CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

TOPIC : NARI GANDHI

SUBMITTED BY :

N. SRAVANI 1216512129MANISHA PATNALA 1216512117

3/5 B.ARCH , VI SEMESTERGSA, GITAM UNIVERSITY

"...the reality of architecture is not contained in the roof and walls, but in the space within. It is the space that is."

- Nari Gandhi

SUBMITTED BY :N SRAVANI 1216512129MANISHA PATNALA 1216512117

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"...the reality of architecture is not contained in the roof and walls, but in the space within. It is the space that is."

- Nari Gandhi

CONSTRUCTION :

Extensive use of :Brick Arches

Buttresses

Stone Masonry

VARIOUS PROJECTS•

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seating area

view from the mezzanine level looking at an

arch supporting the roof

courtyard from the entrance verandah

checkered brick-paved pathway leading

to an adjoining structure that the architect

built for himself

General view of the Jain bungalow,

looking at the sloping roofs set in

the undulating terrain .

Exterior view of the garage

showing the play of

mangalore-tiled sloping

roofs, supported by steel

members on the ground

Exterior view from the gate

Exterior view looking

upwards at the

entrance facing

balcony and

mangalore-tiled roof

view of the steel truss-

supported roof that

follows the terraced

landscaping on site

Exterior view of the house

taken from the lowest end

of the slope.

The external wall is made

of hand-dressed stone

arranged in random

rubble masonry .

Interior view of the

bedroom wall showing the

exposed truss overhead

and elongated polygonal

openings set in dressed

stone masonry .

play of light against a

rough stone wall.

Interior view looking at the

staircase, which is set behind

a stone buttress with

horizontal bands of polished

stone and wood

Interior view looking

outwards through an

elliptical window.

Interior view looking towards

the card room with a

hemispherical grilled opening

Interior view

looking at the

flight of

stairs leading

to the main

living spaces

of the house.

Interior view

looking at a

variety of

openings set

in stone

masonry.

Detail view of chipped stonework

used for cladding wall surfacesDetail view of the

staircase with the

curvilinear forms of

openings, pots, and

arches around it.

Detail view of the skylit court

and its chipped stonework.

circular

colored glass

infills in a

bathroom

n a r i g a n d h i . . . the different mind !

BIBLOGRAPHY

• http://www.architectnarigandhi.org/photos/index1.html

https://www.google.co.in/search?q=nari+gandhi+works• 638.jpg%253Fcb%253D1419517405%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.slideshar

e.net%252FJaikishanThadani%252Fnari-gandhi-ideas-and-projects-unconventional-thinking%3B638%3B479

• https://www.google.co.in/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHWA_enIN625IN625&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=contemporary+architecture+nari+gandhi+woorks

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nari_Gandhi

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