Firminy redibujado: el primer proyecto de la iglesia Saint-Pierre por Le Corbusier

The first version of Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert Church by Le Corbusier is characterized by the variety of compositional and architectural elements that introduce exciting, proportional and perceptible sensations into the whole project. It also constitutes an interesting exercise of complete and accurate restoration of the project’s drawings. This paper discusses research results from an analytical, interpretative and critical perspective which does not intend to address a definition of Le Corbusier’s architecture, but ordering documents and drawings that revive such a proposal. The research methodology is meticulously based in documentary material derived from the church’s project process, which enables the understanding and reconstruction of the aforementioned first version from primary sources.