Heavy, Medium & Light Industries

1971-73
Ghaziabad

A Delhi Cloth Mills’ factory to manufacture superfine cloth with a total covered area of 35,400 sqm. Post-tensioned perforated hollow girders carrying humidified air are suspended from 48m span twin concrete arches placed at 15 m centres. Precast double tee units in reinforced concrete weighing 12 tonnes each are supported on the hollow girders. This structural system provides large 48 m x 225 m working halls for the factory.

Architect : Kanvinde & Rai 

Feeder Balancing Dairies Rohtak Meerut Patna Jalgaon Varanasi Bikaner Sangam Salem Alwar Bhilwara Erode 1973 continuing

Folded-plate roof of 14m span at different heights provides an interesting covering for the process hall in the production block. The dairies located in rural areas make extensive use of local labour and indigenous materials. The capacity of each dairy is 1,50,000 litres per day.

Architect: Kanvinde & Rai

1975-76
Ropar

The project covers an area of 20,000sqm and uses a combination of concrete and steel structural systems. Cascading folds in steel spanning 19m and supported on concrete columns and edge frames create some of the areas. Other areas are created with vertical trusses spanning 18m and 24m at 6m to 8m centres and supporting folded plates in steel, alternatively at top and bottom chords to allow north and south light. The factory has a number of 5 and 10 ton gantries in different shops.

Architect: Kanvinde & Rai

1979-80
Parwanoo

A factory for Gabriel India Pvt Ltd to produce engine bearings for automotive industry. Folded plate roof in structural steel spanning 22m is supported on concrete columns and frames.

Architect: Kanvinde & Rai

1980-81
Itola

V shaped columns on a 9mx19.5m grid support reinforced concrete folded plate box girders with web openings to act as humidifier ducts. Precast double tee units in reinforced concrete span across the girders.

Architect: Kanvinde & Rai

1984-86
Ujjain

Industrial Complex with various buildings like preparatory, solvent extraction plant, oil refinery, boiler house, engineering stores, large godowns, overhead water tanks, administration block, guest house etc. Total covered area 19,000 sqm. Designed for the national Dairy Development Board.

Architect: Sukrit Sankalp