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ABOUT THE DESTINATION
MAURITIUS, AN INDIAN OCEAN ISLAND NATION, IS MAURITIUS IS A MULT-CULTURAL
KNOWN FOR ITS BEACHES, LAGOONS AND REEFS. ISLAND BLENDING MANY CUISINES
LOCATED 2,000 MILES OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
OF AFRICA, THE SMALL ISLAND IS THE DEFINITION THE MAURITIAN CUISINE HAS EVOLVED
OF PARADISE. IT IS A CUTE , SMALL ISLAND AND YOU AS AMELTING POT OF FLAVOURS.
CAN EASILY TRAVERSE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN 2 THE MAURITIUS FOOD HAS BEEN
HOURS. THE NORTH IS THE MOST WHERE THE RICHLY INFLUENCED FROM THE
TOURISTS FLOCK AND THE WHERE THE COMMERICAL
ACTIVITIES TAKES PLACE.
MELANGE OF RESIDENTS CREOLE,
FRENCH, CHINESE, AND INDIAN
WHY MAURITIUS ? PEOPLE.

BESIDES RELAXING ON THE SOFT WHITE SANND

BEACHES, YOU CAN EXPLORE THE COLORFUL
CAPITAL, HIKE WATERFALLS, DO SUNSET YOGA,
SNACK ON SOME TRADITIONAL STREET FOODS,
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SAMPLE THEISLAND'S RUM, SWIM WITH DOLPHINS, MAURITIAN CULTURE, LIKE ANY CULTURE
AND A WHOLE LOT MORE. WORLDWIDE, MAKES A COUNTRY AND ITS
PEOPLE UNIQUE.
THE CULTURE ON THE ISLAND IS BASED ON
BEST TIME TO VISIT ?
THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION AND IS
EXPRESSED THROUGH LITERATURE, DANCE,
THERE IS NO WRONG TIME TO VISIT MAURITIUS,
THE "BEST" TIME TO VISIT IS FROM OCTOBER TO MUSIC, LOCAL CRAFTS, RELIGION, AND
DECEMBER. THIS GIVES YOU IDEAL BEACH TRADITION.
CONDITIONS, SUNNY WEATHER, AND WARM TEMPS.
JANUARY THROUGH MARCHIS CONSIDERED
CYCLONE SEASON SIF POSSIBLE, AVOID THESE
Local Cal
MONTHS IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING TO GET RAINED
THE MOST FAMOUS LOCAL CRAFT IN
ON. MAURITIUS IS WOODCRAFT WHERE
MODEL SHIPS ARE BUILT IN WORKSHQPs SEGA IS A MUSICAL EXPRESSION OF THE
WAY OF LIFE IN MAURITIUS: AMUSEMENT,
CAPITAL CITY PORT LOUIS ALL OVER THE ISLAND. IN ADDITION,
RUM, VOLCANIC STONE BOXES, BRIGHT, AND HAPPY. ORIGINALLY USED
EMBROIDERY, CLOTHES AND BASKETS TO EXPRESS THE PAIN AND SENSUALITY
PORT LOUIS, WHICH IS THE CAPITAL OF MAURITIUS, OF AFRICAN SLAVES TORN FROM THEIR
MADE OF VACOAS FIBER, RAFFIA, ALODE
LIES INTHE WEST AND IS THE HUB FOR ALL MAJOR OR BAMBOO ARE AVAILABLE IN LOCAL LAND, IT IS NOW A FESTIVE TROPICAL
OFFICES,SHOPS AND BANKS.
THIS IS WHERE U CAN FIND THE HERITAGE OF SHOPS AND MARKETS. DANCE. WOMEN WEAR LARGE
APRAVASI GHAT, THE LOVELY SHOPPING BY THE BAY COLOURED SKIRTS AND MENA BAGGY
AT LE CAUDAN WATERFRONT AND THE LOCAL
SHOPPING STREET IN CHINA TOWN.
WHERE PALM TREES LEAN OVER
WHITE BEACHES AND THE WORD
VACATION COMES TO LIFE"
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LIKE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD,
SHIRT AND WIDE PANTS.

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MAURITIUS HAS ITS OWN TRADITIONS. MAURITIAN CREOLE IS A FRENCH
THE "SUNDOWNER" - LITERALLY
BASED CREOLE AND ESTIMATED TO
THE "SUNSET" - IS A TRADITIONAL
BE SPOKEN BY AROUND 90% OF THE
WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY RITUAL POPULATION. FRENCH IS THE
DURING WHICH THE MAURITIANS LANGUAGE THAT TENDS TO BE USED
MEET ON THE BEACH TO ENJOY IN EDUCATION AND MEDIA, WHILE
THE LAST RAYS OF THE SUN, A VERY ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
PLEASANT MOMENT, ESPECIALLY IN IN PARLIAMENT. NISHA GOPINATH Y
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EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DISCOVER THE MURKY DEPTHS OF
SEA WATER IS SCUBA DIVING. BELLE MARE IS PROBABLY ONE
OF THE BEST PLACES TO DOIT. MAKE SURE YOU INDULGE IN
SCUBA DIVING AS IT'S ONE OF THE MUST THINGS TO DO IN
MAURITIUS ON HOLIDAY.
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Parasaiting
ENJOY A BIRD'S EYE
VIEW OF MAURITIUS
WHILE I WENT ON THE CITY TOUR, I NOTICED THE REFELECTION OF THE INFLUENCE
THE COUNTRY HAD FROM ITS COLONIAL TRADE. THE BUILDING STYLES AND FORMS
WERE INFLUENCED BY DUTCH, FRENCH, BRITISH , MIXED WITH INFLUENCES FROM
PARASAILING IS AN ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITY, WHICH CAN HELP INDIA AND EAST AFRICA WHICH HAS RESULTED INA UNIQUE HYBRID ARCHITECTURE
IYOU
VIEW
TO RELISH THE BEAUTY OF MAURITIUS FROM A BIRD'S EYE OF INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC, SOCIAL, AND ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE.
THE ASPECT 1 AT INFLUENCED ME THE MC WAS THE FACT THAT THE EARLY
ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO EXPERIENCE THIS AMAZING
ACTIVITY IS ILE AUX CERFS. SETTLERS HAVE USED THEIR ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FROM THE COLONIAL
BUILDERS TO ADAPT THEIR DESIGNS TO SUIT THE HUMID AND SUB-TROPICAL CLIMATE.
THIS KEEPS THE HARMONY BETWEEEN BUILDINGS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE
CHAMAREL COLOURED EARTHS IT IS LOCATED IN SOUTH- CONTRASTING DESIGN STYLES. AS A DESIGNER WE MUST KEEP IN MIND TO BRING
WEST MAURITIUS. THE SAND IN THIS SMALL AREA OF ABOUT EVOLUTION IN DESIGNS BUT AT THE SAME TIME RETAINING THE ESSENCE OF

Colomed LAND IS OF SEVEN DIFFERENT COLORS, NAMELY RED,

BROWN,vIOLET, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE AND YELLOW. IT ISS
AN ABSOLUTELY DIVINE EXPERIENCE TO WITNESS THE
THE PLACE. ALSO, THE FACT THAT THESE DIVERSE DESIGN STYLES CO-EXIST, GIVES
OPPERTUNITIES FOR DESIGNERS TO EXPORE WITH THEIR DESIGNS, AS THE COUNTRY
HAS ALWAYS WELCOMED NEW STYLE AND TRADITICON.
SIGHT AS IT WILL LEAVE YOU COMPLETELY STARTLED BY
tarth THE WONDERS OF NATURE.

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THIS
Go ON A SAFARÍ TOUR
PLACE SERVES ASATHE
HABITAT FOR MANY
NATURAL
PREDATORS
OF THE WILD, SUCH AS LIONS, TIGERS,
HYENAS ANDMORE. BESIDES WATCHING
THEM, HERE, YOU WOULD ALSO GET THE
CHANCE TO TOUCH THEM AND WALK MY STAY AT
SET ALONG A STUNNING 2KM WHITE SAND BEACH,

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WITH THEM, WHICH SHOULD BE ENOUGH
TO MAKE YOU FEEL A BIT OF THRILL. IN A SHELTERED BAY ON THE EAST COAST OF
MAURITIUS. CONSTANCE BELLE MARE PLAGE IS AA

Blue bay
HARMONIOUS COMBINATION OF TROPICAL
BELLE MARE PLAGE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSTANCE CHIC.
INSPIRED BY THE UNIQUE BEAUTY OF THE EAST COAST, SPACE AND STYLE ARE COMBINED TO CREATE
COMFORT, TO RADIATE BRIGHTNESS AND TO BREATHE IN THE FRESHNESS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.
sOFT WHITE SAND, BLUE SKY
DOTTED WITH WHITE CLOUDS
IAPPRECIATE HOW THE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE IS MIXED WITH MODERN DESIGNS,
USE OF THATCH ROOFS WITH LARGE GLASS OPENINGS WITH WOODEN FRAMES, BRINGS THE OUTSIDE
AND TURQUOISE LAGOON IN.THE DESIGN INDEED RESPONDS TO ITS EDGE CONDITION, THE BEST WAY IT COULD..!
BLUE BAY REMAINS TRUE TO ITS NAME BY
OFFERING AN AMAZING EMERALD BLUE
WATER OF PURE BEAUTY, A WHITE SAND
BEACH SURROUNDED BY LARGE CASUARINA
TREES. LOCATED IN THE SOUTH-EAST
OF MAURITIUS ISLAND.

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ZONES CONDITIONS WIND VEGETATION
RADIATION

SUMMER WINTER
VARIES LOW IN WINTER OCCASIONALLY LESS
COLD SHIMLA, OOTY D- 15-25°C
LESS THAN FAIRLY CLOUDY, WITH HIGH % INTENSE, COMPARED,
CLIMATE HIMALAYAS, N- 5-20°C
4-
-3-4C
200-100OMM
ANNUALLY
BETWEFN
10-60%
EXCEPTIN
SUMMER DIFFUSE COLD WINDS ABUNDANT
LEH LADAKH RADIATION IN WINTERS IN SUMMER

MUMBAl, SUMMER WINTER HIGH DURING

VERY HIGH HIGH FAIRLY CLOUDY, WIND VELOCITY
WARM AND MANGALORE,| D- 30-35°C 25-30C 1200MM HUMIDITY CLOUD COVER SUMMERS, IS LOW, CLAM ABUNDANT
VEGETATION
HUMID CHENNAI, N- 25-30°C 20-25 C PER YEAR 70-90°C 60-90% MODERATE IN AND PERIODIC
KOLKATA WINTERS

JAISALMER, SUMMER WINTER

LESS THAN LOW USUALLLY CLEAR HIGH CAUSING HIGH SPEED LOOSE
HOT AND
JODHPUR, D- 40-45°C 5-15C 500MM HUMIDITY BLUE, SOMETIMES UNBEARABLE DUSTY WINDS SANDY
DRY JAIPUR N- 20-30°C 3-14 C ANNUALLY 25-40°C UNBEARABLE GLARE CHANGES SPARSE
GLARE DIRECTIONS VEGETATION

SUMMER,
NEW DELHI, SUMMER WINTER
500-130OMM WINTER CLOUDY-MONSOON VERYHIGHINSTRONG
SUMMERS
WINDS
IN MONSOON(SW)
VARIABLE
LANDSCAPE
COMPOSITTE KANPUR CLEAR-WINTER
ALLAHABAD D-
N- 32-43
17-32°CC
10-25C PER YEAR 20-25%
4-10°C MONSOON HAZY-SUMMER LOW IN DRY COLD WINDSS SEASONAL.
b5-95% WINTERS FROM NE VEGETATION

SUMMER WINTER SUMMER, MOSTLY CLEAR, MODERATE FAIRLY

PUNE, WINTERR PRESENCE OF LOW (SAME) HIGH DURING
MODERATE BANGALORE D- 30-34°C 27-33C LOW 20-25% ABUNDANT
N- 19-24°C 16-18°C MONSOON DENSE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT SUMMERS VEGETATION
55-95% DURING SUMMER THE YEAR

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Different climate zones of India

Legend COLDCLIMATE WARM AND HUMID HOT AND DRY COMPOSITE CLIMATE MODERATE CLIMATE
LEH LADAKH MANGALORE JAISALMER ALLAHABAD DANGALORE
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THERMAL TRAPPINGG ORIENTATION WIND ORIENTATION ORIENTATION REDUCE HEAT GAIN BY SHADING
TIMBER PANELLING AND DOUBLE ON THE WIND DIRECTION TO TAKE MAIN WALLS AND WINDOWS TO PREFERABLE IN AND PROMOTE HEAT LOSS BY
VENTILATION
GLAZING ADVANTAGE OF COOL BREEZE FACE THE WIND DIRECTION NORTH EAST
WINDOWS AND EXHAUSTS
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ARE BENEFICAL
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THERMAL RESISTANCE PLAN FORM THEY ARE PLANNED
MORE WINDOWS ON NORTH AS IT| TO MAKE MAX MAX GLA zIN To NORTH **ENAL HASS FLoOR

BALCONIES AS SUN-YARD LONG AND NARROW TO ALLOOw RECIEVES LESS SUNLIGHT USE OF THE PRE-
THERMAL STORAGE MASS ;IKE VENTILATION SHADING DEVICES, ROOE. VAILING BREEZESS
PASSIVE FEATURES
TROMBE WALL , MASS WALL OVERHANGS OR BY DECIDUOUS
TREES ROOFS AND WALLSS
INSULATION FOR ROOF AND EAST
SIZE OPENINGS ON
OBEOFMINIMIZED
E ANDw
MADE OF SOLID MASONRY OR AND WEST WALL
CONCRETE
REDUCTION OF SOLAR HEAT
RESISTANCEINSULATION ONLY GAIN BY ORIENTING THE BEDROOM
WALLS ON THE EXTERNAL WALLS,HELPS TOWARDS NORTH
TO RETAIN COOL IN SUMMER AND
PROMOTE AIR FLOW,TO COUNTER
THE PREVALENT HUMIDITY
HEAT IN WINTER
RECUCTION OF INTERNAL HEAT
GAIN
BUFFER ZONES BAFFLE WALLS, INSIDE AND OUT
HELPS TO DIVERT THE FLOW OF SHADING OF EAST AND WEST WALLS|
PLANTS AS BUFFER TO STOPP ROOFS BY NEIGHBOURING BUILDINGS
THE WIND INSIDE
WINDS. NATURAL VENTILATION FLAT ROOF IS AGOOD REFLECTOR
TO IMPROVE HEALTH. ROOFS AND RE-RADIATES HEAT EFFICIENTLY
Good roof and
Summer
exCIUSION PLANNEDTO PROMOTE AIR FLOW HIGH SOLID PARAPET WALLS FOR
DAYTIME SHADING
SHELTER FROM RAIN AND HEAT
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SLOPED ROOFS ARE SUITABLE
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PASSIVE cOOLING METHOD
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TIME DURATION OF SUN STACK EFFECT
TWOSTOREYED HOUSES. MATERIALS
FLOOR -LIMESTONE
uFEE
COLOUR AND TEXTURE E WALLS-STONE MASONRY
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COLD AND SUNNY IS ACLIMATE THAT IS VERY COLD. LADAKH HAS A RICH HERITAGE OF FOLK
AND THE PRECIPITATION IS TOO LOW TO sUSTAIN ANY DANCE.ANNUAL FESTIVALS IN WINTER, WHICH
VEGETATION AT ALL, OR AT MOST A VERY STANTY ARE MARKED BY MASK DANCES. TRADITIONAL
MUSIC INCLUDES THE INSTRUMENTS LIKE
THE LADAKH REGION IS THE
CLIMATIC REGION IN INDIA.
BEST EXAMPLE FOR THIS SURNA AND DAMAN.BUDDHIST MONASTIC
LADAKH IS CALLED A cOLD DESERT.
FESTIVALS,LIKE TIBETAN MUSIC, OFTEN
INVOLVES RELIGIOUS CHANTING IN TIBETAN
OR SANSKRIT .
SETTLEMENT PATTERN
CLIMATE THE HOUSES ARE LOCATED ON SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS IN
ocCUPATION
TEMPERATURE VARIATION MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE FARMERS AND RELY ON AGRICULTURE FOR THEIR ORDER TO INCREASE THE TIME DURATION OF SUN.
SUMMER: DAY 17-30 DEGREE CENTIGRADE THEY ARE CLOSE TO WATER BODIES AND FERTILE LAND.
INCOME.
NIGHT- 4-11 DEGREECENTIGRADDE
WINTER: DAY -14 TO 7 DEGREES
A FAIR SECTION OF THE PEOPLE DOES RELY ON TOURISM, THEIR INCOME IS LEH, LADAKH WHICH IS LOCATED ALONG RIVER INDUS
NIGHT- O TO -20 DEGREES SEASONAL IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS, SHEEP REARING IS AN IMPORTANT FLOWINGFROM EAST TO WEST. THIS CREATES NORTHERN
SETTLEMENTS FACING SOUTH TO ALLOW MAXIMUM
PROFESSION.
RAINFALL-VERY LESS
SUNLIGHT.THEHOUSES ARE PLACEDINWITH
SUCHOTHER
AMANNER
WIND-OCCASIONALLY INTENSE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE FEATURES AND SO THATITS 2TO 3SIDES ARE SHARED
SKY- FAIRLY CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS HOUSES TO REDUCE HEAT LOSs.
CLOUD COVER-LESS THAN50% THE IMPORTANT STREETS ARE LAID IN NORTH SoUTH AXIS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY- 10%-50% 01 THERMAL TRAPPING
TOPOGRAPHY
HIGH ALTITUDE, SOMETIMES HIGH PLATEAUs. THEY ARE COLDER THAN
TIMBER PANELLED WINDOWS AND ROOFS INSTEAD
SURROUNDING FLATLANDS BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE DECREASES WITH OF STONE AND BRICK MASONRY.
WOOD/ TIMBER FLOORING.
AS MUCH WATER AS WARM AIR, AND
ELEVATION cOLD AIR CANNOT HOLD GROUND LEVEL FLOORING MADE OF MUD AND DUNG.
PRECIPITATION IS THE USUAL RESULT. MUD PLASTER ON WALLS.
AS HEAT GAIN IS DESIRABLE, BUILDING SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF THE HILL OR MOUNTAIN.
USE OFDOUBLE GLAZING TO TRAP HEAT.
BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SLOPES FOR MAXIMUM WINTER SUN DARKER COLOURS INSIDE.
DECREASE EXPOSED AREAS TO AVOID HEAT LOSS.
SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT
MOST OF THE HOUSES ARE TWO STOREYED BUILDINGS
0 2 THERMAL RESISTANCE
LARGE HOUSES HAVE COURTYARD, UPPER FLOOR IS USED
BALcONIES AS SUN-YARD. FORLIVING PURPOSES, USUALLY cONSISTS OF KITCHEN,
INCREASE THERMAL CAPACITY, AKA TIME TAKEN TO STORE, TOILET, LIVING, BEDROOMS.
DISSIPATE HEAT, BY PROVIDING THICKER WALLS. MAIN HALL IS FURNISHED WITH CARPETS AND SMOKE
AVOID SHADING AND AND MAXIMISE USE OF CHIMNEY.
DAYLIGHT STRATEGIES. COMPACT AND CLUSTERED PLANNING OF HOUSES IS DONE.
UTILISE HEAT FROM APPLIANCES AND PROVIDE KITCHEN AND SLEEPING AREA ARE SAME TO ADD WARMTH
CULTURE THERMAL STORAGE MASS LIKE TROMBE WALL,
LADAKH'S CULTURE, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY HAS
MASS WALL ETC.
INSIDE THE HOUSE.
BEEN SHAPED BY MANY FACTORS.THE REALITY THAT THE MAIN LIVINGROOM IS FITTED wITH LARGE WINDOW
LADAKH NEIGHBORS TIBET, CHINA, PAKISTAN, FACINGTHE SUN TOTRAP SOLAR RADIATION, IN SOME
KASHMIR AND VALLEYS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, CASES THESE WINDOWS ARE PROVIDED WITH DOUBLE
GLAZING TO INSULATE THE HOUSE
LADAKH WITH ITS UNIQUE HISTORY, CULTURE AND coo AEM

BREATHTAKING SCENIC NATURAL MOUNTAINS IS MATERIALS USED

ACTING AS A DYNAMIC MAGNET ATTRACTING PRIMARY BUILDING MATERIAL IS EARTH AND TIMBER, WHICH
TOURISTS FROM ALLOVER THE WORLD. OFFER CLIMATIC COMFORT. SUN DRIED EARTH BLOCKS ARE
THE PRIMARY UNIT FOR MASONRY CONSTRUCTION.
KELIGON
LADAKH HAS A WHICH IS ABLEND OF MANY FLOORS OF THE LOWER STOREY
DIFFERENTETHNIC GROUPS, PREDOMINANTLY
TIBETANS, MONPAS AND DARDS.
03 BUFFER ZONES ARE MADE OF MUD WHILE THE
UPPER STOREY IS TIMBER.
THE PEOPLE ARE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THEIR PLANTSUSED AND A BUFFER SPACE TO STOP
COLD WINDS
STONES ARE USED AS THE LOWER
PARTS TO PROVIDE PROTECTION
RELIGION, SPECIFICALLY AMONG THE WOMEN,
MONASTERIES ARE THE PLACES OF WORSHIP, NATURAL VENTILATIONIS IMPORTANT FOR HUMAN
AIR EXCHANGE RATE TO
AND STRENGTH.
ISOLATED MEDITATION AND RELIGIOUS HEALTH, BUT DECREASING
KEEP HEAT IN. ROOFSARECONSTRUCTED IN FLAT
INSTRUCTION FOR THE YOUNG.
ATTIRE sO HAVE SMALLER WINDOWS AND PLANT BUFFER. SPANS
LOCAL
BY USING
TRUNK OF THE
POPLAR TREE, AS BEAMS
THESE INCLUDE MONASTICGARMENTS, PARTICULARLY WORN BY THE MONKS PLACED ABOUT 50 TO 60CM APART.
DURING THE FESTIVAL.

THE MALE DRESS KNOWN AS 'BUTSECHAS AND FEMALE DRESS KNOWN AS O4 ORIENTATION AND PLACEMENT THE DIAMETER OF THE TRUNKS IS
15CM
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INSULATION IN CEILING, OUTER WALLS AND FLoORS THE BUILDING IS AWELL-PLANNED
DURING THE DAY TIME, THE NATURAL HEAT COLLECTED STRUCTURE BUILT BY MR DORJI HIM LADAKH, INDIA
IS RETAINED BYTHE INSULATION. THE WOOD WASTE SEL THEPLANISSTAGGERED AND THE MAIN APPROACH IS UPHILL FROM THE
PRODUCED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION IS FILLED IN SIMPLEMENTED ON GROUND AND WEST STUPAGATE VIA SOUTHERN END OF
THE CEILING TO STOP THE HEAT LOSS THROUGH THE THE CHUTAZZRANTHALI STREET.
ROOF THE OUTER WALLS ARE INSULATED BY A JACKET THE WALSADE MADE OF SUN DRIED
WALL OUTSIDE THE MAIN STRUCTURAL WALL CON RFACE AREA LARGE SOUTH-FACING EARLY 1900's, ESTIMATED
THE SIX INCH GAP BETWEENTHE TWO WALLS IS FILLED WiNDOWS,.SMALL EW MUD BRICKS, ALL THESTRUCTURAL DATE/AGE:-
1929.
DARK EXTERIOR COLORS wINDOWS, NO WHDOwS
ON NORTH FACADE SUPPORTS AREA WOODEN MEMBERS
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WITH LOW COST INSULAIION SAW DUS1, WOOD SHAV THE ROOF AND TERRACE ARE PLASTE
NSRSOME IMEPER ANDPLASTARAG RED WITH MUD THE GROUND FLOOR TYPE:- RESIDENTIAL, UNPROTECTED AND
PRIVATE OWNER.
WAS USEDCHIEFLY FORSTORAGE AND
SHOPS WHILE THE UPPER LEVELS WERE
TDOAND THERMALLY EFFECTIVE PLASTER HABITABLE SPACES HISTORICALSIGNIFICANCE:- THE HOUSE
SOMETIMES THE TOP LAYER OF THE FLOOR IS SLATES WASBUILT FOR BABU DORJE AND HISFAMILY
FROM NEARBY MOUNTAINS. THIS REDUCES THE USE OF MR. DORJEWAS THE ENGINEERBEHIND THE
OF THE AIRPORT OF LEH IN
CEMENT, AND THE SLATES ALSO BECOME A THERMAL ROOF DETAILS CONSTRUCTION
48.
MASS OR HEAT BANK AS THEY ARE NOW CUT OFF THER AS LADAKH SUSTAINS IN COLD AND DRY CLIMATIC
MALLY FROM THE COLD GROUND. THIS KIND OF FLOOR SUMMER SHADES
NTERIOR
THERMAL CONDIMONS, THE CEILING IS MAINLY BUILTIN MUD
ABSORBS THE EXCESS HEAT DURING THE DAY AND RE- MASS USAGE AND WOOD DUE TO THEIR INSULATING PROPERTIES
LEASES IT DURING THE NIGHT OTHERWISE FLOORS AND EASY AVAILABILTY PLAN
CAN BE AN AREA OF BIG HEAT LOSS.
MUD PLASTER *
MUD PLASTER IS APPLIED WET 15-25MM THICK. MOST
MUD PLASTERS HAVE TO BE REPAIRED ANNUALLY
WHEN USED EXTERNALLY BUT ADHERE WELL TO EARTH
WALLS.

THERMAL MASS IN WALLS AND FLOORS

THE BUILDING GROUND
IS BUILTTHREE FEET M) OR
ON THE NORTH SIDE.
MORE BELOW pneumatic backfill tamper
mos
mature of sand. gravel reinforced plywood frame visibie layers of
compacted earth

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THE RED WOOD FACADE ORIGINALLYCOVERED SHOPS COUNTERS ORNAMENTAL COLUMNS AND
BEAMS ADORNED THIS PART OF THE HOUSE. THE LINTELS LOCALLY CALLED TSINGZAK ARE PRES-
SECTION
MUD BRICK
MUD BRICK MUD BRICKS ARE COMPOSITE ENT THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON THE WINDOWS SERIES ON THE
SOUTHERN FAÇADE
CHIEFLY OF CLAY, SILT AND
SAND. DUE T
HIGHSAND CONTENTS. THE SURFACE WATER
ABSORPTION OF THE BRICK REDUCES
PRESENCE OF CLAY AND SILT HELPS TO BIND
WALLS
WALLS ARE BUILT UPON FOUNDATIONS RAISING
THE BRICK. ABOVE THE GROUND LEVEL THE TOP OF THE
FOUNDATION SHOULD NOT BE wIDER THAN THE
BOTTOM OF THE WALL TO AVOID ANY STRUCT
URAL DAMAGE IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKES
WALLS ARE GENERALLY THICK AT THE BOTTOM
GRADUALLY AS THEY RISE.
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PTETEN MOIST EARTH LAYER IS ADDED OF

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AND THE RAMED EARTH WALL
1S COMPRESSED cOMPRE
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ELEVATION
RAMMED EARTH CONSTRUCTION
FOUNDATIONS THE TECHNIQUE OF RAMMED EARTH CONSISTS OF CASTING HUGE BRICKS IN PLACE, IN AFRAME MADE OF PLANKS. SAND AND CLAY ARE MIXED IN THE RIGHT AMOUNTS TO GET AVERY
EARTH EASILY ABSORBS WATER WHICH LOWERS STRONG CONSTITUTION. IT IS THEN PACKEDINTHE FRAMES AND RAMMED WITH
POUNDERS. THE THICK EARTH WALLS ARE NOT JUST STRUCTURAL(TO TAKE LOAD) BUT ALSO HAVE AN
ESSENTIAL FUNCTION AS THE HEAT BANK (THERMAL MASS). THEY ABSORB THE EXCESS SOLAR HEAT DURING THE DAY AND RELEASEIT TO THE ROOM AT NIGHT. THE SAME PROPERTIES
ITS LOAD BEARING CAPACITY. THUS LIME IS USED
AS A BINDING MATERIAL IN FOUNDATION TO ALSO KEEP RAMMED EARTH BUILDINGS COOL IN SUMMER. RAMMED EARTH IS AN ANCIENT TECHNIQUE USED IN MONASTERIES, CASTLES AND FORTS AROUND LADAKH. THESE STRUCT
PROVIDE TS STRENGTH. URES HAVE SURVIVED, UNPROTECTED AND EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, FOR HUNDREDs OF YEARS.
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SOMAYA BEGAN HER ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE IN 1978 IN MUMBAI,
INDIA. HER FIRM'S FIRST OFFICE WAS OPENED IN THE BACK OF HER
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
GARDEN. BRINDA SOMAYA WAS BORN ON 28 JUNE 1949. SOMAYA JOINED THE CATHEDRAL AND JOHN
FOR MORE THAN 3 DECADES , BRINDA SOMAYA HAS MERGED CONNON SCHOOLS SCIENCE PROGRAM. IN 1966, SOMAYA WON A PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN
ARCHITECTURE, CONSERVATION AND SOCIAL EQUITY IN PROJECTS FIELD SERVICE INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE US. AFTER HER TIME IN THE UNITED
RANGING FROM INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUSES AND REHABILITATION OF STATES, SHE WAS HIGHLY INSPIRED TO TAKE UP ARCHITECTURE. SHE COMPLETED HER B.ARCH
FROM SIR JJ SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE IN MUMBAI.
AN EARTHQUAKE - TORNSHOWING
VILLAGETHAT
TOTHE RESTORATION OF AN 18TH
PROGRESS AND HISTORY NEED SHE GRADUATED AS AN ARCHITECT IN 1971. SHE CHOSE TO CONTINUE HER EDUCATION AND
CENTURY CATHEDRAL
NOT BE AT ODDS.
,

JOINED SMITH COLLEGE IN NORTHHAMPTON, UNITED STATES AND GRADUATED IN 1973 WITH
MASTER PLANNING AND BUILDING DESIGN OF MULTIPLE CORPORATE A MASTERS IN ARTS DEGREE.
AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPUSES HAS BECOME ONE OF HER AREAS OF SHE ALSO TOOK A SHORT DESIGN COURSE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY IN 1972.
EXPERTISE.
MUMBAI
sOMAYA AND KALAPPA CONSULTANTS INDIA

1978 NORTHAMPTON
BRINDA SOMAYA STARTED SNK IN A GARDEN SHED IN MUMBAI, oo0oc0ocooo0000 UNITED STATES
FOUNDING WHAT WOULD BECOME
ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE INDIAN PRACTICES INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED FOR ITS INNOVATION AND SENSITIVITY IN DESIGN.
PLACES WORK HAS TAKEN BRINDA SOMAYA T... J. SCHOOL OF AR
BRINDA SOMAYA HAS WORKED PRIMARILY IN INDIA, EVERY
SINGLE PART OF INDIA, FROM GANGOTRI IN THE HIMALAYAS,
RIGHT DOWN TO THE SOUTHERN-MOST TIP, TOCALCUTTA, SIR JJ SCHOOL
THROUGH THE DESERTS OF KUTCH, THROUGH CENTRAL INDIA, OF ARCHITECTURE
UP TO THE TRIBAL AREAS OF JHARKHAND. SHE PROUDLY SAYS ZENSAR
THAT SHE HAS BUILT IN EVERY PART OF HER OWN COUNTRY
AND THAT HAS BEEN HER GREATEST FULFILMENT.
TECHNOLOGY
SMITH COLLEGE
TRAVEL IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF AN ARCHITECT'S LIFE
BECAUSE ARCHITECTURE IS NOT JUST ABOUT BUILDING, IT KENSINGTON
GOES WAY BEYOND THAT. IT'S ABOUT HISTORY, CLUB
ARCHAEOLOGY, ART, AND CULTURE.

GOA INSTITUTE
OF MANAGEMENT

DESIGN
ACRON WATEL
RESORT
NT PHILOSOPHY THE RIULT
cONSCIENCE OF THE
AGUARDIAN- HIS IS THE
BUILT AND UNBUILT ENVIRONMENT."
UNESCO ASIA-
PACIFIC HERITAGE
LEADING
EUROPEAN
ARCHITECTS
FIRST WOMAN
TO HAVE WON
WIENERBERGER
THE INDIAN
INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTS-
CONSCIENCE FORUM AWARD LDEN
AWARD FOR THE
FOR THE NEW BABURAO
THIS BELIEF UNDERLINES HERWORK THAT SPANS FROM LARGE ARCHITECT MHATRE GOLD
CORPORATE,INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUSES AND
THE ST. THOMAS" NALANDA
SCHOOLS
AWARD FOR MEDAL FOR
EXTENDS TO PUBLIC SPACES, WHICH SHE REBUILT AND SOMETIMESS LIFETIME LIFETIME
CATHEDRAL IN CAMPUS IN ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT
REINVENTED. MUMBAI BARODA
SHE BELIEVES THAT AN ARCHITECT SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE
CLIENT'S REQUIREMENT CLEARLY AND PRIOR TO START
wORKING ON THE PROJECTS HE/SHE SHOULD VISIT THE SITTE
TO STUDY THE CONTEXT, CLIMATE GEOGRAPHY AND CONSCIENCE

SOMAYAA
OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT LENGTH.
AS DETAILING IS ALSO VITAL IN ARCHITECTURE, EVERY MINUTE 2006 2007 2014
2004
DETAIL REGARDING THE SPACE, MATERIALS, ETC SHOULD BE
CAREFULLY CRAFTED.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
66 ARCHITECTURE FOR ME IS ABOUT CONNECTING
BRINDA SOMAYA IS AN INDIAN ARCHITECT AND CREATING SPACES BETWEEN MAN AND EARTH NISHA GOPINATH Y
AND URBAN CONSERVATIONIST - BRINDA SOMAYA
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OF MANAGEMENNT NALANDA
THE PLAN IS DERIVED ALONG TWO AXES THAT INTER INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
LINKED STUDENT PLAZAS AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE DESIGN FOR THIS JUNIOR SCHOOL DRAWS FROM THE
THE FABULOUS HILL VIEWS THE SITE OFFERS. FIRST UNIVERSITY IN INDIA, THE ORIGINAL 'NALANDA
BREAK OUT SPACES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AS AN FOUNDED IN THE FIFTH CENTURY AD.
EXTENSION OF THE ACADEMIC PLAZA . WIDE OPEN COURTYARDS, CORRIDOR SPACES, SHADED
SEVERAL PASSIVE AND ACTIVE ENERGY CONSCIOUS
HAVE BEEN ADOPTED TO MAKE ITSELF CLASSROOMS, JALIS AND PERGOLAS OFFERING A
STRATEGES
SUSTAINING.
SEAMLESS HARMONY BETWEEN BUILDINGS, ITS
ENVIRONMENTAND THE LEARNING FACILITY WITHIN.

KENSINGTON
CLUB
DESIGNED TO BE A RECLUSE FROM CITY LIFE, THIS SPORTS
CLUB OFFERS AN UNINTERRUPTED VIEW TO THE RIVER AND
BEYOND. THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS EMPHASIZED BY
n MATERIALS LIKE SAW CUT WOOD, EXPOSED STEEL, AND
EXPOSED BRICK, IN ADDITION TO THE LUSH GREEN
LANDSCAPE DOTTED WITH NATIVE SHRUBS AND TREES.

PERGOLA PROJECTED JAAL'S REPLACE WINDOWS

ENTRANCE WITH JAALI PROVIDING SHADY AND
WALLS FOR VENTILATION COOL INTERNAL SPACES MAIN COURTYARD
ACRON WATERFRONT CONCEPT
WITH COOL STONE FLOORING

THE CONCEPT IS A CENTRAL COURTYARD WITH

RESORT
LUXURY
TOURIST DESTINATION, KEEPING ELEMENTS FOUR SMALLER COURTYARDS. EACH SMALL 4 CLASSROOMS WITH
SMALL COURTYARD
OFTHREE ORIGINAL BUNGALOWS, WITHOUT LOSING
THE INTEGRITY OF THE LANDSCAPE.
COURTYARD CONTAINS A CLUSTER OF FOUR
CLASSROOMS. THIS ENSURES THAT EACH
COURTYARD SPACES CENTRAL
ONE REMAINS CONNECTED TO THE LANDSCAPE GROUP OF CHILDREN HAVE A SENSE OF THEIR
cOURTYARD
THROUGH SEMI-COVERED SPACES, AND THE POOL OWN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACE WHERE MINIMIZE THE USE
OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING
WHICH FACES BOTH THE RIVER AND THE SEA. THEY CAN BE CLOSE TO NATURE.
STRIKING A PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN THE LIFE AND VENTILATION
MATERIALS SMALL
AND COLOUR PALETTE OF LOCAL GOA AND THE IN THE HOT DRY SUMMER OF BARODA THE RED WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY cOURTYARD
FOCUS ON PRESERVING THE NATIVE FLORA AND BRICK BUILDING WITH ITS TERRACOTTA TILEDD CONSERVES ENERGY
FAUNA OF GREEN GOA, THIS PROJECT IS A TRUE cONCEPTUAL PLAN
REPRESENTATION OF MODERN GOA. ROOF HAS
POSSIBLE.
BEEN DESIGNED TO STAY AS COOL AS

CAVITY WALLS IN ALL CLASSROOMS KEEP OUT

ZENSAR BOTH THE SUMMER HEAT AND WINTER COLD.
BRICKPIERS AND VAULTS ARE CONSTRUCTED
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES TRADITIONALLY USING LOCAL BRICKS AND
THE SIMPLICITY AND SERENITY IN THE BUILDING DESIGN EXECUTED BY LOCAL CRAFTSMEN. CONCEPTUAL SECTION
PROVIDES THE RIGHT KIND OF WORKING ATMOSPHERE TO TECHNOLOGY DECORATIVE YET
PRODUCE EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVELOPERS RAINWATER FROM TERRACES AND COURTYARDS CLASSROOM FUNCTIONAL
AND THE BALANCE AND HARMONY CREATED BY THE IS COLLECTED TO RECHARGE THE GROUNDWATER OPENINGS
LANDSCAPE WHICH COMPLIMENTS THE BUILDING DESIGN. AND SOLAR POWER IS USED FOR THE STREET
LIGHTS AND TO HEAT WATER.
THE OVER ALL DESIGN STYLE OF THE BUILDING IS
CONTEMPORARY WHICH IS ACHIEVED BY BALANCED USE THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ITSELF HAS
OF SOLID AND VOIDS. A STONE WALL MEANDERING ENSURED SUSTAINABILITY.
THROUGH A LANDSCAPE OF GREENERY,COURTYARDS AND
WATER-BODIES FORMS THE CORE CONCEPT.
CONCLUSION
IDEAL USE OF SIMPLISTIC CONCEPTS, THAT TAKE RoOT FROM
THE BASIC NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE.

BUILD IT LIKE CONSERVATION AS WELL AS USE OF VERNACULAR MATERIALS.

FUNCTION ORIENTED DESIGN, FUNCTION PLACED HIGHER
THAN AESTHETICS.
INCLUSION OF TRADITIONAL METHODS AS WELL AS THE CULTURE
AND HERITAGE INTO THE DESIGN THAT IS INCULCATED BY THE
VAULTED CEILINGS FACILITATE AIR
CIRCULATION.CORRIDORS PROVIDE
DIFFUSED LIGHT To CLASSR0OMS
DESTINATION ITSELF.

BRINDA SOMAYA ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND PRECISE METICULOUS WORK.

USER FRIENDLY DESIGN.
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