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1. HOA
PRESENTATIONRICHARD NEUTRA
SAFA MANZOOR

2. LAURIE BAKER (1917–2007) WAS A
BRITISH-BORN INDIAN ARCHITECT,
WIDELY CELEBRATED AS THE “GANDHI OF
ARCHITECTURE.”
HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO DESIGNING
COST-EFFECTIVE, ECO-FRIENDLY, AND
SOCIALLY RELEVANT BUILDINGS IN INDIA,
ESPECIALLY IN KERALA.
DEEPLY INFLUENCED BY MAHATMA
GANDHI’S PHILOSOPHY OF SIMPLICITY
AND SERVICE TO THE POOR, BAKER
BELIEVED THAT ARCHITECTURE SHOULD
BE FOR THE PEOPLE AND ROOTED IN THE
LOCAL CONTEXT.
LAURIE BAKER

3. Cost-effective Architecture – He emphasized
low-cost housing that is affordable for the
common man without compromising on quality
or aesthetics.
Contextual Design – Buildings must suit local
climate, culture, and lifestyle instead of
copying foreign styles.
Use of Local Materials – Preference for
laterite, mud, brick, stone, coconut timber, and
other easily available resources.
Sustainability – Advocated for minimal waste,
recycling building materials, and energy
efficiency.
Human-centric Spaces – His designs focused
on simplicity, functionality, and comfort rather
than luxury.

4. CENTRE FOR
DEVELOPMENT
STUDIES (CDS),
THIRUVANANT
HAPURAM

5. ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTDesigned as a desert retreat
for Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr.
(same client as Fallingwater
by Wright).
Core idea: harmony between
modern living and harsh
desert climate.
House as a machine for living
in the desert – functional,
minimal, climate-responsive.

6. Campus designed as a series of
interconnected blocks.
Buildings arranged around
courtyards and open-to-sky
spaces, encouraging interaction.
Circulation is organic →
meandering corridors and shaded
pathways.
Pedestrian-friendly campus,
minimal vehicular intrusion.
PLANNING & LAYOUT

7. Orientation to reduce heat gain and
maximize cross-ventilation.
Sloping roofs + overhangs for rain
protection (suited to Kerala’s
monsoon).
Jalis and courtyards → natural cooling
and lighting.
Deep verandas and shaded passages
reduce solar glare.
CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE FEATURES

8. PAOLO SOLERI WAS AN
AMERICAN ARCHITECT AND
URBAN PLANNER.
HE ESTABLISHED THE
EDUCATIONAL COSANTI
FOUNDATION AND
ARCOSANTI.
SOLERI WAS A LECTURER IN
THE COLLEGE OF
ARCHITECTURE AT ARIZONA
STATE UNIVERSITY AND A
NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD
RECIPIENT IN 2006.
PAULO SOLERI

9. Arcology (Architecture + Ecology):
Cities as compact, self-sufficient
organisms integrating living, work,
culture, and nature.
Anti-Sprawl & Sustainability:
Advocated dense, vertical growth to
reduce land, energy, and resource
waste.
Organic & Human-Centered Growth:
Cities should evolve like natural
systems, fostering community,
interaction, and ecological harmony.

10. COSANTI
ORIGINALS,
ARIZONA

11. ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT
Cosanti Originals is the artisan
workshop founded by Paolo Soleri
in Paradise Valley, Arizona
(1956).
It served as both his residence,
design studio, and experimental
laboratory.
Buildings made with earth-casting
techniques → pouring concrete
into desert soil molds.
Unique silt-cast domes, vaults,
and apses → organic, sculptural
forms.
Designed as a low-cost, climate-
responsive environment.

12. Residential areas: Soleri’s own
living quarters integrated into the
complex.
Workshop spaces: Used for
bronze and ceramic bell
production.
Courtyards & Outdoor
workspaces: Open-air foundry,
kiln areas, and working domes.
Domed vaults: Provided shade
and climate control for artisans
working in the desert heat.
PLANNING & LAYOUT

13. RICHARD NEUTRA
RICHARD JOSEPH NEUTRA WAS AN
AUSTRIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT. LIVING
AND BUILDING FOR MOST OF HIS CAREER
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, HE CAME TO BE
CONSIDERED A PROMINENT AND
IMPORTANT MODERNIST ARCHITECT. HIS
MOST NOTABLE WORKS INCLUDE THE
KAUFMANN DESERT HOUSE, IN PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA.

14. Believed that architecture should connect
humans to nature rather than isolate them.
Buildings should support the biological and
psychological needs of their occupants.
Spaces could adapt to different uses, making
houses more functional and dynamic
Though modernist, Neutra’s works were
always site-specific.
He considered local climate, orientation, and
terrain while designing.
Believed in functional modernism: technology
should make life easier but also harmonize
with nature.

15. KAUFMANN
DESERT
HOUSE,
PALM
SPRINGS

16. ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTDesigned as a desert retreat
for Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr.
(same client as Fallingwater
by Wright).
Core idea: harmony between
modern living and harsh
desert climate.
House as a machine for living
in the desert – functional,
minimal, climate-responsive.

17. Plan arranged in a pinwheel
layout → central living space
with wings radiating out.
Wings housed:
Living/Dining
Bedrooms
Guest wing
Service/Kitchen
Creates privacy while
framing desert views.
FORM & LAYOUT

18. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls &
sliding doors dissolve
boundaries.
Outdoor patios, pools, and
terraces extend living spaces
into the desert.
Transparency emphasizes
desert landscape as part of
the architecture.
INDOOR-OUTDOOR
RELATIONSHIP

19. Glass, steel, aluminum, stone
→ light + industrial modernist
materials.
Local stone used for walls →
grounds the building in desert
context.
Flat roofs with deep
overhangs → shading and
horizontality.
MATERIAL PALETTE

20. Open-plan interiors, uncluttered, fluid
movement.
Long horizontal lines reinforce desert horizon.
Emphasis on calm, serenity, and visual
extension into landscape.
SPATIAL QUALITIES

21. THANK
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