ANANTH DAMODAR RAJE

Born: 17 September 1929 · Mumbai

Died: 27 June 2009 (aged 79)

Anant Raje also called the “Louis Kahn”

of India took his master's style in stride
and integrated it with the traditional
Indian architectural practices – passive
cooling, vernacular as well as modern
fusion and bold statements with
negative and positive elements.
Education:
Anant Raje (1929–2009) was a well-known architect, intellectual, and teacher. He
graduated in 1954 from the J.J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai.

Work:
Raje’s association with architectural education remained consistent throughout his life.
He taught at School of Architecture, CEPT, Ahmedabad from 1969 to 2009 where he was
Professor Emeritus and Director of the School in 1980s.

After a decade long association with a connoisseur of architecture, Raje imbibed in him
Kahn's philosophy of architecture vis-à-vis, sense of order, appreciation of light, handling
of materials especially brick and concrete, climate control.
Principles and Style:

His work exhibits integrity between purpose and expression, building and landscape,
part and whole, and the ultimate quality of all good architecture through time - a
sense of repose.
Use of bold materials and very clean geometric shapes and forms.
An experience using the play of textures on the external facades.
His excellent understanding of the elements of building, and the laws of construct,
that give it the sense of ordered presence.
His works always aimed at simplicity and honesty.
He always stressed on integration of culture and spiritual well being.
The concept is based on open to sky courtyards enclosed oi partly enclosed by stone
walls.
Location of project: Banas, Palanpur, North Gujarat
Year of completion: 1983
Name of client & consultants: National Dairy Development Board, Anand.
Client: Banas Dairy, Palanpur.
Covered Area -11,000 s ft.
The project includes two sets of classrooms with residential rooms for 24
students, dining and other facilities connected with a regular dairy plant.
Rough stone masonry wall and smooth exposed concrete porches and lintels,
used for elements of light, set against the landscape of wheatfields and
mango trees.
The institute consists of a hierarchy of courtyards enclosed by stone walls.
Openings deeply recessed to shade from hot sun.
Reinforced concrete floor slabs and loggias.
SITE PLAN N

1.Arrival court 6.Dormitories 11.Guest room

2.Court 7.Amphitheatre 12.Entry to existing dairy
3.Classroom 8.Existing guest house 13.Existing gate cabin
4.Kitchen–dining 9.Court 14.Pool
5.Office
Institute floor plan N
1 Arrival court
2 Entrance court
3 Classroom court
4 Classrooms
5 Entry to dormitory
6 Lobby
7 Light well
8 Rooms
9 Entry to dining
10 Dining verandah
11 Dining court
12 Kitchen
13 Service station
14 Yard
15 Amphitheatre
16 Raised platform
17 Water pool
18 Service road
19 Agriculture fields
West Elevation

North Elevation

Section through
dormitories

Section through
classroom