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TARL-362: Ar - Charles Correa

Charles Correa was an Indian architect born in 1930 in Secunderabad. Some of his most famous works include the Kanchanjunga Apartments built in 1970-1974 in Ahmedabad, the Sabarmati Ashram built in 1962 also in Ahmedabad, and the Jawahar Kala Kendra built from 1986-1992 in Jaipur. Correa's designs emphasized localized influences with an attention to symmetry, modern materials, and sensitivity to site conditions. He was also concerned with passive design strategies and open sky spaces.

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TARL-362: Ar - Charles Correa

Charles Correa was an Indian architect born in 1930 in Secunderabad. Some of his most famous works include the Kanchanjunga Apartments built in 1970-1974 in Ahmedabad, the Sabarmati Ashram built in 1962 also in Ahmedabad, and the Jawahar Kala Kendra built from 1986-1992 in Jaipur. Correa's designs emphasized localized influences with an attention to symmetry, modern materials, and sensitivity to site conditions. He was also concerned with passive design strategies and open sky spaces.

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TARL-362

AR.CHARLES CORREA

CONTENTS -
1.Introduction
2.Common features
3.Famous works
4.Kanchanjunga Apartments
5.Sabarmati Ashram
6.Jawahar kala kendra
7.Contribution to architecture

6TH
SUBMITTED TO -

B.ARCH ,
Ar. PRIYADARSHINI NANDA

SEMESTE
(2020-25)
SUBMITTED BY -
Saurish Chopra[14]
Kanwar Amitoj Singh Waraich(50)

R
Ravneet Thukral(74)
“Architecture is a sculpture with the gestures of human occupation.”
INTRODUCTION
CHARLES CORREA WAS A GOAN OF ROMAN CATHOLIC DESCENT WHO WAS BORN IN SECUNDERABAD,
TELANGANA (THEN KNOWN AS THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY) IN 1930. AFTER FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL
IN MUMBAI, HE WENT ON TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. IN 1955, HE
RECEIVED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. CORREA
RETURNED TO INDIA IN 1958 AND BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL PRACTISE IN MUMBAI.

-DESIGN THOUGHTS
.CHARLES CORREA'S DESIGN IDEAS WERE
WELL AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. HE GUIDED A
GENERATION OF ARCHITECTS AS THEY
ATTEMPTED TO ESTABLISH INDIA'S
ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE. HIS FUTURISTIC
VISION AND CONCERN FOR HUMANISING
PLACES DISTINGUISHED HIS DESIGNS.
CORREA'S WORK EMPHASISES THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF LOCALISED INFLUENCES IN
BUILDING DESIGN WHILE ALSO RECOGNISING
GLOBAL INFLUENCES.

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COMMON FEATURES-
● THE SYMMETRICAL SPACES, FLAWLESS FORMS OF CONCRETE, USE OF
MODERN MATERIALS, AND SENSITIVITY TOWARDS THE SITE ARE SOME
OF HIS MAIN ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS.
● CHARLES CORREA WAS VERY MUCH AGAINST THE USE OF
MECHANICAL HEATING AND COOLING FOR THE BUILDINGS. HE
INSTEAD OPTED FOR PASSIVE TECHNIQUES LIKE THE SHADING OF
SPACES, PROPER USE OF BUILDING ORIENTATION, CONTROLLED AIR
MOVEMENT, AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES IN BUILDING MATERIALS.
● HE BELIEVED IN OPEN TO SKY SPACES, WHICH ARE VISIBLE IN MOST
OF HIS BUILDINGS THROUGH COURTYARD PLANNING.
● RECYCLING THE WATER, ENERGY RENEWAL,
HABITAT FRIENDLY SYSTEMS WERE HIS MAIN PRINCIPLES WITH SOME
TWIST OF LIGHT AND AIR.
● ANOTHER MAIN ELEMENT THAT CAN BE SEEN IN ALL CHARLES
CORREA BUILDINGS IS THE CONNECTING PATHWAY THAT MOVES
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STRUCTURE.

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FAMOUS WORKS-
SABARMATI ASHRAM
KANCHANJUNGA APARTMENTS
BUILT - 1962

LOCATION -
BUILT : 1970-1974 AHMEDABAD

LOCATION - TYPE- MUSEUM


AHMEDABAD
JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA
TYPE- HOUSING
BUILT : 1986-1992
ARCHITECTURAL
STYLE - MODERNISM LOCATION - JAIPUR
AND BRUTALISM
TYPE- MUSEUM

DESIGN PRINCIPLE - VASTU


PURUSH MANDALA

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KANCHANJUNGA APARTMENTS
● ITS CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 1970 AND WAS COMPLETED IN 1974.
● DESIGNED BY Ar. CHARLES CORREA THIS HIGH RISE BUILDING IS
SITUATED IN MUMBAI, CUMBALLA HILLS.
● IT HAS 32 FLOORS AND BUILDING’s HEIGHT IS 84m.
● ITS ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IS MODERNISM AND BRUTALISM.

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THE STRUCTURE AND
CONSTRUCTION
● THE BUILDING IS A 32-STORY REINFORCED CONCRETE
STRUCTURE CANTILEVERING 6.3 METERS FOR THE OPEN
TERRACES.

● THE CENTRAL CORE ADDRESSES THE LATERAL LOADS WHILE


PROVIDING FOR VERTICAL CIRCULATION.

● MAJORLY KNOWN FOR THE FIRST BUILDING IN INDIA


CONSTRUCTED THROUGH A SLIP METHOD, THAT IS,
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTRAL CORE BEFORE THE PERIPHERAL
STRUCTURE.

● THE METHOD WAS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE CANTILEVERED


TERRACES.

● THE FLOORS CONNECT THE FACADE WITH THE STRUCTURAL


CORE.

● THE DUAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION FORMS A TUBE-IN-TUBE


SYSTEM ADDING TO THE STABILITY OF THE WHOLE TOWER.

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PLANNING
● THE ARRANGEMENT OF APARTMENTS AND THE PROGRAM OF
VARIOUS UNITS IN THE APARTMENT IS REMINISCENT OF LE
CORBUSIER’S UNITE’ D’HABITATION, WITH A DIFFERENCE OF
OPENING UP AS COMPARED TO HORIZONTAL CORRIDORS.

● THERE ARE TWO APARTMENTS ON EACH FLOOR WITH THE


TOWER CORE AS VERTICAL CIRCULATION, WITH SPLIT-LEVEL
DWELLINGS.

● THE APARTMENTS VARY FROM 180 TO 420 SQUARE METERS WITH


BEDROOMS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6. ALL APARTMENTS HAVE
SERVANT ROOMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTING TO THE
KITCHEN.

● THE INTERIORS ARE DETAILED AS COMPARED TO THE SIMPLE


EXTERIOR. ALSO, THE DOUBLE-HEIGHT TERRACE DIFFERS FROM
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES.

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SECTIONS

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CLIMATIC ISSUES
● THE LOCATION AND CLIMATE OF BOMBAY DISPENSE ARCHITECTS
WITH DILEMMA IN DESIGN.

● THE EAST-WEST AXIS PROVIDES AMPLE SIGHTINGS OF THE


ARABIAN SEA AND THE HARBOR WITH ADDED BENEFIT OF
RECEIVING ALL THE SEA BREEZES.

● THE AXIS ALSO HARBORS HARSH AFTERNOON SUN AND


TROUBLESOME MONSOON RAINS.

THE SOLUTION
● CORREA USED AN INDIGENOUS APPROACH TO THE SPATIAL
ORGANIZATION OF A TYPICAL BUNGLOW.

● THE MAIN LIVING SPACES WITH AN ENCLOSED VERANDAH


WHILST TURNING THAT BUFFER ZONE INTO A GARDEN, THRIVING
ON THE PROBLEM.

● BECAUSE OF THE MASSING SETTLED UPON A CONFIGRATION


FACING EAST AND WEST.

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•CORREA INTERLOCKED FOUR DIFFERENT
APARTMENTS UITS WITH SMALL VARIATION IN
LEVELS ON THE FLOOR LEADING TO THE EVENTUAL
GARDEN VERANDAH SUSPENDED IN THE AIR.

•32 APARTMENTS STACKED OVER 28 STORIES FROM


INTERLOCKED OF 3 AND 4 BEDROOM UNITS AND 5
WITH 6 BEDROOM UNITS WHICH REVEAL THEMSELVES
THROUGH SHEER END WALLS THAT SUPPORT THE
CANTILEVERS.

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JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA
● JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA IS AN ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTRE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF
JAIPUR.

● THE CENTRE WAS BUILT IN YEAR 1986 AND THE CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED IN 1991.
THE CENTRE WAS LAUNCHED BY STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SPACE TO THE
CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF INDIA AND DISPLAY THE RICH CRAFT
HERITAGE.

● CONSTRUCTED BY: PWD

● TIME OF CONSTRUCTION: 6 YEARS

● SITE AREA: 6 ACRES

● GROUND COVERAGE: 15%

● MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FLOORS: 2


ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
● THE SPACES FLOW IN A CONTINUOUS MANNER WITH
NO BREAK AND THE USER IS ATTRACTED INTO THE
SITE TO EXPLORE MORE AND MORE. THE USER
EXPERIENCES THE SPACE AS A WHOLE

● CORREA HAS USED RED SAND-STONE, GIRD ON


PLANNING AND NON-RECTILINEAR WALLS. THE 8M
HIGH WALL IS SYMBOLIC OF THE FORTIFICATION
WALL ALONG THE WHOLE CITY.

● THE ART CENTRE IS CONTEMPORARY METAPHORICAL


REPLICATION OF THE WELL-PLANNED CITY OF JAIPUR,
CHARACTERISTIC OF BUILT FORM.

● PARTLY OPEN COURTYARDS, NARROW PASSAGEWAYS,


FREQUENT OPENINGS WITH CONNECTING VISTAS AND
THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS OF RAJASTHAN
HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE COMPLEX.

● MATERIALS USED HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PICKED


WHICH REFLECTS NATURE OF SPACE; YELLOW SAND-
STONE, RED SAND-STONE, LIME, RED-RUBBLE
MARBLE, AND TERRACOTTA.
ACCESS
THE SITE IS WELL CONNECTED FROM
THREE SIDES FOR PEDESTRIAN AND
VEHICULAR MOVEMENT.

CONCEPT
CORREA HAS ATTEMPTED TO CREATE A
NEW IMAGE FOR THE HISTORICAL CITY
BY METAPHORICALLY REPLICATING THE
NAVGRAHA PLAN OF JAIPUR. ONE OF
THE SQUARE IS PIVOTED RECALLING
THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF JAIPUR. EACH SQUARE WAS LINKED TO THE PLANET AS
PER THE CHARACTERISTICS AND
ASTROLOGICAL VALUES OF THE PLANET. THE
NAVGRAHA CONCEPT WITH ITS ENERGY
VALUES, FAVOURABLE COLOUR QUALITY AND
THE FAVOURABLE FUNCTIONALITY TO EACH
PLANET WITH SQUARE KEPT IN MIND WHILE
DESIGNING AND ALLOCATING OF SPACES. SOME
OPEN COURTYARDS AND THE TRADITIONAL
DESIGN ELEMENTS OF RAJASTHAN HAVE BEEN
INCORPORATED IN THE COMPLEX.
SITE PLANNING
● THERE IS PERIPHERAL MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES. USERS EXPERIENCE
THE SITE ON FOOT AND NO VEHICLE CAN ENTER.

● THE PIVOTED SQUARE DEFINES THE ENTRY OF SITE TO THREE


FUNCTIONS – AUDITORIUM, LIBRARY AND ADMIN BLOCK. IT ALSO ACTS
AS LIKE AN INVITING ENTRY FOR THE VISITORS.
PLANNING

● THE CEILING WHICH DEPICTS


ANIMALS, MOUNTAINS, RIVERS
IN A TRADITIONAL INDIAN
COSMOLOGY, IT SHOWS HOW
WELL CORREA WAS ABLE TO
MELD THE TRADITIONAL WITH
CONTEMPORARY.

● THE CENTRAL COURTYARD CAN


BE VIEWED FROM ALL THE
GALLERIES.
MODEL
RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CIRCULATION
● MATERIAL: RED SAND-STONE AND WHITE
MARBLE.
● VASTU SYMBOL ON FAÇADE OF EACH UNIT.
● SMALL PUNCTURES ON WALLS FOR
VENTILATION.
● LIGHT SHAFTS HAVE STEP PROFILES WITH
MARBLE CAPPING. ● CIRCULATION AND PLANNING:
GRID IRON PLANNING AND
● LIGHT SHAFTS AT CORNER OF EACH UNIT. CONNECTIVITY.
● CENTRAL COURTYARD BRING
Punctures on wall
IN LIGHT AND AIR.
PROGRAMMATIC DENSITY

● DENSITY: SPECIALLY EVEN,


PROGRAMMATIC DENSITY
VARIES.
SITE DISTRIBUTION
THE CENTRE HAS BEEN MADE IN EIGHT BLOCK HOUSING:

● LIBRARY (594 SQ.M)

● PRINT MAKING STUDIO

● SCULPTURE STUDIO

● ALANKAR MUSEUM (515 SQ.M)

● SUDHARSHAN TERRACOTTA GALLERY

● CHATURDIK GALLERY, RUNNING WALL SPACE 485 FT.

● SUKRITI GALLERY, RUNNING WALL SPACE 160 FT.

● SUREKH GALLERY, RUNNING WALL SPACE 160 FT.

● AMPHITHEATRE (900 SQ.M)

● AUDIO VISUAL CENTRE (252 SQ.M)

● CAFETERIA (244 SQ.M)

● GUEST HOUSE (103 SQ.M)


SANDARBH - LIBRARY
● THE COMPLEX IN ITSELF HAS A UNIQUE
DESIGN AND CONCEPT IN THE
ARCHITECTURAL INDUSTRY, THE CONCEPT ON
NINE SQUARES AS ‘NAVGRAH’.

● EACH SQUARE WAS LINKED TO THE PLANET


AS PER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
PARTICULAR PLANET AND ITS ASTROLOGICAL
VALUES AND THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PART PLAN OF LIBRARY
SQUARE.

● THIS PARTICULAR SQUARE WAS LINKED WITH


‘JUPITER’ THE CHARACTERISTICS WERE
MATCHED IN SUCH A WAY.

● LINKED PLANET: JUPITER

● FAVORABLE COLOUR: LEMEN-YELLOW

● QUALITY OF THE PLANET: KNOWLEDGE


POND AREA AND PERGOLA
● FUNCTIONALITY: LIBRARY
PLAY WITH LIGHT AND SHADOW
● THE SECOND MOST SIGNIFICANT
FEATURE WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN THIS
PARTICULAR SQUARE WAS THE
SPECTACULAR PLAY WITH LIGHT AND
THE SHADOW.
● 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 WILL REDUCE THE
EFFECT OF THE HARSH SUN TO LIBRARY.

PLAY WITH LIGHT AND SHADOW


● THE SPANNING BETWEEN BEAMS WAS
DESIGNED AND KEPT SUCH THAT THE
LOCAL MATERIAL AVAILABLE LIKE
WOODEN BAMBOO STICKS COULD BE
USED TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE SPACE
FRAME.
MADHYAVARTI – OPEN AIR THEATRE

● THE THEATRE WAS LOCATED AND


PLACED SO WELL IN LAYOUT AND
PLANNED THAT THE REST OF 8
SQUARES WERE WELL
CONNECTED TO THE CENTRAL
OPEN AIR THEATRE.

● THE BEST PART OF IT WAS THE


STEPPED PLATFORMS WHICH
CENTRAL OPEN AIR THEATRE
COULD BE USED AS SEATING
AREAS.

● THE SAME WERE SURROUNDED


BY THE 8M HIGH WALLS AND THE
DESIGN STEPPING WAS
INCORPORATED IN THE CORNERS
OF THE TWO WALLS TO MAKE
THEM MORE INTERACTED TO
EACH OTHER.

● THE STEPPING AND THE WALLS


WERE CLADDED WITH RED SAND-
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
● RESPONSE TO PROGRAM: A VOLUMETRIC MODULE
WHICH IS VERY WELL DEFINED.
● RESPONSE TO CONTEXT: GOING WITH TRADITION.
● HIERARCHY: WELL DEFINED, BASED ON PROGRAM
IT OCCUPIES.
● COMMUNITY SPACE: MIXTURE OF FORMAL AND
INFORMAL SPACES.
● SCALE OF UNIT: RELATABLE TO HUMAN AS IT DOES
NOT OVER POWER US AND ALSO MAKE GROUND
SPACES FEEL LARGER.
● THE CRITICAL SUSTAINABLE ASPECT OF THE
TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF JAIPUR HAS NOT
BEEN TACKLED WELL.
● THE PLACE HAS AN AMAZING INTERPLAY OF
LIGHT, SHADOW AND COLOURS, EVOKING
EMOTIONS IN THE USER AND INVITE IT TO MOVE
FURTHER.
● THE OPEN AIR THEATRE IS ONLY GOOD TO LOOK
AT, IT IS ENCLOSED BY THE HIGH WALLS WHICH
CREATE ACOUSTIC AND VENTILATION PROBLEMS
AT THE TIME OR CROWD.
SABARMATI ASHRAM
SABARMATI ASHRAM OR GANDHI MEMORIAL MUSEUM IN AHMEDABAD WAS DESIGNED BY
CHARLES CORREA IN 1963.CHARLES CORREA, 28 AT THAT TIME HAD THE TASK OF EXTRACTING THE
PHILOSOPHIES AND VALUES OF GANDHI IN AN ALREADY BUILT WORK WHICH HE WORKED ON
WITH THE IDEALS OF SIMPLICITY .

● HE SABARMATI ASHRAM BY CHARLES CORREA


GIVES A CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION OF THE
SPIRIT OF SWADESHI. IT COMBINES HINDU
ARCHITECTURAL IDEA OF ISOTROPY (WHICH
CAN BE FOUND IN A VARIETY OF HINDU
TEMPLES) WITH MODERNIST FUNCTIONAL
PLANNING.

● CORREA DESIGNED TO CREATE WINDING


PATHWAYS PROGRESSING TOWARDS THE
CENTRALITY OF THE WATER COURTYARD WITH
THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE ROOMS IN SUCH A
WAY.

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INNER PLANNING
● THE STRUCTURE IS OPEN AND INVITING, YET
EXPANDABLE, AND ADJUSTABLE.
● THERE ARE FIVE INTERIOR ROOMS CONTAINING
COLLECTIONS OF LETTERS, OFFICE SPACE,
MEETING SPACE, BOOKS, PHOTOS, AND
PAINTINGS SEPARATELY.
● THE SITE ITSELF INTEGRATES SABARMATI RIVER
BANK INTO ITS GARDEN. SUCH USE OF WATER
BODIES CREATES A FLOWING SENSORY
APPROACH TO THE WHOLE.

● THE FOUNDATION IS MADE OF CONCRETE AND IS RAISED


ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND. BRICK COLUMNS
SUPPORT THE WOODEN ROOF AND DIRECT RAINWATER IS
HARVESTED WITH BOARDS NAILED UNDERNEATH.

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VAASTU
● Spaces for books in North East as the light reaches in this
direction at around 3 am- 6 am that is the time suited for
meditation, yoga, and concentration and hence is said to bring out
positive energy.
● Toilets and Open gallery in North West and West direction to
incorporate wind and water flow with louvered windows.
● The main water body in the East direction as the Sabarmati River
flows east to Southeast and to purify the water by pure sunlight.
● Office spaces in the South direction to provide excellent
ventilation of south monsoon.

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CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN ARCHITECTURE

● CHARLES CORREA TRANSFORMED THE PRINCIPLES OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE TO SUIT THE


NON-WESTERN CULTURE OF INDIA. THIS MADE HIM STAND OUT FROM THE REST OF THE
ARCHITECTS AND MADE HIM SHAPE POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA.

● HE APPLIED HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF


CONTEMPORARY STYLE TO SHAPE BUILDINGS AS PER LOCAL CLIMATES.

● HE DREW INSPIRATION FROM ALMOST ALL THE PLACES AND THINGS. HIS CURIOSITY FOR
EVERYTHING AND HIS UNIQUE STYLE MADE CHARLES CORREA WORKS WORLD FAMOUS.

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THANK YOU

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