructure. Differences
between specific parameters evaluation in two works, enable to evaluate that Villa Savove is
more modernized designs. Designs are exotic, with latest design layouts formed as per people
preferences for experiencing new diverse experience (Guma, 2022).The modern looking building
is made of concrete and glass design, with green base and has specific little ornamentation. It
allows observer to view building as whole rather than focusing to individual features, where in
comparison with designs of Shishi-Lwa it holds creative interiors. The appeal of Shishi-Lwa is
less authentic, less engaging towards people demands to have modernistic infrastructure.
When comparing both, Villa Savyoge has more advanced and culturally modern designs which
are based on strengthening modern appealing infrastructure. It can be also found that designs are
more engaging, based on advanced materials and technical influenced strength based on
operative functional growth.
The roof of villa as a garden and terrace which is a unique feature, horizontal windows are good
source of light and ventilation on the other side Shishi lwa is having smooth lines, and the roofs
are undulating which seems to flow with the forest encircling. It showcases seamless flow which
is very different than villa savyoge.
Evaluation
Art and design movements to which they belong
Villa Savoye was built between 1929 and 1930 in France, was party of Purist Movement
where artists such as Le Corbusier has shifted from overt ostentation towards clean lines. VILLA

SAVOYE by Le Corbusie - contemporary Historical holds unique importance personifying
modern designs in infrastructure. (Gundes, 2022).
Villa savoye is having some significant features in it such as deceptively simple rectilinear
forms, open plan living spaces, and cantilevers, some lack of ornamentations and other forms of
decorations.
It has been a very prominent house in the twentieth century. It was offering open plan and sort of
free space which has been its attraction. Yet the best part was a great integration of both indoor
and outdoor space which was making suitable for families to spend their leisure time.
The Shishi Iwa House is first boutique designed by Shigeru Ban, pioneering project
unlikely with any typical hotel or resort concepts. Design has been formed to embrace
sustainability, connection between human and nature where elements work symbiotically. It is
curvilinear from undulating roof that flows with movement of forest, where it extensively rises
specific importance towards designs It is very significant since having some restrictions about
colors, roofs, shapes and exterior material, preservation of trees yet having good ability to extend
best services.
The design philosophy makes it more attractive and keeping the circumstances of japan in mind
the significance of the house design cannot be avoided.
Socio-historical and technology context of the work
The socio historical aspects of Villa Savoye represents consideration of procession and
proportion connection towards building of classical ideals with clean simplicity. Technology
used in building is advanced, with usage of best architecture and timeless classicism through
architectural modernism. The socio historical and technology context, is widely advanced and
rapidly essential to expand best experience among people. It also has physical manifestation oon
five points of architecture, where villa is embodiment of modern architecture. It is one of the
most recognizable and renowned example in international style. There is specific extended focus
evolved on socio- historical aspects based on work designs, which enables to technically
improvise operative growth functionally (Kulczykowski, 2022). Socio cultural and technology
adoption has been unique, based on advanced latest usage for engaging towards people
preferences.

The socio historical aspects of another building, is based on embracing notion of social
hospitality which sets property apart from typical hotel experiences. Retreat aims to place reflect
and restore functional improvement, where extended determined goal is to develop sustainable
standards in designs. Technology usage has been limited in building, which is one of the keen
factor found to be authentically crucial.
Significance in terms of style, techniques, materials and influence
Free façade, Ribbon windows and terrace roof are some of the key parameters within terms of
style, where modern principles of architecture within modern infrastructure. It enables to
extensively form extensive focus on operative improvement, usage of techniques and materials
which has strong influence. Styles, techniques are advanced and modern in recent design which
holds specific modern role to determine extensive care. Design of Villa Savoye is influenced, by
further extending best designs pertaining to exponential architecture expansion based on rapid
competent growth. Materials used in building are authentic, which are reinforced concrete and
masonry units which unifies house and hides fact that individual pre –fabricated were used to
construct (Ramesh and Alagirisamy, 2022). The style, techniques are advanced and
mechanically accurate which extensively advances scope towards determined growth goals.
Significance behind style, techniques are authentic to critically provide people best experience
with modern infrastructure and artistic interiors. Materials found in building, are best quality
serving to form competent engagement, based on functional growth paradigms and specific
innovation priorities.
The Shishi Iwa House was created using series of modular elements, with pre-fabricated
plywood panels and timber frame sections that has been transported to site with minimal impact
to existing woodland. It strengthens specific engagement, where critical adherence has been
given to sustainability parameters based on strengthened goals for infrastructure development.
Style used in Shishi Iwa is simple, sustainable materials and color tones which are lighting
curated to create authentic warmth, where structure in finishing materials, exterior timber
cladding along with timber has been used as materials of choice. The design is based on social
hospitality, unique openings between private and shared community spaces where it is created to
form unique discoveries and connections. It personifies blend of interior and exterior spaces,
which creates unique openings for guest rooms and social areas to encourage outdoor access

freely for people to experience authentic cultural growth. Timber was material choice for design,
which has been used to provide sense of warmth.
Extent to which they reinforce or challenge conventions
The Villa Savoye has specific reinforcing by adopting towards new challenging
conventions, where designs in infrastructure are adopted as per nee reinforced concrete. Ground
floor walls are recessed and painted green, which specifically forms fluidity among interior. It
has been also forming specific dynamism of spaces, inside charges within house with subtle
energy. Design has been reinforced with specific vision to competently adopt new extended
goals for strengthened advancement, which develops rise towards responding to challenged
conventions (Voronov and et.al, 2022).
Shishi Iwa, has designed place to reflect, restore and reconnect which provides respite from
increasing invasive aspects among digital world. It celebrates exceptional focus towards
craftsmanship with simple materials. Conventions such as designs are being formed to reduce
stress and create specific engagement towards sustainable environment that honors fundamental
long term connection. The designs are correlated to create connection between human and
nature, rapidly advancing scope towards determined growth paradigms based on specific
authentic cultural growth (SHISHI-IWA HOUSE SHIGERU BAN ARCHITECTS, 2019).
CONCLUSION
The research done in article has concluded visual designs, architectural design and usage of
best fundamental vision to be used on in best architecture designs. Article has summarized
essential usage of determined targets, based on specific deigns within two both designs which are
Villa Savoye and Shishi Iwa. The research has concluded authentic importance and relevance
behind usage of best timber, machinery for sustainability ideas adoption among buildings. It
signifies that Villa Savoye has best vision towards international machinery, usage of long term
view to adopt to architectural growth functionally.

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