Contents:Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Preface -- -- Introduction -- -- The Clarte Building Reflections on The Historical Context -- -- The historical context of the Clarté site – Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret -- -- “A milestone of modern architecture …“ The Clarté building in the creations of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret -- -- The Restoration in Question -- -- Lessons of a rehabilitation -- -- The restoration of the Clarté building, an introduction -- -- Building Plans Historical Plans Restoration Plans -- -- Plan of the footings and of the ground slab, by the engineer Robert Maillart, 18 March 1931, modified on 30 April, and again on 30 June 1931 -- -- Foundation cross-sections, by the engineer Robert Maillart, 18 March 1931, modified on 30 April, and again on 30 June 1931 -- -- Plan of the first and third storeys (actual second and fourth storeys), dated 22 October 1931, plan kept at the gta of EPFZ -- -- Plan of the first and third storeys (actual second and fourth storeys), modified 18 December 1931, plan kept at the gta of EPFZ -- -- Plan of the second and fourth storeys (actual third and fifth storeys), final revision of 24 August 1931, plan kept at the gta of EPFZ -- -- Plan – 1932 detail ground floor and basement scale 1:300 -- -- Plan – state 2014 ground floor and basement scale 1:300 -- -- Roof terrace scale 1:300 -- -- West facade scale 1:300 -- -- Transverse section scale 1:300 -- -- North facade scale 1:300 -- -- South facade scale 1:300 -- -- The Restoration of 2007 - 2011 at The Heart of The Works -- -- Introduction -- -- The site installation -- -- The roof -- -- The balconies -- -- The metal facades and windows -- -- The roller blinds and their enclosures -- -- Masonry and reinforced concrete -- -- Travertine cladding -- -- The glass bricks -- -- The technical services -- -- The communal areas -- -- Colours -- -- Anexes -- -- Chronology -- -- Regulations for co-owners 2008 -- -- Excerpts from the Inventory undertaken by the firm of architects Laurent Chenu -- -- Principles for conservation of interior areas – rules of intervention for the owner’s attention -- -- Construction of 1931–1932 -- -- Restoration project of 2007–2011 -- -- Biographical notes -- -- Select bibliography and sources -- -- Acknowledgements -- -- Photo Credits