LIVECASESTUDY-I:NATIONALINSTITUTEOFDESIGN,AHMEDABAD
CIRCULATION:
VEHICULARMOVEMENT:
· VEHICULARMOVEMENTISRESTRICTEDONLYTILLTHEENTRANCEFORTHEVISITORS.
· STUDENTSANDFACULTYCANTAKETHEIRVEHICLETOTHERESIDENTIALAREAS&ACADEMIC
· BLOCKBYSERVICEROADPROVIDEDATTHEWESTERNSIDEOFTHECAMPUS.
· SERVICEENTRYISPROVIDEDFORTHEVARIOUSWORKSHOPSATTHEEASTERNSIDE.
· PEDESTRIANANDVEHICULARMOVEMENTARENOTSEPARATED
PARKINGSPACES:
SECTIONTHROUGHCOURTYARD
THEAIMISTOPROVIDEANENVIRONMENTTHAT WILLENCOURAGEANDFOSTERATTITUDESAND BEHAVIOURCONSISTENTWITHTHEFULFILMENTOF THEINSTITUTE’SEDUCATIONALPURPOSE;ANDTO HAVEBUILDINGSTHATARE“THEMOST UNMONUMENTAL,ANONYMOUS,PLEASANT,AND UNPRETENTIOUS.”
LOCATION:
NATIONALINSTITUTEOFDESIGNISADESIGNSCHOOLINAHMEDABAD, LOCATEDINPALDIINTHENEWCITYAREAONTHEWESTBANKOFRIVERSABARMATI, NEARTHESARDARPATELBRIDGE.
GOOGLEEARTHVIEWOFTHESITE
ADJOININGAREA:
ZONINGOFAREASATMACROSCALE
· THENIDCAMPUSISSURROUNDEDBYTHESABARMATIRIVERONONESIDE, MARKETONTHESECONDSIDE,SCHOOLONTHETHIRDSIDEAND RESIDENTIALAREAONTHEFOURTHSIDE.
· THESEBUILDINGSBEARNOPARTICULARSTYLEOFARCHITECTURE.
· THEIMAGEABOVESHOWSTHEZONINGOFTHEAREASSURROUNDING THENIDCAMPUSATAMACROLEVEL.
APPROACHANDENTRANCES:
THEREARETWOMAINAPPROACHESFORENTERINGTHECAMPUS
· FORTHEINSTITUTEBLOCK
· FORTHEHOSTELSANDFACULTYRESIDENCES.
SITEZONING:
· THESITEHASBEENZONEDFROMTHEMAINACCESSINAHIERARCHYOF INTERACTION>EDUCATION>RECREATIONAL>RESIDENTIAL
· SINCEEDUCATIONISTHEMAJORACTIVITYONSITE,ITISPLACEDNEARTHEMAIN ENTRANCEFOREASYACCESS&WITHOUTDISTURBINGTHEPRIVACYOFOTHERAREAS.
THESHALEOFTHESITEISSUCHTHATITDIVIDESTHESITEINTOTWOPARTS.
· THESITEISSLOPINGTOWARDSTHESABARMATIRIVER.
CIRCULATIONAROUNDTHESITE:
· THEREEXISTSONLYONECOVEREDPARKINGSTRUCTUREFOR2WHEELERSOFSTAFF ATTHEENTRYOFTHEINSTITUTEBODY. PROJECTBRIEF:
· THECAMPUSHASSUCCESSFULLYSUCCEEDEDINPEDESTRIANIZINGTHEENTIRESITESOAS
TOEMPHASIZEONTHEPEDESTRIANEXPERIENCEWHENONEEXPLORESTHECAMPUSANDITSBUILDINGS.
PATHWAY:
· PATHWAYSARENARROWLINEARPEDESTRIANPATHSLINEDWITHTREESONEITHERSIDE WHICHKEEPSTHEPATHWAYCOOL.
THEPATHWAYISOFHARDGROUNDANDEDGESANDDEFINEDBYPAVEDEDGESINBRICK.
LANDSCAPING:
· LANDSCAPEFORMSANRIPORTANTPARTOFTHESITE.
· THEBUILDINGBYANEXTENSIVEGREENLAWNONONESIDETREES,SHRUBS,ETC ONTHEOTHERWHICHENCOURAGEFREEMOVEMENTTHROUGHIT.
· TREESAREPLANTEDALONGTHEPERIPHERYOFTHEBUILDINGWHICH PROVIDESSHADEALONGTHEWALKWAYSINTHEGROUNDFLOOR.
· THEBUILDINGISPARTIALLYVISIBLETHROUGHTHEFOLIAGEOFTREES. ONESIDEOFTHEMONUMENTHASBEENCONVERTEDINTOTHEBACKDROPFORTHEOPENAMPHITHEATER, WHICHHASBECOMEANAREAFORMANYINFORMALGATHERINGS,FEATURES,SEMINARSANDCULTURALPERFORMANCES.
ADMINISTRATION:
· ATTHEGF,SEPARATEDFROMTHERESTOFTHEACADEMICAREA,4"BRICKWALL ANDWOODENPARTITIONSPROVIDEFLEXIBLESPACESFORTHESTAFF.
CONFERENCE:
· PLACEDBETWEENTHEEXHIBITIONSANDFACULTYCABINS. THESEATINGACTFORFORMALDISCUSSIONS&INFORMALAREAFORFACULTYMEMBERS.
STUDIOS:
· ALLSTUDIOSHAVEBEENDESIGNEDSPECIALLYDEPENDINGONTHESPECIFICREQUIREMENTOFTHECOURSES. EXTERNALWALLSANDWELL-LITWITHNATURALLIGHT.
· ALLOFTHEMAREONTHE
· THESTUDIOSHAVEAVERYINFORMALOFTHEWORKINGMETHODOLOGY WHICHISAVERYIMPORTANTBASESOFTHEDESIGNEDUCATION.
· THEREAREWELLMAINTAINEDPERMANENTEXHIBITORSPACES
BOTHSIDESOFTHEDESIGNSTREET,SEPARATESPACESHAVEBEENPROVIDEDFORSEPARATEDISCIPLINES.
WORKSHOPS:
· ALLWORKSHOPSHAVENORTH-SOUTHORIENTATION.
· WORKSHOPSOFWOODANDMETALHAVEDOUBLEHEIGHTCLEARANCE.
· THEREARESLIDINGPANELSSTARTINGFROMSKIRTINGTOSILLHEIGHTWHICHPROVIDE SUFFICIENTNATURALLIGHTANDALSOHELPSMERGINGTHEMECHANICALINTERIORWITHOUTSIDESKIRTS.
· DUETOLARGEOPENINGSTHEREISGOODLIGHTANDVENTILATION.
· MOREOVERTHESEARECONNECTEDTOOPENCOURTSWHICHFURTHERPROVIDES SLIDESANDVENTILATIONANDALSOACTSASOUTDOORWORKAREAS.
EXHIBITION:
· EXHIBITIONSINGLASSWALLS,USEDTODISPLAYTHELATESTPRODUCTSBYTHEINSTITUTE,DISPLAYOFPOSTERS& OTHERWRITTENMATERIALSREGARDINGACHIEVEMENTSOFTHEINSTITUTEINVARIOUSFIELDS INORDERTOTELLTHEVISITORWHATTHISINSTITUTEISALLABOUT.
· LIGHTFILTERINGINTOTHESEMI-DARKGROUNDFLOORAREACREATINGTHEPLAYOFLIGHTANDSHADOW.
AUDITORIUM:
· AUDITORIUMISPLACEDONTHESECONDFLOOR.
ITSCAPACITYISABOUT230PEOPLE,ITCOULDBEDIRECTLYAPPROACHEDBYTHEMAINSTAIRCASE FROMTHEFOYER,BUTDUETOITSLOCATIONITBECOMESAPRIVATEENTRY.
· ITISFULLYAIRCONDITIONEDANDUSEDFORCULTURALPROGRAMS,LECTURES,DISPLAYETC INTERIORCHARACTER:
· AFEELINGOFINFORMALATMOSPHEREHASBEENACHIEVEDWITH ALOWCEILINGFORALARGEOPENENTRANCESPACE.
· MATERIALSINEXPOSEDFORMTHUSPROVIDEDUNDERTHELITSURFACEGIVINGAFEELINGOFINTIMACY. ANINFORMALSETUPOFRECEPTIONANDWAITINGSPACERURALKINDS.
STRUCTUREANDMATERIALS:
CONSTRUCTIONWITHEXPOSEDBRICKSCATCHESEVERYONE'SATTENTION
THESTRUCTURALFORMATIONISAGRID.
BASICDIMENSIONOFGRIDIS6.15MX6.15MCENTERTOCENTER,GRID-12.3MX12.3M,6.15MX6.15M. THISENABLESSTRUCTURALPERFECTION,ANDALSOALLOWSFREEDOMINQUICKFLEXIBILITY,GROWTHANDCHANGE. THEEXTERNALCLADDINGISPREFABRICATEDANDCONSISTSOF, HEATRESISTINGGLASSINMETALFRAMESINWORKSHOPSANDINROSEWOODFRAMESTUDIOS.
THEGROUNDLEVELIS2.51METERSBELOWTHEHIGHFLOODLEVELRECORDEDIN1875. HENCETHEENTIREBUILDINGISONSTILTS. THEMAINFLOORSTANDING3.24METRESABOVETHEGROUNDLEVEL. THUS9570SQ.METERSOFFLOORSPACEBECOMESAVAILABLEONTHEGROUNDFLOOR, WHICHISPROFITABLYUTILIZEDASPUBLICAREA,COMMON-ROOMSFORSTAFFMEMBERSANDSTUDENTS, CANTEENS,ANDFORTHESTORAGEOFRAWMATERIALSUCHASLOGSOFWOOD,IRON,STEEL,ETC. NOTLIKELYTOGETDAMAGEDBYTHEOCCASIONALFLOOD.
GREENBELTONEASTERNFACADETOHAVE GLAREFREEMORNINGLIGHTINTHEWORKSPACE.
OBSERVATIONSANDINFERENCES:
POSITIONOFCOURTYARDS
· ALLTHEWORKSHOPSANDLABORATORIES,ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICESANDASHOWROOM ARELOCATEDONTHEFIRSTFLOOR.
· EACHTECHNOLOGY(SUCHASWOODMETAL,PLASTICS,CERAMICSANDGLASS,PRINTINGANDPHOTOGRAPHYIS ASSIGNEDASEPARATEWINGCONNECTEDTOTHECENTRAL CORE(WHICHCANBEUSEDFORPRODUCTASSEMBLY)BUTSEPARATEDFROMEACHOTHERBYCOURTS.
· OPENTOSKYTERRACESINBETWEENTHEWORKSHOPSPROVIDEOUTDOORWORKAREAS.
· PROVISIONHASBEENMADEFOREXPANSION,NOTONLYOFEACHWORKSHOPBUT FORTHREENEWWORKSHOPSINTHEFUTURE.
· THESHOWROOMCANBEREACHEDDIRECTLYFROMTHEMAINROADONTHENORTH BYANARROWBRIDGEFORPEDESTRIANS.
· DRAFTINGSTUDIOS,SEMINARROOMSANDTHELIBRARYAREONTHEMEZZANINEFLOOR.
· DOUBLEGLAZINGBETWEENTHESTUDIOSANDTHEWORKSHOPSENABLESSTUDENTS TOLITERALLYSEEWHATISACTUALLYHAPPENINGONTHEPRODUCTIONFLOOR, WITHOUTHOWEVER,BEINGDISTURBEDBYTHENOISEFROMTHEMACHINES.
· SPIRALSTAIRCASESFROMTHESTUDIOSPROVIDEDIRECTACCESSTOTHEWORKSHOPS.
· THESTAGGERINGOFTHESTUDIOSTOTHEEASTANDTHEWESTPERMITS OPENPLANNINGANDATTHESAMETIMEENSURESPRIVACY.
· THELIBRARYHASALOUNGEWITHOPENBOOK-STACKSFORBROWSINGANDASEPARATEAREAFORQUIETSTUDY.
· GARDENTERRACESATTACHEDTOTHELIBRARYOVERLOOKTHERIVERTOTHENORTH.
· ALLWORKSHOPSANDDRAFTINGSTUDIOSHAVEANORTH-SOUTHORIENTATION INORDERTOAVOIDDIRECTSUNLIGHTINTHEWORKAREAS.
· THECOREOFTHEBUILDINGISSTRUCTURALLYSEPARATEDFROMTHEWORKSHOPS,SOASTOELIMINATEVIBRATION ANDMATERIAL-BORNENOISEBEINGCARRIEDFROMTHEWORKSHOPSTOTHESTUDIOS.
DATE SIGN SHRIS.D.PATILCOLLEGEOFARCHITECTURE STAMP
NAME:AISHWARYADILIPKAGALE
SUB:THESIS
CLASS:FINALYEARB.ARCH