Capitol Complex-Group 7

Introduction• Chandigarh Capitol Complex, located in the sector-1 of

Chandigarh city in India, is a government compound designed by the architect Le Corbusier and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is spread over an area of around 100 acres and is a prime manifestation of Chandigarh's architecture. It comprises three buildings, three monuments and a lake, including the Palace of Assembly or Legislative Assembly, Secretariat, High Court, Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill and Tower of Shadows.

Governer’s Palace

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• The complex consists of 3 buildings and 4 monuments Buildings :-i) Jawan Haryana High court (established in 1955) Architectural chracterictics :-• The building has three entrances each of different colour blue ,yellow and

red• Sun breakers to eliminate direct sunlight.• Height 8M

The roof had this wave concept to eliminate heat.

i) Governer’s Palace Architectural chracterictics :-• The palace is divided into two parts after the constitution left side of the

building is for punjab and right side of the building is for haryana.• The building has a ‘governers gate’ which was specially gifted to india by

france it is accesed twice a year only by the governer.• Sun breakers to eliminate direct sunlight.• Height 15M

# Skylights at the top off the governer’s palace.

# Sun breakers to eliminate excessive heat or direct sun light

# The Pyramid was not designed by le corbusier.

# Hyperboloid, parabolic dome.

• .# These abstract shapes have acoustical absorbers beneath them.

# Seats for the council members

# Governer’s Chair

# Balcony with seats for media

# Reporter’s desk

Assembly Hall

Open Hand Monument Architectural chracterictics :-• Open hand monumet Denotes “open –to give and open to take.”• It Symbolize’s Peace.• Weight 56 ton.• Height 26 M.• Rotated by wind.• The shape is of a dove.

“This Open Space is used for government Meetings frequently.”“No need of microphone within the space Since it reverbs the sound within the fourFaces.”

Tower of shadowsArchitectural chracterictics :-• This moument was built to testThe sunbreakers before implying theIdea on the building.• Experiment for sun shading.• Height 12M• The Entrance of the monument is Facing towards the north.• Exposed Concrete.

Geometric HillsArchitectural chracterictics :-• This monument was built to screenThe buildings inside the capital compl-ex from the outside of the complex• Concept is contrast.• It is screened to maintain the visualPrestige of the buildings in the co-mplex• Height 5M• Inclination 30deg• It has a depiction is a “swastika” andan “ashoka chakra”• Exposed Concrete tiles.• Contructed with the building waste During construction.