B.V.

DOSHI
“I think architecture is
a matter of
transformation.
Transformation of all
adverse situations into

B
favourable conditions”
– B .V . Doshi

BORN:1962,PUNE
INDIAN ARCHITECT
 PHILOSOPHIES
“ Architecture of a building is conceived not as a container of specific activities but as a place to be
inhabited, as a place to facilitate the course of human environment”
“The success of any project depends on effective construction, contracting, logistic planning and
co-ordination.”
“An essential part of the philosophy is the construction of scale models and of full scale
mockups to make decisions jointly with the client about the building.”

PRINCIPLES
1. MYTHICAL SENSE OF SPACE
2. VAASTU-PURUSHA MANDALA
3. TRANSFORMATION OF ENERGY BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE USING SPACE
4. FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO STRUCTURE
5. SYMBOLISM
6. AMORPHOUS FORMS
7. TIMELESSNESS
 NIFT,DELHI

FIRST COURTYARD :SAUCER

SHAPED
RAINWATER
STORE

•2.87 ACRES
•CONCEPT-FEELING OF CHOWK/COURTYARD
•AREA FOR FORMAL AND CASUAL ACTIVITY,
•DIRECT AND INDIRECT DISPLAY OF DESIGN

SECOND COURTYARD : INFORMAL AMPHIT

•HIGH AND LOW PLATFORM,GALLERIES

•GLAZED CORRIDORS
•CLEAR VIEW OF GALLERIES,CLASSROOM
CLUSTER, ADMINISTRATION BLOCK, LIBRA
DORMITORY
Central water channel
leading from outside in
to heart of complex.
 AMDAVADNI GUFA
• ART GALLERY
• LOCATED IN CEPT GALLERY,AHMEDABAD
• COLLABORATIVE WORK BY DOSHI AND
M.F.HUSAIN
• 1000 SQ.M SITE
• 280SQ.M BUILT UP AREA
•COMBINATION OF HIGHTECH
TECHNOLOGY
AND TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES
• DESCRIBES TIMELESNESS OF
TECHNOLOGY
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF BUILDERS
DIAGRAMS
INTO
REALITY

1”FERROCEMENT ON WALLS AND DOMES

REDUCES
THE
LOAD
SMOUTS-CAPTURE FRESH AIR
AND LIGHT
CENTRAL HALL-TWO ROWS
OF COLUMNS

PARTIALLY HIDDEN STAIRCASE

OPENS INTO CAVE LIKE SPACE
 BROKEN CERAMIC CROCKERIES
AND WASTE
GALLERIES TO COVER THE DOMES.

PLAN

CONCEPT
WIRE MESH CONSTRUCTION
WHITE TILES REFLECT
THE SUN RAYS KEEPING
THE ROOM COOL
 IIM ,BANGALORE
• IIM B IS MORE LIKE WALKING THROUGH GARDEN
•BUILT UP AREA : 54000SQ.M

•COLUMNS IN CORRIDOR –RHYTHM OF LIGHT AND SHADOW

•SENSE OF SCALE, PROPORTION, LIGHT IS

ACHIEVED
 CORRIDOR –OPEN , PERGOLAS ONLY,
PARTLY COVERED WITH
SKYLIGHTS-CREATES VARIOUS FOCA

MODEL SHOWING
CAMPUS PLANNING

PLAN
 ARANYA LOW-COST HOUSING TOWNSHIP,AGRA
•FLAT SITE
•HOUSING -58%, RESIDENTIAL-23%, PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS-8%,OP

VARIOUS ARRANGEMEN
DONE IN PLOT
•STAGGERED
•ZIG ZAG PATTERNS

SITE PLAN
VARIOUS FAÇADE
TREATMENTS
 SANGATH ,AHMEDABAD
SITE AREA- 2346 SQ.M
BUILT UP AREA- 585SQ.M
COST- 0.6MILLION

“Sangath" is a design laboratory where professionals from diverse disciplines are invited to
explore new visions,
concepts and solutions integrating arts, crafts, engineering and philosophy of life.
Sangath to see that each individual in the coming millennium is benefited from its visions
and design solutions.
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DESIGN FEATURES:

•SANDWICHED VAULT CONSTRUCTION

•VAULTED ROOF FORMS
•SUBTERRANEOUS SPACES
•STORAGE WALLS
•PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN
•LANDSCAPINGS
•EXPOSED NATURAL FINISHES
•USE OF SECONDARY WASTE MATERIALS
LANDSCAPINGS

SKYLIGHTS

WATER CASCADES
PROVIDING
VISUAL
EXPERIENCE
PRESENTED BY : AISWARYA.R