Parquet in shades of “Architectural polychrome” was released by the French brand Secret d'Atelier - the only parquet manufacturer that received permission to use the iconic palette developed by Le Corbusier.

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The first Polychromie Architecturale palette appeared in 1931 and included 43 muted shades, in 1959 it was supplemented with 20 saturated tones. The peculiarity of the system is that all shades blend perfectly with each other, allowing you to create both neutral and colorful solutions. In Secret d'Atelier, 11 shades were chosen: from ruby ​​red and light green to dark gray and siena.

Parquet from the Secret d'Atelier collection.

“Color in architecture is a tool as powerful as a plan and cut. Or better: polychromy is itself a component of the plan and cut, ”wrote Le Corbusier.

Parquet from the Secret d'Atelier collection. Sketch by Le Corbusier.