KOVALAM BEACH RESORT, KERELA

Accommodates 300 guests , centers for massages and yoga, water sport etc. The facilities had to be deployed in the manner which would create a critical mass for each activity and at a time open up several strategic points on the site so as to increase future growth options. The master plan there fore does not concentrate all the facilities in one area , but generate a large number of potential growth points, thus allowing a more flexible response to future demands . The guest rooms come in 3 configurations-: 1. On the edge of the beach hidden under the palm trees . They are suits for longer stay with cooking facilities etc. 2. overlooking the beach there are 100 guests rooms. Here the facilities are such that every room gets its own private sundeck.. 3. Between these two are private detach ho units .

Construction is in traditional vernacular of Kerala-: plaster walls with red tiled roofs Other pavilion consists of little bamboo chhatries with coir matins on the floor and local Kerala handicrafts.

Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya

Material used:
Tiled roof Brick wall Stone floor Wooden floor Light and ventilation by operable wooden louvers These elements combine to form a pattern of tiled roofs which are grouped in casual meandering pattern, creating a pathway along which the visitors progresses towards the centrality of the water court

Philosophy:
Successfully shows the life of Gandhiji Minimalist architecture Material honesty Contemporary architecture Glow of spaces

Gandhi ashram

Water court at center

ROLE OF AN ARCHITECT..
Asked recently to describe the role of the architect, Correa said, In India, there are traditional ways of building habitats that are wonderfully ingeniousand beautiful! These typologies also yield high densities, since Indian families are used to small overall areas with a high occupancy per room. The only problem, of course, is that many of these traditional solutions arent viable in the urban context we have created. What we must do then is modify that urban context so that those solutions became viable. That is the role of the architect. In the course of his projects, a fair amount of negative feedback has gone Correa's way. Bombay's Kanchenjunga, the residential high-rise with verandahs and gardens scooped out of its side and Salvacao Church, an arrangement of giant concrete shells, have been strongly criticised. "I take criticism on the chin," admits Correa. "It knocks me out but it makes me stop and think." While Correa is always receptive to feedback, he has never compromised or changed designs he really believes in. "I listen very carefully. But I would rather lose the client than make changes I don't believe in,"

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PAREKH HOUSE, AHMEDABAD

Two pyramidal sections from housing types developed for Cablenagar

Summer section to be used during daytime; protects interior from heat

Winter section to be used in early mornings and evenings; opens up the terraces to the sky

Since site faces east-west, house consists of 3 bays

Summer section sandwiched between winter section and service bay (for circulation, kitchen and toilets)

Bearing walls made of brick express directly the climatic concepts which
underlie the design

JEEWAN BHARTI , DELHI

This office complex of LIC is situated on the outer road of Connaught circle and acts as a pivot between the colonnades of CP and new generation of high rise towers that now surround it . Thus the building is both a proscenium and a backdrop: a 12 storey stage set whose faceted glass surface reflects the buildings and trees around CP. Two lower levels of the complex consists of shopping decks and restaurants while upper level are offices located in two separate wings . A pergola connects the two buildings . A city proposal for an elevated pedestrian walkways if constructed will pass through the two blocks , allowing pedestrians to traverse the building as the great darwaza ie gateway defined by a portico form.

CHURCH AT PARUMALA
The church can accommodate 2000 people inside the walls and 3000 outside. The form of the church has been derived from tri-partite structure of Coptic and Syrian traditions . However the rituals themselves , with the faithful sitting and kneeling on the floor are completely indigenous.

BELAPUR HOUSING

Project demonstrates how high density housing (500 people per hectare) can be achieved in a low-rise typology, while including open to sky spaces and services, like schools, that the community requires Overriding principle - to give each unit its own site to allow for expansion

(Incrementality)
Consequently, families do not share walls with their neighbors , allowing each to expand his own house (Participation) Houses constructed simply and can be built by traditional masons and craftsmen generating employment for local workers (Income generation) several plans exist that cover the social spectrum, from squatters to upper income families (Pluralism)

Yet, the footprint of each plan varies little in size (from 45 sqm to 70 sqm),
maintaining equity (fairness) in the community

Scheme caters wide range from the lowest budgets of Rs 20000 Middle income groups Rs 30000-50000 Upper income Rs 180000 Though ratio of costs is 1:5 the variation of plot is much smaller , from 45 to 75 square metres. Seven units are grouped of 8x8 meters 3 cluster combine to form a larger module of 21 houses surrounding space of 12x12 metres 3 such modules interlock to define the next scale of community space approximately 20x20 metres The houses are structurally simple , can be built and altered by local mistries