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| name = Mill | | name = Mill Owner's Building | ||
| website = https://www.atmaahmedabad.com | |||
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| alternate_names = ATMA | | alternate_names = ATMA / Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association / Mill Owners Association | ||
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| image = ATMA House 187.jpg | | image = ATMA House 187.jpg | ||
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| caption = Mill | | caption = Mill Owner's Building | ||
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| architectural_style = [[Modern architecture|Modern]] | | architectural_style = [[Modern architecture|Modern]] | ||
| structural_system = | | structural_system = | ||
| client = Ahmedabad Textile | | client = Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association | ||
| owner = Ahmedabad Textile | | owner = Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association | ||
| current_tenants = | | current_tenants = | ||
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'''Mill | '''Mill Owner's Building''', also known as '''Mill Owner's Association''' or '''Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association''' ('''ATMA'''), is a modern architecture building in [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]] designed by Swiss-French architect [[Le Corbusier]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1891,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://heritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.in/details/140/heritage_site/all_heritages/en | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616110730/http://heritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.in/details/140/heritage_site/all_heritages/en | archive-date=16 June 2022 | title=AMC Heritage City }}</ref> the Mill Owners' Association (ATMA) was formed in [[Ahmedabad]], with [[Ranchhodlal Chhotalal]] as its founder president. [[Anasuya Sarabhai]], sister of [[Ambalal Sarabhai]], served as its President. She played a key role in [[Mahatma Gandhi]]-led [[Champaran Satyagraha]]. | |||
Le Corbusier came to India to design [[Chandigarh]] in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor [[Chinubhai Chimanbhai]]. [[Surottam Hutheesing]], then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954. | Le Corbusier came to India to design [[Chandigarh]] in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor [[Chinubhai Chimanbhai]]. [[Surottam Hutheesing]], then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple height entrance hall, open to the wind. Arrival is on the first floor, where (as per the original design) the | A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple height entrance hall, open to the wind. Arrival is on the first floor, where (as per the original design) the executives' offices and boardroom are located. The ground floor houses the work-spaces of the clerks and a separate, single-story canteen at the rear. | ||
On the third floor is a high, top-lit auditorium with a roof canopy and a curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a generous lobby. The east and west | On the third floor is a high, top-lit auditorium with a roof canopy and a curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a generous lobby. The east and west façades are in the form of sun breakers or ''brise-soleil'', one of Corbusier's many formal inventions, which, while avoiding harsh sun, permit visual connection and air movement. While the ''brise-soleil'' act as free façades made of rough shuttered concrete, the north and south sides, built in rough brickwork, are almost unbroken. | ||
On the second floor of the Mill | On the second floor of the Mill Owners' Building, the lobby is treated as "an open space defined by harsh, angular forms and the auditorium as an enclosed space delineated by soft, curvilinear forms …two contradictory elements that both need the other in order to exist." | ||
==Philosophy== | ==Philosophy== | ||
In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association | In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association very well. Since 1891, AMOA had provided an institutional framework for the close family ties of the city's largely Jain, [[textile mill]] owners. Corbusier expressed the institution's dual character - the public and the private - through his concept of the house as a palace (Une maison - un palais). [[Villa Cook]], designed by him in 1926 and based on this same concept, is considered to be the closest antecedent of the Mill Owners' Building. Conversely, many of his later projects, most notably the [[Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts]] at Harvard, benefited from some of the experiments carried out in this particular building.<ref name="dnaa">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_atma-building-the-summation-of-le-corbusiers-vision_1470735 | title=ATMA building— the summation of Le Corbusier's vision | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=23 November 2010 | agency=DNA | accessdate=26 February 2013 | author=Desai, Hemang}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{Commons category|Mill Owners' Association Building}} | {{Commons category|Mill Owners' Association Building}} | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.atmaahmedabad.com/ Official website of ATMA] | ||
{{Le Corbusier}} | {{Le Corbusier}} | ||
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ahmedabad]] | [[Category:Buildings and structures in Ahmedabad]] | ||
[[Category:Le Corbusier buildings in India]] | [[Category:Le Corbusier buildings in India]] | ||
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ahmedabad]] | [[Category:Tourist attractions in Ahmedabad]] | ||
[[Category:Textile industry in Gujarat]] | [[Category:Textile industry in Gujarat]] | ||
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Mill Owner's Building | |
| Alternative names | ATMA / Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association / Mill Owners Association |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Address | Near Natraj Cinema, Ashram Road, Navrangpura |
| Town or city | Ahmedabad |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 23°1′57″N 72°34′15″E / 23.03250°N 72.57083°E |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Client | Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association |
| Owner | Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Le Corbusier |
| Website | |
| https://www.atmaahmedabad.com | |
Mill Owner's Building, also known as Mill Owner's Association or Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association (ATMA), is a modern architecture building in Ahmedabad, India designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier.
History
In 1891,<ref>"AMC Heritage City". Archived from the original on 16 June 2022.</ref> the Mill Owners' Association (ATMA) was formed in Ahmedabad, with Ranchhodlal Chhotalal as its founder president. Anasuya Sarabhai, sister of Ambalal Sarabhai, served as its President. She played a key role in Mahatma Gandhi-led Champaran Satyagraha.
Le Corbusier came to India to design Chandigarh in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor Chinubhai Chimanbhai. Surottam Hutheesing, then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954.
Design
A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple height entrance hall, open to the wind. Arrival is on the first floor, where (as per the original design) the executives' offices and boardroom are located. The ground floor houses the work-spaces of the clerks and a separate, single-story canteen at the rear.
On the third floor is a high, top-lit auditorium with a roof canopy and a curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a generous lobby. The east and west façades are in the form of sun breakers or brise-soleil, one of Corbusier's many formal inventions, which, while avoiding harsh sun, permit visual connection and air movement. While the brise-soleil act as free façades made of rough shuttered concrete, the north and south sides, built in rough brickwork, are almost unbroken.
On the second floor of the Mill Owners' Building, the lobby is treated as "an open space defined by harsh, angular forms and the auditorium as an enclosed space delineated by soft, curvilinear forms …two contradictory elements that both need the other in order to exist."
Philosophy
In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association very well. Since 1891, AMOA had provided an institutional framework for the close family ties of the city's largely Jain, textile mill owners. Corbusier expressed the institution's dual character - the public and the private - through his concept of the house as a palace (Une maison - un palais). Villa Cook, designed by him in 1926 and based on this same concept, is considered to be the closest antecedent of the Mill Owners' Building. Conversely, many of his later projects, most notably the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard, benefited from some of the experiments carried out in this particular building.<ref name="dnaa">Desai, Hemang (23 November 2010). "ATMA building— the summation of Le Corbusier's vision". Daily News and Analysis. DNA. Retrieved 26 February 2013.</ref>
