BHARAT BHAVAN

CHARLES CORREA

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 4
LITERATURE STUDY
PROJECT BRIEF

Architects Charles Correa

Location J Swami Nathan Marg, Shymala
Hills, Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh,462002,India
Category Cultural Center
Architect Charles Correa
Area 120000.0 ft2
Project Year 1982
MISSION

 His mission was to establish a modern architectural

style specific to India and distinct from European
Modernism.
 Correa produced a building for the modern era
which manages to also remain firmly rooted in the
vernacular traditions of India’s past.
GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITION

• Built into a hillside which slopes down toward a

lake.
• The site is generally a sloping plateau
• Natural contours have been used to create a
series of sunken courts and terrace gardens
around which are cultural facilities
• View of lake is visible from all possible terraces
SPACES PROVIDED
 Contemporary art galleries
 A museum of tribal art
 An auditorium
 A library of Indian poetry
 A print shop
 A studio for an artist-in-residence
 An open Amphitheatre
MATERIALS USED
 EXTERIOR
• Red sand stone
• Brick sand
• Exposed concrete

 INTERIOR
• Marble
• Granite
• Sand stone