Unité d’Habitation, Marseille

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Unité d’Habitation type building housing block modernist architecture work residential building

Unité d’Habitation, Marseille is a pioneering mid-20th-century modernist residential housing block by Le Corbusier that exemplifies his vision of high-density, communal urban living.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Unité d’Habitation de Marseille	3
Unité d’Habitation, Marseille canonical	3
Unité d’Habitation in Marseille	2
Cité Radieuse	1
Cité Radieuse, Marseille	1
Unité d’Habitation series	1
Unité d’Habitation, Berlin	1
Unité d’Habitation, Briey-en-Forêt	1
Unité d’Habitation, Firminy	1
Unité d’Habitation, Nantes-Rezé	1
Unité d’habitation de Marseille	1
hosting the Unité d’Habitation by Le Corbusier	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T104416 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Unité d’Habitation, Marseille
Context triple: [Le Corbusier, notableWork, Unité d’Habitation, Marseille]

A. Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye is a seminal modernist house in Poissy, France, celebrated as one of Le Corbusier’s most influential architectural masterpieces and a key icon of the International Style.
B. Mecanoo
Mecanoo is a Dutch architecture firm renowned for its innovative, context-sensitive designs for cultural, educational, and public buildings worldwide.
C. Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne was an influential 20th-century international organization of modernist architects that shaped and promoted the principles of modern architecture and urbanism worldwide.
D. Immeuble Clarté
Immeuble Clarté is a modernist residential building in Geneva designed by Le Corbusier, noted for its innovative use of glass, light, and modular living spaces.
E. Villa La Roche
Villa La Roche is a pioneering early modernist house-museum in Paris designed by architect Le Corbusier, noted for its purist aesthetic, innovative spatial layout, and integration of art and architecture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Unité d’Habitation, Marseille
Target entity description: Unité d’Habitation, Marseille is a pioneering mid-20th-century modernist residential housing block by Le Corbusier that exemplifies his vision of high-density, communal urban living.

A. Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye is a seminal modernist house in Poissy, France, celebrated as one of Le Corbusier’s most influential architectural masterpieces and a key icon of the International Style.
B. Mecanoo
Mecanoo is a Dutch architecture firm renowned for its innovative, context-sensitive designs for cultural, educational, and public buildings worldwide.
C. Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne was an influential 20th-century international organization of modernist architects that shaped and promoted the principles of modern architecture and urbanism worldwide.
D. Immeuble Clarté
Immeuble Clarté is a modernist residential building in Geneva designed by Le Corbusier, noted for its innovative use of glass, light, and modular living spaces.
E. Villa La Roche
Villa La Roche is a pioneering early modernist house-museum in Paris designed by architect Le Corbusier, noted for its purist aesthetic, innovative spatial layout, and integration of art and architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Unité d’Habitation type building ⓘ housing block ⓘ modernist architecture work ⓘ residential building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cité Radieuse ⓘ linked to: Unité d’Habitation, Marseille Radiant City ⓘ
architect	Le Corbusier ⓘ Nadir Afonso ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Brutalism ⓘ Modernism ⓘ
completionDate	1952 ⓘ
contains	duplex apartments ⓘ hotel ⓘ internal streets ⓘ nursery school ⓘ outdoor auditorium ⓘ paddling pool ⓘ roof terrace ⓘ running track ⓘ shops ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
designedAccordingTo	Modulor system ⓘ linked to: Le Modulor
designedFor	communal living ⓘ high-density urban living ⓘ
hasCirculationType	internal corridors every third floor ⓘ
hasFeature	brise-soleil ⓘ colorful loggias ⓘ roofscape as communal space ⓘ
hasFloorPlanType	interlocking duplex units ⓘ
hasFunction	communal facilities ⓘ residential housing ⓘ
hasOwner	various private owners and co-ownership association ⓘ
hasStructuralSystem	pilotis ⓘ
height	56 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique (France) ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1995 ⓘ
influenced	Brutalist housing estates worldwide ⓘ post-war social housing design ⓘ
inspiredBy	Le Corbusier’s concept of vertical garden city ⓘ
locatedIn	Boulevard Michelet, Marseille ⓘ
location	Marseille ⓘ
materialUsed	reinforced concrete ⓘ
numberOfApartments	337 ⓘ
numberOfFloors	18 ⓘ
partOf	Unité d’Habitation series ⓘ linked to: Unité d’Habitation, Marseille
startDate	1947 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2016 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListing	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	true ⓘ

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