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orks Of B V Doshi

Presented by-Aakanksha GuptaParu !ain(1")#-B


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orks Of B V Doshi • A tea$her% a speaker% an ar$hite$t- Balkrishna Vithaldas

Doshi is a &an 'ho has 'orn seera hats.

• D.O.B.-* Au+ust 1,7.

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Pioneerin+ in the o'-$ost-housin+ % Doshi has ed theeoution of $onte&porary ndian ar$hite$ture. Doshi appies/odernists $on$epts to an ndian $onte0t% and he hasdeeoped a theory of the $ity as an au+&entation of ayersand oerays. As a resut% his 'ork is a isua feast of dierse&ediu&s% di&ensions% and te0tures.

• 23 %e' Dehi4 A&daad ni Gufa% Ah&edabad4 56P3%Ah&edabad4 an+ath% BV Doshi8s o9$e% Ah&edabad4 /Ban+aore are fe' of his $assi$s.

• A'ards- :e has penty of feathers up his hat. /ost re$o+nised

ones are- Asso$iate /e&ber% ;oya nstitute of British Ar$hite$ts% 1,


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6ary 'orks• After he $o&peted his studies at !. !. $hoo of Art%

Bo&bay in 1, he be$a&e a senior desi+ner on ?e5orbusier8s pro@e$ts in Ah&edabad and 5handi+arh.

After bein+ trained

in his $raft under ?e5orbusier for fouryears bet'een1,>07>C>=,C=1.@p+


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• 5o&binin+ his eary 'ork e0perien$e at ?e5orbusiers studio in Paris 'ith his o'n resear$h

into natie ndian ar$hite$ture% he introdu$ed auniEue for& of &odernis& to the $ountry thatre&ained sensitie to the ndian $onte0t of$o&&unity and eniron&ent. :e $ites thete&pes of /adhurai as his earnin+ +rounds for

essons on rhyth& and $o&position% @ust as heattributes his 'ork ethi$ to ?e 5orbusier.

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Desi+n Phiosophies

• Doshis ideas are not borro'ed% but they $o&e fro& anopen &inded F thou+h deiberate F assi&iation ofinuen$es. H?e 5orbusier 'as ike a +uru to &e%I he says.:e tau+ht &e to obsere and rea$t to $i&ate% to

tradition% to fun$tion% to stru$ture% to e$ono&y% and to theands$ape.

• HAnd be$ause he 'as &y +uru% de$ided that $oud not$opy hi&.I

• A deep understandin+ of the past and a $o&fortabereationship 'ith the present 'as the ony 'ay that ndia$oud inent a sustainabe future for hersef% 'as theirbeief. 60painin+ his phiosophy% Doshi Euotes Gandhi%Hopen the 'indo's but see that your roof is not bo'nout% &ake sure that the foundations are stron+.I

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5ient- Baakrishna 3rustPrin$ipa Ar$hite$t % Bakrishna Doshi?o$ation-Ah&edabad% Gu@aratite Area% #=* &

3ota Buit-up Area%


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an+athJ is a desi+n aboratory 'here professionas fro&dierse dis$ipines are inited to e0pore ne' isions%$on$epts and soutions inte+ratin+ arts% $rafts%en+ineerin+ and phiosophy of ife. an+ath to see thatea$h indiidua in the $o&in+ &ienniu& is beneKtedfro& its isions and desi+n soutions. - Bakrishna Doshi

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5:A;A536; O2 3:6 BN?3for& starts to reea itsef ri+ht at the entran$e% 'hi$h&akes one 'onder about 'here to &oe and ho' torea$h the san$tu&. n a$hiein+ a destination% there are&any 'ays to +o. an+ath has t'o entran$es% one atee 1." & and the other at 1.&. Both Knay rea$hthe sa&e pa$e% but throu+h dierent paths.

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Desi+n features

• Sandwiched construction of vault

• 3he auted roof is of o$ay-&ade $ay fuses

oer the $on$rete sab% 'hi$h proides a

non-$ondu$tin+ ayer. 3he top Knish of 5hina

&osai$ +aQed ties further adds to the insuation.Bein+ 'hite and +ossy it ree$ts sun 'hie bein+

&ade fro& $ay it retards the heat trans&ission.

• Vaulted roof form

• 3he roof for& $reates an e9$ient surfa$eou&e ratio opti&iQin+ &ateriaEuantities. 3he hi+her spa$e ou&e thus $reated proides for hot airpo$kets due to $one$tie $urrents that keep o'er ou&es reatiey $oo.

• 3he entiatin+ 'indo' at upper ou&e reeases the a$$u&uated hot airthrou+h pressure dieren$es.


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• Subterranean spaces

• 3he buidin+ is ar+ey buried under the +round to use earth

&asses for natura insuation.• Envelope design

• Storage walls

• 60terna 'as of the buidin+ are neary a &etre deep buthae been hoo'ed out as a$oes to proide stora+e thatbe$o&es an insuatie 'a 'ith e9$ien$y of spa$e (forstora+e fun$tions).


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Passie oar Desi+n

• Indirect/diused light

3o &a0i&iQe dayi+ht (intensity

of iu&ination) and to diuse

:eat and +are% the i+ht is

re$eied in indire$t &anner bydiusin+ it. 3hereare three

'ays by 'hi$h natura i+ht

is dra'n 'ithin.

By upper-ee ar+e openin+sto'ards north dire$tion% 'hi$h is $oo%

and $onsistent i+ht is ree$ted o the

$ouds

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kyi+hts% 'hi$h are pro@e$ted&asses fro& the roof% ree$t thei+ht on the 'hite inner 'a surfa$e%'hi$h further radiates i+ht into theroo&

nner&ost spa$es are it up throu+hs&a $utouts in the roof sab% 'hi$h

are then Ked 'ith hoo' +ass


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?ands$apin+

• Microclimate throughvegetation cover andlawns.

• Water channels

;ain'ater and oero' ofpu&ped 'ater fro& the rooftank are harnessed throu+hroof $hannes that run

throu+h a series of $as$adin+tanks and 'ater $hannes toKnay $u&inate in a pondfro& 'here it is re$y$edba$k or used for irri+atin+e+etation.


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Water $as$adesaso proide

interestin+isuae0perien$es.

3he buidin+ perfor&an$eis so&ethin+ of &u$happre$iation as there is adieren$e of about "de+ree 5 bet'een theinterior and e0terior roof

skin te&peratures. 3heti&e-a for heat transfer is


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Exposed natural nishes

3he $on$rete of sabs and'a surfa$es are kept bareunpastered as Kna isuaKnishes% 'hi$h proide anatura ook and sae on

Knishin+ &ateria Euantity.e of secondar" waste material

Pain+ &ateria is a stone$hip 'aste 'hie the roofsurfa$e is +aQed ties

'aste aid do'n in


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A&daad ni Gufa

An under+round art +aery in Ah&edabad% it e0hibits'orks of the fa&ous artist /aEboo 2ida :ussain. 3he+aery represents a uniEue @u0taposition of ar$hite$ture

and art. 3he $ae-ike under+round stru$ture has a roof&ade of &utipe inter$onne$ted do&es% $oered 'ith a


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3he +aery is $aed gufa (J$aeJ in Gu@arati) be$ause ofits rese&ban$e to a $ae. t 'as kno'n earier as:ussain-Doshi ni Gufa% after its ar$hite$t% B.V. Doshi% andthe artist% /.2. :ussain. ?ater it 'as rena&ed after the$ity of Ah&edabad% kno'n o$ay as Amdavad.

6ty&oo+y and Deeop&ent

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• 3he stru$ture8s $onte&porary ar$hite$ture dra's onan$ient and natura the&es. 3he do&es are inspired by

the shes of tortoises and by soap bubbes.• 3he Buddhist $aes of A@anta and 6ora inspired Doshi

to desi+n the interior 'ith $ir$es and eipses% 'hie:ussain8s 'a paintin+s are inspired by Paeoithi$ $aeart.

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3he &osai$ ties onthe roof are si&iar tothose found on the

roofs of the !ainte&pes at Girnar%and the &osai$ snakeis fro& :indu&ythoo+y.

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3he interior is diided bytree trunks or $ou&nssi&iar to those foundat tonehen+e.

5o&puter-assisted pannin+fa$iities 'ere used toresoe the stru$ture8sunorthodo0 desi+n.

:ussain-Doshi Gufa is auniEue pro@e$t bendin+state of art en+ineerin+

kno' ho' 'ith erypri&itie $onstru$tionskis of e0e$ution.

3he entire desi+n is

&ade up of $ir$es andeipses.


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5onstru$tion

• A si&pe oor of 'ire &esh and &ortar 'as usedinstead of a traditiona foundation. A the stru$ture8s

$o&ponents are sef-supportin+% reiein+ stress bytheir ubiEuitous $ontinuity. 2erro $e&ent% ony onein$h thi$k% 'as used for the unduatin+ 'as anddo&es in order to redu$e oad.

• 3he do&es the&sees are supported by irre+uary

shaped in$ined $ou&ns% si&iar to those found innatura $aes.

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Work 'as $arried out int'o phases the Krst 'asthe $onstru$tion of the

&ain $ae as anunder+round art +aery%'hie the se$ond $oeredthe surroundin+ stru$turesin$udin+ the pain+% the

$afR% and a separate art+aery for e0hibitions.

3he $ae 'as $onstru$ted byunskied triba abourers usin+ony handtoos. Broken $era&i$ $ro$kery and 'aste ties 'ere used to $oerthe do&es8 e0terior% 'hi$h bears

a transersa &osai$ of a snake.

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3he +aery spa$e isbeo' +round ee. Apartiay hidden stair$aseeads to a $ir$uar door'hi$h opens into a $ae-ike

spa$e.

?i+ht arries thou+h snouts%$reatin+ spots of i+ht on the oor

'hi$h &oe around as the daypro+resses% intended to $reate a&ysti$ at&osphere.

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3he K+ures 'eredesi+ned torese&be an$ient$ae paintin+s in

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3he nterior and 3he60terior

23 D6?:Ar. Doshi beiees that ar$hite$ture $annot bedistin+uished separatey either as &oduation ofi+ht or surfa$es or supportin+ syste&

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3he abiity to $onne$t preiousy disso$iated thou+hts intoa $oherent phiosophy 'hi$h en$o&passes a of hu&anity%&ay be re$o+niQed by &any of his students. Doshi has aspe$ia taent for pi$kin+ an e0a&pe fro& eeryday ife'hi$h a of us reate to% to iustrate an intan+ibe $on$ept

and &ake it &ore $o&prehensibe

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/ BAG?O;6H/y i+htin+ is dierent fro& that of 5orbusier and ?ouiskhan. 5ontrast / Ban+ore 'ith that of ahn atAh&edabed. / B is &ore ike 'akin+ throu+h a

+arden.I

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3he /5a&pus inBen+auru

ree$ts thesense ofs$ae%proportionand i+htthats

trade&arkDoshi.

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t $ontains ee&ents that shift and break stri$t a0iaity and dra's&any prin$ipes fro& the /u+ha $ity of 2atehpur ikri% buit by6&peror Akbar in the si0teenth $entury. Apart fro& theor+aniQationa prin$ipes su$h as intero$kin+ $ourts% paiions%terra$ed +ardens and $onne$tions% the /-B aso e&poys &oresubte essons about &aterias and $onsisten$y of detais fro&2atehpur ikri. 3he $onstru$tion of the entire $o&pe0 is &ade

si&pe and standardiQed usin+ e0posed $on$rete% atti$es% fra&es%and 'a syste& usin+ rou+h bo$ks of o$a +ray +ranite.

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our$e- fatehpur sikri / Ban+ore

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5an you see the suni+ht $han+in+ throu+h the skyL5an you see the shado's payin+ insideL Do you feeinside the $assroo& or outside L

H a& not an ar$hite$t% thats the probe&X a& not anar$hite$t. 2or &e its a sear$h% ony a sear$h. ear$h forthat unkno'n that hae not kno'n% neither kno' ho'it 'i &anifest. 3hats a$tuay the essen$e of &y 'ork.t be+ins so&e'here% ends so&e'here. And in thatpro$ess% +ro' and the 'ork +ro's. We +ro' to+ether.I

• the 'ay his desi+ns et sunshine% shado's% breeQe%rhyth& and freedo& to for& a subte har&ony. Touneednt be an ar$hite$t to fee this.

Doshi Ar$hite$ture 'ithout ad@e$tieso&e thou+hts by BV DO:-


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• When he taks about God and its $reation you fee piousinside. ?ike 'hen he saysF'hen you &ake a ho&e forso&eone% think it as the &ans te&pe to oer prayer to

God. :o' $an you &ake his te&pe bad @ust be$ause he isnot so ri$hL Or 'hen he says- a hu&an bein+s areinherenty $o&passionate and oeabe ani&a% hi+hysophisti$ated. t opens up ne' horiQons in your &ind% etsne' i+ht $o&e in.

H think ar$hite$ture is a &atter of transfor&ation. 3ransfor&ation of a aderse situations into faourabe

$onditionsI F B.V.Doshi

Hee 5orbusier tod &e on$e% 'hi$h think is i&portant that%een 'here there is so&ebody standin+ behind you% 'ho isbetter than you and you are ans'erabe to hi&I F B.V.Doshi