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CHARLES CORREA
 INTRODUCTION
• Charles Mark Correa was an Indian architect, urban planner and activist.
• Born on 1 September 1930 into a middle-class Catholic family in Secunderabad.
• Charles Correa was credited for the creation of modern architecture in post-
Independent India, his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor and for his use of
traditional methods and materials.
• Correa's work in India shows a careful development, understanding and adaptation of
Modernism to a non-western culture. Correa's early works attempt to explore a local
vernacular within a modern environment.
 EDUCATION & CAREER
Education -
• 1946-1948 - Inter-science - St. Xavier's
college, University of Bombay
• 1949-1953 - B.Arch., University of Michigan.
• 1953-1955 - M.Arch., Massachusetts
institute of Technology.
Career and Works -
• His first important project was "Mahatma Gandhi Sangrahalaya" at
Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad (1958–1967).
• In 1967 he designed the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bhopal.
• He also designed the distinctive buildings of National Crafts Museum, New
Delhi (1975–1990)
• Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal (1982)
• Jawahar Kala Kendra (Jawahar Arts Centre), in Jaipur, Rajasthan (1986–1992)
• British Council, Delhi, (1987–92)
• The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, Boston, US (2000–2005
• City Centre (Salt Lake City, Kolkata) in Kolkata (2004) and the Champalimaud
Centre for The Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal (2007–2010).
• He also designed the research and development facility of Mahindra &
Mahindra Ltd (Mahindra Research Valley)at Chennai.
• From 1970–75, he was Chief Architect for New Bombay (Navi Mumbai).
• In 1984, he founded the Urban Design Research Institute in Bombay,
dedicated to the protection of the built environment and improvement of
urban communities.
• Ismaili Centre Toronto.
 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• 1955-1958 - Partner with G.M. BHUTA associates
• 1964-1965 - Prepared master plan proposing twin city across the harbor from
Bombay.
• 1971-1975 - Chief architect to CIDCO
• 1975-1976 - Consultant to UN secretary-general for HABITAT
• 1975-1983 - Chairman Housing Urban Renewal & Ecology Board
• 1985 - Chairman Dharavavi planning commission
 AWARDS
• 1961 - Prize for low-income housing
• 1972 - Padma Shri by the President of India
• 1980 - Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Michigan
• 1984 - Gold Medal - Royal Institute of British Architects
• 1985 - Prize for the Improvement in the Quality of Human Settlements from the International
Union of Architects.
• 1986 - Chicago Architecture Award.
• 1987 - Gold Medal- Indian Institute of Architects
• 1990 - Gold Medal (International Union of Architects)
• 1994 - The Premium Imperial from Japan society of art.
• 1999 - Aga khan award for Vidhan Sabha, Bhopal
 GANDHI SAMARAK SANGRAHALAYA

Location: Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad,

Gujarat

HISTORY
• Gandhi ji wanted to set up an ashram after
returning from South Africa.
• Established an ashram in kocharam Bungalou
known as Satyagraha Ashram.
• Relocated to Sabarmati Ashram.
• Ashram was Gandhi's residence and a
school.
• Start of “Dandi March”.
• Independence
• Ashram turned into a Museum.
• Architect “Charles Correa”
SITE

• Magan Niwas
• Hriday Kunj
• Vinoba Kutir/Mira Kutir
• Nandini
• Udyog Mandir
• Museum
• For the sake of simplicity and future expansion
the structure is one module multiplied various
times.
• Each module measuring 6m x 6m.
Asymmetrically placed modules to correspond to
Indian villages with common meeting points.
After every few modules there is one empty module
which makes space for a courtyard.
Some modules have walls and some don’t.
 WOOD

BRICK MATERIAL ELEMENTS

S
• Brick piers
• Wood
• Sloping wooden roof
• Brick
• Louvers
• Concrete
CONCRETE
• Stone • U-beams
U-shaped beams act as channels to carry rain
water and collect it into the central pond or
into rainwater harvest.
• Benches on the edges to
relax overlooking open
spaces or courtyards

• Differently designed
washrooms
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU KALA KENDRA
 INTRODUCTION
• Jawahar Kala Kendra is an arts and crafts centre located in the city of Jaipur. The centre is
important not because of the nomenclature but its close association with the city of Jaipur itself.
The centre was built in the year 1986 and the construction completed in 1991. The centre was
launched by the state government to provide space to the cultural and spiritual values of India
and display the rich craft heritage. The centre is dedicated to the late prime minister of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
 CONCEPT

• The plan was prepared by the noted architect Charles correa in 1986 and the building was ready
in 1991 the plan is inspired by the original city of Jaipur, consisting of nine squares with central
square left open.
• The whole complex is itself a unique design and concept in the architectural industry especially
the concept of nine squares as navgrah. Each square was linked to the planet as per the
characteristics of the particular planet and its astrological values and the functionality of the
square
SITE PLAN
 PLAY WITH LIGHT AND SHADOWS

• The second most significant feature which was been adopted in this particular square was the
spectacular paly with light and shadows. As the square was partially open to sky and the
particular side had the full height glazing in it the partial open roof was treated with the
architectural feature pergolas.
• The cut out was designed in such a way that the corridor will always remain in shade and has the
pond in corner which would reduce the effect of the harsh sun to the library.
PLAY WITH LIGHT AND SHADOWS
 KANCHENJUNGA
• ARCHITECT: CHARLES CORREA
• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: SHIRISH PATEL AND ASSOCIATION CONSTRUCTION PVT.LTD
• STRUCTURAL TYPE: HIGH RISE SKYSCRAPER BUILDING
• LOCATION: INDIA ,MUMBAI ,CUMBALLA HILL
• HEIGHT: 84 METERS
• FLOOR: 27
• BUILT FROM: 1970 TO 1983
• MATERIAL USED: CONCRETE
• FUNCTION TYPE: HOUSING (RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS)
• APARTMENTS: 32 LUXURY APARTMENTS/4 TYPES/3 TO 6 BED ROOMS
- By developing climatic solutions for different sites and
programs, Indian architect Charles Correa designed the
Kanchanjunga Apartments. Located in Mumbai, the U.S.
equivalent of New York City in terms of population and
diversity, the luxury apartments are located south-west of
downtown in an upscale suburban setting embodying the
characteristics of the upper echelon of society within the
community.
 DESIGN CONCEPT: CLIMATE
RESPONSE
• In Bombay, A building has to be oriented east-west to catch the prevailing sea breezes,
and to open up the best views in the city, the Arabian Sea on one side and the harbor
on the other side.
• But this unfortunately are also the direction of the hot sun and the heavy monsoon
rains.
• Old bungalows solved this problem by wrapping a protective layer of verandas around
the main living areas ,thus providing the occupants with two lines of defence against
the elements.
• Kanchenjunga, an attempt to apply these principles to a high rise building a
Condominium of 32 luxury apartments of four different types , varying from 2 to 6
bedrooms each.
• The interlock of this variations are expressed externally by sheer end walls that hold up
the cantilevers.
Location:
ORGANISATION OF WIND DIRECTIONS
TYPES: BASIC STRUCTURAL
UNITS
Type A - 3 Bedrooms
Type B - 3 Bedrooms
Type C - 5 Bedrooms
Type D - 4 Bedrooms
 SITE PLAN
- Surface Parking - 20
- Basement Parking - 20
- Club House and Pool
- A,B,C,D Type Apartments
- Elevator at alternate floors
ELEVATION
FLOOR PLANS
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