GANDHI SMARAK SAMGRAHALAYA | Signarch Studio

     GANDHI SMARAK SAMGRAHALAYA

• Location : Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• It is located on the bank of the river Sabarmati.
• Architect :Charles Correa
• The entire building follows a 6m x 6m grid pattern in the plan connecting open and covered spaces, allowing for future expansion.
• The rain water gutters are not common and it blend with the design.
• The windows are louver type which also support the design strength.
• The proper landscape provides necessary shade the entire building complex.
• The pyramidal timber ceiling is also an existing feature.    
• In Gandhi Ashram the roof tiles having some specialties. The double layer roof tiles which insulate the hot air and provide cooling inside the building.

                                                                Dop : Ajith Chandran