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About This Presentation
WORK OF ARCHITECT
Slide Content
Laurence Wilfred "Laurie" Baker
GANDHI OF ARCHITECTURE
SHUBHAM SAHAI GUPTA 31/11 RAHUUL BAGGA 21/11
GANDHI OF ARCHITECTURE
SHUBHAM SAHAI GUPTA 31/11 RAHUUL BAGGA 21/11
INTRODUCTION
BORN on 2
nd
March 1917 Birmingham, England
British-born Indian architect
Renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture
Influenced by
Mahatma Gandhi
Field : Sustainable Architecture as well as in Organic Architecture
Moved to India in 1945, and became an Indian citizen in 1989.
Resided in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerela from 1963
Founded an organization called COSTFORD to spread awareness in low-cost
housing
In 1990,
the Government of India
awarded him with the
Padma Shri
I have never doubted that in a country like ours any of us has any right to squander or waste,
or use unnecessarily money, materials or energy.
BORN on 2
nd
March 1917 Birmingham, England
British-born Indian architect
Renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture
Influenced by
Mahatma Gandhi
Field : Sustainable Architecture as well as in Organic Architecture
Moved to India in 1945, and became an Indian citizen in 1989.
Resided in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerela from 1963
Founded an organization called COSTFORD to spread awareness in low-cost
housing
In 1990,
the Government of India
awarded him with the
Padma Shri
I have never doubted that in a country like ours any of us has any right to squander or waste,
or use unnecessarily money, materials or energy.
EARLY LIFE
Born into a staunch
Methodist
family, the
youngest son of Birmingham Gas
Department's chief accountant, Wilfred Baker and Emily.
In his teens Baker began to question what religion meant to him and decided to
become a
Quaker, since it was closer to what he believed in.
Aged 20, Graduated in 1937,
studied
architecture at
Birmingham Institute of Art
and Design,
Birmingham
Gandhi told him that the knowledge he brought from the west was not useful to
Indians and that the rural areas needed more thinking and not the cities.
Influenced by
Gandhi's idea- It should be possible to build a home with materials
found within five miles of a site.
Initial commitment to India- working as an architect for World Leprosy Mission.
'I never build for classes of people, HIG [high
income group], MIG, LIG, tribals [tribal people],
fishermen and so on.
But I will build only for a Matthew, a Bhaskaran, a Muneer, or a Sankaran.'
Born into a staunch
Methodist
family, the
youngest son of Birmingham Gas
Department's chief accountant, Wilfred Baker and Emily.
In his teens Baker began to question what religion meant to him and decided to
become a
Quaker, since it was closer to what he believed in.
Aged 20, Graduated in 1937,
studied
architecture at
Birmingham Institute of Art
and Design,
Birmingham
Gandhi told him that the knowledge he brought from the west was not useful to
Indians and that the rural areas needed more thinking and not the cities.
Influenced by
Gandhi's idea- It should be possible to build a home with materials
found within five miles of a site.
Initial commitment to India- working as an architect for World Leprosy Mission.
'I never build for classes of people, HIG [high
income group], MIG, LIG, tribals [tribal people],
fishermen and so on.
But I will build only for a Matthew, a Bhaskaran, a Muneer, or a Sankaran.'
INDIA
Moving to India in 1945, he began to work across location.
While in Uttar Pradesh, he stayed as a guest with an Indian doctor, P. J. Chandy
and his family.
Married to the sister of his host, Elizabeth Jacob (Baker called her "Kuni"), who
worked as a doctor in Hyderabad with the same leprosy organization.
They both found that they did not agree entirely with the ideas of the mission
and in 1948 both of the left the organization and got married.
The availability of a doctor in the region led to the locals visiting them in
numbers, even offering them a place to stay and set up clinic.
The Bakers settled here and lived on for sixteen years
before moving to
Vakamon
in Kerala in 1963 and some years later to Trivandrum.
There's an old saying: manners maketh the man. I think they also make good architecture.
Moving to India in 1945, he began to work across location.
While in Uttar Pradesh, he stayed as a guest with an Indian doctor, P. J. Chandy
and his family.
Married to the sister of his host, Elizabeth Jacob (Baker called her "Kuni"), who
worked as a doctor in Hyderabad with the same leprosy organization.
They both found that they did not agree entirely with the ideas of the mission
and in 1948 both of the left the organization and got married.
The availability of a doctor in the region led to the locals visiting them in
numbers, even offering them a place to stay and set up clinic.
The Bakers settled here and lived on for sixteen years
before moving to
Vakamon
in Kerala in 1963 and some years later to Trivandrum.
There's an old saying: manners maketh the man. I think they also make good architecture.
ARCHITECTURE
While at Pithoragarh, he found his English construction education inadequate for
the types of issues and materials he was faced with:
termites
and the
yearly
monsoon,
laterite,
cow dung, and mud walls, respectively.
Observe and learn from the methods and practices of
vernacular architecture.
He learned that the
indigenous architecture
were the only viable means to
deal
with local problems.
Inspired by his discoveries, he began to turn his style of architecture towards one
that respected the actual culture and needs of those who would actually use his
buildings, rather than going into the modern context.
The first client being Welthy Honsinger Fisher, an elderly American woman
concerned with adult illiteracy throughout India, who sought to set up a 'Literacy
Village' in which she intended to use puppetry, music and art as teaching methods
to help illiterate and newly-literate adults add to their skills.
My feeling as an architect is that you're not after all trying to put up a monument which will be
remembered as a 'Laurie Baker Building' but Mohan Singh's house where he can live happily with
his family
While at Pithoragarh, he found his English construction education inadequate for
the types of issues and materials he was faced with:
termites
and the
yearly
monsoon,
laterite,
cow dung, and mud walls, respectively.
Observe and learn from the methods and practices of
vernacular architecture.
He learned that the
indigenous architecture
were the only viable means to
deal
with local problems.
Inspired by his discoveries, he began to turn his style of architecture towards one
that respected the actual culture and needs of those who would actually use his
buildings, rather than going into the modern context.
The first client being Welthy Honsinger Fisher, an elderly American woman
concerned with adult illiteracy throughout India, who sought to set up a 'Literacy
Village' in which she intended to use puppetry, music and art as teaching methods
to help illiterate and newly-literate adults add to their skills.
My feeling as an architect is that you're not after all trying to put up a monument which will be
remembered as a 'Laurie Baker Building' but Mohan Singh's house where he can live happily with
his family
ARCHITECTURE
An aging woman who risked her health to visit Laurie, refused to leave until she
received plans for the village.
Hospital commissions were received as medical professionals realized that the
surroundings for their patients were as much a part of the healing process as any
other form of treatment, and that Baker seemed the only architect who cared
enough to become familiarized with how to build what made Indian patients
comfortable with those surroundings.
He became well known for his constant presence on the construction sites of all
his projects.
And also for often finalizing designs through hand-drawn instructions to masons
and laborers on how to achieve certain design solutions.
`Low cost' or `cost reduction' is not only concerning economy. Most modern building materials are manufactured articles
(like burnt bricks or steel or glass or cement). Their respective costs are one important consideration but just as important is
the question of how much energy (or fuel) was used in their manufacture.
An aging woman who risked her health to visit Laurie, refused to leave until she
received plans for the village.
Hospital commissions were received as medical professionals realized that the
surroundings for their patients were as much a part of the healing process as any
other form of treatment, and that Baker seemed the only architect who cared
enough to become familiarized with how to build what made Indian patients
comfortable with those surroundings.
He became well known for his constant presence on the construction sites of all
his projects.
And also for often finalizing designs through hand-drawn instructions to masons
and laborers on how to achieve certain design solutions.
`Low cost' or `cost reduction' is not only concerning economy. Most modern building materials are manufactured articles
(like burnt bricks or steel or glass or cement). Their respective costs are one important consideration but just as important is
the question of how much energy (or fuel) was used in their manufacture.
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
Became well known for designing and building low cost, high quality, beautiful
homes, with a great portion of his work suited to or built for lower-middle to
lower class clients.
His buildings tend to emphasize prolific - at times virtuosic - masonry
construction, instilling privacy and evoking history with brick
jali
walls
, a
perforated brick screen which invites a natural air flow to cool the buildings'
interior, in addition to creating intricate patterns of light and shadow.
Another significant Baker feature is irregular, pyramid-like structures on roofs,
with one side left open and tilting into the wind.
Baker's designs invariably have traditional Indian sloping roofs
and
terracotta
Mangalore tile
shingling with
gables
and
vents allowing rising hot
air to escape.
I just think it is plain stupidity to build a brick wall, plaster it all over and then paint lines on it to make it look like a brick wall.
I think it is equally untruthful to cover it all over with tiles shaped to look like bricks. Or another variation of untruthfulness is
to plaster it and then paint it to look like marble!
Became well known for designing and building low cost, high quality, beautiful
homes, with a great portion of his work suited to or built for lower-middle to
lower class clients.
His buildings tend to emphasize prolific - at times virtuosic - masonry
construction, instilling privacy and evoking history with brick
jali
walls
, a
perforated brick screen which invites a natural air flow to cool the buildings'
interior, in addition to creating intricate patterns of light and shadow.
Another significant Baker feature is irregular, pyramid-like structures on roofs,
with one side left open and tilting into the wind.
Baker's designs invariably have traditional Indian sloping roofs
and
terracotta
Mangalore tile
shingling with
gables
and
vents allowing rising hot
air to escape.
I just think it is plain stupidity to build a brick wall, plaster it all over and then paint lines on it to make it look like a brick wall.
I think it is equally untruthful to cover it all over with tiles shaped to look like bricks. Or another variation of untruthfulness is
to plaster it and then paint it to look like marble!
Brick jali pyramid-like structures on roofs
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
Curved walls enter Baker's architectural vocabulary as a means to enclose more
volume at lower material cost than straight walls, and for Laurie, "building
became more fun with the circle.“
Baker made many simple suggestions for cost reduction including the use of
Rat
trap bond
for brick walls, having
bends in walls that increased the strength and
provided readymade shelves, thin concrete roofs and even simple precautions
like shifting dug up soil into the built area rather that out of it.
He advocated the use of low energy consuming mud walls, using holes in the wall
to get light, using overlaid brick over doorways, incorporating places to sit into the
structure, simpler windows and a variety of roof construction approaches.
He liked bare brick surfaces and considered plastering and other embellishments
as superfluous.
"Cost-effective houses are not just for the poor,
they are for everyone. The equation that a cost-effective house is a house for
the poor, implying a bad looking house, can definitely be
proved wrong. Isn't it the responsibility of the upper and
middle
classes to stop indulging in extravagance and make better lookinghouses instead? This entire classification is wrong."
Curved walls enter Baker's architectural vocabulary as a means to enclose more
volume at lower material cost than straight walls, and for Laurie, "building
became more fun with the circle.“
Baker made many simple suggestions for cost reduction including the use of
Rat
trap bond
for brick walls, having
bends in walls that increased the strength and
provided readymade shelves, thin concrete roofs and even simple precautions
like shifting dug up soil into the built area rather that out of it.
He advocated the use of low energy consuming mud walls, using holes in the wall
to get light, using overlaid brick over doorways, incorporating places to sit into the
structure, simpler windows and a variety of roof construction approaches.
He liked bare brick surfaces and considered plastering and other embellishments
as superfluous.
"Cost-effective houses are not just for the poor,
they are for everyone. The equation that a cost-effective house is a house for
the poor, implying a bad looking house, can definitely be
proved wrong. Isn't it the responsibility of the upper and
middle
classes to stop indulging in extravagance and make better lookinghouses instead? This entire classification is wrong."
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
Baker's architectural method is one of improvisation, in which initial drawings
have only an idealistic link to the final construction, with most of the
accommodations and design choices being made on-site by the architect himself.
Compartments for milk bottles near the doorstep, windowsills that double as
bench surfaces, and a heavy emphasis on taking cues from the natural condition
of the site are just some examples.
He always goes with the topography of the site, as this saves construction cost as
well, since working around difficult site conditions is much more cost-effective
than clear-cutting.
Baker created a cooling system by placing a high, latticed, brick wall near a pond
that uses air pressure differences to draw cool air through the building.
Various features of his work such as using recycled material, natural environment
control and frugality of design may be seen as sustainable architecture.
My observation is that vernacular architecture almost always has good answers to all our problems. In every district,
wherever you go, the people themselves take an active part in making their houses. Now, for whatever reasons, they have
lost their skills, and need to look outside for help.
Baker's architectural method is one of improvisation, in which initial drawings
have only an idealistic link to the final construction, with most of the
accommodations and design choices being made on-site by the architect himself.
Compartments for milk bottles near the doorstep, windowsills that double as
bench surfaces, and a heavy emphasis on taking cues from the natural condition
of the site are just some examples.
He always goes with the topography of the site, as this saves construction cost as
well, since working around difficult site conditions is much more cost-effective
than clear-cutting.
Baker created a cooling system by placing a high, latticed, brick wall near a pond
that uses air pressure differences to draw cool air through the building.
Various features of his work such as using recycled material, natural environment
control and frugality of design may be seen as sustainable architecture.
My observation is that vernacular architecture almost always has good answers to all our problems. In every district,
wherever you go, the people themselves take an active part in making their houses. Now, for whatever reasons, they have
lost their skills, and need to look outside for help.
COST EFFECTIVE METHODS
`Low cost' or `cost reduction' is not only concerning economy. Most modern building materials are manufactured articles
(like burnt bricks or steel or glass or cement). Their respective costs are one important consideration but just as important is
the question of how much energy (or fuel) was used in their manufacture.
`Low cost' or `cost reduction' is not only concerning economy. Most modern building materials are manufactured articles
(like burnt bricks or steel or glass or cement). Their respective costs are one important consideration but just as important is
the question of how much energy (or fuel) was used in their manufacture.
COST EFFECTIVE METHODS
Bricks to me are like faces. All of them are made of burnt mud, but they vary slightly in shape and colour. I think these small variations
give tremendous character to a wall made of thousands of bricks, so I never dream of covering such a unique and characterful creation
with plaster, which is mainly dull and characterless. I like the contrast of textures of brick, of stone, of concrete, of wood.
Bricks to me are like faces. All of them are made of burnt mud, but they vary slightly in shape and colour. I think these small variations
give tremendous character to a wall made of thousands of bricks, so I never dream of covering such a unique and characterful creation
with plaster, which is mainly dull and characterless. I like the contrast of textures of brick, of stone, of concrete, of wood.
COST EFFECTIVE METHODS
Bricks to me are like faces. All of them are made of burnt mud, but they vary slightly in shape and colour. I think these small variations
give tremendous character to a wall made of thousands of bricks, so I never dream of covering such a unique and characterful creation
with plaster, which is mainly dull and characterless. I like the contrast of textures of brick, of stone, of concrete, of wood.
Bricks to me are like faces. All of them are made of burnt mud, but they vary slightly in shape and colour. I think these small variations
give tremendous character to a wall made of thousands of bricks, so I never dream of covering such a unique and characterful creation
with plaster, which is mainly dull and characterless. I like the contrast of textures of brick, of stone, of concrete, of wood.
COST EFFECTIVE METHODS
`Low cost' or `cost reduction' is not only concerning economy. Most modern building materials are manufactured articles
(like burnt bricks or steel or glass or cement). Their respective costs are one important consideration but just as important is
the question of how much energy (or fuel) was used in their manufacture.
`Low cost' or `cost reduction' is not only concerning economy. Most modern building materials are manufactured articles
(like burnt bricks or steel or glass or cement). Their respective costs are one important consideration but just as important is
the question of how much energy (or fuel) was used in their manufacture.
His respect for nature led him to let the idiosyncrasies of a site inform his
architectural improvisations, rarely is a topography line marred or a tree uprooted.
This saves construction cost as well, since working around difficult site conditions is
much more cost-effective than clear-cutting
architectural improvisations, rarely is a topography line marred or a tree uprooted.
This saves construction cost as well, since working around difficult site conditions is
much more cost-effective than clear-cutting
LOW COST CONSTRUCTIONS
Filler slab :
Advantages:
20-35% Less materials
Decorative, Economical & Reduced self-load
Almost maintenance free
25-30% Cost Reduction
Jack Arch:Advantages :
Energy saving & Eco-Friendly compressive roofing.
Decorative & Highly Economical
Maintenance free
Masonry Dome,
Advantages:
Energy saving eco-friendly compressive roof.
Decorative & Highly Economical for larges spans.
Maintenance free
Funnicular shell,
Advantages:
Energy saving eco-friendly compressive roof.
Decorative & Economical
Maintenance free
Masonry Arches,Advantages:
Traditional spanning sytem.
Highly decorative & economical
Less energy requirement.
Filler slab :
Advantages:
20-35% Less materials
Decorative, Economical & Reduced self-load
Almost maintenance free
25-30% Cost Reduction
Jack Arch:Advantages :
Energy saving & Eco-Friendly compressive roofing.
Decorative & Highly Economical
Maintenance free
Masonry Dome,
Advantages:
Energy saving eco-friendly compressive roof.
Decorative & Highly Economical for larges spans.
Maintenance free
Funnicular shell,
Advantages:
Energy saving eco-friendly compressive roof.
Decorative & Economical
Maintenance free
Masonry Arches,Advantages:
Traditional spanning sytem.
Highly decorative & economical
Less energy requirement.
AWARDS
1981:
D.Litt.
conferred by the Royal University of Netherlands for outstanding work in the
developing countries.
1983:
Order of the British Empire,
MBE
1987: Received the first Indian National Habitat Award
1988: Received Indian Citizenship
1989: Indian Institute of Architects Outstanding Architect of the Year
1990: Received the
Padma Sri
1990: Great Master Architect of the Year
1992: UNO Habitat Award & UN Roll of Honour
1993: International Union of Architects (IUA) Award
1993: Sir Robert Matthew Prize for Improvement of Human Settlements
1994: People of the Year Award
1995: Awarded Doctorate from the
University of Central England
1998: Awarded Doctorate from Sri Venkateshwara University
2001: Coinpar MR Kurup Endowment Award
2003: Basheer Puraskaram
2003:
D.Litt.
from the
Kerala University
2005: Kerala Government Certificate of Appreciation
2006: L-Ramp Award of Excellence
2006: Nominated for the
Pritzker Prize
(considered the Nobel Prize in Architecture)
1981:
D.Litt.
conferred by the Royal University of Netherlands for outstanding work in the
developing countries.
1983:
Order of the British Empire,
MBE
1987: Received the first Indian National Habitat Award
1988: Received Indian Citizenship
1989: Indian Institute of Architects Outstanding Architect of the Year
1990: Received the
Padma Sri
1990: Great Master Architect of the Year
1992: UNO Habitat Award & UN Roll of Honour
1993: International Union of Architects (IUA) Award
1993: Sir Robert Matthew Prize for Improvement of Human Settlements
1994: People of the Year Award
1995: Awarded Doctorate from the
University of Central England
1998: Awarded Doctorate from Sri Venkateshwara University
2001: Coinpar MR Kurup Endowment Award
2003: Basheer Puraskaram
2003:
D.Litt.
from the
Kerala University
2005: Kerala Government Certificate of Appreciation
2006: L-Ramp Award of Excellence
2006: Nominated for the
Pritzker Prize
(considered the Nobel Prize in Architecture)
The Hamlet, Baker”s
Residence
Residence
THE HAMLET
This is Baker's home in Trivandrum.
This is remarkable and unique house built on a plot of land along the
slope of a rocky hill, with limited access to water:
The living room at 'The Hamlet'. An integration of new building and
salvaged timber from traditional buildings that were being demolished.
Material used from unconventional sources
Family eats in kitchen
Electricity wiring is not concealed
This is Baker's home in Trivandrum.
This is remarkable and unique house built on a plot of land along the
slope of a rocky hill, with limited access to water:
The living room at 'The Hamlet'. An integration of new building and
salvaged timber from traditional buildings that were being demolished.
Material used from unconventional sources
Family eats in kitchen
Electricity wiring is not concealed
DRAWINGS
STEPS LEADING UP TO FRONT DOOR A VIEW FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE
STEPS DIRECTLY CUT IN ROCK
ENTRANCE HAS SMALL SITTING AREA FOR
GUESTS
ENTRANCE HAS SMALL SITTING AREA FOR
GUESTS
THE WALL IS DECORATED FROM BROKEN
POTTERY, PENS, GLASS
A CALLING BELL FOR VISITORS TO ANNOUNCE
THEIR PRESENCE
POTTERY, PENS, GLASS
A CALLING BELL FOR VISITORS TO ANNOUNCE
THEIR PRESENCE
A MORNING AT HEMLET
INSIDE VIEWS
USE OF NATURAL LIGHT
USE OF NATURAL LIGHT
NEVER CUT TREES INSTEAD ADAPTED HIS DESIGN
ACCORDINGLY
NEVER CUT TREES INSTEAD ADAPTED HIS DESIGN
ACCORDINGLY
ARCHES LED INTO A BEAUTIFUL OPEN ROOMPITCHED ROOF MADE OF MANGLORE TILES
BAKER’S FONDNESS OF ARCHES SIMPLE YET BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS
GABLES FOR PROPER AIR CIRCULATION AND VENTILATIONGRILL MADE OF BITS AND PIECES
CONICAL STRUCTURE USED STAINED GLASS EFFECT
COST EFFECTIVE BAKER’S WINDOW
WATER TANK FOR STORING RAIN HARVESTED
WATER
WATER TANK FOR STORING RAIN HARVESTED
WATER
Mrs Nalini Nayak`s residence
(A SOCIAL WORKER)
(A SOCIAL WORKER)
REQUIREMENTS
Meeting place
Working Place (Training)
Open Spaces
Classrooms and dormitories.
GENEROUS SPRAWLING GENEROUS SPRAWLING
GROUND FLOOR WITH THREE GROUND FLOOR WITH THREE
FLOOR STAKING OF PENTAGONFLOOR STAKING OF PENTAGON
Meeting place
Working Place (Training)
Open Spaces
Classrooms and dormitories.
GENEROUS SPRAWLING GENEROUS SPRAWLING
GROUND FLOOR WITH THREE GROUND FLOOR WITH THREE
FLOOR STAKING OF PENTAGONFLOOR STAKING OF PENTAGON
The main house is formed by a simple three-floor stacking of the
pentagon on nine-inch-thick brick walls.
Internally each floor divides into the bedroom, bath and landing.
The additional segment on the ground, forming the living/dining and
kitchen, is structured with bays of half-brick thickness, alternating wall
and wall and door.
pentagon on nine-inch-thick brick walls.
Internally each floor divides into the bedroom, bath and landing.
The additional segment on the ground, forming the living/dining and
kitchen, is structured with bays of half-brick thickness, alternating wall
and wall and door.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
Sun light merging inwards.View of entrance from living room
JALI WINDOW FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM ENTRANCE
Challenges :
•Solution of Computer Centre
Design Problems.
•Fitting in naturally and
harmoniously with the elevations
of the twenty five year old
institution.
COMPUTER CENTRE
ULLOOR, TRIVANDRUM (1971)
•Solution of Computer Centre
Design Problems.
•Fitting in naturally and
harmoniously with the elevations
of the twenty five year old
institution.
COMPUTER CENTRE
ULLOOR, TRIVANDRUM (1971)
•Using principle of lattice wall planning, breezeways
and built of natural brick and stone keeping in
consideration the electronic sophistication.
•He proposed a double walled building with an outer
surface of intersecting circles of brick jalis.
•Internal shell fulfilled the constraints and controls
necessary for a computer laboratory.
•Space between the two walls accommodated the
secondary requirements for offices and storage areas.
and built of natural brick and stone keeping in
consideration the electronic sophistication.
•He proposed a double walled building with an outer
surface of intersecting circles of brick jalis.
•Internal shell fulfilled the constraints and controls
necessary for a computer laboratory.
•Space between the two walls accommodated the
secondary requirements for offices and storage areas.
Two storeyed outer wall is stiffened by a series of intersecting circles.
PLAN
EXTERNAL LATTICE
PLAN
EXTERNAL LATTICE
Space used for storage.
A view from entrance.
A view from entrance.
Fishermen’s Village
Poonthura, Trivandrum(1945-75)
CHALLENGES:
•Severity of environment in which the tribal's live.
•Limitation of resources
•Conventional architects stayed away from these projects
•Dealing with large insular groups, with set ideas and traditions.
•Dealing with cyclones
Area of each unit : 25 sqm
Poonthura, Trivandrum(1945-75)
CHALLENGES:
•Severity of environment in which the tribal's live.
•Limitation of resources
•Conventional architects stayed away from these projects
•Dealing with large insular groups, with set ideas and traditions.
•Dealing with cyclones
Area of each unit : 25 sqm
DESIGN STRATEGIES
Construction
• Exposed brickwork and structure.
• Sloped concrete roof.
• Openness in design and individual units offset each other.
• Continuous latticework in
the exposed walls.
Construction
• Exposed brickwork and structure.
• Sloped concrete roof.
• Openness in design and individual units offset each other.
• Continuous latticework in
the exposed walls.
• Low sloped roofs and courts serve as wind catchers.
• Open walls function to dispel it.
• Long row of housing replaced by even staggering.
• Fronting courts catch the breeze and also get view
of sea.
DEALING WITH CYCLONES
• Open walls function to dispel it.
• Long row of housing replaced by even staggering.
• Fronting courts catch the breeze and also get view
of sea.
DEALING WITH CYCLONES
•Little private rectangle of land in between
houses for drying nets , kids play.
•Provides sleeping lofts within and adequate
space outside for mending nets and cleaning
and drying fish.
OPEN SPACES
houses for drying nets , kids play.
•Provides sleeping lofts within and adequate
space outside for mending nets and cleaning
and drying fish.
OPEN SPACES
TYPICAL PLAN
3-D VIEW and SECTION
ELEVATION
ELEVATION
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