KANCHANJUNGA

APARTMENTS
BY CHARLES CORREA

CASE STUDY BY
- SUCHITA PATIL.(4TH YR. B. ARCH)
LOCATION
Bombay lies on the western coast of India
and its major commercial centre for the
country
The apartments are located south west of
downtown Mumbai in an upscale suburban
setting

Arabian Sea

City view In Mumbai, buildings are ideally orientated east-

west to catch the prevailing sea-breezes, and views
out to the Arabian Sea on one side and the harbour
on the other: the same directions as the hot
afternoon sun and heavy monsoon rains
APPROACH

 The site has a separate road

for individual approach which
is connected to the main
road.
 Building is approachable from
two opposite sides, one from
east and one from west

KANCHANJUNGAAPARTMENT
72,G.Deshmukh Road
MumbaiMH India
CONCEPT
 He mainly worked on the sectional TYPE A
displacement by bringing changes in
the floor surfaces.
 He applied cellular planning by using TYPE B
interlocks in one and half story 3 and 4
bedroom units with two and half story
5-6 bedroom units.
 Small displacements in levels TYPE C
differentiated the external earth filled
terraces with internal elevated living
volumes. TYPE D
ORIENTATION
 Plot size: 5260sqm
AREBIAN SEA MONSOON

 Tower Footprint: 436sqm

MONSOON

 Climate: Hot Temperate HOT(EAST)

HOT(WEST)
 Street Address 72 Peddar Road
BREEZER

 Orientatlan East West

HARBOURS
BREEZER
STRUCTURAL OVERVIEW

 It is made from reinforced

concrete.
 32 stories high with 6.3 m
cantilevered terrace
garden.• Central core of
7.8x6.9 m house the lifts and
service areas.
 This central core also acts as
a main structural element in
resisting lateral loads
 Central core was const.
ahead of the main structure
using slip method of
construction.
PROGRAM AND TYPOLOGY

 The opening up of the apartments in the tower happens

with a central core for vertical transport

Basic structural units

TYPE A-3 BEDROOM

TYPE B-3 BEDROOM

TYPE C-5BEDROOM

TYPE D-6 BEDROOM ENTRANCE AND CENTRAL CORE

WITH STAIRCASE AND ELEVATIORS
 TYPE A TYPE A
DINING
KITCHEN INTERMEDIATE LVL.
BEDROOM

STUDY

LIVING
LOWER LEVEL PLAN UPPER LEVEL PLAN

LIVING

SECTION BEDROOM : 3
294 SQM
 TYPE B TYPE B
KITCHEN
LOWER LVL.
BEDROOM DINING

BEDROOM

BEDROOM TERRACE
GARDEN

UPPER LEVEL PLAN LOWER LEVEL PLAN

LIVING

BEDROOM LIVING

SECTION
TERRACE BEDROOM : 3
GARDEN 242 SQM
 TYPE C TYPE C

LOWER LEVEL PLAN UPPER LEVEL PLAN

SECTION
BEDROOM : 5
373 SQM
 TYPE D

LOWER LEVEL PLAN

UPPER LEVEL PLAN

SECTION
BEDROOM : 4
361 SQM
 TYPE E SPECIAL OVERVIEW OF APP. TYPES
TYPE A SPECIAL

PARKING
ENTRANCE AND
CENTAL CORDE
TYPE A
TYPE B
TYPE B

TYPE C

TYPE C SPECIAL

TYPE D
TYPE E
MATERIALS AND COLOR

 With its concrete construction and White panels and

large areas of white panels, it bears concrete construction,
a strong resemblance to modern bears a strong
apartment buildings in the West. resemblance to a modern
 However, the garden terraces of building while the terrace
Kanchenjunga Apartments are garden give a look of that
actually a modern interpretation of of a traditional bungalow.
a feature of the traditional Indian Overlooking the city from
bungalow: the veranda. garden terrace
 In a bungalow, the veranda wraps
the main living area.
 The colour expert says that the
quality of sunlight, climate and
culture influence color choices:
hence one would observe a
preference for blue and its shades in
the West while in India and other
Asian countries one finds a
predominance of reds and yellows