The Kanchanjunga apartment building in Mumbai designed by Charles Correa combines modern and traditional architectural styles. It is a 27-story high-rise building with 32 luxury apartments ranging from 3-6 bedrooms. Correa drew inspiration from traditional Indian bungalows by incorporating deep garden terraces oriented away from the sun to shelter residents from heat and monsoon rains. The building demonstrates Correa's ability to adapt modern construction techniques while respecting local culture and climate.

1. HOUSING :
 ALL THE PLACE IN WHICH A GROUP OF PEOPLE RESIDE AND PURSUE THEIR GOALS
 SOCIAL GOALS FOR HOUSING :
 SHELTER
 FAMILY LIFE
 ECONOMIC STABILITY
 ACCESS TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES
 CRITERIA FOR HEALTHFUL HOUSING :
 PROVIDES PHYSICAL PROTECTION AND SHELTER
 PROVIDES FOR PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS OF EXPOSURE TO NOISE AND POLLUTION
 CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR LOW COST HOUSING:
 MUD BLOCK STRUCTURE
 STONE PATTI CONSTRUCTION
 BAMBOO HOUSE
 RAT TRAP BOND CONSTRUCTION

2. CLASSIFICATION OF HOUSING :
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSES ARE CLASSIFIED AS BELOW:
 DETACHED HOUSE
 SEMI – DETACHED HOUSE
 GROUP HOUSING
 APARTMENT AND FLATS
 SKY SCRAPERS
 PREFABRICATED HOUSE

3. REQUIRMENTS OF RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING:
 HEIGHT
 LOCATION
 ORIENTATION
 PARKS
 PRIVACY
 SECURITY
 SPACE
 UTILITY SERVICES
 VENTILATION AND LIGHT

4. PROJECTS ARCHITECTS
ARANYA LOW COST HOUSING B . V DOSHI
{INDORE}
TARA HOUSING CHARLES CORREA
{NEW DELHI}
BELAPUR HOUSING RAJ REWAL
{NAVI MUMBAI}
STUDIOS 18 SANJAY PURI
{RAJASTHAN}
I . Y HOUSING S+PS ARCHITECTS
{LONAVLA}
SHEIKH SARAI HOUSING COMPLEX RAJ REWAL
{DELHI}

5. KANCHANJUNGA
APARTMENTS
{ MUMBAI }, 72 PEDDAR ROAD
CHARLES CORREA
KHAN MISBA SHEHRAR
3PD17AT014

6. CHARLES CORREA
 Charles Correa wasn’t just an architect ,a planner, he was an activist a
theoretician.
 He was concerned about the major issues facing the modern cities and
tried to find the solutions using some effective traditional Indian
architectural practices.
 His contribution to the modern Indian architecture goes beyond any
words he tried to understand and adapt modernism to local Indian
culture. Many of his works attempt to explore a vernacular style or
practice within a modern environment.
 He had a keen interest in the architectural utility and grandeur spread
over the Indian subcontinent, and found some unique solutions using
these traditional methods.
 The building we are going to discuss today is a live example of his ability
to combine the age-old methods and style with modernistic planning and
comforts.

7. PHILOSOPHY :
 A beautiful combination of modern western and traditional vernacular styles
 Key to Correa’s design approach is hid understanding of the unique cultural
requirements and needs of his native country .
 The basic philosophy of Charles Correa in planning the buildings the architect has tried
to give long corridors and wide acrhes which provides shades and ventilation
 The building of Charles Correa are responsive to environment especially to the climate
 True to his philosophy, Correa succeeded in combining the traditional vernacular style
of architecture with the modern western style while designing the Kanchanjunga
apartment building.
 While the concrete structure and the areas of white panels give the building a close
resemblance to the modern western apartment buildings
 The garden terraces of the building are nothing but a modern interpretation of a
feature of the traditional Indian bungalow- the verandah.

8. 2. Our Lady of Salvation Church (popularly known as
Portuguese Church), Mumbai 1974-77 -
3. Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon,
2013
4. Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, 1993
5. IUCAA, Pune, 1992
6. National Craft Museum in Delhi, 1990
7. The MIT Neuroscience Centre, 2005
8. Incremental Housing, New Bombay, 1986
9. Kanchanjunga Apartments, Mumbai, 1983
10. MRF Headquarters, Chennai, 1992
Ten of Charles Correa's finest buildings :

9. LOCATION :

10. LOCATION : INDIA , MUMBAI
FUNCTION : HOUSING RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURE TYPE : HIGH RISE BUILDING
STRUCTURAL MATERIAL : CONCRETE
TYPE : MODERN
FLOOR : 27 FLOORS
APARTMENT : 32 LUXURY APARTMENTS/4 TYPES/[3-6 BEDROOMS]

11. CIMATIC DATA OF MUMBAI :
HOT AND HUMID THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE CITIES
PROXIMITY TO THE ARABIAN SEA
THE WEATHER TURNS OUT TO BE PLEASANT DURING THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER –
MARCH THE WINTER IN MUMBAI . DURING THIS PERIOD THE MUMBAI SKY REMAINS
CLEAR WITHOUT CLOUDS AND THE TEMPERATURE ALSO COOL DOWN
THE TEMPERATURE STARTS RISING FROM THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND IT CONTINUES
UNTIL MID JUNE WHEN THE MONSOON BREAKS OUT
THE MONSOON SEASON IN MUMBAI FOLLOWS TILL
SEPTEMBER AND IT BRINGS A RELIEF FROM HEAT
AND HUMIDITY
THE TEMPERATURE IN THE SUMMER MONTH
USUALLY VARIES FROM 35 TO 23 DEGREE CELSIUS
THE TEMPERATURE IN WINTER USUALLY VARIES
FROM 29 TO 19 DEGREE CELSIUS

12. TOPOGRAPHY OF MUMBAI :
 MUMBAI PENINSULA IS 2 METERS ABOVE SEA-LEVEL
 MUMBAI { BASICALLY KNOW AS BOMBAY } IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN SEACOAST OF
INDIA ON THE ARABIAN SEA AT 18*53’ N TO 19*16’ N LATITUDE AND 72* E TO 72*59’ E
LONGITUDE
 THE PRESENT DAY CITY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO REVENUE DISTRICTS MUMBAI CITY
DISTRICTS i.e THE ISLAND CITY IN THE SOUTH AND MUMBAI SUBURBAN DISTRICT
COMPRISING THE WESTERN ANS EASTERN SUBURBS
 MUMBAI OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 468 SQ KM AND ITS WIDTH IS 17 KM EAST TO WEST
AND 42 KM NORTH TO SOUTH
 THERE ARE THREE LAKES IN THE CITY, THE VIHAR LAKE, THE TULSI LAKE ARE PRESENT
WITHIN THE NATIONAL PARK AND SUPPLY PART OF THE CITY’S DRINKING WATER
 THE POWAI LAKE IS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THESE TWO
 MUMBAI HAS OVER MORE THAN 10 SEISMIC FAULT LINES THE COSTAL PLAINS TO THE
EAST OF MUMBAI IS PRONE TO EARTHQUAKES OF EVEN HIGHER INTENSITY UPTO 7.5

13. SITE PLAN
APARTMENT BLOCK
MAIN ENTRANCE
PARKING UNIT

14. APPROACH:
THE SITE HAS A SEPARATE ROAD FOR INDIVIDUAL APPROACH
WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE MAIN ROAD
BUILDING IS APPROACHABLE FROM TWO OPPOSITE SIDES
ONE FROM EAST AND ONE FROM WEST

15. PLANNING CONCEPT :
THE SOLUTION: AN AGE-OLD TRADITIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE
THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE, THAT STOOD NEGLECTED FOR A LONG TIME, PROVIDED
THE SOLUTION TO A KEEN STUDENT OF TRADITIONAL PRACTICES OF ARCHITECTURE.
CORREA OBSERVED THE OLD INDIAN STYLE BUNGALOWS THAT PROVIDED A COMFORTABLE
LIVING ENVIRONMENT TO THE OCCUPANTS. HE NOTED THAT THESE BUNGALOWS
WRAPPED A PROTECTIVE LAYER OF VERANDAHS AROUND THE LIVING AREAS, OFFERING
TWO LINES OF DEFENCE TO THE OCCUPANTS AGAINST THE ELEMENTS.
THE INGENIOUS CELLULAR PLANNING:
CORREA OFFERED AN INGENIOUS PLAN FOR KANCHENJUNGA APARTMENTS WITH AN
INTERLOCK OF FOUR DIFFERENT APARTMENT UNITS VARYING FROM THREE TO SIX
BEDROOMS EACH.
SMALL LEVEL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EXTERNAL EARTH-FILLED TERRACES AND INTERNAL
ELEVATED LIVING SPACES MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE HERE AS CORREA SUCCESSFULLY
SHIELDS THESE HIGH-RISE UNITS FROM THE HARSH SUN AND TORRENTIAL MONSOON
RAINS. CORREA PROVIDES THE TOWER WITH 6.3M DEEP CANTILEVERED TERRACE GARDENS,
REPLICATING THE EFFECT OF THE OLD BUNGALOW VERANDAHS.

18.  ROAD NETWORK :
GRANT ROAD 2 KM / 15 MIN
JASLOK HOSPITAL 1 KM 10 MIN
QUEEN MARY SCHOOL 2 KM / 15 MIN

19. ORIENTATION
THE BUILDING HAS TO BE ORIENTED EAST – WEST TO CATCH
THE PREVAILING SEA BREEZES AND TO OPEN UP THE BEST VIEW
OF THE CITY .
THE BUILDING HAVE BEEN PLANNED IN EAST AND WEST
ORIENTATION .
WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING HAVE SEA AND EAST SIDE HAVE A
VIEW OF THE CITY WHICH PLAYING DRAMATIC ROLE FROM THE
BUILDING .
THE BUILDING HAVE GOOD ACCESS OF DAY LIGHT AND BREEZE
THROUGH TERRACE GARDEN AND WINDOW .

20. DESIGN
 THE BUILDING HAS 32 DIFFERENT APARMENTS WITH 4 TYPES OF FLATS VARYING FROM 3 TO
6 BEDROOMS
 EACH SQ. IN PLAN : 21 M X 21 M
 INTERLOCKING OF THESE VARIATIONS EXPRESSED EXTERNALLY BY SHEAR AND WALLS THAT
HOLD UP THE CANTILEVERS
 MINIMALIST SURFACES CUT AWAY TO OPEN UP DOUBLE HEIGHT TERRACE GARDENS AT THE
CORNERS

21.  IT IS 27 STORIES BUILDING WITH CONCRETE STRUCTURE 6.3 CANTILEVER BEAM .
AS A PART OF MATERIAL BRICK MASONRY HAS BEEN USED
WHOLE STRUCTURE IS MADE UP OF REINFORCEMENT CEMENT CONCRETE.
SLIP METHOD OF CONSTRURION WAS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN INDIA FOR A
MULTI – STORY BUILDING HERE TO CONSTRUCT THE CENTRAL CORE BEFORE THE
MAIN PERIPHERAL STRUCTURE .
SMALLER DISPLACEMENT OF LEVEL WERE CRITICAL IN THIS WORK IN THAT TEY
DIFFERENTIATED BETWEEN THE EXTERNAL EARTH FILLED TERRACES AND THE
INTERNAL ELEVATED LIVING ROOMS .

22. OPEN SPACES
 GARDEN TERRACE ACTUALLY A MODERN INTERPRETATION OF A FEATURE OF
THE TRADITIONAL INDIAN BUNGALOW THE VERANDAH
 EACH APARTMENT PROVIDED WITH A DEEP TWO STORY HIGH GARDEN
TERRACE

23.  VERANDA GIVING COVERING THE COOL BREEZE AND COMFORT THE
LIVING
BALCONIES = VERANDAHS
SERVICES:
ELELTRICAL
PLUMBING
STORM WATER DRAINAGE
FIRE SYSTEMS
THE CENTRAL CORE CONSISTING OF ELEVATORS AND STAIRS
PROVIDES THE MAIN STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR THE BUILDING
FOR RESISTING THE LATERAL LOADS .
LATERAL LOADS
BEARING
WALLS

24. MATERIALS AND COLOURS:
IN INDIA AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES ONE FINDS A
PREDOMINANCE OF RED AND YELLOW COLOUR
WHOLE STRUCTURE IS MADE UP OF REINFORCEMENT CEMENT
CONCRETE.

25. AMENITIES AND FACILITIES:
AMENITIES :
 Clubhouse
 Gymnasium
 Kids play area
 Ample Parking space
 High speed lifts
 Round the clock Security Guard
 Ample water supply
 Maintenance Staff
 Intercom Facility
 CCTV Survillance
 CLUB HOUSE
 GYMNASIUM

26. SPECIFICATIONS :
Vitrified flooring
Anti Skid in bathrooms
Power Backup
Aluminium Sliding Windows
Weather Proof Paints
Fire Fight Equipments
Copper Wiring Concealed
Plumbing & Other Fittings Concealed

27. CONTRUSTION DETAILS:

28. TYPOLOGY OF HOUSES:

29. Unit Details :
3 BHK Apartments
Area : 3000 Sq.ft
4 BHK Apartments
Area : 3500 Sq.ft.

37. Some salient features:
Here are some salient feature of Kanchenjunga apartments in brief:
32 different luxury apartments with four types of flats varying from three
to six bedrooms.
Shear end walls holding up the cantilevered terraces externally express the
interlocking of these variations.
Minimalist surfaces are cut away from the corners to open up double-
height terrace gardens.
Tower base is 21 sqm and height 84m to give it a proportion of 1:4.
The deep, double-height terraces are oriented away from the sun to
provide each apartment unit protection against the elements.

38. Kanchanjunga apartment building is one of the finest projects completed by Charles
Correa, a project where he so effectively combines the Indian and western concepts to
find a solution to a nagging issue.
His deep understanding of both the contemporary western architecture and the
traditional vernacular practices gives rise to a unique building that bears a stamp of his
own personality.

39. THANK YOU…