2. Le Corbusier’s design philosophy
Free
floor
plan
Pilotis
Free
facade
Single
long
window
Terrace
garden
• Five principles of architecture
proposed by le Corbusier
• Dedicatedly followed in most
of his building
• Use of pure geometrical forms
• Architecture responsive to
context
3. Five Points of New Architecture
PILOTIS i.e
columns to
raise building
above ground
ROOF GARDEN
i.e a terrace
garden for
economic and
insulation
purpose
ELONGATED
WINDOW to let
light in all te
rooms equally
4. Five points of New Architecture
Free façade i.e façade was kept
free of structural restraints and
acted as light membrane
Free floor plans i.e interiors weren't
defined by rigid structural walls
5. The modular A system of proportioning based on golden
ratio proposed by greeks
6. Design Approach
Indian
Culture
Client’s
way of
life
Climate
• Mr. Huthseeing wanted the house to
depict his flamboyant lifestyle.
• The house had to respond to varying
Indian climate.
• The house was inspired from
miniatures of open court life, looking
over paradisical gardens.
• India was in post colonisation phase,
thus innovation was important.
7. Site Context
• Site had curved mounds,
irregular terrain.
• Site faced south-east direction
• There were no water bodies
near the site though a pool was
dug later
8. Design Approach
Architect’s
main
focus
Sun
Wind
Landscaping
• Use of suncutters on two facades.
• They also act as wind catchers
• Terraces provided at many levels
• House placed diagonally, making 3
quarters of it visible at once.
• Despite being private residence, house
alomost achieves monumental
presence due to scaling of brises soleil.
9. Form And Shape
• Form is that of a basic cube.
• Volumes have been cut in form of
brises soloeil, recessed columns on
rooftop.
• All the facades are different.
• They work together to create an
interesting form.
• Thus house is placed diagonally on
site to give a 3D view of house.
10. Massing
• The house is derived from basic cube.
• Volumes are sculpted out of it on basis
of modular scale
• Due to dimensions of brises soleil,
house almost attains monumental
scale
11. Spatial Organization We can see how levels, terraces are
juxtaposed to define spaces.
Low heighted
washrooms
12. Spatial Organization
• The house has five levels.
• Apart from the private spaces such as
bedrooms, whole place acts as
transition area, because client wanted
a place where he could entertain
guests.
• Thus there are transition spaces
connected by ramps, staircases.
• Ramps andstaircase are designed in
such a way so that they culminate
towards certain viewpoints.
14. Sectional Profile
Sections NW-SE rampsInterlinking of levels
Double heighted
rooms
Inference: The levels are layered spatially and horizontally, with help of terraces, double heights, etc to
create interesting spaces and connect to nature, while maintaing privacy.
15. Orientation on site
• According to placing of house, house
faces north east
• Suncutters are provided in south and
south west to cut harsh sun
• There is a pool in east direction
• Due to presence of suncutters, gardens
are at back and habitable areas in
front
16. Orientation and Sun
• thus suncutters also acts as
• wind catchers in sw dir.
cold northern winds are
blocked by smaller
windows.
SW winds all
year round
17. Plan
• The ground floor plan divides the villa
into main building and single storey
side containing kitchen, garage.
• The approximately square
plans contains entrance salon
connected by a ramp to living room.
• Despite being mainly right angled,
sanitary areas have curved walls to
break monotony and deflect
movement.
Bare minimum
walls(free plan)
Curved walls
18. Plans
• In upper storeys, free formal design is
restricted to few walls of sanitary areas
• Levels are interlinked spatially, air
spaces, penetrate
within set outer lines, creating
interplay of galleries, terraces.
• All this climaxes into uppermost
viewing platform
reached only via a walkaway.
19. Roof form
• Oval apertures are cut in the
roof.
• When viewed from below,
they mislead about cubical
form of house, and act as
lens to sky
• Roof supported on recessed
columns and thus appears floating.
• A terrace garden at top to provide
insulation.
• Roof is a parasol( inspired from de
stilj movement)
21. Materials
• On site cast concrete
• Wooden framework
• Brick Jalis
• Stone flooring
22. Elements
• Various elements are used.
• Recessed columns to hold roof
• Walls to cover façade, partition walls
are minimum
• Sun cutters
• Windows are again minimum, there
are windows inspired by mondrain
squares
• Roofs appears to cover the building
from sun
• There is no concpet of being raised
from ground
• All elements, though different
structurally and functionally, come
together in unison to create overall
experience.
columns
Parasol
roof
walls
23. Critical Analysis
• There is an interesting play of
light and shadows
• Interior façade is revealed but
not overlapping of spaces
• All independent elements act
in harmony to create overall
view
• House was called refined
version of villa savoye as it
accepted nature beautifully
24. Sources
•Le Corbusier Ideas and Forms-
William J. Curtis (Phaidon Press)
•GA, Shodhan House and Sarabhai
House(A.D.A Edita, Japan)
•www.greatbuildings.com
