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LAURIEBAKER

Laurie Baker was a British-born Indian architect known for his low-cost and sustainable building designs that utilized locally sourced materials. Some of his notable buildings included the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) in Coimbatore, which featured a central atrium design built according to the landscape with maximum natural lighting and ventilation. Baker emphasized cost-conscious and climate-responsive construction techniques like exposed brickwork, filler slab roofs, and minimal site clearance. His designs incorporated circular and curving wall shapes for seismic stability as well as centripetal layouts that pulled buildings inward.

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LAURIEBAKER

Laurie Baker was a British-born Indian architect known for his low-cost and sustainable building designs that utilized locally sourced materials. Some of his notable buildings included the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) in Coimbatore, which featured a central atrium design built according to the landscape with maximum natural lighting and ventilation. Baker emphasized cost-conscious and climate-responsive construction techniques like exposed brickwork, filler slab roofs, and minimal site clearance. His designs incorporated circular and curving wall shapes for seismic stability as well as centripetal layouts that pulled buildings inward.

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CONTEMPORARY

ARCHITECT

AR. LAURIE BAKER


AR. LAURIE BAKER
QUOTES
“THE PRACTICE OF AN ARCHITECT CANNOT BE
DIVORCED FROM THAT OF A BUILDER”

“I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER BEEN INSPIRED BY


WHAT OTHER ARCHITECTS HAVE DONE BUT
MORE BY WHAT ORDINARL CRAFTSMEN HAVE
CREATED.”
“BRICKS TO ME ARE LIKE FACES; ALL OF THEM
ARE MADE OF BURNT MUD, BUT THETY VARY
SLIGHTLY IN SHAPE AND COLOUR.”

“I NEVER BUILD FOR CLASSES OF PEOPLE- HIGH


INCOME,MIDDLE INCOME OR LOW INCOME
GROUPS,TRIBES OR FISHERMAN. I ONLY BUILD FOR A
MATTHEW, A BHASKARAN, AMUNEER OR A
SHANKARAN..”
BIOGRAPHY
• NAME: LAWRENCE WILFRED “LAURIE”
BAKER
• BIRTH: 2ND OF MARCH,1917; ENGLAND
• DEATH: 1ST OF APRIL, 2007; KERALA, INDIA
• NATIONALITY: BRITISH- BORN INDIAN
• GRADUATION: BIRMINGHAM INSTITUTE OF
ART AND DESIGN, 1937.
• AWARDS:
I. MBE (MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE
BRITISH EMPIRE), 1983.
II. PADMA SHRI, 1990
III. THE ROLL OF HONOUR BY THE UNITED
NATIONS, 1992.
PRINCIPLES
• Cost conscious construction.
• Use of locally available materials
• No wastage.
• Preserve and reuse resources.
• Climate design.
• Do not disturb the existing landscape.
• Don’t level/ flat the land surface for construction
purpose.
(Thiruvananthapuram),
BUILDINGS
• School Of Drama & Fine Arts • The Indian Coffee House
Theatre (Thrissur), (Trivandrum),
• Centre For Development Studies • Pallikoodam School (Kottayam),
(Trivandrum), • Loyola Chapel & Auditorium
• Literacy Village (Lucknow), (Trivandrum),
• Sálim Ali Centre For • Attapadi Hill Area Development
Ornithology And Natural Society (Attapadi),
History (SACON) • Dakshinachitra (Chennai),
(Coimbatore), • Chengalchoola Slum Dwelling
• Chitralekha Film Studio Units (Trivandrum),
(Aakulam), • Nirmithi Kendra (Aakulam),
LOW- COST
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
RAT- TRAP BOND MASONRY ARCHES
FILLER SLAB JACK ARCH MASONRY DOME
THE HAMLET
• Bakers own residence is called
“ THE HAMLET”.
• It has been built in
Thiruvananthapuram ,
built on a steeply slopping and rocky
hillside that hardly had any vegetation.
• He adopted his moto to make low cost
habit and a way of life by reusing
everything from brick to glass as
building materials.
• One of the other signature elements
of his
design includes the use of circular
walls,
Which use far less brick than
rectangular
walls.
• In addition, when he does use
concrete
for a roof, he embeds chipped or
broken terra
cotta roofing tiles into the mixture.
• These tiles, which normally would
be thrown away, contribute to the
• He made an extensive use of
timber in his house, like in the
living room of house, the
detailing in wood and mud
bricks are wonderful.
• The living room, An integration
of new building and salvaged
timber from traditional
buildings that were being
demolished.
• Baker's innovative use of
discarded bottles, inset in the
walls giving a very good effect of
light and creating an illusion of
ENTRANCE
INNER
COURTYARD
AND GARDEN
USE OF
NATURAL
LIGHT
GALLERY
GALLERY
Onsisting of
SALIM ALI Onsisting
CENTRE of OF
ORNITHOLOGY AND
NATURAL HISTORY
The unique architectural and design features of the existing buildings in
SACON campus has attracted the attention of a lot of students of
architecture background from across the country as well as others
interested in an aesthetically pleasing approach to building construction
that is a cost effective alternative as compared to technologies of
modern building construction.
The center was set up with the help of
Bombay Natural History Society(BNHS),
now Bharat Natural History Society.
SACON was dedicated to the nation on
February 11, 2000.

Location : Anaikkatty, Coimbatore,


Tamil Nadu
Architect : Ar. Laurie Baker,
Built-up area : 4500 sq. m.
Rainfall : 700 mm p.a.
Soil : Red soil
Consist: main office , library,
CONCEPT
CENTRIPETALISM
It is the phenomena of a body getting
pulled towards the centre. The
forceacting on the body is called as
centripetal force.Centripetal force
acting on a moving body will tend the
body to follow acurved or circular
path. The best example of centripetal
force on a body is thegravitational
force of a planet on its satellites which
make the satellite to rotatearound the
DESIGN
CONCEPTS
• Central atrium in all the building
blocks.
• Constructed according to the land
profile, because of this some stories
are seemed to be of two stories.
• Not much site clearance needed.
• Maximum usage of natural
ventilation and lighting
• Exposed brick and stone work to get
• Least usage of concrete.
• All buildings external wall in circular and
curvature shape to reduce the seismic effect.
• Openings with brick lintels and brick aches
instead of RCC lintels and beams.
• No sunshades provided, instead the roof slab
extended
• Filler slab roofing for better heat insulation.
• Foundation with random rubble stone masonry,
no footings/ RCC rafts provided.
• Internal plastering done selectively as need basis.
• Colour washing done instead of distempering.
• Seating arrangements in common places with
cement work as permanent fixtures.
• Adequate circulating space in the buildings by
THANK YOU

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