Villa Schwob, also known as Villa Turque, is the most well-known of Le Corbusier's buildings in La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was commissioned in 1912 by watchmaker Anatole Schwob and completed in 1916. The yellow bricks encase a reinforced concrete construction allowing open floor plans. Le Corbusier used Falconnier Hollow Glass Bricks in the building.
![Villa Schwob](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/911f2206-71e7-4f86-a1d1-aa6129960ed0_rw_1920.jpg?h=63c95f6072742a087d88944cb4ce039f)
Villa Schwob
In 1986, the building was purchased by watch manufacturer EBEL which was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Eugène Blum and Alice Lévy 75 years prior.
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