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A space for social bonding : Provakar Club

In this project i tried to learn from the great archiect Laurie Baker. I tried to incorporate his style of of work within mine.

CLIENT : PROVAKAR CLUB AUTHORITY

SITE : HAMZARBAG CHITTAGONG

STOREY : TWO STORIED

BUILT AREA : 2632sft

STATUS : UNDER CONSTRUCTION (2017-)


Bricks to me are like faces. All of them are made of burnt mud, but they vary slightly in shape and colour. I think these small variations give tremendous character to a wall made of thousands of bricks, so I never dream of covering such a unique and characterful creation with plaster, which is mainly dull and characterless. I like the contrast of textures of brick, of stone, of concrete, of wood. - Laurie Baker

Laurence Wilfred "Laurie" Baker (2 March 1917 – 1 April 2007) was a British-born Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility. Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his own experiences in the remote Himalayas, he promoted the revival of regional building practices and use of local materials; and combined this with a design philosophy that emphasized a responsible and prudent use of resources and energy. He was a pioneer of sustainable architecture as well as organic architecture, incorporating in his designs even in the late 1960s, concepts such as rain-water harvesting, minimizing usage of energy-inefficient building materials, minimizing damage to the building site and seamlessly merging with the surroundings. Due to his social and humanitarian efforts to bring architecture and design to the common man, his honest use of materials, his belief in simplicity in design and in life, and his stauch Quaker belief in non-violence, he has been called the "Gandhi of

Architecture." - Wikipedia


Design Process

The brief by the client is specific. The club authority want some specific functions in the building.

The design process is quite simple. we followed the site line to planned the building. For the further process we go through the Architects work study.


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