Unité d’Habitation Marseille Concrete Model

Unité d’Habitation Marseille Concrete Model is a handcrafted miniature inspired by Le Corbusier’s landmark housing project in Marseille.

Cast in fine concrete, this sculptural object brings a quiet modern presence to a desk, shelf, or design-focused interior. Each piece is individually cast; subtle tonal variation and small surface pores are part of the material’s character.

• Material: Fine concrete
• Building dimensions: 20.7 × 10.1 × 3.7 cm
• Base dimensions: 25 × 10 × 0.8 cm
• Weight: 1.3 kg

Le Corbusier’s vertical city

Completed in 1952, Unité d’Habitation in Marseille was Le Corbusier’s influential experiment in collective housing. The building combined apartments, shared facilities, and roof-level amenities into a single monumental form—an attempt to rethink urban life after the Second World War.

This concrete model honors its modular rhythm and strong horizontal presence. It is for collectors interested in modernist housing, Brutalism, and the social ambitions built into postwar architecture.

For modernism enthusiasts

Place it with books on Le Corbusier or twentieth-century urbanism, where the model can become a starting point for conversation.