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Case study 1: Bharat Bhavan Bhopal

Charles Correa

SECTION

The site for this cultural center is located on a gently sloping plateauoverlooking the Upper lake in Bhopal. The natural contours of the site has

been used to create the sunken courts and terrace garden.

The building’s terraces and co urtyard with progression through space gives

feel of maze or puzzle, where parts are casually revealed and complexity of

internal paths acts like village layout, in a way building reflects the Bhopal’s

own organizational layout.

The top lit “cannon” provides lighting and ventilation to the sunken covered

spaces. In addition to this, the openings to the courtyards and terraces have

two sets of shutters; the inner ones consisting of a combination of glass and

openable panels for ventilation, and the outer ones with large wooden

doors which can be closed for security.

The facilities that are provided cover a wide

range and include a museum of Tribal Art, a

Library of Indian Poetry (in all the seventeen

major languages of India), galleries for

Contemporary Art, workshops for lithography

and sculptures, and a studio for an artist-in-

residence. Bharat Bhavan houses a full fledgedTheatre repertoire company and extensive

facilities for the performing arts, including the

 Antarang (indoor Auditorium) and the Bhairang

(open air amphitheatre) overlooking the lake.

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etail of steps in the

manner of bathing

ghats.

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SITE AREA: 4.6 acres

India International Center is situated in New Delhi, adjacent

to the Lodi Gardens overlooking the magnificent landscape

of gardens and historic monuments from the 16 th century.

The center retains its own distinctive character of a green oasis

amidst the newer buildings in Lodi estate. In the hurried pace of

life it imparts a sense of leisure, with the building opening into

outer and inner courtyards.

ENTRANCE

Three separate wings of the

IIC complex are designed to

reflect the different

functional aspects of the

center.

A grand central portico greets

the visitors at the entrancedriveway.

Each courtyard and each wing

serves a different purpose.

Residential rooms in the

north wing, the dining areas

in the west and the third

complex of the library,

auditorium and

administrative offices in the

south wing, are connected to

each other by walkways with

overhanging eaves.

AUDITORIUM

Area: 3369 sq.m; 240 persons

Its roof is one of the Stein’s novel

solutions. The roof structure, which

is exposed, is in constellation pattern

supported on the stone walls. This

visually anchors the dome to the

ground.

Curved form of the residential wing

approaches and at the same time

recedes away from the Lodhi

Garden boundary, avoiding an

expression of a long rigid façade

along the park, giving long

expansive view of the garden.

The range of shading devices used for the

project account for the varying intensity

and changing patterns of light and shadow

throughout the complex. Every space has

been provided with a different shading

device keeping in mind the function and

orientation of that place.

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Case study 2: India International Centre

Joseph Allen Stein