THE PAREKH HOUSE BY CHARLES CORREA

INTRODUCTION BUILDING MATERIALS USED PASSIVE FEATURES

A void is provided which carries air from
 Brick was a bountiful outside into the bedrooms
costeffective local material and
the light-colored concrete serves
to highlight the voids created by
subtractive transformation.
Here, the contrast of the red brick
with the white concrete echoes the
contrast of the mass and the voids
in its design.
The white concrete also helps to
LOCATION: AHMEDABAD, 1967-68 offset the heavy visual mass of
ELEVATION : 53 m the building;
Louvers doors are provided which cut
LATITUDE : 23 04 N  Parallel lines and linear elements downs the direct heat coming from the
LONGITUDE : 72 38 E are prevalent in the design of sun
Parekh House.  Provides privacy along with proper air
 Parekh House is an excellent example of
adapting modernism to passive solar design to PLANS ventilation.
accommodate Ahmedabad’s high
temperatures.  Since site faces east-west, house consists
This house, with its passive solar design and of 3 bays
 Summer section sandwiched between
durable sustainable materials, was built to last winter section and service bay (for
the test of time. circulation, kitchen and toilets)
 Void is provided in the first floor
 Parekh House has short frontal
approaches and recessed entrances.
DESIGN CONCEPT  A gate provides some property
designation and privacy.
 Cubical composition  Staircases facilitate interior circulation
 Arrangement of spaces as per their time of between levels.
use

SECTIONS  Over head pargolas-helps in shading the

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
wall during the day time.
TEMPERATURE:
 summer: 45 °C – 30 °C  These direct
 winter: 24°C – 5 °C air downwards
 max. in last 18 years: 47 °C towards the
 min. in last 18 years: 5 °C house’s users
and creating
RAINFALL:
shadows for
 avg.: 76 cms
privacy, solar
 max. in last 122 yrs.: 145 cms
 STEP PYRAMIDAL form of spaces inversing with respect to the season. shading, and
 min. in last 122 yrs.: 13 cms
 Summer section – to be used during daytime; protects interior from heat visual interest.
How sun effects the design…?  Winter section – to be used in early mornings and evenings; opens up the  These
Sun path : N-E to N-W terraces to the sky paragolas are
Exposure of east and west façade to the sun. Views of the house and surrounding landscape are provided by terraces made up of
Hence the design came…the three block system.. (barsati). white concrete.

NAME : Madhu Malllapur

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