Architect Krishnarao Jaisim

Early Life
• Jaisim completed his schooling in
Madras Christian college.
• In the year 1966 , he competed his
university education in architecture-
Madras university.
• He worked as an assistant architect
in a firm for 4 years .
• Chairman of Indian Institute of
Architects (IIA).
• Inspired by the novelist Ayn Rand
and architects such as Buckminster
fuller , Koenigsberger and Geoffrey
Bawa .
• He set up his own firm called “ Jaisim-
Funtainhead” in 1970 .
• Over a span of four decades Jaisim-
Fountainhead has undertaken and executed
scores of projects in almost every aspect of the
building industry.
• Residences

• Institutions

• Corporate offices
• Leisure & Wellness
• Landscape &
Arboriculture

• Urban Planning
• The firm began working overseas, and ventured
into other areas of building, such as the import
and distribution of building materials, running
scheduled contracts, and running a stone crusher
and fabrication unit.
• In the year 1980 he returned to India and settled
in bangalore.
• He works with great passion towards his clients
and building on a philosophy that is committed to
the earth and dedicated to the client, every
creation bears the unmistakable trademark of
Jaisim – iconoclastic, individualistic and eco-
friendly.
• One of his main building material is stone.
• He said stone is an aggregate in concrete just as
rice in a vegetarian diet .
Philosophies
• Eco friendly architecture
• Fluidity in forms
• Simple forms
• Honesty to material
• Honesty to space
• Waste is wealth. so don’t waste ,always recycle the
materials
Indian Institute of Plantation
and Management
Bangalore
• This institute was established in the year
1993 .
• The materials used in this building are
hollow clay blocks and stone which are
locally available
• The combination of red and green signify
earth and nature .
• The huge lawns and the vast landscape give
the students a sense of relaxation outside
the classrooms.
Lecture Hall Residential
Research
Block

Main Block and

Admin Block
Overall, the spaces looking outwardly
into alinear garden surrounded by a
verandah and outwardly the floors
leap away from the slopes, for a
profound visual treat with a
panoramic view around.
Use of natural light through openings,
roof tops .
SIDDAGANGA
INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
• LOCATION- Tumakuru,
Karnataka
• 70 km from bangalore city on
NH4
• ESTABLISHED IN 1963.
• SITE AREA- 65 acres
• 5000 students and 310 faculty
• Architect: krishnarao jaisim
• Material used :stone, concrete
• Eco friendly building.
• Indoor and outdoor play ground
• 8 hostel blocks that accommodate 2000 students.
5 boys’ hostels and 2 girls’ hostels
plinth area of 22700 sq mtrs.
LIBRARY
• Centrally located in the campus
• 2 independent 3 storied buildings
• 1500 sq metres plinth area
• Seating capacity-450
2 air conditioned reading halls of capacity 150 users
AUDITORIUM
• The birla auditorium
• Centrally located
• 2 floors(first floor gallery)
• Seating capacity- 1000
• Consists of-
wide stage
green rooms
board room for meetings
Open air theatre
GUESTHOUSE
• The kennedy guesthouse
• Loacted at the entrance
• 2 floor building
• 5 double rooms with attached bathrooms
• Surrounded by lawns
• Dining hall and a lounge for meetings
Use of natural
ventilation
Green spaces
RANJIT SABIKHI: FATHER OF
URBAN DESIGN IN INDIA
• Professor Ranjit Sabikhi
• Architectural practice in New
Delhi since 1961
• Experiences in architectural and
urban design practice
• Taught at the School of Planning
& Architecture in New Delhi from
1959 to 1975
• Visiting Critic to the Urban
Design Program at the Graduate
School of Design at Harvard
University
• He found the course in Urban
Design at SPA New Delhi in the
early 1970's. The first in India!
• As a Principal in his own practice,
Ranjit Sabikhi who was a
Founder Partner of The Design
Group which was started in 1961,
and also of Arcop Design Group
formed in 1974,
• He was personally responsible
for the design of a wide range of
projects in India, the Middle East
and South East Asia.
• His Major works include educational buildings,
commercial complexes, urban design projects, hotels,
industrial buildings, and domestic residences.

The quality of his work has been professionally

recognized by awards as well as inclusion in
International Exhibitions and as a part of
publications on Contemporary Indian Architecture.

He has participated in several international

conferences and has also served as a Member of the
Jury for major projects including the design of the
New World Bank Headquarters Building in
Washington D.C.
YMCA Engineering Institute
• The campus for the institute consists of a
teaching complex and residences for staff
and 440 students.
• The campus is organised into three
building clusters. Most prominent is the
centrally located teaching complex.
• Stretched across the eastern portion of
the site are the staff residences.
• These are intentionally separated from
the student hostels which occupy the
southwest portion of the site.
• Narrow pedestrian streets and upper
level walkways give the complex an
urban scale and character. Load-bearing
brick has been used throughout.
EMBASSY OF INDIA
• On a site of 4,000m2 the complex includes the chancery, consulate, embassy
residence, auditorium, and staff residences.
• The form of the Embassy has been influenced by the forts of Rajasthan with
masssive stone walls, ramparts and hollowed out courtyards.
• Red sandstone on all the external walls reinforces the monumental
appearance.
• The limited exterior openings, sheer walls, and series of octagonal turrets
serve to accentuate the fortress like character of the building.
YAMUNA APARTMENTS
LOCATION- Alaknanda, New Delhi
Introduction

• •Yamuna apartments has been designed for the lower middle income group.
• •SITE AREA-4.25 acres
• 0.5 acres of area left as open sitenin the north-east corner
• The intention of this open space being , to form a continuous green space with the
adjoining residential complex.
• The green space has enabled the housing to have a playground.
• The pedestrian movement is along four radial gallis where children can play
undisturbed by the vehicular traffic .
• Plants planted along the side of the galli, present a refreshing contrast to the
external walls of the unit.
DESIGN CONCEPT
• The society consistes of 200 members
• Mostly from the south indian states
• .The housing was designed as an integral community settlement
• The traditional housing elements were incorporated to create an “urban village “ in a
city.
• The design concept revolves around a typical indian village with narrow galis or
pedestrian streets.
• This has been achieved by a designing a traffic free complex , where the vehicular
traffic is restricted to the periphery and in the basement.
• Gallis converge onto an asymmetrically placed central square , which forms the focus.
It is here that the recreational activities have been placed.
SITE PLAN
• 35 percent of the total area is the built
up area.
• There are large open spaces for
public use provided on the periphery
of the complex.

65 percent is open space.

• In the unit plans , the semi private area (living roo) of each unit has been consciously designed
towards the pedestrian spine.
• The unit plan has opening on two sides , thus enabling a fair amount of cross ventilation.
• The private area of the bedrooms are to the rear of the house opening on to a terrace for
sleeping.
• The bathroom and kitchen open onto the internal ventilation and light shaft , on which they
are dependent for their light and ventilation.
STAIRCASES AND PATIOS
 Built Form
• Yamuna apartments are unique in terms of the volumetric form, owing to the
constant staggering and the breaking up of the facade.

• Each made up of 3 types of dwelling units, which are placed over each other in a
way that the built mass is non- aligned.

• Such an arrangement provides optimal mutual shading, and cuts off the harsh sun.
• Each block consists of 2
types of flats, 2 and 3
bedroom respectively.
Examples, flat type 1 has 3
bedrooms, whereas, flat type
2 has 2. there is a service
entrance from the kitchen,
accessed by the same
staircase which leads to the
guest entry.
• Service shafts:
• 2 apartment units share 1
common shaft, which is
shared by the living room,
kitchen and the bathroom in
one unit.
PEDESTRIANISED PATHWAYS
These `galis’ have been completely pedestrianized and
function beautifully as community spaces.
•They have been broken into levels, given green pockets,
and are so well shaded that one can easily interact with
people without worrying about hot summer.
•Instead of splitting two blocks apart these parks bring the
two together by encouraging people to interact and make
it lively.
•The shape of the built form gives rise to the walkways
between two blocks, which function as streets within the
society.
• The recreational activities are grouped around the central
square. The club is located on the first floor level forming a
bridge across two housing blocks.

•There is an integration of traditional design

elements as balconies for shading the external wall
surface , courtyards and terraces for outdoor sleeping
in summer , thus establishing a hierarchy of open and
enclosed spaces, private an semi private areas.

A view of the units grouped

around the central space.
The open air stage is in the
foreground.
 Green Spaces

• There is one major playground tucked

further away into the society.

• A small park is situated in one of the chowks

which consists of swings for children and
benches to sit.

• Apart from dedicated greens, the pathways

are interspersed with green pockets,
planters, trees, shrubs etc. the most
prominent trees are frangipans, deodar,
mango etc. they provide ample shading and
improve the microclimate to a larger extent.
• The external walls finished
with stone aggregate which
practically requires no
maintenance besides an
occasional washing down
with water to remove the
dust along with reinforced
concrete bands at terrace
levels provide a refreshing
contrast against the
landscape.
 Parking

• Car parking for the houses is limited to the periphery of the

housing and no car can come through to the internals of the
society. Vehicular movement for every other reason is
restricted to the perimeter as well.
• Three basic types of housing units have been combined on a repetitive basis to
form the individual housing blocks.
• Plans based on
Social
Functional
climatic considerations

• Each flat comprises of a distinct communal and private area with an attached
balcony overlooking the pedestrian street.
• Due consideration was given to climatic constraints.
• Each unit is protected by a balcony or a terrace.
• The arrangement of rooms ensures adequate cross ventilation
• The flats open on two sides and by the provision of internal light and ventilation
shafts.
 Merits
• Community spaces like O.A.T, public seating, gardens etc. are provided.
• Water tank orientation with good use of levels.
• Neighborhood is maintained.
• Better use of site’s irregular negative space by providing children’s play area and
gardens there.
• Landscaping is used as a very important key feature in complete design.
• Privacy is maintained by providing a small breathing space in every apartment i.e. in
ground floor it is next to main door and in upper floors it is as balconies.
• Two main, three sub and one service Entries are provided for the better use of spaces.
• Non- accessible Terrace gardens are provided to enclosure to the outer space and at
the same time they also gives the view of the open sky which merges with the
landscaping on the upper terrace gardens.
Demerits
• Security pipelines are exposed and are running along the window.
• Basement is not used for any purpose.
• Parking was not made according to the requirement, cars were parked on the
roadside.
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Presented by –
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Sameera
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Chandana
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