AP Kanvinde His Sem 5

AP KANVINDE

THE FUNCTIONALIST

SUBMITTED BY –MANSI KHANDELWAL

VARDHAN AGNIHOTRI
INTRODUCTION
• Achyut Purshottam Kanvinde was one of the pioneers of
Modern Architecture in India with a professional career
spanning five decades.
• He was influenced by Claude Batley for his functionalism

and Walter Gropius for his use of space. Gropius’s use of
space as a tool to express human values is what inspired
him the most.
• He worked in functionalist approaches with elements of

brutalist architecture .
• His body of work contributes to the Modern heritage of

post – independence India.
• He Received the Padma Shri, the 4 th highest civilian

award in the Republic of India, in 1974.
LIFE
• He was born in 1916 in small village On the Konkan Coast.
• His mother died when he was two and his father was an art teacher
in Mumbai.
• Enrolled in an art school but family decided that architecture would

be a better profession for him.
• Studied at the Architecture Department at Sir J.J School of Art

between 1935 – 41.
• Joined Harvard School of design in 1945 (sent by the government of

India ).
• He worked under Walter Gropius at Harvard and was influenced by

his thinking and teaching.
• Some of his famous contemporaries at Harvard were Paul Rudolph,

I.M.Pei and John Perkins.
• He returned to India in the late 1947 and joined the Council of

scientific and industrial research. Here, he was involved in the design
and setting up of new research laboratories all over the country.
• He served as president of the Indian Institute of Architects from 1974

to 1976.
DESIGN CONCEPTS
1. FUNCTIONALISM – Buildings were conceived with utmost
priority given to its functions as well as social values of the
designed space. His practice rejected symmetry.
2. MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND BRUTALISM – His
buildings were characterized by minimalist construction
that showcased raw building materials as well as structural
elements. He believed it was a visual expression of the
building and opposed hiding it.
3. REGIONALISM – His buildings were influenced by the
local climate, social conditions, and locally available
materials.
4. His designs adhered to climatological principles. He
believed that a grid of columns forming a MATRIX giving
structural and spatial aspects would turn a design more
sophisticated and faceted.
KANVINDE'S PHILOSOPHY OF
DESIGN
1. Played with space and form. His designs are slender,
balanced, proportionate, neat and well crafted.
2. The porch and staircase were given emphasis in his

buildings.
3. Natural light was given utmost priority. The form of the

building solved the problem of ventilation as well as
excessive heat through covered verandahs, walkways and
staircases.
4. He believed in Vernacular Architecture. He was of the

opinion that values and historic influences bestowed upon
good architecture.
RADHA PARTHSARTHI TEMPLE
(ISKCON TEMPLE , NEW DELHI )
• The temple took 880 tons of steel, 550
tons of cement 25,000 square feet of
marble, 75,000 square feet of stone to
build.
• Sitting on a hill, its red and white latticed
towers rise high.
• It sits in the middle of two equally
important religious sites, the Lotus
Temple, with its modernist twist to the
Baha's faith and the Akshardham Temple,
which recalls the traditional designs of
Gujarat.
• Kanvinde believe that a temple is not just
a sacred space but also where people
congregate as a community and,
therefore, the design had to synthesize
those needs.
• The basic requirements included the temple with
space for its deities, for the parikrama and Sabha
Mandaps, with Prasadam Hall and there would be
an auditorium, a library, dormitories and a guest
house, restaurants and shops.
• Spread across nearly 2.9 acres, the undulating
rocky side was landscaped by architect Kanvinde
and his team with water features and gardens .
• Stone Pergolas and gateways provide the pause
spaces on site.
• The artistic splendor of the temple is evident
starting with the Spires soaring into the sky to a
height of 90 feet.
• The interiors are beautifully decorated with the
works of several devotees depicting pastimes of
Radha- Krishna and Sita- Ram .
• A waterfall has been created with
the help of sixty horsepower pumps
in various combinations, with
circulates 2,00,000 liters of water at
a time.
• the main fall over the prismatic red

grenades blocks cover a total length
of 64 meters and the secondary fall
cascades at various levels is most 38
meters in length.
IIT KANPUR
• The IIT Kanpur campus occupies
area 1055 acuter area.
• The Academy Complex is located
centrally at the site and free
from traffic noise.
• Academic buildings: 13
departments library computer
centers faculty offices
laboratories and administrative
buildings.
• Number of buildings 108.
The Bahuas influence in Kanvinde’s style is
clearly visible in the buildings of I I T Kanpur
• Cubic shapes
• Smooth, flat plain, under booted surfaces
• Complete elimination of all moldings and

ornaments
• Flat roofs
CONCEPT AND IDEOLOGY
• The residential Campuses planned and landscaped with a
hope for environmental freedom.
• Halls of residence, faculty and staff houses and community
buildings surround the Central Academy area to provide
flexibility in movement and communication.
• Four pedestrian island which consist of lecture halls
surrounded by landscaping and water body forming the
main focus of the campus.
• The academic area is well connected by a long corridor
which links all the major buildings.
• The academic area is set up in vicinity of hostels to provide
quick accessibility to students.
• Conventional type of buildings were designed in isolated
islands of departments.
• Activities which students and securities share are designed
to encourage meeting and interaction.
ACADEMIC AREA
• The Institute’s Academic area comprises of academic buildings
and facilities including the Library ,computer center ,National
Wind Tunnel facility as SIDBI innovation and incubation center.
• It also houses faculty officers ,laboratories and administrative
buildings.
• The academic areas connected by a long corridor which links all
the major buildings.
• The library forms an important part of the whole complex.
• It is a framed structure based on grid.
• The whole building is built in RCC with a brick façade.
• It has a split level corridor system which minimizes the walking
distance and improving connectivity , it gives the impression of
one large space and hence the space is used as a tool.
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER ,
NEW DELHI
• The project is located in the heart of Delhi.
• It is one of the largest signs exhibits in the

world, as it showcases a plethora of galleries all
in a single establishment.
• The building is standing on a piece of land

measuring about 7000 square meters with a
total built up area of 14,000 square meters.
• A set of vertical volumes rise gradually. It has a

grand flight of steps on its entrance.
• The entry plaza to the center welcomes its

visitors with a huge exhibit spanning four
floors.
• The building consists of auditorium seminar hall
lecture hall and a cafeteria.
• The shape of the site is in the form of trapezium .
• Terraces have been introduced at different levels.
• It has been done in order to get relief from movement

within closed places and see outdoor exhibits.
• Terrace Garden also became a part of design

philosophy and form.
• They tend to present Cascading Green Planters

supported by vertical tower shaft system in the form,
expression and design.
• The visitors first enter the main atrium at the 2 nd story level
through landscaping.
• Then escalator takes them to Fourth Storey Atrium.
• The exhibits are exhibited here; The Observer slowly

descends to lower storEY.
• The ground level consists of lecture hall, Conference Hall

and common facilities like cafeteria.
• This is the last stage from there the visitors can depart.
THANKYOU
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• He was influenced by Claude Batley for his functionalism

• He worked in functionalist approaches with elements of

• His body of work contributes to the Modern heritage of

• He Received the Padma Shri, the 4 th highest civilian

• Enrolled in an art school but family decided that architecture would

• Studied at the Architecture Department at Sir J.J School of Art

• Joined Harvard School of design in 1945 (sent by the government of

• He worked under Walter Gropius at Harvard and was influenced by

• Some of his famous contemporaries at Harvard were Paul Rudolph,

• He returned to India in the late 1947 and joined the Council of

• He served as president of the Indian Institute of Architects from 1974

2. The porch and staircase were given emphasis in his

3. Natural light was given utmost priority. The form of the

4. He believed in Vernacular Architecture. He was of the

• the main fall over the prismatic red

• Smooth, flat plain, under booted surfaces

• Complete elimination of all moldings and

• It is one of the largest signs exhibits in the

• The building is standing on a piece of land

• A set of vertical volumes rise gradually. It has a

• The entry plaza to the center welcomes its

• The shape of the site is in the form of trapezium .

• Terraces have been introduced at different levels.

• It has been done in order to get relief from movement

• Terrace Garden also became a part of design

• They tend to present Cascading Green Planters

• Then escalator takes them to Fourth Storey Atrium.

• The exhibits are exhibited here; The Observer slowly

• The ground level consists of lecture hall, Conference Hall

SUBMITTED BY –MANSI KHANDELWAL

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