NARI GANDHI( 1934 – 1993 ) India. Nationality : Indian Education : Sir J . Mumbai. Warren Weber. Career : Worked for the American Ar. College of Architecture. J . ARTIST and SCULPTOR Pen Name : NARI Born : January 1. 1934 Surat .Nariman Dossabhai Gandhi ARCHITECT . . Alibag Residence for Kishore Bajaj at Karjat JAIN HOUSE at lonavla .FAMOUS WORKS Mountain Lodge for Jal .Lonavala Gobhai Residence for Rustom Mehta at Korlai. Mumbai oFarm house for S H Daya at Alibag oGateway to mosque at Kolgaon oTejani house at Lonavala oPatel residence at Surat .oResidence for Asha Parekh at Juhu. Nari's works display highly skilled craftsmanship and structural ingenuity.IDEOLOGY His works display a distinctive organic character. . His architecture seeks inspiration from NATURE while accepting nature as his guide. Most of Gandhi’s buildings in the countryside are exercises in balancing acts to hold roofs up and unique ways in ferrying loads down to the ground. o Jaipuri chunna was used for walls o Coconut and Almond trees cover the entire site .Work Style o Brick . Sculptures and pottery is used extensively. o Slanting windows and leather furniture. o Dim lighting . Stone . . o Paintings . o Low ht. which is not harsh . height furniture . o Grey Kota stone flooring. o Polished teak wood ceilings. o Terracotta murals are used . steel and timber as structural materials. Geometry was the underlying discipline of structure . Geometry was used not only as a means of organizing materials and spaces but also in the third dimension to give dynamism to form and tension to the space .GEOMETRY The fusion of interior spaces to create Transparency within a structure are obtained by the means of geometry. a primary tool for ordering an architectural form. . no doors were used.Beach House at MADH ISLAND 1980-1993 Plot size 800 sq m. Each stone is around 3m in length and 5cm thk . It has three cave like cells First cell has a living . Second has kitchen and bathrooms. dining and bedroom. each stone is selected by Nari himself. . used for the arches. The third has garage and servant quarters. Vaulted stone arches rising 10m in ht. cave-like interiors. glued to cement-coated surfaces. stained glass. and broken beer bottles The house also contains several terracotta sculptures and pots. as well as art works in media ranging from earthenware to metalwork. This house has rustic surface treatments and almost primitive. Unusual materials and design touches appear throughout the building: the garden's glass skylight domes were made from broken glass chips. marbles. Stone is found in the form of broken chips. . dotted with dormer windows and covered with Mangalore tiles Internal courts on different levels are covered in transparent corrugated roofing sheets Dormer windows overlooking the landscape around the bungalow also serve to visually unify these rooms 1989-1992 . a card room. a dining area. a living room.Jain Bungalow at Lonavla It has a total of 9 rooms: a prayer room. a kitchen. and four bedrooms. structure consists of stone masonry walls of varying sizes and colors A single large roof plane. Exterior view of the approach road to the bungalow from the gate Interior view showing the play of light against a rough stone wall Exterior view of the steel trusssupported roof that follows the terraced landscaping on site . and kitchen areas.Korlai Bungalow in Maharashtra 1986-1988 Nari Gandhi selected the waterfront lot and designed an elevated open arched pavilion facing the sea. The upper level dining and living areas have spectacular views of the sea. Two parallel arches form the structural frame of the pavilion and support the large pitched roof. lower levels of the pavilion contained service spaces. These brick (wire-cut hollow brick) walls have punctures that were later filled with stained glass. . bedrooms. Interior view of the living space Exterior side view of pavilion Interior view of upper level of pavilion Pavilion looking at the dining area View of a bedroom . The only sketch that Nari has done for Rustom Mehta . . gentleness and purity are the words that describe Nari Gandhi aptly . He was unique in his own way and has his own understanding for architecture.“Inspired by Yesterday Aspired for Tomorrow” Simplicity . He is one the great architects of his times . and also very appropriate for his architectecture.