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    The Parekh house in Ahmedabad, India was designed by Charles Correa in 1967-68 to be climatically responsive. It consists of two pyramidal sections - a summer section used during the day to protect the interior from heat, and a winter section used in the mornings and evenings to open the terraces to the sky. The design orients the three blocks of the house along an east-west axis to address sun exposure, and incorporates passive features like voids, louvers, and level changes to moderate the hot, dry climate.

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    The Parekh house in Ahmedabad, India was designed by Charles Correa in 1967-68 to be climatically responsive. It consists of two pyramidal sections - a summer section used during the day to protect the interior from heat, and a winter section used in the mornings and evenings to open the terraces to the sky. The design orients the three blocks of the house along an east-west axis to address sun exposure, and incorporates passive features like voids, louvers, and level changes to moderate the hot, dry climate.

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    PAREKH HOUSE

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    The Parekh house in Ahmedabad, India was designed by Charles Correa in 1967-68 to be climatically responsive. It consists of two pyramidal sections - a summer section used during the day to protect the interior from heat, and a winter section used in the mornings and evenings to open the terraces to the sky. The design orients the three blocks of the house along an east-west axis to address sun exposure, and incorporates passive features like voids, louvers, and level changes to moderate the hot, dry climate.

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    The Parekh house in Ahmedabad, India was designed by Charles Correa in 1967-68 to be climatically responsive. It consists of two pyramidal sections - a summer section used during the day to protect the interior from heat, and a winter section used in the mornings and evenings to open the terraces to the sky. The design orients the three blocks of the house along an east-west axis to address sun exposure, and incorporates passive features like voids, louvers, and level changes to moderate the hot, dry climate.

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    Charles Correa – Parekh house

    JANUARY 9, 2011  SREEKANTH P S 3 COMMENTS


    Parekh house
     LOCATION: AHMEDABAD, 1967-68
     ELEVATION : 53 m
     LATITUDE : 23 04N
     LONGITUDE : 72 38E
    About the building:
     Two pyramidal sections from housing types developed for
    Cablenagar
     Summer section – to be used during daytime; protects interior from
    heat
     Winter section – to be used in early mornings and evenings; opens
    up the terraces to the sky
     Since site faces east-west, house consists of 3 bays
     Summer section sandwiched between winter section and service
    bay (for circulation, kitchen and toilets)
     Bearing walls made brick .
    Climatic conditions:
    TEMPERATURE:

     summer: 45 °C – 30 °C
     winter: 24°C – 5 °C
     max. in last 18 years: 47 °C
     min. in last 18 years: 5 °C
    RAINFALL:
     avg.: 76 cms
     max. in last 122 yrs.: 145 cms
     min. in last 122 yrs.: 13 cms
    So the temperature shows that the city is hot and humidity shows that its
    dry.

    Design concept:
    Functional Aspects:
     cubical composition
     arrangement of spaces as per their time of use.
    Passive features
     A void is provided
     Louvers
     Level differences
    How sun effects the design…?
     Sun path : N-E to N-W
     Exposure of east and west façade to the sun.
     Hence the design came…the three block system..
    Other features:
     Over head pargolas-helps in shading the wall during the day time.
     Recessed or Sunken windows-allows only diffused light into the
    building.
     Louvered doors-it also cuts off the heat and direct sun coming from
    the entrance.
     STEP PYRAMIDAL form of spaces inversing with respect to the
    season.
     Garden space in front of the house.
     Material chosen-concrete and brick covering.
     Good climatic responsive building since 37 years of its construction

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