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Content Mrs.Nalini Nayak’s Residenc,Ulloor,

Trivendrum Fishermen’s

Village,Poonthura,Trivendrum

MRS NALINI NAYAK`S RESIDENCE

ULLOOR,

TRIVANDRUM (1971)

IT WAS DESIGNED FOR A SOCIAL WORER.

THE REQUIREMENTS WERE:-

• Meeting place.

• working place (training).

• Open spaces.

• Classroom & dormitories.

DESIGNED BY

• (March 2, 1917 – April 1, 2007) British-born Indian architect

• He came to India in 1945 in part as a missionary and since then lived and worked in India for over 50 years

Fig1:Laurie Baker

Ref: http://www.hindu.com/mag/

2007/04/15/stories/

2007041500060300.htm

• External Views: Generous sprawling ground floor with three floor staking of pentagon

• The main house is formed by a three floor stacking of the pentagon on nine inch thick brick walls.

• Each floor divides into the bedroom, bathroom and landing.• The additional segment on the ground, forming the living/dining and

kitchen, is structured with bays of half-brick thickness, alternating wall

Ground floor plan

Built furniture of bricks

A view from entrance to living room

The Entrance

1st Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan

Common door for entry

and bathroom

• First floor bedroom entrance

Sun light merging inwards through jaali work

2nd floor bedroom jaali window jaali walls at staircase

FISHERMEN’S VILLAGE

Poonthura ,Trivandrum(1974-75)

CHALLENGES:

• Severity of environment in which the tribal's live.

• Limitation of resources

• Conventional architects stayed away from these projects

• Dealing with large insular groups, with set ideas and

traditions.

• Dealing with cyclones

DESIGN STRATEGIES

• Exposed brickwork and structure

• Sloped concrete roof

• Openness in design and individual units offset each other

• Continuous latticework

• in the exposed walls

Construction

• Low sloped roofs and courts serve as wind catchers

• Open walls function to dispel it

• Long row of housing replaced by even staggering

• Fronting courts catch the breeze and also get view of

sea

Dealing With Cyclones:

• Little private rectangle of land in between houses for

drying nets , kids play,

• Provides sleeping lofts within and adequate space

outside for mending nets and cleaning and drying fish

Open Spaces

BIBLOGRAPHY• http://lauriebaker.net/

• Ref:http://www.lauriebakerbuildingcentre.com/

• Ref:http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/my-mentor-laurie-baker

• http://www.hindu.com/mag/

• [Gautam_Bhatia]_Laurie_Baker-_Life,_Works_and_Writ