Assignment 5

Case study of Passive Cooling/Heating Strategies in contemporary Structure

Name of the structure

KANCHANJUNGA APARTMENT

Name :
M.V.P.S’s College of Architecture, Nashik.
Subject: BS III Year : 2022-23
Roll No : 13

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 • introduction
• Summary
Location Bombay,India
Occupancy Type Housing Residential
Typology Skyscraper
Climate Type Hot and Humid
Project Area 5260 m2
Date of Completion 1974
Grid Connectivity Grid-connected
Architect Charles Correa
Energy Consultants Modern Energy Rental Private Limited

Aakash Shelukar M.V.P.S.'s College of Architecture,Nashik. Roll No: BS III

 • Passive Strategies

• Site Layout & Planning

In the end of the afternoon the

northwestern and
southwestern facades get
sun,In the evening the western
skyscrapers throws shadow on
Kanchanjunha.The loggias in the
southwestern fascade get
almost always sun.

Aakash Shelukar M.V.P.S.'s College of Architecture,Nashik. Roll No: BS III

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• Climate Responsive Design

 The Kanchanjunga Appartments,designed
by Charles Correa are direct response to
present culture,the escalating
urbanization and the climatic conditons
for the region.
 Vernacular Architecture
 He odserved old Indian bungalows
provided a comfortable living
environment to occupants,bungalows
wrapped a protective layer of verandas
around living ares,offering two lines of
defence to occupants against the
element.
 The building is a Pathways
square tower.
 Gaps are created in
that tower.
 Two floor high loggias
are created to keeo
out the sun and take
in the cool sea
breeze.
 The building is
planned in east-west
direction to catch the
prevailing sea breeze
and to open up the
best view.

Aakash Shelukar M.V.P.S.'s College of Architecture,Nashik. Roll No: BS III

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• Form and Massing

 The tower is placed on a

heightened ground level
with a parking beneath.
 The building is a square tower.

 32 stories high with 6.3m

cantilevered terrace garden
 Central vertical core for the
opening up.
 Interlocking of these
varaitions expressed
externally by shear and walls
that hold up the cantilevers.
 Small displacement in levels
differentiated the external
earth filled terraces with
internal elevated living
volumes
 Aesthetically point of view it
is very nice because it has
composition of the only
squares & rectangular form
using basic design
principles.

Aakash Shelukar M.V.P.S.'s College of Architecture,Nashik. Roll No: BS III

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• Daylighting and Ventilation

In this figure, you can clearly  West side of the

see a sufficient amount of building have sea and
natural light is coming inside east side have a view
the house. Interlocking of of the city which
these variations expressed plays dramatic role
externally by shear end walls from the building.
that hold up the cantilevers o  The building have
Minimalist surfaces cut away good access of
to open up double-height daylight and breeze
terrace gardens at the corners through terrace
o Complex spatial organization garden and windows.
of living spaces superficially,
this 28-story tower, with its
concrete construction and
large areas of white panels,
bears a strong resemblance to
modern apartment buildings
in the west.

Aakash Shelukar M.V.P.S.'s College of Architecture,Nashik. Roll No: BS III

 • Passive Strategies

• Landscaping

Minimal landscape due to less scarcity of scape.

Aakash Shelukar M.V.P.S.'s College of Architecture,Nashik. Roll No: BS III

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• Material and Colours

 In India and other

Asian countries one
finds a
predominance of
red and yellow
colour.
 Whole structure is
made up of
concrete.

 Warm colours is used

in the terrace garden.
 Warm colours make
space look bigger,
more open and
inviting.

Aakash Shelukar M.V.P.S.'s College of Architecture,Nashik. Roll No: BS III

 • References

 AD Classics: Kanchanjunga Apartments / Charles Correa

 Kanchanjunga Apartments by Charles Correa: A climate-
based
 https://architectuul.com/

Aakash Shelukar M.V.P.S.'s College of Architecture,Nashik. Roll No: BS III