Laurie wilfred baker sustainable construction techniques

1. LAURIE WILFRED BAKER
(2 March 1917 – 1 April 2007)
• A British-born Indian architect
• Based in: Trivandrun,Kerala.
• Official website: http://www.lauriebaker.net
• official FB page:
http://www.facebook.com/lauriebakerofficial
• LAURIE BAKER CENTRE:
https://www.lauriebakercentre.org/
lauriebakercentre@gmail.com
• COSTFORD:
http://www.costford.com

2. PHILOSOPHY, WORK STYLE, IDEOLOGIES
• Nature love and cost affection were two of his main philosophies.
• Master in sustainability.
• Innovations/construction techniques: rat-trap bond, filler slabs, corbelling.
WORK STYLE:
• No show-off , simple , functional buildings.
• Did not disturb the levels, worked on natural levels and contours.
• Practiced vernacular architecture, materials used should be brought from within a radius of
5 miles of the site.
• Use of brick jaalis.
• Use of water bodies.
• Did not disturb nature, did not cut trees rather curved the walls around them.
• Buildings are visually sound, blend with nature, good color schemes.
• Played with forms.
MATERIALS:
Bricks, terracotta, mud, concrete, stone

3. CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT
STUDIES

4. THE LIBRARY TOWER AT CENTRE FOR
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

5. CURVING WALLS AROUND TREES

7. THE HAMLET-laurie baker’s residence

8. LOYOLA CHAPEL

9. THE INDIAN
COFFEE HOUSE