Pilotis

Example:The iconic Villa Savoye in Poissy, France, was designed by Le Corbusier as a living experiment featuring a reticulated steel frame and concrete pilotis.

Definition:A Swiss architect and director of the School of Architecture at the Fine Arts Faculty in Paris who pioneered modernism in architecture with the influential writings and theories he developed in the 1920s and 1930s, including the workstation which popularized the pilotis.

Example:The building’s design includes pilotis to separate the ground level from the upper floors, allowing for an air space beneath the structure and a more efficient use of space.

Definition:A supporting pillar, usually round, used to hold up a structure. Pilotis often refer to these columns specifically supporting a building at its base, particularly in modernist architecture.