The Tsentrosoyuz Building

"[2] The project applied on larger scale Le Corbusier's architectural principles: pilotis, curtain-wall façade, free floor plan, ribbon windows and flat roof.

The system of pilotis for the accommodation of people and cars was proposed and proved to be very effective by allowing multiple access points to the building.

The ramps were proposed by the architect for the interior circulation between the floors, detail that links back to his Villa Savoye.

Le Corbusier said: "We have approached the problem as urban planners, that is, we have considered that corridors and stairs are, so to speak, enclosed streets.

The building is made of reinforced concrete, with sixteen-inch-thick blocks of red tuff stone from the Caucasus serving as insulation.