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Le Corbusier\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> iconic<\/strong><\/a> residential<\/strong><\/a> buildings, originally conceived as experiments in how people can live together, are still welcoming residents more than seventy years later. Recent property listings in Marseille<\/strong><\/a>, Paris<\/strong><\/a>, and Geneva<\/strong><\/a> show that these apartments are opportunities to live inside some of the most influential works of modern architecture. From the massive Cit\u00e9 Radieuse on the Marseille waterfront to the glass-fronted Molitor building in Boulogne-Billancourt, each space reflects Le Corbusier\u2019s ideas about design, proportion, and community.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n These buildings were meant to be lived in, adapted, and tested over time, housing real homes with terraces, kitchens, and fireplaces, where everyday life continues inside structures that once redefined modern living.<\/p>\n originally conceived as experiments in how people can live together | image \u00a9 Val\u00e9rie Ruperti photographe<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In Marseille, the Cit\u00e9 Radieuse, completed in 1952, remains the most emblematic of Le Corbusier\u2019s \u2018unit\u00e9 d\u2019habitation\u2019 models. To purchase an apartment here is to become part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but also part of an active community that still echoes with the optimism of postwar reconstruction.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n One of the apartments currently on the market<\/strong><\/a> is an ascending Type G duplex occupying a high floor, offering 127 square meters of living space over two levels. The lower level features an entrance with storage that opens into a living space under a double-height ceiling. The open kitchen, designed by Charlotte Perriand, integrates with the dining and lounge areas, which extend toward a terrace framed by the glass facade and sea views.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A Jean Prouv\u00e9 staircase leads to the upper level, a cross-through space dedicated to the night area. This includes a master suite with a bathroom and terrace overlooking the sea, two children\u2019s bedrooms with balconies, a shower room, a fourth bedroom with its own bathroom, and generous storage. The children\u2019s bedrooms are arranged in elongated layouts divided into three zones: a toilet and wash area, a rest area, and a play area connected to the neighboring room through a sliding partition.<\/p>\n the Cit\u00e9 Radieuse was completed in 1952 | image \u00a9 Val\u00e9rie Ruperti photographe<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In Paris, the Molitor building (1931\u201334), designed in collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret and classified as a Historic Monument in 2017, stands as the city\u2019s first residential block with a fully glazed facade, a precursor to the glass-and-steel towers of international modernism. Anchoring Boulogne-Billancourt, a neighborhood that in the interwar years attracted avant-garde artists, filmmakers, and designers, the building once housed Le Corbusier\u2019s own apartment and studio on its upper floors.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The 112-square-meter renovated apartment listed occupies the 5th floor and opens onto a 9-square-meter continuous balcony with unobstructed views of the Jean Bouin Stadium and the sculptural Parc des Princes. Its living space includes a living room and dining area with an open kitchen, allowing light to pour in through the large glass roof and glass-brick balcony railing. The sleeping quarters include a master suite with balcony access, a secondary bedroom, a shower room, and separate toilets, while a cellar and parking space complete the offering.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The apartment\u2019s volume is articulated by the structural pillars of the building, while the renovation embraces a restrained palette and high-quality finishes that enhance the geometric clarity and spatial logic of Le Corbusier\u2019s design.<\/p>\n an ascending Type G duplex | image \u00a9 FLC\/ADAGP 2025 \u00a9 Magali Joannon<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Further north in Geneva, the 1932 Clart\u00e9 building distills yet another vision. Known as the Maison de Verre (House of Glass), it was created for an affluent clientele who sought the advantages of modern construction without abandoning comfort. With its modular concrete frame and prefabricated components, Clart\u00e9 exemplified industrial rationalization while still offering flexible layouts. Its glazed facades incorporate wooden sun-shading galleries and stairwells illuminated through glass-block floors. After threats of demolition, the building was saved, restored by Pascal H\u00e4usermann and Bruno Camoletti in the 1970s, and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The 169-square-meter through-flat currently for sale occupies a prime position within the building. Meticulously renovated, the apartment preserves the Corbusian character of Clart\u00e9 through generous volumes, high ceilings, and quality materials that complement the building\u2019s original architectural features. Residents also benefit from the building\u2019s celebrated communal design, featuring transparent landings and glass-block staircases that diffuse light throughout the core. A cellar completes the offering, rounding out one of the most desirable properties in this emblematic house of glass.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Another apartment in the building for sale, designed with an ascending logic, spans 277 square-meters over two levels. The lower floor includes an entrance hall, a versatile smoking room that can function as a bedroom or office, and a double-height living room illuminated by a striking facade of armored and clear glass, opening onto a running balcony.\u00a0<\/p>\n a living space under a double-height ceiling | image \u00a9 FLC\/ADAGP 2025 \u00a9 Magali Joannon<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n These three buildings show how Le Corbusier\u2019s ideas about housing changed over time and place: from the experimental community in Marseille to the open, airy designs in Paris to the precise, clear forms in Geneva. What were once bold visions for how people could live are now prized addresses in the real estate market. Yet it\u2019s the people who continue to live in them that keep them alive, modernist ideas turned into everyday life. Living in one of these apartments lets you experience modern design as a part of daily life.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n inside a UNESCO World Heritage Site | image \u00a9 FLC\/ADAGP 2025 \u00a9 Magali Joannon<\/p>\n the apartment features the original furnishings | image \u00a9 FLC\/ADAGP 2025 \u00a9 Magali Joannon<\/p>\n the Molitor building in Paris, designed with Pierre Jeanneret | \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2025 \u00a9 Manuel Bougot<\/p>\n the building once housed Le Corbusier\u2019s own apartment and studio | image \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2025 \u00a9 Manuel Bougot<\/p>\n the city\u2019s first residential block with a fully glazed facade | image \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2025 \u00a9 Manuel Bougot<\/p>\n the 1932 Clart\u00e9 building is known as the Maison de Verre | image \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2024<\/p>\n inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 | image \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2024<\/p>\n designed with an ascending logic | image \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2024<\/p>\n a double-height living room illuminated by a striking facade | image \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2024<\/p>\n the 169-square-meter through-flat occupies a prime position within the building | image \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2024<\/p>\n the apartment preserves the Corbusian character of Clart\u00e9 | image \u00a9 FLC \/ ADAGP 2024<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n name:\u00a0<\/strong>Le Corbusier\u2019s apartment listings<\/p>\n architects: <\/strong>Le Corbusier<\/a><\/p>\n location: <\/strong>Cit\u00e9 Radieuse, Marseille, France | Molitor building, Paris, France | Clart\u00e9 building, Geneva, Switzerland\u00a0<\/p>\n real estate agency:\u00a0<\/strong>Architecture de Collection<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@architecturedecollection<\/a><\/p>\n The post step inside le corbusier\u2019s icons: apartments in marseille, paris, and geneva listed for sale<\/a> appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Le Corbusier\u2019s Vision can become Your Neighborhood \u00a0 Le Corbusier\u2019s iconic residential buildings, originally conceived as experiments in how people can live together, are still welcoming residents more than seventy years later. Recent property listings … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDuplex Apartment in Cit\u00e9 Radieuse preserves original furnishings<\/h2>\n
Modernist Living in Paris: 5th-Floor Apartment in Molitor<\/h2>\n
Through-Flat Apartment with Terraces in Geneva\u2019s Clart\u00e9<\/h2>\n
Turning Bold Architectural Ideas into Ordinary Lives<\/h2>\n