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TAB LE O F CO N T ENTS 2
MILL OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION BUILDING ANALYSIS
AN ARCHI TECT I S THE DRAW E R O F DR E AMS.
THE BIRD BLIND
C O N C E P T
MASSING DIAGRAMS
SITE PL AN AND SITE SECTIONS
3.
10
F L O O R
2
9
P L A N S
7
8
1 5
6
4 1. ENTRY 2. EXHIBITION SPACE 3. RANGER OFFICE 4. STORAGE 5. WOMEN'S RESTROOM 6. MEN'S RESTROOM 7. TERRACE SPACE 8. BIRD OBSERVATION TERRACE 9. TERRACE SPACE 10.BIRD OBSERVATION TERRACE
3 2 1
NORTH AND SOUTH SECTIONS
P E R S P E C T I V E S
V I E W S
MI LL OWN ER’ ASS OCIATIO N BUILDING
LOCATION: AHMEDEBAD, INDIA DATE: 1954 ARCHITECT: LE CORBUSIER
“A pal ac e i s a h o u s e e n d o we d w i t h di gn ity “ - L e C o r b u s i e r The
Mill
o w n e r ’s
Association
bu i ldin g c o m p r i s e s a c o n c e p t of a pal ac e i n w h i c h m a r r i e s t h e i d e a of Pu bli c v s . P r i va te n o t o n l y i n spac e
but
t h ro u g h
p re c e s s i o n ,
de sign , l o c a t i o n , a n d m a te r i a l s o n e of a k i n d .
SITE PLAN
T h ro u gh o u t
the
building
we
u n de r st a n d t h a t e a s t a n d we s t fac ade s h a ve s u n b re a ke r s to g i ve sh ade a n d t h e o r i e n t a t i o n of t h e bu i ldin g i s p o s i t i o n e d a c c o rd i n g to t h e su n . Th ro u g h o u t t h e b u i l d in g Le Co r b u s i e r s h o ws h i s c o n c e pt wi t h h i s a n g l e d w a l l s i n e a c h fl o o r t h u s c re a t i n g t h e d i v i s i o n of e n c lo se d a n d o p e n s pa c e s .
NORTH SECTION PL AN
c h ose n t h a t c re a te t h i s b u i l d i n g
F L O O R
P L A N S 2. 4.
1. 3.
K EY R E C E P T ION DE SK PR E SIDE N T OFFIC E VIC E PR E SIDE N T OFFIC E SE CR E TA RY OFFIC E VI SI TOR S A R E A C ONF E R E NC E RO OM M A NAGING C ONF E R E N C E RO OM OFFIC E S R E S T RO OMS AUDI TOR IUM B A R A ND CL OAK RO OM ME ZZA NINE
W E S T A N D E A S T E L E VAT I O N S
EAST AND NORTH SECTIONS
P RO PORT I ON
FIRST FLO OR PL AN
S E COND F LOOR P L AN
THIRD F LOOR P L AN
ME ZZA N I N E F LO O R PL A N
RO O F PL A N
A N A LY S I S D I A G R A M S
MA SSI NG
FIRST FLOOR PL AN
S E COND F LOOR P L AN
THIRD F LOOR P L AN
M E ZZA N I N E F LO O R PL A N
RO O F PL A N
S E COND F LOOR P L AN
THIRD F LOOR P L AN
M EZZA N I N E F LO O R PL A N
RO O F PL A N
P U BLIC vs. PR I VAT E
FIRST FLOOR PL AN
CIRCU L AT I O N
FIRST FLOOR PL AN
SE COND F LOOR P L AN
THIRD F LOOR P L AN
M E Z Z A N I N E F LO O R PL A N
RO O F PL A N
SE COND F LOOR P L AN
THIRD F LOOR P L AN
M E Z Z A N I N E F LO O R PL A N
RO O F PL A N
SE COND F LOOR P L AN
THIRD F LOOR P L AN
M E Z Z A N I N E F LO O R PL A N
VIE W S
FIRST FLOOR PL AN
SU N A N D W I ND
FIRST FLOOR PL AN
N O RT H SE CT I O N
ULYSSES S. GRANT: VISITOR CENTER AND THE ARCHIVE
Th e ad d i t i on of a v i s i tor ’s ce n te r an d arch i ve is i n te n d e d to g e n e rate re n e we d i n te re s t i n G ran t , the Ci v i l War an d i t s af te rmat h, an d t h e mag n i f icent tomb i t s e l f. U l ys s e s S. G ran t was a s i g n i fi can t figure i n ou r n at i on ’s h i s tor y - as t h e g e n e ral -i n -ch i e f of the U n i on Army d u ri n g t h e Ame ri can Ci v i l War, and the 18t h Pre s i d e n t of t h e U n i te d St ate s from 18691877. Th e re fore , I d e ci d e d to u s e Ci v i l War bat t le for t h e con ce p t of my d e s i g n .
C O N C E P T
DESIGN PROCESSES
Special Archive
Cafe
TERRACE Storage
CAFE
Book Store Lobby
AUDITORIUM
LOBBY
Exhibition Hall
EXHIBITION HALL
STORE
S I T E
P L A N
vi si tin g pu bl ic a b o u t G e n e r a l G r a n t ’s l i fe an d h i s con t ri b u t i on s to ou r cou n tr y, as we ll as to p ro v i d e s e r v i c e s to m a ke v i s i t i n g t h e mon u me n t more p l e as an t. T h e fac ili t y a l s o h o u s e s a n a rc h i ve of Ci v i l War d ocu me n t s an d ob je ct s . T h i s arc h ive w i l l b e u s e d b y s c h o o l g rou p s b y ap p oi n t me n t , an d b y v i s i t i n g sc h o lar s e n ga g e d i n re s e a rc h . T h e v i s i to r ce n te r an d arch i ve are to b e h ou s e d in t h e sam e b u i l d i n g . Th e to m b , w h i c h i s t h e l arg e s t mau s ol e u m i n Nor t h Am e ric a was d e s i g n e d b y J o h n D u n c a n , an d comp l e te d i n 1897. Th e s i te i s i n Ri ve r si de Park , o ve r l o o ki n g t h e H u d s o n Ri ve r, ad jace n t to Ri ve r s i d e Ch u rch an d S ak u ra Pa r k . M y de sign e n h a n c e s t h e e x p e r i e n c e of v i s i t i n g t h e mon u me n t , an d d raws m o re vi si to r s to t h i s i m p o r t a n t s i te . F u r t h e rmore , t h e s pace t h at was t ake n away fro m th e p u b l i c , i i n te n d e d to g i ve i t back i n d e s i g n form. Th e re fore , my de si gn provi d e s v i s i to r s w i t h g re a t d e a l of ci rcu l at i on t h rou g h ou t t h e b u i l d in g .
WEST AND NORTH SITE SECTION
T h e vi si to r c e n te r w i l l b e o p e n ye a r ro u n d , an d i s i n te n d e d to e d u cate t h e
TERRACE
TERRACE
M
SPECIAL ARCHIVE
CAFE
W
E AG OR ST
AUDITORIUM BELOW
BOOK STORE
LOBBY EXHIBITION HALL
EXHIBITION HALL BELOW
E AG
F L O O R
P L A N S
OR ST
LOWER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
FIRST LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
STUDY ROOM I
ENTRY STUDY ROOM II
STUDY ROOM III
READIN
G ROO
M
STUDY ROOM IV
TERRACE
SECOND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
ROOF PLAN
TERRACE STUDY ROOM I
TERRACE
ENTRY SPECIAL ARCHIVE
STUDY ROOM II
CAFE
M
READIN
G ROO
STUDY ROOM III
M
W
E AG OR ST
STUDY ROOM IV
BOOK STORE
TERRACE
LOBBY N ITIO HIB EX HALL W O L BE
EXHIBITION HALL E AG
ANALYSIS DIAGRAMS
OR ST
GEO ME T RY D I AG R A MS
TERRACE STUDY ROOM I
TERRACE
ENTRY SPECIAL ARCHIVE
CAFE
STUDY ROOM II
M
STUDY ROOM III W
E AG
OR ST
STUDY ROOM IV
BOOK STORE
LOBBY EXHIBITION HALL E AG
OR ST
MASSING DIAGRAMS
N ITIO HIB EX HALL W O BEL
TERRACE
READIN
G ROO
M
TERRACE STUDY ROOM I
TERRACE
ENTRY SPECIAL ARCHIVE
STUDY ROOM II
CAFE
M
READIN
G ROO
STUDY ROOM III
M
W
E AG OR ST
STUDY ROOM IV
BOOK STORE
TERRACE
LOBBY N ITIO HIB EX HALL OW L E B
EXHIBITION HALL E AG
OR ST
CIR CULATION DIAGRAMS
TERRACE STUDY ROOM I
TERRACE
ENTRY SPECIAL ARCHIVE
CAFE
STUDY ROOM II
M
STUDY ROOM III W
E AG
OR ST
STUDY ROOM IV
BOOK STORE
LOBBY EXHIBITION HALL E AG
OR ST
PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE
N ITIO HIB EX HALL OW BEL
TERRACE
READIN
G ROO
M
W E S T E L E VAT I O N
S O U T H E L E VAT I O N
PERSPECTIVE VIEWS