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• INTRODUCTION
• EDUCATION & CAREER
• AWARDS/ ACHEIVEMENTS
• CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
• FAMOUS WORKS OF THE ARCHITECT
• KANCHANJANGA APARTMENTS
• SABARMATI ASHRAM
• CONCLUSION
 • Born in Secunderabad, India in 1930.
• He is an Architect, planner, activist and theoretician, an international lecturer and
traveler, particularly noted for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor and
for his use of traditional methods and materials
• Kevin lynch, then in the process of developing his themes for image of the city
triggered Correa's interest in urban issues.
INTRODUCTION • 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. Correa's land-use planning and community projects continuously
try to go beyond typical solutions to third world problems.
• He died on 16th June, 2015 in Mumbai
 EDUCATION AND CAREER
EDUCATION
• (1946-1948) Inter-science: St. Xavier's college,
university of Bombay.
• (1949-1953) Bachelors of Architecture: University
of Michigan.
• (1953-1955) Masters of Architecture:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CAREER
• (1955-1958) Partner with G.M. BHUTA associates
• (1958-2015) In private practice
• (1964-1965) Prepared master plan proposing twin city across the harbour
from Bombay.
• (1969-1971) Invited by the govt. of Peru
• (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 Dharavi planning commission
 AWARDS/ ACHEVIMENTS
• 1961 - Prize for low-income housing early
• 1972 - Correa was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India
• 1980 - Correa was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Michigan
• 1984 - He was awarded the Gold Medal of the 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 -the Gold Medal of the Indian Institute of Architects
• 1990 - The Gold Medal of the UIA (International Union of Architects)
• 1994 - The Premium Imperial from Japan society of art.
• 1999 -Aga khan award for Vidhan Sabha, Bhopal
 • OPEN TO SKY • INCREMENTALITY
CONCEPTS & • COURTYARDS & TERRACES • PLURALISM

PRINCIPLES • SQUATTER HOUSING • EQUITY

• WORKSPACES • IDENTITY
• PATHWAYS • INCOME GENERATION
 SOME OF HIS FAMOUS WORKS

TUBE HOUSING, AHMEDABAD BAY ISLAND BEACH RESORT, PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN BELAPUR HOUSING, MUMBAI

BHARATH BHAVAN, BHOPAL KOVALAM BEACH RESORT, KERALA

KALA AKADEMI, GOA
kanchanjunga apartments
KANCHANJUNGA APARTMENTS
(1970-1983) MUMBAI • Apartments: 32 luxury apartments / 4 types / (3 to 6
bedrooms)
• Height: 83.32 m
• Floors: 27
• Construction System: Concrete
• Architect: Charles Correa Associates
• Structural engineer: Shirish Patel
• Building Type: Skyscraper
• Architectural Style: Modern, Brutalism
 CONCEPT
• He mainly worked on the sectional displacement
by bringing changes in the floor surfaces.
• He applied cellular planning by using interlocks in
one and half story 3 and 4 bedroom units with two
and half story 5-6 bedroom units.
• Small displacements in levels differentiated the
external earth filled terraces with internal elevated
living volumes.
SITE PLAN
• Site area: 5260sqm
• Built up area: 436sqm
 ORIENTATION
• Climate: Hot Temperate
• Orientation: East-West
• In Mumbai, a building has to be oriented east-west to
catch prevailing sea breezes and to open up the best
views of the city. Unfortunately, these are also the
directions of the hot sun and the heavy monsoon rains.
• The old bungalows solved these problems by wrapping a
protective layer of verandas around the main living areas,
thus providing the occupants with two lines of defence
against the elements.
ZONING
 UNIT DETAILS

CARPET AREA OF 294 SQ.M CARPET AREA OF 242 SQ.M CARPET AREA OF 373 SQ.M CARPET AREA OF 361 SQ.M
SECTIONAL VIEWS
ELEVATIONS
 STRUCTURE
•The whole structure of kanchanjunga apartments is made of
reinforced cement concrete.
•Each house has a 6.3 m cantilevered open terrace garden.
•The central core is consists of lift, the staircase provides the
main structural element for resisting lateral load.
•The surface at the one end cut away to create a double-
height space which gives a whole new sense to high rise
buildings.
•Slab drop is given to the terrace gardens for plantations.
•A great deal of transparency has been achieved by using a
large opening in Kanchanjunga apartment.
 MATERIALS & COLOUR
• With its concrete construction and large areas of white
panels, it bears a strong resemblance to modern
apartment buildings in the West.
• However, the garden terraces of Kanchenjunga
Apartments are actually a modern interpretation of a
feature of the traditional Indian bungalow: the veranda.
• In a bungalow, the veranda wraps the main living area.
• White panels and concrete construction ,bears a strong
resemblance to a modern building while the terrace
garden give a look of that of a traditional bungalow.
Overlooking the city from garden terrace.
sabarmati ashram
sabarmati ashram
• This memorial museum is erected in the Sabarmati
(1917) Ahmedabad Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi resided from 1917 to
1930, and from which he started on his historic Salt March
to Dandi.
• Built in homage to the Mahatma, and to propagate his
ideas, it houses letters, photographs, and other documents
which trace the freedom movement launched by Gandhiji.
• ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: BRUTALIST
 CONSTRUCTION
• Material used:- Tiled Roofs, Wooden Doors, Stone Flooring
and Brick Walls.
• RCC Channels used which act as beams and as rainfall
conduits and which permit additional construction to be
added in future.
• No glass windows are used: light and ventilation being
provide by operable wooden louvers.
• Simple but delicately detailed post and beam structure. Load
bearing brick columns support concrete channels, which are
both support the wooden roof and direct rainwater.
• Boards are nailed underneath the joist and tiles are placed at
top joist. The foundation is concrete and is raised about foot
from the ground.
 CONCEPT
• These elements combine to form a pattern of
tiled roofs, in a typology analogous to the
villages so central to Gandhiji's thinking.
• They are grouped in a casual meandering
pattern, creating a pathway along which the
visitor progresses towards the centrality of the
water court.
 SITE PLAN
• The site on the Sabarmati River bank is the part of
larger ashram complex and it integrated into its
gardens.
• Five interior rooms contains the collection of the
museum.
• The rooms are enclosed by brick walls and wooden
louvered screens.
• All five rooms are part of 6sq m module. Correa's
subtle changes of the enclosure allow for variety in the
module's lighting. temperature and visual permeability.
• A square, uncovered, shallow pool is located between
the five rooms.
 ROOF PLAN
1. Square grid:- Square is the sacred shape and
is used wherever Vaastu is applied. Various
other shapes can be derived from square like
rectangle(from two squares), circles (rotating
square to the infinity). Distorted 11 X 11 grid is
used and each square measures 6X6m.
2. Courtyard :- As in Vaastu Purusha Mandala
Lord Brahma resides and that is why courtyard
or water body is provided in centre of he
building.
 PLAN
1. North East - Books as a symbol of positive energy are placed in
north east direction, Light reaches at around 3am-6am. This time is
well suited fir jobs like meditation and concentration. Best suited for
pooja, yoga, study room. This part is under the region of Ishana.
2. North West and West - This is the house of wind and water god
that's why toilets is provided in this region and open gallery and
louvered windows are provided in this direction.
3. East - This direction is ruled by Sun god and as Sabarmati river flows
in east and south east and is believed the morning sun purifies water
and water is germ free that's why building placement is according.
4. South East - Dedicated to god of fire and snack shop is proposed in
this portion.
5. South - Office portion is in this portion provides excellent ventilation
 CONCLUSION
• The important part of his work is to get the locals involved, by working with material they are familiar with and benefitting from
their knowledge on how to work with certain materials.
• He combines vernacular and modern concepts to create designs that support the cultural identity of a place and community and
eventually lead to sustainable architecture.
• In his designs, which range from low-income, high density housing to entire townships, he pays special attention to air ventilation
and to provide humane living environments.
• In India, the urban population is increasing twice as fast as in its rural areas. he takes on this challenge and designs homes, both
for low and high incomes in Mumbai. but even while designing small spaces within this high density environment, he incorporates
a high level of privacy and also shapes and contributes to the community life within an apartment building.