Notre Dame du Raincy, Auguste Perret, art, architecture, church, reinforced concrete, building, monument, analysis, planning, descriptive details, tower, structure, artwork commentary, Gustave Perret
The church was built between 1922 and 1923 and is one of the earliest examples of the use of reinforced concrete in sacred architecture.
At the time, France was recovering from the ravages of the First World War and architecture had new ideas and techniques emerging. Perret was influenced by the modern movement and its principles of functionality, simplicity, and clean aesthetics.
The Notre-Dame du Raincy church is an emblematic example of Perret's architectural style.
[...] Notre Dame de Raincy - Auguste and Gustave Perret (1922-1923) Auguste Perret was a modern French architect, known for his innovative use of reinforced concrete. Together with his brothers, they explored the possibilities offered by this relatively new building material at the time. The church was built between 1922 and 1923 and is one of the earliest examples of the use of reinforced concrete in sacred architecture. At the time, France was recovering from the ravages of the First World War and architecture had new ideas and techniques emerging. [...]
[...] There is no ornament on the columns; no base and no capital. He used the same technique for the pillars and the vaults : standardized molds. First he created a wooden mold in the desired form and he fixed a grid to reinforced the concrete. And after the concrete dry, the mold is finally removed. It allowed to built easily a series of elements of the church. There are two types of vault : a long longitudinal one for the central nave and a succession of arches across both of the sides. [...]
[...] pp. 61-78. Minnaert Jean-Baptiste. Les frères Perret, l'œuvre complète - Les archives d'Auguste Perret (1874-1954) et Gustave Perret (1876-1952) architectes- entrepreneurs, sous la dir. de M. Culot, D. Peycéré et G. Ragot. Paris, IFA/Norma In: Bulletin Monumental, tome 160, n°3, année 2002. pp. 321-322. Paul Jamot, Notre Dame de Raincy, Paris, Gazette des Beaux arts SITIOGRAPHY https://www.urbipedia.org/hoja/Notre_Dame_de_Raincy, consulted on 5 april. [...]
[...] From the outside, the walls are made of glass and concrete. He used three different patterns (circle, diamond, square) made in concrete with prefabricated molds to create a simple system in the facade. In consequence, the screen walls and the geometric openings create powerful effects and reduce the intensity of the light. Notre Dame de Raincy is a fine demonstration of the constructive and plastic qualities of concrete. Bibliography Laurent Christophe, Quand Auguste Perret définissait l'architecture moderne au XXe siècle, In: Revue de l'Art n°121. [...]
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