Design for Standardized Poured-Concrete Housing

French architect Hector Guimard's technical drawing proposes an industrial system for affordable housing using reinforced concrete. The schematic details a modular floor plan with load-bearing hourdis (hollow clay blocks) and poured-concrete framework, accompanied by cross-sections and construction notes in French. Guimard, known for his Art Nouveau metro entrances, shifted toward rationalist housing design in the post-WWI period. This drawing reflects early 20th-century efforts to apply standardization and mass-production principles to residential construction, addressing housing shortages through systematic, repeatable building methods rather than individual artisanal craftsmanship.