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LAURIE BAKER
PRESENTED BY: SHARON SHAJI
His approach and simple principles to low cost housing are Gandhian, which can be adopted by every builder. The following are the mainstay of design and construction of his houses.
Planning of space– lesser walls, multiple uses of space, short spans of roof, agglomeration of building services, flexibility in growth.
Local building material– bricks, tiles, lime, surkhi, timber, thatch, stone, palm, mud.
Bricks and jalis – play of light and shade, unidirectional vision.
Unplastered walls. Lintels and arches. Attention to details.
Baker’s works include, private residences, some institutional buildings, like ‘center for development studies’, Kerala. He is very active in the works of all the building centers working in Kerala as well as in the other parts of country. Rather it was his initial effort to promote the low cost housing in India, where housing is a big problem.
His techniques not only use cheaper materials but also eliminate unnecessary details from the design. Concrete is sparingly used. Mangalore tiles are used for the roof which makes it light and inexpensive.
•Masonry Dome Advantages •Energy saving eco-friendly compressive roof. •Decorative & Highly Economical for larges spans. •Maintenance free
Funnicular shell Advantages •Energy saving eco-friendly compressive roof. •Decorative & Economical •Maintenance free
Jack Arch Advantages
Energy saving & Eco-Friendly compressive roofing.
Decorative & Highly Economical Maintenance free
BAKER’S HOUSE, “THE HAMLET” Baker’s own residence is
called ‘The Hamlet’. It has been built in Thiruvananthapuram, built on a steeply sloping and rocky hillside that hardly had any vegetation when Baker started constructing.
Baker has truly adopted his motto to “make low-cost a habit and a way of life” by reusing everything, from brick to glass bottles, as building materials.
• Key features of his house are:All the walls are made of mud bricks.Timber salvaged from an old boat jetty.
One of the other signature elements of his design includes the use of circular walls, which use far less brick than rectangular walls.
In addition, when he does use concrete for a roof, he embeds chipped or broken terra cotta roofing tiles into the mixture.
These tiles, which normally would be thrown away, contribute to the strength of the roof, allow less of the expensive concrete to be used, and reduce the structural load of the building.
He used broken tiles for the outer paved area of his garden.
He made an extensive use of timber in his house, like in the living room of house, the detailing in wood and mud bricks are wonderful.
The living room, An integration of new building and salvaged timber from traditional buildings that were being demolished.
Baker's innovative use of discarded bottles, inset in the walls giving a very good effect of light and creating an illusion of stained glass.
GROUND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
PLAN AND ELEVATION
STEPS LEADING UP TO FRONT DOOR
A VIEW FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE
STEPS DIRECTLY CUT IN ROCK
ENTRANCE HAS SMALL SITTING AREA FOR GUESTS
THE WALL IS DECORATED FROM BROKEN POTTERY, PENS, GLASS
A CALLING BELL FOR VISITORS TO ANNOUNCE THEIR PRESENCE
A MORNING AT HEMLET
INTERIOR
USE OF NATURAL LIGHT
USE OF NATURAL LIGHT
INNER COURTYARD …CLOSE TO NATURE
NEVER CUT TREES INSTEAD ADAPTED HIS DESIGN ACCORDINGLY
ARCHES LED INTO A BEAUTIFUL OPEN ROOM
COURTYARD HAS MANY GARDENS AND PONDS
Pitched roof made of manglore tiles
BAKER’S FONDNESS OF ARCHES
SIMPLE YET BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS
GABLES FOR PROPER AIR CIRCULATION AND VENTILATION
GRILL MADE OF BITS AND PIECES
CONICAL STRUCTURE USED…
COST EFFECTIVE BAKER’S WINDOW
Louvered window typical of baker’s type
STAINED GLASS EFFECT
WATER TANK FOR STORING RAIN HARVESTED WATER
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