Chapel of Notre Dame, Ronchamp was designed by the Legendary Architect Le Corbusier. It is a world renowned architectural innovation for its unique building character.
The philosophy of Le Corbusier was that every building should have its own character. It should be unique.
He believed that every building that is designed at a particular site should merge with its surroundings and still be an outstanding innovation of all times.
In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “By your work”. Now we will move on with the discussion on the next method “By specialization”.
In fact there are no academic specializations for different types of buildings, such as theatre specialist or hotel specialist. We say an architect is trained to design all types of buildings. The pre-design study about a particular project and the analytical approach is all that important. However, often architects are labelled as specialists by the people.
In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “By Establishing Direct Contacts and setting up Office”. Now we will move on with the discussion on the next method “Telephone and Computer Networking”.
These days telephone has become a common thing. You shall arrange to have a separate number for office. Even in a small town, you shall have a separate telephone connection for your office. Through the telephone system, you are virtually well connected with the world. Even if you are working in a small town through telephone, fax, E-mail you can be in touch with consultants and clients world over.
In my previous article, we discussed the concept of Sustainability in a way understood by Architects. In this article, we will discuss in brief all the necessary design features to be incorporated in a building to make it Sustainable.
Harvest all of their own water and energy needs on site.
Be adapted specifically to site climate and evolve as conditions change.
Operate pollution free and generate no waste that aren’t useful for some other process in the building or immediate environment.
Promote the health and well-being of all inhabitants, as a healthy ecosystem does.
It should comprise energy efficient integrated systems that maximize efficiency and comfort.
Improve the health and diversity of the local ecosystem rather than degrade it.
Be beautiful and inspire us to dream.
A building cannot be sustainable unless its interior design is not in tandem with it. Solar and Wind energy should be made use of and the orientation and placement of a site should be looked into.
Positioning of windows should be such that they allow cross ventilation, thus creating climate sensitive design.