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 Mrs.Nalini Nayak’s Residenc,Ulloor,
Trivendrum
 Fishermen’s
Village,Poonthura,Trivendrum

PESENTED BY: ZUBDA SAJDA

BARCH/15047/14
6 TH SEMESTER
MRS NALINI NAYAK`S RESIDENCE
ULLOOR,
TRIVANDRUM (1971)

IT WAS DESIGNED FOR A SOCIAL WORER.

THE REQUIREMENTS WERE:-

• Meeting place.
• working place (training).
• Open spaces.
• Classroom & dormitories.
 DESIGNED BY
• (March 2, 1917 – April 1,
2007) British-born Indian
architect

• He came to India in 1945 in

part as a missionary and
since then lived and worked
in India for over 50 years

Fig1:Laurie Baker
Ref: http://www.hindu.com/mag/
2007/04/15/stories/
2007041500060300.htm
• External Views: Generous sprawling ground
floor with three floor staking of pentagon
• The main house is formed by a three floor stacking of the pentagon on
nine inch thick brick walls.
• Each floor divides into the bedroom, bathroom and landing.
• The additional segment on the ground, forming the living/dining and
kitchen, is structured with bays of half-brick thickness, alternating wall

Ground floor plan

The Entrance Built furniture of bricks
A view from entrance to living room
1st Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan
 • First floor
bedroom entrance

Common door for entry

and bathroom
Sun light merging inwards through jaali work

2nd floor bedroom jaali window jaali walls at staircase

 FISHERMEN’S VILLAGE
Poonthura ,Trivandrum(1974-75)

CHALLENGES:
• Severity of environment in which the tribal's live.
• Limitation of resources
• Conventional architects stayed away from these projects
• Dealing with large insular groups, with set ideas and
traditions.
• Dealing with cyclones
 DESIGN STRATEGIES
Construction

• Exposed brickwork and structure

• Sloped concrete roof
• Openness in design and individual units offset each
other
• Continuous latticework
• in the exposed walls
 Dealing With Cyclones:

• Low sloped roofs and courts serve as wind catchers

• Open walls function to dispel it

• Long row of housing replaced by even staggering

• Fronting courts catch the breeze and also get view of

sea
 Open Spaces
• Little private rectangle of land in between houses for
drying nets , kids play,

• Provides sleeping lofts within and adequate space

outside for mending nets and cleaning and drying fish
BIBLOGRAPHY
• http://lauriebaker.net/
• Ref:http://www.lauriebakerbuildingcentre.com/
• Ref:http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/my-mentor-laurie-baker
• http://www.hindu.com/mag/
• [Gautam_Bhatia]_Laurie_Baker-_Life,_Works_and_Writ