Case Study of Kanchenjunga Apartments.

1. KANCHANJUGA
APARTMENTS
BOMBAY

2. LOCATION : Bombay, India
ARCHITECT: Charles Correa
DATE: 1970-1983
TYPE: Skyscraper multifamily housing
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL : Concrete
CLIMATE : Hot and Humid
NO OF STORIES : 32
AREA: 5260 sqm
FEATURES:
• Has the proportion of 1:4 (21sqm and 84M
high)
• 6.3M cantilevered open space
• The central core houses shift and other
services also provide the main structure of
construction lateral element for resisting
lateral forces
• Central core is composed of lifts
• The central core was constructed ahead of
main building by slip method of
construction for the 1st time in India for a
multistoried building

4. SITE PLAN
• Surface parking = 20
• Basement parking = 30
• Club house and pool
• A,B,C,D type apartments
• Elevators stop at
alternative floors
• Provided for all strata of
people

5. CONCEPT : CLIMATE RESPONSE
• In Bombay a building has to be oriented
east-west to catch the prevailing sea
breezes, and open up the best views in the
city ; Arabian sea on one side and the
harbor on the other. But these
unfortunately are also the direction of hot
sun and heavy monsoon rains.
• Old bungalows solved this problem by
wrapping a protective layer of verandas
around the main living areas , thus
providing the occupants with two lines of
defense against the elements
• Kanchenjunga, an attempt to apply these
principles to a high rise building a
condominium of 32 luxury apartments of
4 different types, varying from 2-6
bedrooms each.
• The interlock of these variations are
expressed externally by the shear end
walls that hold up cantilevers

6. INNOVATIVE SECTIONS
• By studying the sections we can
perceive that the whole structure is
almost all the way transparent.
• Because of having double height
terrace on each unit, most of the rooms
get a large volume of natural light an
air.
• Differentiated between the external
earth filled terraces and the internal
elevated living volumes.

9. INTERIORS AND VIEW

10. TERRACE GARDENS
• Garden terraces are a modern
interpretation of the verandah of
the traditional bungalow
• Each apartment is provide with a
deep, double height garden terrace
that is oriented away from sun so
as to afford protection from the
elements.
• Its minimalist unbroken surfaces
are cut away to open up the double
height terrace garden at the
corners, revealing the complex
spatial organization of living
spaces that lie within the tower,
through the interlocking form and
color,
• 62.5% get the view of the harbor
and remaining the Arabian sea.
• Vibrant red and yellow colors have
been used in the balconies.

11. SERVICES
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Storm water drainage
• Fire safety
DRAWBACKS
• Water seepage from verandah
• Noise from peddar road
• Structural inapt for the ground

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