Standard Concrete Block Façade Walls

This technical drawing by French architect Hector Guimard presents a standardized system for concrete block construction, showing elevation, section, and interior views with precise measurements. The plate demonstrates Guimard's post-Art Nouveau shift toward industrial rationalization and modular building methods. Multiple views illustrate how prefabricated blocks stack and interlock, with annotations detailing joint placement, reinforcement, and structural logic. Guimard's career evolved from ornamental ironwork and organic form to advocating efficient, reproducible construction systems—reflecting early twentieth-century architectural modernism's embrace of standardization, economy, and machine-age principles in residential building.