A EXAMPLE ABOUT ECOLOGICAL STYLE BY AR.ANUPAMA KUNDOO

1. WALL HOUSE AUROVILLE
-PALLAVI
PATIL

2. ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE -
 ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE IS A CONCERN WITH HOW ECOLOGICAL PROPERTIES IMPACT THE
BUILDING , ITS OCCUPANTS , AND THE ENVIRONMENT .
 THE ECOLOGICAL ELEMENTS ARE SELECTED FROM NATURAL OR MINIMALLY PROCESSED EARTH
RESOURCES – BIODEGRADABLE , RENEWABLE , AND CLEAN ELEMENTS WITH LOW – EMBODIED
ENERGY .
 ELEMENTS CONSIST OF THE SOIL AND LANDSCAPE , SITE SELECTION , WATER RESOURCES , AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT .

3. THE ARCHITECT -
 DR. ANUPAMA KUNDOO’S ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
STARTED IN 1990 .
 KUNDOO WAS BORN IN PUNE .
 SHE STUDIED HER ARCHITECTURE FROM THE SIR J . J .
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE , UNIVERSITY OF
BOMBAY .
 SHE WAS AWARDED THE VASTU SHILPA
FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP .
 KUNDOO ESTABLISHED HERSELF AS AN ARCHITECT IN
THE AUROVILLE WHERE SHE DESIGNED AND BUILT
MANY ECONOMICALLY INNOVATIVE BUILDINGS WITH
‘ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE ‘
ADAPTATIONS .
 HER APPROACH TO BUILDING DESIGN APPROACH IS
TO USE “WASTE MATERIALS , UNSKILLED LABOUR
AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES .

4. WORKS OF ANUPAMA KUNDOO -
VOLONTARIAT HOMES- URBAN ECO – COMMUNITY -

5. WORKS OF ANUPAMA KUNDOO -
INDIA SAMSKARA MUSEUM - THE LIBRARY OF LOST BOOKS -

7. ABOUT WALL HOUSE -
 WALL HOUSE IS SITUATED OUTSIDE THE PLANNED
CITY LIMITS OF AUROVILLE .
 ONE OF THE NOTABLE BUILDINGS BUILT FOR HER
OWN RESIDENCE IS TITLED THE “WALL HOUSE “ ,
BUILT IN A COMMUNITY AREA OF 15ACRES WITH A
BUILT IN SPACE OF 100 SQ. MT
 IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF ONE MILLION
RUPEES IN 2000 , IN AUROVILLE FOR COMMUNAL
LIVING .
 IT ATTEMPTED TO NOT ONLY REDEFINE THE BUILDING
PROGRAM FOR A PRIVATE – RESIDENCE ; IT TESTED
VARIOUS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO INFORM
OTHER PROJECTS .

8. ABOUT WALL HOUSE -
 THE HOUSE IS BASICALLY A NARROW 2.2M LONG VAULTED
SPACE , CONTAINED WITHIN THE BRICK MASONRY WITH
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ARRANGED IN A ROW , LIKE ON A TRAIN
.
 THEY ARE PLACED SUCH THAT EACH ACTIVITY CAN SPILL
OVER ONTO THE NORTHEAST SIDE IN THE FORM OF ALCOVES
AND PROJECTIONS , AND ON THE SOUTHWEST UNDER THE
LARGE 4M OVERHANG PROVIDED BY THE MAIN VAULTED
ROOF .
 THIS WAY THE DESIGN OF THE HOUSE ENSURES THAT THE
ACTIVITIES ARE COCOONED INTO PRIVATE SECURE SPACES ,
WHILE THE SPILL OVER OCCURS IN THE LIVING AREAS , WHICH
ARE LARGE AND OPEN TO NATURE .
 THE PLAY IN VOLUMES IS SUCH THAT IT BECOMES HARD TO
DISTINGUISH WHERE THE INSIDE ENDS AND THE OUTSIDE
BEGINS .
 LONG STEPS CREATE A FURTHER DEMARCATION OF SPACES ,
AND THEY CONTINUE ON THE OUTSIDE INTO THE GARDEN .

9. ABOUT WALL HOUSE -
 THE SOUTHWEST FAÇADE IS A TRANSPARENT WOODEN
STRUCTURE WITH A MESH TO ALLOW FOR FULL VIEW OF THE
SUNSET .
 THE VAULT OVERHANG PROVIDES ADEQUATE SHADE AND
ENSURES THAT THE HEAT AND GLARE OF THE DIRECT SUN DO
NOT REACH THE COOL INTERIORS .
 THE EXPOSED BRICK FACADES ARE SCALED DOWN DUE TO
THE USE OF LOCAL TRADITIONAL BRICK PROPORTIONS ,
18X10X2.5CMS .
 THE USE OF THESE ACHAKAL BRICKS IS RECOVERED , AND
THEY ARE SET IN LIME MORTAR WITH RAKED JOINTS . 10%
OF CEMENT ADDITION IN THE LIME MORTAR IS ALLOWED FOR
INITIAL SETTING STRENGTH .
 THE WALLS ARE 30 , 20 , OR 10CM IN THICKNESS , WITH
SPECIALLY DESIGNED BONDS .
 THE DOUBLE HEIGHT VOLUME OF THE HOUSE ENHANCES THE
AIR STACK MOVEMENT AND INCREASES THE DRAFT OF
VENTILATION .

10. ABOUT WALL HOUSE -
 FOR THE INTERMEDIATE FLOOR , TERRACOTTA POTS WERE
USED AS FILLERS TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF
CONCRETE .
 THE REDUCED ENERGY DEMANDS OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ARE
ENTIRELY MET BY SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS FOR ELECTRICITY .
 THERE ARE VAULTS ON GROUND FLOOR , WHERE ACHAKAL
BRICKS ARE USED STRUCTURALLY .
 THE FLAT TERRACED ROOF OVER THE GUEST ROOM WAS
BUILT USING HOLLOW BURNT CLAY TRAPEZOIDAL EXTRUDED
MODULES OVER PART PRE – CAST BEAMS AS IN A JACK ARCH
.
 CATENARY VAULTS USING HOLLOW CLAY TUBES HAVE BEEN
USED FOR CLIMATIC INSULATION , AS WELL AS TO REDUCE
THE UNNECESSARY USE OF STEEL IN PUCCA ROOFS .

11. ABOUT WALL HOUSE -
 THE WALLS ARE BUILT FROM HAND – MADE INDIAN CLAY
BRICKS , CONTRASTING WITH THE ANCIENT VENETIAN BRICK
COLUMNS OF THE ARSENALE .
 TERRACOTTA POTS ARE USED FOR THE CEILINGS ON BOTH
STOREYS OF THE STRUCTURE .
 A DINING TABLE IS POSITIONED IN CENTRAL SPACE AND IS
MADE FROM ONLY A SINGLE LOG OF WOOD , WITHOUT ANY
LEFTOVER MATERIAL OR ANY ADDITIONAL JOINERY .
 THE BUILDING EMBODIES THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN
CONSTRUCT OF CULTURES , AND ALSO IS A SHOWCASE FOR
KUNDOO’ S ARCHITECTURE , A LYRICAL MODERNISM AT EASE
WITH THE DEMANDS PF ITS CLIMATE .
 THIS BUILDING IS THE RESULT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND
EXPERIMENTATION IN THREE MAIN AREAS ; ECO – FRIENDLY
BUILDING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE TO
THE CURRENT BUILDING TRENDS ; ENERGY EFFICIENCY ; AND
CLIMATE – RESPONSIVE BUILDING LANGUAGE .

12. PLANNING -
 LINEAR IN PLAN THE HOUSE IS ORIENTED TO THE
SOUTHEAST FOR OPTIMUM AIR CIRCULATION .
 THIS HOUSE IS A L-SHAPED IN PLAN .
 IT HAS A COURTYARD IN THE MIDDLE .
 THE BATHROOM IS SET IN OPEN – TO – SKY
DESIGN , WITH SMOOTH MERGING WITH THE
INTERIOR AND EXTERNAL SPACES AND
LANDSCAPED IN MANNER WHICH GIVES IT BOTH
A MODERN AND A REGIONAL APPEARANCE .

13. ELEVATION & SECTION -

14. FIRST & GROUND FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATION -

15. MATERIALS -
 IT INVOLVED LOCAL MATERIALS IN
NEW AND INVENTIVE WAYS GIVEN THE
GLOBAL RESOURCE CRUNCH AND
RAPID URBANISATION .
 THE HOUSE IS MODERN IN CONCEPT
IT ADOPTS TRADITIONAL
“VERNACULAR “ USE OF MATERIALS
SUCH AS COMPRESSED EARTH ,
CONCRETE AND STEEL .

16. WALL HOUSE -
COOKING POTS ARE USED IN
CEILING
MOVABLE PANELS

17. WALL HOUSE -
VENETIAN BRICK COLUMN LARGE VOLUME SPACES

18. WALL HOUSE -
WELL VENTILATED BEDROOM THE ROOF AND WALL WAS OF TIMBER

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CATENARY VAULTS CATENARY VAULTS

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IT’S A DOUBLE STOREY BUILDING BRICK WAS THE MAIN MATERIAL

21. WALL HOUSE -
LARGE STEPS TIMBER ROOF

22. WALL HOUSE -
WALL OF TIMBER TERRACOTTA IN ROOF

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