Odd and Unusual Buildings

Illusionist · August 20th, 2008, 09:04 AM

I know we dont have too many but there are enough to start an interesting thread

Infosys Building in Hinjewadi, outside Pune,India.

INFOSYS

source

Illusionist · August 20th, 2008, 09:14 AM

src

Illusionist · August 20th, 2008, 09:28 AM

india coffee house, trivandrum

arijeetb · August 20th, 2008, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kolkatausa

Looks cool.

What was it suppose to be, before it got turned into a commercial property?

The Coffee House of Baker style architecture is a significant landmark of Trivandrum. If I remember correctly there is no staircase but a winding slope till the top with chairs and tables laid out on the sides. I think it was originally designed in this manner for the coffee house

***sudheeshnairs*** · August 21st, 2008, 01:37 PM

ya, the Indian Coffee House building at Thampanoor, Trivandrum was designed by Brtish born Indian Architect, 'Laurie Baker.'

"Laurence Wilfred "Laurie" Baker (March 2, 1917 – April 1, 2007) was an award-winning British-born Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and for his unique space utilisation and simple but beautful aesthetic sensibility. He went to India in 1945 in part as a missionary and since then lived and worked in India for over 50 years. He obtained Indian citizenship in 1989 and resided in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. In 1990, the Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in recognition of his meritorious service in the field of architecture"

You can find more about him at..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Baker

http://lauriebaker.net/

As Arijeet said that building is like a spiral structure with ramps winding up along a central core where the kitchen, wash etc were placed, at different levels. There were no movable tables/chairs, the sitting and dining was in brick platforms which is joined with the sidewalls. The passage winding up is along the central core. The bearers had to walk up and down along this sloping ramp like thing.

You can find the interior pics here..

http://lauriebaker.net/work/work/pic...io-vellut.html

***sudheeshnairs*** · August 26th, 2008, 05:32 PM

You can see the inside of the building here..

Photo by alec_baskaya @ flickr

Mahratta · August 26th, 2008, 06:01 PM

Cool thread idea. Infosys has really good campus designs. This thread has also made me want to go to Indian Coffee House.

p.raghavendra6 · October 16th, 2008, 09:39 AM

from eonfreezone.com

EON free Zone IT/ITES SEZ.
Kharadi, Pune.

Illusionist · October 16th, 2008, 11:24 PM

^ ^ Nice Pics

Quote:

Originally Posted by sudheeshnairs

You can see the inside of the building here..

Photo by alec_baskaya @ flickr

wow it looks better maintained from inside..
thanks for posting.

monyaam · October 19th, 2008, 12:37 AM

same thoughts here. If the outside was given a fresh coat of that colonial british red color, this would be one of the landmark building for trivandrum.

EMP · December 22nd, 2008, 01:30 PM

Illusionist · January 27th, 2009, 08:43 PM

Time to update this thread.

more pics at source

Geometric Park, pune

iFlex, Bangalore

Illusionist · January 27th, 2009, 09:00 PM

Xposted from gurgoan subforum

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndiansUnite

Building 7A at Cybercity
copyright jatinder sharma

Indian Sun · January 28th, 2009, 07:03 AM

Pune has a lot of unique buildings

Illusionist · January 29th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indian Sun

Pune has a lot of unique buildings

you should post them here

lets make this thread more interesting.

Illusionist · January 29th, 2009, 01:07 AM

Pics posted by Suncity in different threads are cross posted here.

SP Biotech Park, Hyderabad
photo copyright Divya Bhat

guess there are more pyramids in India than Egypt itself

Eskay Resorts, Borivali, Mumbai

INSA, New Delhi

Illusionist · January 29th, 2009, 01:16 AM

Pics posted by Suncity in different threads are cross posted here.

Torrent Research, Ahmedabad
photo copyright archnet

Indira Gandhi Planetarium, Lucknow

Manikanchan (Gem & Jewellery Park), Kolkata

Mahatta Towers
Gurgaon

Illusionist · January 29th, 2009, 01:19 AM

NITCO tech Park,
Chennai

NIFT
Chennai

Star Temple
Bhiwani

Illusionist · January 29th, 2009, 08:05 AM

Bangalore

Source :http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevema...n/photostream/

Indian Sun · January 29th, 2009, 10:18 AM

whoever designed this building must have mistaken his child's drawings for his blueprint.

August 20th, 2008, 09:04 AM	#1
Illusionist run hard, live easy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 1,801	Odd and Unusual Buildings I know we dont have too many but there are enough to start an interesting thread Infosys Building in Hinjewadi, outside Pune,India. INFOSYS source

August 21st, 2008, 01:37 PM	#5
*sudheeshnairs* Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore/Trivandrum Posts: 6,473	ya, the Indian Coffee House building at Thampanoor, Trivandrum was designed by Brtish born Indian Architect, 'Laurie Baker.' "Laurence Wilfred "Laurie" Baker (March 2, 1917 – April 1, 2007) was an award-winning British-born Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and for his unique space utilisation and simple but beautful aesthetic sensibility. He went to India in 1945 in part as a missionary and since then lived and worked in India for over 50 years. He obtained Indian citizenship in 1989 and resided in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. In 1990, the Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in recognition of his meritorious service in the field of architecture" You can find more about him at.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Baker http://lauriebaker.net/ As Arijeet said that building is like a spiral structure with ramps winding up along a central core where the kitchen, wash etc were placed, at different levels. There were no movable tables/chairs, the sitting and dining was in brick platforms which is joined with the sidewalls. The passage winding up is along the central core. The bearers had to walk up and down along this sloping ramp like thing. You can find the interior pics here.. http://lauriebaker.net/work/work/pic...io-vellut.html __________________ Beautiful Trivandrum Trivandrum I Trivandrum II Bangalore Hyderabad Kodaikanal Cochin Munnar Mysore Chennai Mumbai Delhi & NCR Kerala Backwaters Last edited by sudheeshnairs; August 21st, 2008 at 01:46 PM.

August 26th, 2008, 05:32 PM	#6
*sudheeshnairs* Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore/Trivandrum Posts: 6,473	You can see the inside of the building here.. Photo by alec_baskaya @ flickr __________________ Beautiful Trivandrum Trivandrum I Trivandrum II Bangalore Hyderabad Kodaikanal Cochin Munnar Mysore Chennai Mumbai Delhi & NCR Kerala Backwaters

August 26th, 2008, 06:01 PM	#7
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January 28th, 2009, 07:03 AM	#14
Indian Sun In future's abyss Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chennai/Pilani(RJ) Posts: 476	Pune has a lot of unique buildings __________________ flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/prashkan/

August 20th, 2008, 09:14 AM	#2
Illusionist run hard, live easy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 1,801	src

August 20th, 2008, 09:28 AM	#3
Illusionist run hard, live easy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 1,801	india coffee house, trivandrum

October 16th, 2008, 09:39 AM	#8
p.raghavendra6 in-active member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pune/Hyderabad Posts: 622	from eonfreezone.com EON free Zone IT/ITES SEZ. Kharadi, Pune.

October 19th, 2008, 12:37 AM	#10
monyaam Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 525	same thoughts here. If the outside was given a fresh coat of that colonial british red color, this would be one of the landmark building for trivandrum.

December 22nd, 2008, 01:30 PM	#11
EMP Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 383

January 27th, 2009, 08:43 PM	#12
Illusionist run hard, live easy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 1,801	Time to update this thread. more pics at source Geometric Park, pune iFlex, Bangalore

January 29th, 2009, 01:07 AM	#16
Illusionist run hard, live easy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 1,801	Pics posted by Suncity in different threads are cross posted here. SP Biotech Park, Hyderabad photo copyright Divya Bhat guess there are more pyramids in India than Egypt itself Eskay Resorts, Borivali, Mumbai INSA, New Delhi Last edited by Illusionist; January 29th, 2009 at 01:16 AM.

January 29th, 2009, 01:16 AM	#17
Illusionist run hard, live easy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 1,801	Pics posted by Suncity in different threads are cross posted here. Torrent Research, Ahmedabad photo copyright archnet Indira Gandhi Planetarium, Lucknow Manikanchan (Gem & Jewellery Park), Kolkata Mahatta Towers Gurgaon

January 29th, 2009, 01:19 AM	#18
Illusionist run hard, live easy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 1,801	NITCO tech Park, Chennai NIFT Chennai Star Temple Bhiwani

January 29th, 2009, 08:05 AM	#19
Illusionist run hard, live easy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 1,801	Bangalore Source :http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevema...n/photostream/

January 29th, 2009, 10:18 AM	#20
Indian Sun In future's abyss Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chennai/Pilani(RJ) Posts: 476	whoever designed this building must have mistaken his child's drawings for his blueprint. __________________ flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/prashkan/

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