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CHARLES CORREA

Charles Correa, an influential Indian architect, drew inspiration from Indian heritage and implemented concepts like vastu purush mandala in his projects, such as the Gandhi Smarak Sanghralaya and Kanchanjunga Apartments. His designs emphasized climate responsiveness, minimalism, and the use of local materials, showcasing a blend of traditional and contemporary architecture. The Kanchanjunga Apartments, a high-rise structure, exemplify his architectural philosophy with features that enhance thermal comfort and invite natural elements into urban living spaces.

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CHARLES CORREA

Charles Correa, an influential Indian architect, drew inspiration from Indian heritage and implemented concepts like vastu purush mandala in his projects, such as the Gandhi Smarak Sanghralaya and Kanchanjunga Apartments. His designs emphasized climate responsiveness, minimalism, and the use of local materials, showcasing a blend of traditional and contemporary architecture. The Kanchanjunga Apartments, a high-rise structure, exemplify his architectural philosophy with features that enhance thermal comfort and invite natural elements into urban living spaces.

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PHILOSOPHIES

•Charles correa was very found of Indian heritage so he took inspiration from various Indian monuments or
heritage buildings Bharat Bhawan is one of the example of his one such ideology.
•Concepts like vastu purush mandala & nav graha were successfully implicated by him in his many projects One
such example being Gandhi samarak sanghralaya & Jawaharlal kala Kendra.
•Charles correa created climate responsive projects & Parekh house & Ramakrishna house was the perfect
implication of his climate responsive ideology.
•His major philosophies were: Incremental housing Use of local materials for his structure Pluralism
GANDHI SMARAK SANGRAHALAYA AT PHILOSOPHIES:
SABARMATI ASHRAM, AHMEDABAD 1. IT SUCESSFULLY POTRAY LIFE OF MAHATMA GANDHI, HE TOOK THE WORDS OF
MAHATMA GANDHI," I DON’T WANT MY HOUSE TO BE WALLED ON ALL SIDES
ESTABLISHMENT AND MY WINDOWS TO BE STUFFED. I WANT THE CULTURES OF ALL THE LANDS
TO BE BLOWN ABOUT MY HOUSES AS FREELY AS POSSIBLE BUT I REFUSED TO BE
1.ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN THE KOCHRAB AREA OF BLOWN OFF MY FEET BY FEET ANY OF THEM."
AMHEDABAD ON 25 MAY 1915. 2. MINIMALIST ARCHITECTURE
2. THEN SHIFTED ON 17 MAY 1917 TO A BANKS OF RIVER 3.MATERIAL HONESTY.
SABARMATI WHERE GANDHI LIVED FROM 1917 ΤΟ 1930. 4. CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE.
3. HE BEGAN SALT MARCH IN 1930 FROM ASHRAM. POST 5.GLOW OF SPACES.
INDEPENDENCE, THE ASHRAM WAS CONVERTED INTO A
MEMORIAL DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT CHARLES CORREA. MATERIAL/CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
4. INAUGURATED IN 1963 BY THE PRIME MINISTERS
JAWARHLAL NEHRU 1. MATERIAL USED: TILED ROOF WOODEN DOORS, STONE FLOORING AND BRICKWALL.
2. RCC CHANNELS USED WHICH ACT AS BEAMS AND AS RAINFALL CONDUITS AND ALSO PERMIT
ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION TO BE ADDED IN FUTURE.
3. NO GLASS WINDOWS ARE USED, LIGHT AND VENTILATION BEING PROVIDED BY WOODEN
LOUVERS. LOAD BEARING BRICK CLOUMNS SUPPORT CONCRET CHANNELS, WHICH ARE BOTH
SUPPORT OF WOODEN ROOF AND DIRECT RAINWATER.
DESIGN CONCEPT 4. THE FOUNDATION IS CONCRETE AND IS RAISED ABOUT THE FOOT FROM THE GROUND.

1. PLAN OF MUSEUM HAS BEEN CAMPARED TO VILLAGE HOUSES IN INDIA'S


BANNI REGION.
2. THE MAIN CONCEPT IS THAT EACH BUILDING GROUP IN CAUSAL
MEANDRING PATTERN WITH CENTRE OF WATER COUTYARD.
3. HE PLACED FIVE DISTINCLTY PROGRAMMED INTERIOR SPACES WITHIN
ASSYMETRICAL GRID PLAN, THE FIVE SPACES SHOWCASE THE
DIFFERENT FUNCTION.
1 Letters
2 Office
3 Meetings
4 Books
5 Photos and paintings

The palette of the building are,


•Wooden doors
•Stone floors
•Ceramic tile roofs
•Brick columns
Kanchanjunga Apartments
ABOUT KANCHAJUNGA APARTMENT

 A revolutionary high-rise structure, standing 32 storeys high,


resonating the values of climate sensitivity and stepping up to
the requirement of a growing city, is probably how the
Kanchanjunga Apartments could be classified as.
Charles Mark Correa (1 September 1930 – 16 June 2015) was an Indian architect and urban planner. Credited with the creation
 The design mind of the Architect, Charles Correa, inexplicably
of modern architecture in post-Independent India, he was celebrated for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor and for his
combining the values of Indian Architecture and the
use of traditional methods and materials.
knowledge of western styles gained through his years of
valuable learning with profound designers and design needs
were replicated in this Architectural marvel that stands tall in
the crowded south Mumbai metro city.
 A building so profoundly paradoxical in a city like Mumbai,
filled with houses like a matchbox, closed in, finding shelter in
every nook and corner, here it stands inviting the city within
itself in all its glory
CONCEPT OF KANCHANJUNGA
APARTMENT
The Kanchenjunga is an architectural marvel that still portrays
its qualities of being climatically sensitive to the region through
its orientation on the site, considering harsh sunlight as well as
the cool breeze from the sea.
 Its immaculate placement is not just limited to the ground level
but also micro-organized on the upper-level units as well.
The residential tower accomplishes this by positioning itself
east-west to capture prevailing sea breezes and a magnificent
view of the city.
In addition to that, the building amplifies the concept of
thermal comfort, to provide a comfortable temperature to the
residents occupying these premium units of residences.
 The popular concept seen in old bungalows, to wrap itself
around by a protective layer of verandahs was replicated to
scale the towering height of a high-rise building.
 The tower was held together against the shear stress by the
core space in the center that included the lifts and staircases
as well.
 The slip method of construction was used for the first time in
India, in which concrete is continuously poured onto a
moving form, to make the construction precise and time-
saving.
 The core space was constructed before the other parts of the
building were done on-site, because of the structural
dependency on the core for access during construction as
well as structural support.
 Taking the support of this massive structural system, Correa
could provide cantilevered verandah spaces that could span
up to 6 m to the side.
 The deep terrace garden spaces that open up to the
outdoors are oriented away from the sun to offer protection
from the menacing heat from the south, in Mumbai.
 Another aspect of the building to shield the south sun is the
minimal openings on the south, thereby reducing the
amount of heat penetrating the living spaces.
 The hierarchy of spaces inside a unit was evident through
the difference of respective volumes from the entrance
opening up to the double-height balconies with terrace
garden through the interstitial space in between that
included a mezzanine floor.
 Bearing in mind the legible section and its uses, the spatial
organization, and planning of the insides are quite complex.
 The tower includes different units that vary from 3-6
bedrooms showcasing the same principles. The flats are
planned for further thermal comfort by enabling the units to
cross circulate wind, longitudinally through openings in the
building.
 The Kanchenjunga is almost completely made of concrete,
with just the reinforcements by steel In its structure.
 The R.C.C construction, with an emphasis on the structural
core for support with its white-painted plaster finish, gave it
the look of skyscrapers that made it to the books in the West.
 That said, it takes a prodigal Architectural brain to alter the
characteristics to the best possible features in a different

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