Elements of Urban Design

Environmental Approach: Physical activity

And Built Environment
Ecological studies Environmental studies
Ecology + Environment +
Urban form are important
aspects of urban
understandings
tube House, Ahmedabad, 1961-62
The Tube House was developed by Correa in the 1960s in
response to the hot temperatures of Ahmedabad. At only 12
feet wide, the house contained no windows or doors but
instead created privacy by situating walls and rooms at
mezzanine levels. The roof was sloped rather dramatically to
protect the inner volume of the house from the harsh sun
and a small internal courtyard was covered by a pergola grid
to minimise heat impact and ensure security.
Hindustan Lever Pavilion, Delhi, 1961
hindustan lever pavilion follows the same idea of progression
through a maze, creating a path of ramps and platforms
encased by walls, the structural system used: random-folded
RCC plates, gunited in-situ, encasing ramps and platforms
below and creating huge “cannons” which set up convection
currents of air through the fractured, scaleless spaces.
 Kanchanjunga Apartments, Mumbai, 1970-83 National Craft Museum, Delhi, 1975-90

Kanchanjunga is a condominium of 32 luxury apartments of four different

types in southern Mumbai. It is celebrated as a pioneering exercise in bio-
climatic design. In Mumbai, a building has to be oriented east-west to catch
the prevailing sea breeze. But this direction also brings in hot sunshine and
heavy monsoon rains.
 Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, 1958-63
The ashram was designed using local materials. It has tiled
roofs, brick walls, stone floors and wooden doors. But there
are no glass windows anywhere in the building. Light and
ventilation is provided by operable wooden louvres.
Kovalam Beach Resort, Kerala, 1969-74
Cross-ventilation is essential in the hot and humid climate of
southern India. Traditionally, buildings in Kerala were built in
pyramidal form with the plinth rising parallel to the slope of the
tiled roof above. This minimised the need for enclosing walls to
keep out the sun and rain.
Belapur Housing, Navi Mumbai, 1983-86 Bazaar Streets
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