ARCHITECTURAL WORKS OF Shafrin N

LE CORBUSIER 2021701020
Semester 5
S.A.P
• Palace of Assembly Architecture and Urbanism:
Colonialism and Modernity
• Villa Shodhan
 ABOUT LE CORBUSIER
•Born as: Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris
•A Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner and writer
•Pioneer of modern architecture.
•He was keen in providing a better living conditions for people living in
crowded cities.
•A founding member of the
Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM).
•Prepared the masterplan of the famous planned city of Chandigarh.
•His idea include
1. Five points of modern architecture 2. Architectural Promenade
3. Ville Redieuse and Urbanism 4.Modulor 5. Open Hand
•Famous Buildings:Villa Savoye, Poissy Villa La Roche, Paris
Unité d'habitation, Marseille
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp Buildings in Chandigarh,
India
 PALACE OF ASSEMBLY, CHANDIGARH

•Built in the year 1963, The Palace of the

Assembly in Chandigarh boasts Le
Corbusier’s major architectural
philosophies and style.

•This structure effectively showcases his

idea of “ Five points of Modern
Architecture “ in the following ways:

Usage of Piotis : a gridwork of slightly

tilted reinforced concrete columns is used
to lift off the whole concrete structure
high above the ground..
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CHANDIGARH
Free façade: the pilotis further helps in
opening/exposing a large extent of space.
Further the idea of open façade is also
brought about by the means of brise
soleil formed by golden ratio..

Open plan: The Palace of the

Assembly houses an open plan. The
structural pattern allows one to
manipulate the program freely. Offices
and other private programming along the
outside of the plan. Thus the center is
open for public use..
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CHANDIGARH
 Roof terrace: accessible roof supported
with pilotis is provided usable spaces to help
the users connect to the nature surrounding
the structure and to bestow a promising view
of the Himalayan landscape..

•An example of architecture that is not

restricted to an entrance, nor to a façade, but
to the functions of the programme and to the
very spaces within the building itself.
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CHANDIGARH
•Le Corbusier did not design the
structure so as to adapt to the climatic
conditions of India.

•Therefore the structure somewhat

fails in the aspects of ventilation,
climatic control and passive
designing..

•Though the building is structurally

stable, it lacks in aesthetics, looks
clumsy and extremely huge.
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CHANDIGARH
GALL
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VILLA SHODHAN,
AHMEDABAD
•Villa Shodhan (or Shodhan House) is a
modernist villa located in Ahmedabad, India..

•Designed by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier..

•Built between 1951 and 1956..

•Villa Shodhan was commissioned for the

secretary of the Millowners, Surottam
Hutheesing to showcase his social and economic
position prior to his impending marriage
VILLA SHODHAN,
AHMEDABAD
•Though the villa was designed to reflect the
secretary’s lifestyle, the plans were sold to
fellow millowner, Shyamubhai Shodhan..

•Incorporation of nature into design: This is

seen through considerations of light, wind, rain
and the addition of plants into the building.

•Influences from the De Stijl movement: The

parasol roof and the connectivity between the
interior spaces clearly reflect De Stijl
influences
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AHMEDABAD
•It can also be seen through the facade windows and the
brise-soleil..

•Facades with a diagonal orientation, allowed the

incoming visitor a view over three-quarters of the
building..

•The design of the Villa Shodhan is structurally simplistic..

•The design of the interior concrete piers, running to the

full height of the building's elevation, is based on domino
skeleton design..

•A ramp provides access to the main and mezzanine

levels, while the rooms are grouped around a triple-height
terrace.
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AHMEDABAD
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The ramp also leads to accompanying stairs,
providing access to the roof and terrace.

• The terrace plays an important role in the

natural climate control process, cooling down
the bedrooms in the middle of the day and
providing an alternate sleeping area during the
summertime.

•The roof also features an oval aperture, which

matches up with a hole in the lower slab roof,
giving visitors a framed view of the sky. This
is almost replicated by the pool, aiming to
bring the outside in...
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AHMEDABAD
GALLERY