A review of influences of modern movement architecture on today's Façade design in tropical climate of India

Chitrarekha Kabre, Uta Pottgiesser

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Abstract

Façade plays an important role in modern movement architecture and a critical role in the conception of energy and climate-optimized buildings: it is the building's skin and functions as an interface between interior and exterior space. It provides thermal and sound insulation and ventilation, and controls and guides the entrance of daylight into the building. Tropical climates have unique challenges to reduce solar heat gain through building envelope to make buildings energy efficient. India has a rich tradition of different forms of architecture and design principles - most of them are perfectly adapted to the climatic requirements and constructed with local building materials and technology. In the twentieth century, Modern Movement Architecture shows a global trend towards transparent, light-flled buildings with great expanses of windows and façades with advanced building technology. However, the twentieth century modern movement architecture in India evolved in response to the climate and culture. In India, remarkably diverse constellations of façade design can be traced in modern architecture often taking into consideration traditional Indian principles combining them with new materials and constructions. Most of them marked by overhanging balconies and horizontal brise-soleils and as an example of a human scaled urban infrastructure offering private and public green spaces in transition. After independence in 1947 more public, administrative and governmental buildings followed in the tradition of the modern movement and with emblematic character. This paper presents a review of the influences of modern movement architecture on today's facade design in tropical climate of India. The purpose of this review is to reappraise works of the masters of the modern movement, in the context of today's energy and environmental value system; a value system which justifies a greater capital cost in money terms with a view to minimize recurrent costs in energy terms and environmental degradation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th Docomomo International Conference Seoul
Subtitle of host publicationExpansion and Conflict, Seoul 2014
EditorsTae-woo Kim, Jong Soung Kimm, Ana Tostoes
PublisherDOCOMOMO
Pages282-286
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9791195362509
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event13th Docomomo International Conference Seoul: Expansion and Conflict, Seoul 2014 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 24 Sept 201427 Sept 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 13th Docomomo International Conference Seoul: Expansion and Conflict, Seoul 2014

Conference

Conference13th Docomomo International Conference Seoul: Expansion and Conflict, Seoul 2014
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period24/09/1427/09/14

Keywords

  • Architecture
  • Facade
  • Indian
  • Modern
  • Tropical

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