THEORY OF DESIGN

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SUBMITTED TO AR.
MANISH KUMAR

SUBMITTED BY
AKSHAY JANGIR

Charles-Edouard Jeanneret
1887-1965
SWISS ARCHITECT
URBAN PLANNER
PAINTER
WRITER
DESIGNER
THEORIST

INTRODUCTION
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IDEOLOGY
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PILOTIS

THE PILOTIS
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ROOF
GARDEN

ROOF GARDEN
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 REINFORCED CONCRETE
BROUGHT THE INNOVATION OF THE
FREE PLAN IN WHICH THE
INTERIORS WERE NO LONGER THE
RIGIDLY DETERMINED BY THE
STRUCTURAL WALLS , THEY HAD
BECOME FREE .

LE CORBUISER SUGGESTED A
COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE OF
STRUCTURAL SUPPORT
ARCHITECTURAL.

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ELONGATED
WINDOWS

ELONGATED WINDOWS
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 PILLARS RETREATED FROM THE

FACADE TO THE INSIDE OF THE
HOUSE I.E THE FACADE BECAME NO
MORE THAN LIGHT MEMBRANE.
FACADE WAS NOW FREE AND THE
WINDOWS COULD EXTEND WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION FROM ONE END TO
THE OTHER.

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 THE MODULAR , LE CORBUSIER

WROTE, IS A MEASURING TOOL BASED
ON THE HUMAN BODY AND ON
MATHEMATICS. A MAN WITH AN ARM
UPRAISED PROVIDES, AT THE
DETERMINING POINTS OF HIS
OCCUPATION OF SPACE- FOOT, SOLAR
PLEXUS, HEAD, TIPS OF FINGERS OF
THE UPRAISED ARM.

THE MODULAR
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THE TYPICAL SPATIAL POSITIONS

OF THE HUMAN BODY

VILLA SAVOYE, POISY, FRANCE

VILLA SAVOYE IS RELATED TO THE

WHOLE RANGE OF LE CORBUSIERS
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN
PLANNING.
IT IS SITUATED ON SMOOTHLY
SLOPING HILL TOP IN MIDST OF
FIELDS.
IT ILLUSTRATES WITH EXTREME
CLARITY AND IS PERHAPS THE MOST
FAITHFUL IN ITS OBSERVATION OF
FIVE POINTS I.E PILOTIS, ROOF
GARDEN, FREE FLOOR PLAN ,
ELONGATED WINDOW, AND FREE
FAADE

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PALLADIAN GRID IS FOLLOWED .

GOLDEN PROPOTIONS ARE
ANALYSED.
COLUMNS OF THE BUILDINGS ARE
DEFINED BY A SYSTEM OF WALLS
INDEPENDENT OF STRUCTURE.

ENTRY TO THE PROPERTY IS

THROUGH A GATE AT ONE END OF
HIGH STONE WALL

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LIVING ROOM

KITCHEN
TERRACE

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BEDROOM

BATH

TERRACE

BEDROOM

MASTER
BEDROOM

BATH ROOM

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 THE MAIN PORTION OF THE HOUSE IS RAISED ON THE

COLUMNS WHICH ARE SET ON GRASS PLANE.

 LIVING AREA OPENS ON THE SOUTH TO THE GARDEN

THROUGH LARGE FLOOR TO CEILING SLIDING GLASS DOORS

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ELEVATIONS

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VERTICAL CIRCULATION

NOTRE DAM DU HAUT,

RONCHAMP

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. In the middle age, this

place was a catholic

pilgrimage center
dedicated to the SAINT
Mary.
The Chapel suffered a
voracious fire in 1913,
consequently was rebuilt
in Neo-Gothic style.
In 1944, was
bombarded by the Nazis.

HISTORY

The Chapel at Ronchamp is a timeless

piece of architecture.
NOTRE-DAM-DU-HAUT IS SITUATED ON
SOURTHEN FOOTHILLS OF THE VOSAGES.

The interior of the church is an

expressive use of light which
translates into a dynamic form
commanding the summit of a
Hill at Ronchamp.

NOTRE DAME DU HAUT

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IT IS COVERED WITH MUSHROOM

SHAPED ROOF
FOLLOWING THE SHAPE OF HILL , THE
NAVE OF THE CHURCH IS INCLINED
TOWARDS EAST
. THE ROOF IS INDEPENDENT OF WALLS
THE MAIN HALL HAS A CAPACITY OF 200
PEOPLE

NOTRE DAME DU HAUT

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 Le Corbusier based
his design off of
praying hands, a ship,
a bird, a nuns cowl.

DESIGN
THEORIES

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superimposed
Ronchamp II over
Ronchamp I.

DESIGN
THEORIES

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ALTER - An altar is used as a place where sacrifices are made. It is also used as a place
where religious functions like baptism are carried out. An altar is found in most churches
and it is always located at the centre of the church.

CONFESSIONAL.- AN ENCLOSED STALL IN A CHURCH DIVIDED

BY A SCREEN OR CURTAIN IN WHICH A PRIEST SITS TO HEAR
CONFESSIONS.

THE MAIN ENTRANCE(SOUTH)

THE BACK ENTRANCE(NORTH)

EXTERIOR ALTAR

ELEVATIONS

THE SECRETARIAT,CHANDIGARH

 THE FIRST DESIGN FOR THE

SECRETARIAT PRESENTS THE
BUILDING AS A TALL THIN SLAB
CARRYING A SURFACE BRISE
SOLEIL DIVIDED BY A CENTRAL
HORIZONTAL BAND
THE DESIGN WHICH WAS
ACCEPTED ESTABLISHED THE
BUILDING FORM AS A LONG
,HORIZONTAL CONCRETE SLAB

THE SECRETARIAT
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 THE SECRETARIAT, THE

LONGEST BUILDING IN
CHANDIGARH, 254M LONG,AND
42M HIGH
THE BUILDING IS COMPOSED
OF SIX EIGHT STOREY BLOCKS
SEPARETED BY EXPANSION
JOINTS.
THE TOP OF THE BUILDING IS
DEVELOPED AS A ROOF GARDEN
CONTAINING THE SERVICE
BLOCKS AND CAFETERIA FOR
EMPLOYEES

THE SECRETARIAT
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THE SECRETARIAT
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RAMP
ENCLOCURE
SQUARE
WINDOWS
ROUGH
CONCRETE
FINISH

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