Housing Analysis Studio / Fall 2022
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Mumbai, India / Charles Correa
Professor Guido Zuliani
Group Project with Tina Chang, Laura Song
‍[See Quartiere Matteoti]
Kanchanjunga Apartments by Charles Correa asserts a radical tower typology and innovative mode of living. A formal cousin to the Unité d’habitation, Correa’s tower creates sectional variation to break away from repeated “typical plans” of monotony. In doing so the building organizes into interlocking volumes with two stories on one side and one on the other. Yet the real brilliance is in an additional double height variation, created to break from a contrived ABAB pattern and establish a non-uniform outward expression. On the inside, the sectional variation allows atrium spaces and separated bedrooms in each unit. Its distinctive balconies add depth, colour and personality to the minimal facade.