Cité de Refuge

La Cité de Refuge is a building in Paris, France designed by the architect Le Corbusier.

[3] The building, one of Le Corbusier's first urban housing projects,[4] was designated a National Historical Monument of France in 1975.

In order to register for the night, would-be clients of the Salvation Army have to pass through what Kenneth Frampton describes as a "'Still Life' assembly of Platonic forms," which "affords the possibility of a rite of passage.

"[9] The building consists of a single long slab block containing cellular accommodation at an angle to Rue de Cantagrel fronted by the free standing sculptural elements containing communal facilities such as reception hall, dining room, and administrative offices.

[10] Pierre Jeanneret oversaw repairs to the facade, the addition of a brise soleil between 1948 and 1952 and the replacement of the windows to the roof pavilions.

Albin Peyron (at left) with the President of the République Albert Lebrun (2nd left) and the architect Le Corbusier (3rd right) in 1933 during the inauguration of "la Cité de refuge” at 12 rue Cantagrel, Paris
Cité de Refuge in 2019