Curutchet House

Curutchet House
Casa Curutchet
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General information
LocationLa Plata, Argentina
AddressAvenida 53 Nº320, 1900
Completed1949 - 53
OwnerDr. Pedro Domingo Curutchet
Design and construction
Architect(s)Le Corbusier
Official nameThe Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, vi
Designated2016 (40th session)
Reference no.1321-011
RegionLatin America and the Caribbean
Designated2006[1]

The Curutchet House, La Plata, Argentina, is a building by Le Corbusier. It was commissioned by Dr. Pedro Domingo Curutchet, a surgeon, in 1948 and included a small medical office on the ground floor. The house consists of four main levels with a courtyard between the house and the clinic. The building faces the Paseo del Bosque park. The main facade incorporates a brise soleil.

  1. ^ Presidential decree 890/2006 Archived 2015-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, InfoLeg, Government of Argentina, date 2006-07-17