INDIA

AHEMDABAD

- Location - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

- Architect - Le Corbusier GUJRAT
- Client - Ahmedabad Mill Owners Association
- Timeline - 1954-1956
- Height - 58 ft
- Floors – 3 Figure 1. Bird Eye View of
Site
- Elevation – 174ft.
- Soil Type – Sandy and Dry.
- Seismic Zone – 3.
Context:-
The building sits between Ashram road to the west
and the Sabarmati river to the east.

Climate:-
- Climate - hot and semi-arid
- Temperature – 15°C (min), up to 51 °C(max)
- Annual Rainfall - 31 inches Figure 2. Site Plan.

- Wind Direction:- Southwest - Northeast

Site Plan
MARATHWADA MITRA MANDAL’S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PUNE

SCALE
DATE SIGN NAME : ANISH KABRA

Mill Owners Association, Ahmedabad 22.07.22

SUBJECT: BUILDING SERVICES III

C O L LEGE STAMP
R. N o.

A SSIG N. N o.

SH E ET N o.
22.07.22 34

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Special Features
• The roof is used together with bar for evening
entertainment. Either random or concrete seating 2
vertical tapestries are suspended from the ceiling for
acoustical purposes.
• The hall is indirectly lighted by reflections from the curved
ceiling, which in turn is kept cool by 2 gardens and a water
basin on the roof.

• The east and west facades, of rough-shuttered exposed SECTION

concrete are made up of sun-breakers, carefully designed

to shield the interior. The north and south sides, almost
unbroken are of rough brickwork.
• Circulation from the lowest level to the roof 2 elevators Roof slab is used to link the façade
serve all the floors. A long ramp provides pedestrian structure and the main structure.
access from the main office to the parking lot. The flooring The roof designed to be a
is of Delhi stone and also serves as a stone tapestry. reproductive roof garden

Curvilinear Roof
Bracing system dependent on
the floor height

The facades have separate

reinforcement concrete structure

Planted shelves at first and

second facade floors

SECTION

MARATHWADA MITRA MANDAL’S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PUNE

SCALE
DATE SIGN NAME : ANISH KABRA

Mill Owners Association, Ahmedabad 22.07.22

SUBJECT: BUILDING SERVICES III

C O L LEGE STAMP
R. N o.

A SSIG N. N o.

SH E ET N o.
22.07.22 34

N O RTH
YEAR
T.Y.B.ARCH
Brise Soleil / Sun Breakers

Figure 37. January, Sun Breaker at 12:30 pm. Figure 39. July, Sun Breaker at 12:30 pm.

Figure 38. April, Sun Breaker at 12:30 pm. Figure 40. October, Sun Breaker at 12:30 pm.

• The Brise Soleil on the West and East facades - Positioned exactly in
keeping with Ahmedabad's latitude. The South and North façades consist of
a limited number of fenestrations.
• Foreign to the hot and dry climate of Ahmedabad, designed to beat the
challenge and utilize the Sabarmati breeze, that traverses throughout the
East-West axis.
• The device is designed so as the Sun never touches the interior in the
summer, between the two equinoxes, while in the cold winters, the Sun is
allowed to reach inside to provide warmth .
• On the West facade, the brise-soleil has been rotated at an angle of 45°. Depth of sun breakers in east - 1.75M
This obstructs the harsh sunlight of West from directly entering the building Depth of sun breakers in west - 2.0M
and preventing human intervention and clutter to enter through the front
facade. This angle also prevents dry wind and pollutant air of the busy
Ashram road from entering the building . Planters and Creepers spill out
from the transparent facade, cooling the winds traveling from the outside.
• On the East facade, the brise soleil is oriented at a 90 degree angle, which
aids ventilation through the utilization of the Sabarmati breeze. These cool
winds traverse across the entire building, through the East-West axis. The
East light characterized by a soft quality, is granted to reach the interior
rather affluently.

MARATHWADA MITRA MANDAL’S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PUNE

SCALE
DATE SIGN NAME : ANISH KABRA

Mill Owners Association, Ahmedabad 22.07.22

SUBJECT: BUILDING SERVICES III

C O L LEGE STAMP
R. N o.

A SSIG N. N o.

SH E ET N o.
22.07.22 34

N O RTH
YEAR
T.Y.B.ARCH
 INDIA

AHEMDABAD

- Location - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

- Architect - Le Corbusier GUJRAT
- Client - Ahmedabad Mill Owners Association
- Timeline - 1954-1956
- Height - 58 ft
- Floors – 3 Figure 1. Bird Eye View of
Site
- Elevation – 174ft.
- Soil Type – Sandy and Dry.
- Seismic Zone – 3.
Context:-
The building sits between Ashram road to the west
and the Sabarmati river to the east.

Climate:-
- Climate - hot and semi-arid
- Temperature – 15°C (min), up to 51 °C(max)
- Annual Rainfall - 31 inches Figure 2. Site Plan.

- Wind Direction:- SW - NE
Site Plan
MARATHWADA MITRA MANDAL’S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PUNE

SCALE
DATE SIGN NAME : DEV DADHANIA

Mill Owners Association, Ahmedabad 22.07.22

SUBJECT: BUILDING SERVICES III

C O L LEGE STAMP
R. N o.

A SSIG N. N o.

SH E ET N o.
22.07.22 16

N O RTH
YEAR
T.Y.B.ARCH
Special Features
• The roof is used together with bar for evening
entertainment. Either random or concrete seating 2
vertical tapestries are suspended from the ceiling for
acoustical purposes.
• The hall is indirectly lighted by reflections from the curved
ceiling, which in turn is kept cool by 2 gardens and a water
basin on the roof.

• The east and west facades, of rough-shuttered exposed SECTION

concrete are made up of sun-breakers, carefully designed
to shield the interior. The north and south sides, almost
unbroken are of rough brickwork.
• Circulation from the lowest level to the roof 2 elevators Roof slab is used to link the façade
serve all the floors. A long ramp provides pedestrian structure and the main structure.
access from the main office to the parking lot. The flooring The roof designed to be a
is of Delhi stone and also serves as a stone tapestry. reproductive roof garden

Curvilinear Roof Bracing system dependent on

the floor height

The facades have separate

reinforcement concrete structure

Planted shelves at first and

second facade floors

SECTION

MARATHWADA MITRA MANDAL’S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PUNE

SCALE
DATE SIGN NAME : DEV DADHANIA

Mill Owners Association, Ahmedabad 22.07.22

SUBJECT: BUILDING SERVICES III

C O L LEGE STAMP
R. N o.

A SSIG N. N o.

SH E ET N o.
22.07.22 16

N O RTH
YEAR
T.Y.B.ARCH
Brise Soleil / Sun Breakers

Figure 37. January, Sun Breaker at 12:30 pm. Figure 39. July, Sun Breaker at 12:30 pm.

Figure 38. April, Sun Breaker at 12:30 pm. Figure 40. October, Sun Breaker at 12:30 pm.

• The Brise Soleil on the West and East facades - Positioned exactly in
keeping with Ahmedabad's latitude. The South and North façades consist of
a limited number of fenestrations.
• Foreign to the hot and dry climate of Ahmedabad, designed to beat the
challenge and utilize the Sabarmati breeze, that traverses throughout the
East-West axis.
• The device is designed so as the Sun never touches the interior in the
summer, between the two equinoxes, while in the cold winters, the Sun is
allowed to reach inside to provide warmth .
• On the West facade, the brise-soleil has been rotated at an angle of 45°. Depth of sun breakers in east - 1.75M
This obstructs the harsh sunlight of West from directly entering the building Depth of sun breakers in west - 2.0M
and preventing human intervention and clutter to enter through the front
facade. This angle also prevents dry wind and pollutant air of the busy
Ashram road from entering the building . Planters and Creepers spill out
from the transparent facade, cooling the winds traveling from the outside.
• On the East facade, the brise soleil is oriented at a 90 degree angle, which
aids ventilation through the utilization of the Sabarmati breeze. These cool
winds traverse across the entire building, through the East-West axis. The
East light characterized by a soft quality, is granted to reach the interior
rather affluently.

MARATHWADA MITRA MANDAL’S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PUNE

SCALE
DATE SIGN NAME : DEV DADHANIA

Mill Owners Association, Ahmedabad 22.07.22

SUBJECT: BUILDING SERVICES III

C O L LEGE STAMP
R. N o.

A SSIG N. N o.

SH E ET N o.
22.07.22 16

N O RTH
YEAR
T.Y.B.ARCH