The document provides biographical information about architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi and summarizes some of his key works. It details Doshi's educational background, including studying under Le Corbusier in Paris. It also lists some of Doshi's major projects like the Sangath building, the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Delhi, and the Aranya low-cost housing development in Indore. The document then provides more detailed descriptions and floor plans of the Sangath building and National Institute of Fashion Technology to illustrate Doshi's design philosophies around passive solar design, climate-responsive architecture, and use of local materials.

1. HISTORY &
THEORY OF
ARCHITECTURE -
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AR. B V DOSHI
OCTOBER
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• Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi was born in Pune, India in 1927.
• He did his bachelors from J. J. School of Art, Bombay in1950.
• He worked for four years with Le Corbusier as senior designer
(1951-54) in Paris.
• In 1956 he established a private practice in VASTU-SHILPA ,
Ahmedabad and in 1962 he established VASTU-SHILPA
foundation for ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN.
• He also founded and designed the School of Architecture and
Planning in Ahmedabad .
• Doshi worked closely with Louis khan and Anant raje, when Kahn
designed the campus of the Indian Institute of Management.
• In 1 958 he was a fellow at the Graham Foundation for
Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts .
•Doshi has been a member of the Jury for several international and
national competitions including the Indira Gandhi National Centre
for
Arts and Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
LIFE HISTORY :

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• Pritzker Architecture Prize
• Aga Khan Award for Architecture
• Padma Shri
AWARDS :
PHILOSOPHIES :
Contemporary Architecture
+ = DOSHI ARCHITECTURE
Traditional Architecture
• Interrelationship of indoor and outdoor space
• An appropriate and honest approach to materials proper climatic
response
• Observance of hierarchy and order that has always been present
in the best modern architecture.
• Construction of scale models and of full scale mockups to make
decisions jointly with the client.

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WORKS :
•1979-81 Sangath, BV Doshi's office, Ahmedabad
•1972 Centre for Environment and Planning Technology (CEPT),
Ahmedabad
•1962-74 Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
• 1989 National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi
• 1990 Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad
• Aranya Low Cost Housing, Indore
• IFFCO township, Kalol
• Sawai Gandharva, Pune
• Premabhai Hall, Ahmedabad
• Tagore Hall, Ahmedabad
• Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur
• IIM - Udaypur
• Indian institute of Indology - Ahmedabad

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SANGATH, AHMEDABAD

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SANGATH, AHMEDABAD :
• Architect : Ar.B.V.Doshi
• Location : Ahmedabad
• Year : 1979-1981
• Site area : 2346 m2
• Built up Area : 585 m2
• Building : Architect office
• Architectural style : Modern

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SPACES :
•Reception
• office
• workshop
• Library
• Conference
•Ancillary spaces
DESIGN FEATURES :
Sandwiched
construction of vault :
• The vaulted roof is of locally-made clay fuses over the concrete
slab, which provides a non-conducting layer.
• The top finish of China mosaic glazed tiles further adds to the
insulation.
• Being white and glossy it reflects sun while being made from clay
it retards the heat transmission.

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 Vaulted roof form :
• The roof form creates an efficient surface/volume
ratio optimizing material quantities.
• The higher space volume thus created provides
for hot air pockets due to convective currents
that keep lower volumes relatively cool.
• The ventilating window at upper volume releases
the accumulated hot air through pressure
differences.
 Storage walls :
• External walls of the building are nearly
a metre deep but have been hollowed
out as alcoves to provide storage that
becomes an insulative wall with efficiency
of space (for storage functions).

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PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN:
Indirect / diffused light :
• Sun light brings heat and haze with it. To maximize daylight
(intensity of illumination) and to diffuse heat and glare, the
light is received in indirect manner by
diffusing it.
• There are three ways by which natural
light is drawn within.
•By upper-level large openings towards
north direction, which is cool, and
consistent light is reflected off the
clouds.
• Skylights, which are projected masses from the roof, reflect the
light on the white inner wall surface, which further radiates light
into the room
• Innermost spaces are lit up through small cutouts in the roof slab,
which are then filled with hollow glass blocks that take away the
glare and transmit diffused light

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Landscaping :
• Microclimate through vegetation
• Lawns and vegetative cover all around create a favourable
microclimate by absorbing solar radiation and providing
a cooler passage of air through humidity.
• Water channels
• Rainwater and overflow of pumped water
from the roof tank are harnessed through
roof channels that run through a series of
cascading tanks and water channels to finally
culminate in a pond from where it is recycled
back or used for irrigating vegetation.
• Water cascades also provide interesting
visual experiences.

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DESIGN FEATURES:
•The vaulted roof is of
locally-made clay fuses
over the concrete slab,
which provides a non-
conducting layer

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MATERIALS & METHODS
OF CONSTRUCTION:
•RCC
•Water proofing material
•China mosaic finish
•Broken china mosaic
•Glass
•Ceramic
 Exposed natural finishes :
• The concrete of slabs and wall surfaces are kept bare unplastered
as final visual finishes, which provide a natural look and save on
finishing material quantity.
 Use of secondary waste material :
• Paving material is a stone chip waste while the roof surface is
glazed tiles waste, both available as waste material from factories
at no cost. These have been creatively hand-crafted and
integrated into the design by fully using waste material.
• The application is also skill-oriented and involves as well as
promotes craftsmen and our traditional heritage.

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• The above measures have ensured excellent climate control in terms of
keeping the inside cool and increasing the time-lag for heat transfer.
•There is a difference of about 8 oc
between the interior and exterior
roof skin temperatures. The time-lag
for heat transfer is nearly six
hours.
•The natural elements are harmoniously
blended with the built environment,
and water recycling and waste material
reuse have ensured cost economy as
well as environmental consciousness.
PERFORMANCE :

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY,
DELHI

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY :
• Architect : Ar.B.V.Doshi, Stein & Bhalla
• Location : New Delhi
• Year : 1986
• Site area : 11,560sq.mt
• Built up area : 13,570sq.mt
• Building : Institutional
• Architectural style : Modern

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CONCEPT :
Ar. Doshi believes that architecture ‘cannot be
distinguished separately either as modulation of light or surfaces or
supporting system’
• Highly visible display and show areas.
• Doshi’s concept of surrounding the inner court with each of the
main blocks of complex b/w 3 & 4 stories high gives the feeling
of traditional chowk (courtyard).

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BASEMENT PLAN :
Hostel Block
Admin Block
Academic Block
Angled glazed surfaces of
the administration block.
Sunken Court

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN :
The building blocks are concentrated
around
the sunken court thus generating activity
and creating lively environment.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN :
• First courtyard- Modified kund or saucer-shaped rainwater store.
• Second courtyard- Informal Amphitheatre.
• Both courtyards form the central space of institute & have glazed
corridors around them that allow a clear view of the galleries, the
classroom cluster, the adm. block, library & dormitory block.

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SECOND & THIRD FLOOR PLAN :
• Library is used by all students
& outside people for research
and profession work.

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FEATURES :
• A series of high and low platforms,
a variety of galleries and areas for
formal and casual activities and
direct & indirect display of the
designs implies a series of internal
courtyards and terraces at various
heights
• A glazed walkway of reflective
glass looks down in to inner
courtyard.
• An Auditorium in basement occupies the space directly beneath the
amphitheatre on ground floor. The rest of basement is used for car
parking spaces and mechanical facilities.

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ARANYA LOW COSTING HOUSING ,
INDORE

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ARANYA LOW COSTING HOUSING :
•Architect : Ar.B.V.Doshi
• Location : Indore
• Year : 1989
• Site area : 220acre
• Built up area : 100,000sq.mts
• Project : community Housing
• Award : Aga Khan award for Architecture in 1996

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ARANYA LOW COSTING HOUSING :
• It is located 6 kms . From the centre of Indore on Agra – Bombay
highway.
• Aranya site is flat.
• Doshi was commissioned by the Indore.
• Development Authority to provide housing for the “Economically
weaker sector ”.
• Ar. Decided to integrate some up perincome units to subsidize the
lower cost units .
• The target pollution was 40,000 on a 80hectare site,incorporating
6,500 plots ranging b/w 35 & 475 sq.mts .
• Of the 65% were allocated for the very poor, 11 % for lower
income, 4% for middle income , 9% for high income group .
• The Aranya housing scheme divided as 58% residential use,23.5%
pedestrian & vehicular access roads,8% open space, 7% shared
community.

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• Doshi divided the site with a north – south spine where them
amenities are clustered , feeding 3 zones of housing on each side
•The choice of orientation, as well as the use of offsets, also
maximizes shade .
• Houses are clustered in groups of 10.
• A Septic tank has be enprovided for every cluster or 20 houses.
• Water is drawn from 3 local reservoirs to serve the entire project.
SITE PLAN

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• House from variations; users
have the flexibiity to choose
how they wish to design their
spaces.
Flexible layout

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• Doshi divided the site with a north-south spine where the main
amenities are clustered, feeding 3 zones of housing on each side.
•The choice of orientation, as well as the use of offsets, also
maximizes shade.
• Houses are clustered in groups of 10.
• A Septic tank has been provided for every cluster or 20 houses.
• Water is drawn from 3 local reservoirs to serve the entire project.
• The outer periphery consist units for H.I.G and most weaker
section is inside.
• Each house provided with an OTTA- an outdoor platform.
• For economic resources use of shared foundations and party walls
been carved out.
• Brick, stone, and concrete are available locally, but owners are
free to use any material they choose for house construction and
decoration.
FEATURES :

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