THEORY AND

WORKS OF –

ACHYUT
KANVINDE

by: roll nos :

02,10,18,36,28
– Born in 1916, Achara ,Maharashtra
– 1935 sir JJ School of Art , studied architecture under CLAUDE BATLEY
– 1945 in Haward for Master degree, with a thesis on science laboratories
– 1947 appointed as the chief Architect of CSIR

– LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENTS :

– Awarded Padma Shree in 1976
– President IIA 1974-1975
– Co-Authored book “campus design in India”
– IIA’s Babu rao Mhatre Gold Medal for life time achievements in 1985
– Great Masters award from JK industries Ltd. In 1993
– Was also a part of the jury on the competition for the Indra Gandhi National Center of Arts,
along with B.V Doshi
– INFLUENCE :
– CLAUDE BALTEY -1941
– Avoided the loud, revolutionary eclat of the machine age
– Follower of functionalism
– WALTER GROPIUS -1945
– Gropius insistence for using space as a tool for expressing universal human values was
what left most lasting influence on his mind.

– PHILOSOPHIES
– All his creations were in strict conformity with these three principles
– 1-FUNCTIONALISM
– 2-MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND BRUTALISM
– 3-REGIONALISM
– FUNCTIONALISM
– There buildings were always conceived with first priority given to its functions, and the
social values when designing spaces
– He rejected symmetry
– REGIONALISM
– Inevitably based on the exigencies of
– Local climate
– Building materials
– Social conditions
– Sound climatological principles
– REGIONALISM
– Inevitably based on the exigencies of
– Local climate
– Building materials
– Social conditions
– Sound climatological principles

– MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND BRUTALISM

– Simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure
– elimination of unnecessary detail
– visual expression of structure, as opposed to the hiding of structural elements
– Brutalism is a child of modern architecture
– Typically very linear, fortress like and blockish, often with a predominance of concrete structure
– Developed to create functional structures at a low cost , eventually designers adopted the look for
other uses such as college buildings
DUDHSAGAR DAIRY
COMPLEX-GUJARAT
DUDHSAGAR DAIRY COMPLEX, GUJARAT

STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE – BRUTALISM

– Delhi-based architect Achyut Kanvinde’s design of the Dudhsagar Dairy (Dudhsagar literally
meaning sea of milk), a milk factory located in Mehsana in the state of Gujarat, is an early
manifestation of the ambitious, nation-wide dairy development program by the Indian
government in the last quarter of the twentieth century (1970–1996).
– The formal expression of soaring ventilation shafts interlaced with the horizontal structure of
production spaces resulted in a dramatic monumental ensemble that symbolized the
developmental aspiration of modernizing farmers who owned the enterprise.
– Dudhsagar Dairy is the largest dairy in Asia, processing on an average 1.41 million kilograms of
milk each day.
– It has established a network for procuring milk from 450,000 milk producers through 1150
village milk cooperatives.
– Today, Dudhsagar Dairy has a membership of over 520,000 dairy farmers.
– Its consolidated turnover in 2012-13 was more than Rs. 34 billion.
– The union procured 614.7 million kg of milk during 2012-13 at an average milk procurement
of 3.2 million kg of milk per day during peak season.

Features
*monstrous and raw
*the form is very rough and blocky
*cold character
*fortress like structure
*one of the first outburst of kanvinde’s brutalism
– The natural slope of the site utilized to advantage of a multi level
– Milk receiving is done at the roof
– Processing is done at the second level
– The third and lower most level accommodate the workers amenities

1. Milk receiving
2. Truck deck
3. Elevated deck
4. Tanks
5. Powder filling packing
6. Goods lift
7. Vent shaft
8. Canopy
9. Spray dryer
10. Shaft
– Ventilation points are expressed as large shafts that rise above the roof level
– They evacuate the hot air by natural convection eliminating the need for mechanical
exhaust system
– Walls and structure are more theatrical than technical in their function of containing
and supporting the process within.
– Banding of the exterior finish helps articulate the muscular feature of the building.
IIT –KANPUR
– IIT-Kanpur is located on the Grand Trunk Road, 15 km west of Kanpur City and measures
close to 420hectares. This land was gifted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 1960
and by March 1963 the Institute had moved to its current location.
– FEATURES:
– The IITK campus occupies 1055 acre area.
– 2. The Academic Complex located centrally at the site and free from traffic noise .
– 3. ACADEMIC BUILDING : 13 Departments ,PK Kelkar library , computer centres, faculty
offices, laboratories and administrative building .
– 4. Around 7000 students ,390 faculty members , 1000 staff members ( besides their
families) reside on campus
– 5. No of buildings :108
– 6. 10 boys hostel 2 girls hostel
– 7. With sports complex and housing for faculty.
– 8. Site is flat and canal on one side and transportation route on other side.
– CONCEPT AND IDEOLOGY
– 1. The residencial campus is planned and landscaped with hope for environmental
freedom.
– 2. Halls of residence, faculty and staff houses and community buildings surround the
academic area to provide flexibility in movement .
– 3. The academic area is connected by long corridor which links all major buildings .
– 4. Conventional type of buildings were designed as isolated islands of department.
– 5. Core pedestrian island which consist of lecture halls surrounded by landscaping and
water body forming the main focus of the campus .
– Academic Area
– Institute's Academic Area comprises academic buildings and facilities including the PK Kelkar Library, Computer
Centre, National Wind Tunnel Facility and SIDBI Innovation and Incubation Centre.
– It also houses faculty offices, laboratories and administrative buildings.
– The academic area is connected by a long corridor which links all the major buildings.
– SIDBI INNOVATION & INCUBATION CENTRE
– P.K. KELKAR LIBRARY
– Established in 1960 as Central Library.
– Established in 1960 as Central Library. „
– Renamed as P.K. Kelkar Library in 2001. Renamed as P.K. Kelkar Library in 2001.
– „fFour-storied building (covered area: 5730 sq. m.)
– Basement - 700 sq m
Ground floor - 700 sq m
– First floor -1630 sq m
– Second floor - 2700 sq m
– Staff strength – 40
– Exposed brickwork: reduces maintenance costs and enhances aesthetic appeal
– The library forms an important part of the whole complex.
– It is a framed structure based on grid.
– The whole building is built in R.C.C with a brick facade.
– P.K. KELKAR LIBRARY
– 19. Connecting corridors P.K. Kelkar library Structural design Of library
– HALL OF RESIDENCES
– ACADEMIC CHARACTER
– IIT KANPUR
1. Elevated pedestrian pathway
2. Sheltered and yet openness
3. Protection from hot Sun yet Allowing breezes

– The Bauhaus influence is visible in IITK-

1. Cubic shapes
2. smooth , flat surfaces
3. elimination of ornamentation
4. Flat roof
– MATERIALS
1. Locally available high quality bricks and prevalent labour and R.C.C. structure.
2. Concrete columns and flat roof.

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– SPLIT LEVEL CORRIDOR SYSTEM
•Minimize the walking distance, improving connectivity
•Create spatial expansion
•Give the impression of one large space hence space is used as a tool
– Elevated pedestrian walkway
– Sheltered and yet openness
– Protection from hot sun yet allowing breezes IIT KANPUR
NEHRU SCIENCE CENTRE:
MUMBAI
– Owner : National Council of Science Museum.
– Architect : Achyut Kanvinde.
– Structural consultants : engineering consultant New Delhi.
– Contractors : Raunaq International New Delhi.
– Electrical consultants : Krishen Associates New Delhi.
– Air conditioning consultants : N P Gupta New Delhi.
– Year of commencement : 1979
– Year of completion: 1982
– Nehru science centre was first conceived as science and tech museum in the 60’swas
shaped into then India’s largest science centre in 1977.
– It is the largest science centre in the country, spread over 14acres with a sprawling
8acres of science park and 15000metersq of builtup space.
– It is the zonal headquarters of five science centres in Nagpur, Calicut, Bhopal,
Dharmapur, and goa.
– It is visited by about 6,00,000 people every year who experience and enjoy the basic
principles of science and technology.
– Its natural and free environmental provides a perfect picnic destination to the
students to learn.
– Familiarize and to have a glimpse of innovations in science education.
– THE DESIGN
– The design has all the attributes of modernism, appropriate to the technological
character of the building.
– Befitting a science museum the design is more functional than cultural- an unpredictable
and changing mix of architectural forms and facades presenting an utterly unexpected
form for museum building.
– Modular design : its design is basically modular but the repetition of module is not
predictable.
– The form further develops into a multi directional module with entral service cores
structural shafts.
– The entire requirements are resolved in the four major modular units.
– The circulation broadly falls under two basic needs-the movement of people and the
exhibits.
– Indian architects and builders
– ZONING
– BLOCK A - 1. ADMIMINSTRATION
2. HALL OF INDUSTRIES
– BLOCK B AND C – 1.EXHIBITION GALLERIES
2.WORKSHOP
– BLOCK D - 1.AUDITORIUM
2.CONFERENCE HALL
3.LIBRARY
– The science centre building has four blocks,
block A, blockB, block C,block D.
– Block A and block B, block C and block D are
identical in shape and size with different
functions.
– The shape of the building facilitates the
placement of exhibits.
– Individual block
– The staircase is placed in the centre of the blocks.
– There are 2 passenger elevators and one freight
elevator .
– The blocks are linked by bridges.
– The structural columns is 1.5x1.5m and hallow
from inside that carry all the concealed wiring.

– Staircase
– Lift block
– Linking bridge
– Structural columns
– Section basement, cafeteria, display
area, display area, display
area,entrance hall display area AHU.
– A flight of steps directly leads to the
first floor of the block B.
– The roof system is precast coffered
slabs.
– There are a no of skylights.
– The total height of the building is
19.7m.
– Air conditioning unit
– The vertical shaft is designed, to allow
the forced air from the AHU enter each
halls with the help of outlets and allow
the warm to escae out.