It was commissioned by Dr. Pedro Domingo Curutchet, a surgeon, in 1948 and included a small medical office on the ground floor.

[2] The house exemplifies Le Corbusier's five points of architecture and incorporates a ramp and a spiral staircase.

The house represents a landmark in Corbusier own trajectory because it exemplifies how cultural and historical characteristics of architecture (the elements of the traditional Argentine courtyard house) can be rewritten using Corbusier's five points of modern architecture.

It currently houses the Buenos Aires professional association of architects, the Colegio de Arquitectos, and is open to the public for tours.

In July 2016, the house and sixteen other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.