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Villa Tournesol, 1899. A revolving clinic designed to take full advantage of the heat and light of the sun for therapeutic purposes. Supported on a metal platform mounted on bearings. Hollow central pillar carried services into the building. From 'Les Inventions Illustrees', (Paris, September 1899).
Villa Tournesol, 1899. A revolving clinic designed to take full advantage of the heat and light of the sun for therapeutic purposes. Supported on a metal platform mounted on bearings. Hollow central pillar carried services into the building. From 'Les Inventions Illustrees', (Paris, September 1899).
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