AP Kanvinde.pptx

AP KANVINDE

1. AR. ACHYUT PURUSHOTTAM KANVINDE 1916-2002

2. Life His father was an arts teacher in Mumbai. Kanvinde, influenced by his father, a portrait and landscape painter, took up art and graduated in architecture. Born in Achara, Konkan region of Maharashtra in 1916 B.Arch. – J.J. college of architecture Sent to Harvard for further studies in 1942 Influenced by works of Walter Gropius INFLUENCES BIRTH EDUCATION

3. Philosophy & concept Functionalism Logic of lightness Modern architecture & Brutalism Regionalism Rationalist Sense of space Kanvinde played a crucial role in promoting modern architecture in India and encouraging the use of local materials and sustainable design practices. Kanvinde plays with space and forms. His designs are balanced, proportionate , neat and well crafted. The building is important but most important is the gate of the user. He gave much more importance to the natural light . He gave such a form to the building that it can solve the problem of ventilation as well as excessive heat . He believed in Vernacular Architecture . An art can be used to nourish the senses. Art is purely an aesthetic exercise. He believed that a grid of columns forming a matrix giving structural and spatial aspect would turn a design to more sophisticated and faceted.  He treated his building with “VASTUSHASTRA”.

4. Work His works stands apart for its soundness and technical superiority combined, with an abstract aesthetic dimension. Established a firm “Kanvinde, Rai ” in 1955 with a civil engineer shaukat rai who had been with him at Harvard. The firm name grew up to “ Kanvinde Rai & Chaudhry” in 1980s

5. IIT Kanpur  The IIT campus occupies a 1055 acre area.  The Academic Complex is located centrally at the site and free from traffic noise. Academic buildings: 13 departments, PK Kelkar Library, Computer Centers faculty offices, laboratories and administrative buildings. The site is flat with the canal on one side and transportation route on the other side. P.K. KELKAR LIBRARY - Exposed brickwork: reduces maintenance costs and enhances aesthetic appeal. Built in-1969

6. The residential campus is planned and landscaped with a hope for environmental freedom. Halls of residence, faculty and staff houses and community buildings surround the central academic area to provide flexibility in movement and communication. Core Pedestrian island which consist of lecture halls surrounded by landscaping and water body forming the main focus of the campus. The academic area is set up in vicinity of hostels to provide quick accessibility to students. CONCEPTS & IDEOLOGY Visual expression of structure rather than hiding its structural components. Quiet & private hostels giving a sense of family feeling to the students.

7. DOODHSAGAR DAIRY , MEHSANA Design Features Putting an example of art by using true colours of material. The form is very rough and blocky. Fortified structure. One of the first brutalism based building of Kanvinde. The natural slope of the site utilized to advantage of a multi level processing system. Milk receiving is done at the roof. Processing is done at the second level. The third and the lower most level accommodate the worker’s amenities. Ventilation points are expressed as large shafts that rise above the roof level. They evacuate the hot air by natural convection eliminating the need for mechanical exhaust system. National dairy development board built in 1973. One of the largest milk processing unit in gujarat . FLOOR PLAN