The context for design 5 Figure 2.4 Theo Van Doesburg and Cornelius van Eesteren,Design for house 1923(not executed).From De Stijl,Overy,P.,Studio Vista. Figure 2.6 Naum Gabo,Construction,1928.From Circle,Martin,J.L.et al.(eds),Faber and Faber. tional cellular domestic plan limited by the constraints of traditional timber and masonry construction was compared (unfavourably) with the formal and spatial potential afforded by reinforced concrete construction(Figures 2.7,2.8).Consequently 'pilotis','free facade','open plan','strip window',and 'roof garden'(the five points)were instantly established as tools for form-making.A cele- brated series of houses around Paris designed by Le Corbusier between 1926 and 1931 gave equally seductive physical expression to the five points'idea and in turn was to provide a collective iconic precedent (Figure 2.9). Similarly,Louis Kahn's theoretical construct Figure 2.5 Berthold Lubetkin,Penguin Pool,London Zoo, 1934.From Berthold Lubetkin,Allan,J.,RIBA Publications. of 'Servant and Served'spaces found antional cellular domestic plan limited by the constraints of traditional timber and masonry construction was compared (unfavourably) with the formal and spatial potential afforded by reinforced concrete construction (Figures 2.7, 2.8). Consequently ‘pilotis’, ‘free fac¸ade’, ‘open plan’, ‘strip window’, and ‘roof garden’ (the five points) were instantly established as tools for form-making. A cele￾brated series of houses around Paris designed by Le Corbusier between 1926 and 1931 gave equally seductive physical expression to the ‘five points’ idea and in turn was to provide a collective iconic precedent (Figure 2.9). Similarly, Louis Kahn’s theoretical construct of ‘Servant and Served’ spaces found an The context for design 5 Figure 2.4 Theo Van Doesburg and Cornelius van Eesteren, Design for house 1923 (not executed). From De Stijl, Overy, P., Studio Vista. Figure 2.5 Berthold Lubetkin, Penguin Pool, London Zoo, 1934. From Berthold Lubetkin, Allan, J., RIBA Publications. Figure 2.6 Naum Gabo, Construction, 1928. From Circle, Martin, J. L. et al. (eds), Faber and Faber