VILLA SHODHAN
Architect : Le Corbusier Year : 1951-1956 Location : Ahmedabad, India Climate : Hot, Semi-Arid Seasons : Summer, Monsoon and Winter Latitude : 23.0253° N Longitude : 72.5675° E
Wind Diagram S-W wind all year N Cold Winter Wind
N 330
300
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O
20
O
30
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40
O
50
O
60
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70
O
80
O
30
60
E
W
240
120
210
150 S
Sun Diagram Main Entrance From N-E
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32
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34
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26
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25
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24
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29
15.1
7.5
13
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Highs Lows Temperature - C
Rainfall - Millimeters
Daylight -Hours
3.5 November
October
September
August
July
June
May
16
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94.7
4.8
3.2
0.2
April
January
March to May - March marks the beginning to summer in Ahmedabad and mercury begins to rise. The maximum temperature during summer goes up to 40 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature rests at 20 degrees Celsius
3
March
5
February
Summer
o
December
103.7
21
o
33
December
234.9
o
December
226.2
36
November
o
33
October
27
o
September
26
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38
August
o
July
24
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42
June
o
May
o
19
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40
April
36
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o
March
14
o
January
12
31
o
February
28
Winter
November to February - The Weather is mild and pleasant. The maximum temperature during this time of the year goes up to 35 degrees Celsius and the minimum drops to 12 degrees Celsius
11.5
11
13.5
13
12.5
12
13.5
13
12.5
11.5
11
11
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
June to October - The temperature drop and rains. The maximum temperature during the monsoon in Ahmedabad is 30 degrees Celsius and the minimum is around 19 degrees Celsius
January
Monsoon
S-W Facade
E Facade
N-W Facade
W Facade
Site Plan Road Highway Building Greenery Pool
Veranda
Veranda
Veranda
Salon
Dining Room
Ramp
Sec A
Entrance Hall
Entrance
Office
Closet
Sec A
WC
Veranda
Veranda
Veranda
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Kitchen
Warehouse
Veranda
Washbasin Garage
Ground Floor Plan
Library Bedroom
Terrace
Bathroom
Ramp
Ramp
Closet
Gallery Bedroom
Floor 1 Plan
WC
Floor 2 Plan
Bedroom
Terrace
Veranda
Gallery
Water Reservoir
Floor 3 Plan
Floor 4 Plan
Section A-A
Verandas
Circulation
Grid System
Facade N-E
Facade S-W
Roof Plan
Roof Lens To Sky Floatry Roof VS Concrete Mass
Floor 1 Plan
S-W Facade
Brise Soleil
Floor 2 Plan
Floor 3 Plan
Ground Floor Plan
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March Equinox 2020.03.20 09:20:33
September Equinox 2020.09.22 19:01:38
Floor 2 Plan
Circulation
Circulation Stairs Ramp
Circulation Stairs and ramps are used for people circulation, while the cuts in the floors for circulation help the air to access every point of the building
Circulation Voids are created within the building by the height of the floors, the cuts in the floor slabs, etc. These voids are purely open, wind friendly spaces that play an essential role for cooling
Brise-Soleil Light, Shadow, Depth
Veranda Gardens Greenery that provides insulation
Materials Black stone flooring raw concrete as frame on site cast concrete
Formwork Logic Horizontal formwork footprint emphasizes the depth of the brise-soleils and extends the lenght of the facade. While the vertical footprint focuses on the strength of the load-bearing elements.
Interior Colors For Contrast Glass Blocks
Blue 32031 céruléen vif The luminous cerulean. Warm, sensual, Mediterranean. The colour tends towards the observer.
Ochre & Yellow 4320W le jaune vif The yellow colour of the sun. It shines impressively in good light.
Red 32090 rouge vermillon 31 The deep dynamic red. Or the luminescent vermilion red.
Green 32041 vert anglais clair The slightly greyed english green. Like a discreet Verona green.
“Colour in architecture – a means as powerful as the ground plan and section. Or better: polychromy, a component of the ground plan and the section itself.” Le Corbusier
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