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anant raje is an indian architect famous for his moderns style of architecture.
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Who is he? Anant Damodar Raje well known as Louis kahn of India. He is an Indian Architect born in the city of Mumbai on 26th september, 1929.
Early education and Career - • He studied his Bachelor of Architecture from ir J.J School of Architecture and graduated in 1954. • He had done his professional practice from 1957 - 1960 under Ar. B.V. Doshi. • Then he continued his practice from 1961- 1964. • From 1964, he worked with Louis kahn in Philadelphia. And was also a professor in The University of Pennsylvania. • Later he became the Honorary director of School of Architecture, Ahmedabad.
Achievements and Awards - • He received ‘Distinguished Professor Award from C.E.P.T. • The Indian Institute of Architect Award. • Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal for Architecture in 1933. • The Master Award for life-time contribution in Architecture from J.K. Industries in 2000.
Principles and Concepts - • His buildings show the use of bold material and very clean geometric shapes and forms. • He took at most care to lighting and ventilation. • He maintained the blend of exterior to interior. • His works exhibit integrity between purpose and expression, building and landscape, and ultimate quality. • Yet it is an order enriched by patina of materials he chose, it resembles the sensitivity of light. • His buildings resemble the softness and quality of transcendence.
Famous Buildings - • Executive Management Centre at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. • Indian Institute of Forest management, Bhopal. • The Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi. • Museum of Minerals, Nagpur. • Galbabhai Farmers Training Institute, Gujarat. • MAFCO wholesale market, Mumbai. • National Dairy Development Board
IIM,AHMEDABAD • Designed by Louis.I.Khan, B.V.Doshi and Anant Raje. • A public business school in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. • Established in 1961, the campus is spread across 106 acres of land. • The use of exposed red bricks, the extensive use of geometric shapes in hostels and academic blocks and vaast corridor outside the classrooms. • The Master plan is divided into 2 parts - • The main institutional complex with library, admin and school building. • The residential area for faculty & clerical staff.
Orientation - The diagonal layout had the advantage of the building being oriented towards the south western breezes. The orientation also helps but out the west sun reducing glare. Design Elements - • Exposed brickwork. • Large openings in walls. • Very less usage of glass for windows. • Interplay of light and shade in corridors. • Wide entrances,window openings. • Diagonal system of placing the blocks to emphasize the blocks. • The circulation is given through the peripheral, inernal an the smaller internal roads where all activities are placed within walkable distances. continuation...
Building Materials - • Brick has been used as primary building material for the entire complex, walls and columns. • Brick arches have been used for wide spans. • Use of concrete has been restricted to foundations, floor slabs, and ties for arched openings. Classrooms - • The shape of the classrooms are given a hexagonal shape. • The design of classroom is based on seminar type interaction between the students and the faculty. • Windows are high to get glare free light. Library - • A five storeyed building with a rectangular plan. • Approached by a broad imposing
Dormitories - • Each dormitory is a cubic block of 4 storey height and has 2 wings of individual rooms set at right angles to one another, divided by a vertical slot, forming a l- shape on the west and south that creates shadowed common spaces for informal meeting. • A square tower like service block is placed on the north-east corner of the dormitory, it corner is open with narrow slots so that the facades appear to stand free of one another. • A diagonal wall pierced by a large circular opening and joined at it’s mid-point to the service tower with a semi-circular stair at it’s centre.
Indian Institute of Forest Management • Located in Bhopal in the year 1989, Designed by Anant Raje in modern architectural style. • The campus is spread across 16.6 acres. • The design of Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal was inspired by the concept of continuity.
ACADEMIC COMPLEX : Court surrounded by classrooms , a library , an auditorium , a seminar room. Library building being four storeyed serves as the focal point of academic complex. • LIVING ZONE : Consists of student dormitories , a kitchen , dining areas and a space for meetings. Dormitories face lake and are located at the southern tip of the complex. • OPENINGS: Openings are recessed into shadow pockets which become the dominant feature controlling and directing scale and proportion throughout the building. LIBRARY DINING HALLS DORMITORIES
AMPHITHEATRE : With a capacity of 750, is planned for multipurpose activities - speech, music or film. The seating is partly on a flat area with removable chairs and partly on permanent tiers. Built in concrete , the building’s interiors interact with the exteriors through a medium of concrete arched skin that seems to wrap around , standing lightly along the periphery giving the overall building a certain lightness of form. Student Dormitory Library Dining halls. • Instead of concrete being rendered into a monolith , the facade displays a variety of textures in concrete and stone. The magnificence of the clear sky is brilliantly framed through the circular rings supported on the arches , carefully and precisely as one would stack cards. The building seems to be truly ahead of its time and completely in compliance with Raje’s philosophy of architecture which aimed at simplicity and honesty. AMPHITHEATRE
Bhopal Development Authority Headquarters • Designed by Anant Raje in the year 1990 • Place : Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. • Building : Government Office Building. • AREA :3600 SQ.M • Architectural Style : Modern.
The buildings has Kotah stone or Yellow Sandstone grit plaster expressed in the form of regulated panel formation with exposed concrete lintels and floor bands on the exterior surfaces. • The same materials also cover the surfaces in the public lobbies, staircase enclosures as well as the interiors of light wells and porches. • The elevated plaza has rough yellow sandstone paving. The stair steps and lobbies and corridors have polished yellow Jaisalmer stone to give the ambience of warmth inside the building. • The building works with the climate, shading the internal spaces from the hot summer sun. All openings are integrated with the structure in such a way that they create a pocket of shadow within which the windows fall offering a complete freedom to the design and form of the windows. VIEWS CORRIDORS
SECTIONS NORTH ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION Elevations and Sections -
The office floors with ground and three upper are organised with a main circulation corridor giving access to individual cabins with attached toilets on the south sides and to general offices on the north side. • The corridor at two ends links up with two staircases and general staff toilets, utilities, switch room and security personnel spaces. • The general offices are so structured in plan as to give attached record rooms and allowing flexible arrangement to partition any particular office space if so desired. • The elevated plaza has rough yellow sandstone paving. The stair steps and lobbies and corridors have polished yellow Jaisalmer stone to give the ambience of warmth inside the building.Porch and light wells to office Public and staff entry to offices. VIEWS
