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Centre for Development Studies
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Architectural Style Baker is well known for designing and building low cost, high
quality, beautiful homes, with most of his work suited to or built
for lower-middle to lower class clients.
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Curved walls are used as a
means to enclose more volumeat lower material cost than
straight walls.
Various features of his work
include-
using recycled material
natural environment
control
frugality of design
emphasis on sustainability.
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Centre for Development Studies
It was established in 1965 to promote economic development
in Kerala.
It was the most important project of his career.
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Approach to design It is the most representative of his architectural style.
Transformed vernacular architecture to suit the requirementsof a modern academic institution.
The main features of this design precisely expressed in the plan
and structure include- Sensitivity to natural contours and elements of site
Honest and optimum use of materials
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Design of the structure
The buildings do not appear as asingular entity.
Contours of the site fragment the
complex into various components
having its own landscape. An area of 9 acres accommodates
administrative office
computer centre
amphitheatre, library,
classrooms,
hostels
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The library dominates thecentre with a 7 story tower. TheBuildings remain connected
with corridors and walkways.
The Amphitheatre has beenmade by consolidating the
contours and using excessbuilding materials.
The staff housing is near theentrance gate.
At the canteen, high latticedbrick walls and a pond areused to draw air across itssurface and cool the building.
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Construction Techniques
All the surfaces are exposed topatterns showing various brickbonding techniques and Jali work.
Openings are arched, corbelled orspanned with brick lintels.
Wall thicknesses change on thedifferent floors depending on the
loading and requirements.
The heights have been keptdeliberately low below the tree line.
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Building Materials
Random rubble mixed with lime surkhi mortar used in the
construction of the foundation.
Load bearing bricks are used for the superstructure.
The following materials have been used
slabs - filler tiles
Windows Jack wood
Flooring - Local quarry tiles
Plastering found only in bathrooms, all the other surfaces
being exposed or whitewashed.
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Mens Hostel
In the mens hostel, the simplified design is expressed in the
organisation of the plan, the nature of construction and
the materials used.
The structure has 4 floors with 8 rooms in each floor eachof which open onto the veranda giving it a linear shape.
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Womens Hostel
ORIGINAL PLAN
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Computer Centre
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Bibliography
Laurie Baker.. Life, Work, Writings By Gautam Bhatia
Rural house plans- Laurie Baker
www.wikipedia.org
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