DESIGN SEMINARACHYUT KANVINDE (1916-2002)

BY:GINNI JAIN

B.ARCH III YR10110019

INTRODUCTION• Born in 1916, Achara, Maharashtra• 1935 Sir J.J. School of Art Studied

architecture under Claude Batley• 1945 in Harvard for Master

degree, with a thesis on science laboratories

• 1947 appointed as the Chief Architect of CSIR.

• Formed Kanvinde and Rai in 1955.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS

• Awarded Padma Shree in 1976.• President IIA (1974-75)• Co-Authored book “Campus Design in India”. • IIA’s Babu Rao Mhatre Gold Medal for life time

achievement in 1985 • Great Masters Award from JK Industries Ltd. in 1993. • Was also a part of the jury on the competition for the

Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts, along with B.V. Doshi.

INFLUENCES

Claude Batley -1941Avoided the loud, revolutionary éclat of the machine-ageFollower of functionalismWalter Gropius-1945Gropius’s insistence for using space as a tool for expressing universal human values was what left most lasting influence on his mind.

PHILOSOPHIES

All his creations were in strict conformity with these three principles:-

• FUNCTIONALISM• MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND BRUTALISM• REGIONALISM

FUNCTIONALISM

• There buildings were always conceived with first priority given to its functions, and the social values when designing spaces.

• He rejected symmetry.

MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND BRUTALISM

• Simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure

• Elimination of unnecessary detail• Visual expression of structure, as opposed to

the hiding of structural elementsSalk Institute, CaliforniaLouis Kahn

Bauhaus,GermanyWalter Gropius

• Brutalism is a child of modern architecture• Typically very linear, fortress like and blockish,

often with a predominance of concrete construction

• Developed to create functional structures at a low cost, but eventually designers adopted the look for other uses such as college buildings

Boston city hall, USAGerhardt Kallmann

REGIONALISM

Inevitably based on the exigencies of • local climate, • building materials and • social conditions • sound climatological principles.

IITK campus1961-1965

CSIR

Harivallabdas House, AhemdabadGandhi Krishi Vigyan Doodhsagar Dairy(1973)

National Insurance Academy Pune 1992

Projects by Achyut Kanvinde

Physical Research Laboratory,Ahmdabad

Institute of Rural Management, anand (1979)

Nehru Science Center, Mumbai (1985)

National Science Center, New Delhi (1991) CBRI Roorkee

ISKCON Temple, East of Kailash, Delhi (1998)

CASE STUDIES

• Dudhsagar dairy complex, Gujarat (1973)• IIT Kanpur campus (1961-1965)

Doodhsagar Dairy ,Mehsana

• National Dairy Development Board built in 1973

• One of the largest Milk processing unit in gujarat

STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE : BRUTALISM

STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE : BRUTALISM

FEATURES

• Monstrous and raw• The form is very rough and blocky• Cold character• Fortress like structure • One of the first outburts of kanvinde’s

brutalism

• The natural slope of the site utilized to advantage of a multi level processing system

• Milk receiving is done at the roof

• Processing is done at the second level

• The third and the lower most level accommodate the worker’s amenities

• ventilation points are expressed as large shafts that rise above the roof level

• They evacuate the hot air by natural convection eliminating the need for mechanical exhaust system

• Walls and structure are more theatrical than technical in their function of containing and supporting the process within

• Banding of the exterior finish helps articulate the muscular feature of the building

IIT KANPUR

• Central deemed University located in Uttar Pradesh, about 15 km north-west of the city of Kanpur in the Kalyanpur suburb

• Constructed during 1960-1965

• Total area 1000 acres• Academic buildings: 13 departments, PK

Kelkar Library, Computer Centres faculty offices, laboratories and administrative buildings

• 10 boys hostel and 2 girls hostel• Sports complex• Housing for faculty

FEATURES

FEATURES

• The residential campus is planned and landscaped with a hope for environmental freedom.

• Halls of residence, faculty and staff houses and community buildings surround the central academic area to provide flexibility in movement and communication.

LECTUREHALLS

DEPARTMENTS AND LABSCANTEEN

FACULTY OFFICE

AND LIBRARY

COMPUTER DEPTT AND

LABS

• Core Pedestrian island which consist of lecture halls surrounded by landscaping and water body forming the main focus of the campus.

• The academic area is well connected by a long corridor which links all the major buildings

• The academic area is set up in vicinity of Hostels to provide quick accessibility to students

SPLIT LEVEL CORRIDOR SYSTEM• Minimize the walking distance, improving connectivity• Create spatial expansion• Give the impression of one large space hence space is used as a tool

• Conventional type of buildings were designed as isolated islands of departments

• Activities which students and faculties share are designed to encourage meeting and interaction

Hostels Quiet and private hostels

Hostels to create some sort of family feeling in the students living in them.

VISUAL EXPRESSION OF THE STRUCTURE RATHER THAN HIDING ITS STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

• In Kanpur, the local availability of high quality brick and the prevalent labour and construction practices made Kanvinde go for reinforced concrete for structural frames and brick as infills .

• reinforced-concrete post-and-slab construction,with a series of flat slab-floors and a flat roof-slab carried on concrete columns or posts

Exposed brickwork: reduces maintenance costs and enhances aesthetic appeal

P.K. Kelkar Library

Kanvinde’s expressive architecture was variously interpreted as "an architectural expression that reflected the culture and aspirations“.

Expressed Concrete structure in combination with brick became the dynamic determinant of form and order.

In retrospect, that style shows a remarkable similarity with the brute morphology of vernacular architecture in parts of India.

CONCLUSION

• His works are generally raw and unemotional. Yet he managed to make his designs appealing and welcoming.

• His designs were distinct and unique yet having one thing similar- functionalism.

• His designs appear to be built with a large amount of thought having been given to making them functionally efficient and practically feasible.

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