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CRI T I CALAPPRAI S AL L ONG WI NDOW L ES SCORRI DORS El ement ss uch as t he one s hown, ar e pr es ent i nt he depar t mentandhel pi ndi r ect i ngt hef ocusoft hevi s i t or . Ar edf r ees t andi ngwal l wi t hapunct ur edr awst heat t ent i on ofanyf i r s tt i mevi s i t orj us tashe/ s heent er st hedepar t ment .
T hecor r i dor sl eadi ng t ot hes t udi osand al s ot hef acul t yr oomsi sl acki ng openi ngst ogetnat ur al l i ght i ngandpr opervent i l at i on.
AT RI UM & GAL L ERYCUMPERF ORMANCES PACE
T hes t epi sof t enunnot i cedi nt hedar kandmaybeacaus ef orapot ent i al acci dent .
t he at r i um oft he depar t mentact sast he cent r aluni f yi ng s paceofal l t heact i vi t i esoft hedepar t ment .Onnor mal days i tact sast he di s pl ay s pace f ors t udent s ’wor ksand on occas i onst r ans f or msi t s el fi nt oamakes hi f tper f or manceand gat her i ngs pace.
DI S PL AYPANEL SAL ONG CORRI DORS Onbot hs i desoft hecor r i dor sl eadi ngt ot hes t udi ost her ear e gl as spanel swher e awar d wi nni ng wor ksdone bypr es ent and pas ts t udent sar e ondi s pl ay.Al ong wi t hwor ksvar i ous s ampl esofbui di ng mat er i al sar e al s o on di s pl ay f ort he s t udent st ogetaf i r s thandex per i ence.
EXPOS EDCOL UMNSANDBEAMS T hef r ames t r uct ur eoft hedepar t menti sl ef tex pos ed and eas i l y vi s i bl e ,s oi tbecomespar toft he l ear ni ng pr oces s act i ngasal i veexampl e.
DI S T I NCTS EPARAT I ONBET WEEN S T UDENT SBL OCKANDPROF ES S OR’ SBL OCK T he t wo bl ocksar e cl ear l y demar cat ed and t her ei sno s copeofdi s t ur banceoft hef acul t ywi ngf r om s t udentbl ock. Al s ot he s t udentbl ocki sopenevenaf t ercl as shour swhen f acul t ywi ngi scl os edoff r om s t udent s .
T he at r i um and t he l ong ent r ance cor r i doractasa
buf f erwhi chpr epar esas t udentf ort hecl as s .Al s ot he s t r ong vi s ualaccentel ement shel pi ni ns t i l l i ng t he cr eat i veacumeni ns t udent s .
T he gal l er y and t he di s pl ay s paces al l ow t he s t udent sand t he f acul t yt o appr eci at eeachot her s ’wor kswhi ch gi ver i s et ocompet i t i ves pi r i tandal s o becomesal ear ni ngex per i ence.
ABRUPTS T EPBEF ORET HES T ORE
S T EPSATRI GHTANGL ESI NT HEAT RI UM t hel evel changei nt heat r i um hass t epsal l al ogi t sr ect angul ars hape,but t hes t epsatt hecor ner sar eatr i ghtangl esandof t encaus epeopl et ot r i p over .
CONCEPTDEVEL OPMENT
T he Namas kar am i s der i ved f r om t he di vi ne pos t ur eofs ur ya namas kar .I tnotonl yi sanapt anal ogyf ort heent r yofourcol l egecampusas i t s gener al meani ng have connot at i ons of gr eet i ngsandwel come. T he ges t ur e Namas t er epr es ent st he bel i eft hat t her ei sa Di vi ne s par kwi t hi neachofust hati s l ocat ed i n t he hear t chakr a, whi ch i n ar chi t ect ur eact sast henucl eusoft hecr eat i ve
As s umi ng t he pr eval entwi nd di r ect i on t o be s out h wes twehavekeptt hebui l di ngswi t hl es s erf l oor sand s hor t er hei ght on t he s out her n s i de and t al l er s t r uct ur esont heot hers i deoft hecent r alpl az a.T hi s f aci l i t at esi n capt ur i ng t he wi nd f l ow and cr eat es excel l entnat ur alvent i l at i oni nt hepl az aar ea.
I nt hecur r ents cenar i oweof t enf i ndour s el vesr es t r i ct edt ol i mi t at i onsandboundar i esgover ni ngever y as pectofl i f e.A s choolofAr chi t ect ur e can apt l ys er ve asa bur ni ng f l ame ofchange.Her e we encour ages t udent st obr eakf r eef r om t hehumdr um monot oneandf r eel yex pr es st hei rcr eat i vei deas .
T hebui l di ngsi ns t eadofchangi ngt hes i t ef ori t sconveni ence,mor pht her eown pl ant obei nhar monywi t ht hes i t epr ovi dedandopt i mi s i ngs pace.
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ACADEMI C AREA
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ACADEMI C BL OCK Bl ocks ar es t agger ed i n or dert o ens ur emax i mum s ur f aceex pops ed t ot henor t hl i ght .Bl ocksar er ot at ed keepi ng a as s umed common cor e asax i s .
( T he ar ea hel ps i n s t udent s r el ax i ng i n bet weenl onghour sof wor k) ( mos tf r equent l yvi s i t ed of f i ce, hence pl aced cl os es tt oent r ance)
( act sasaf ocusel ement att heent r ance)
( wi t hwai t i ng)
(Pl aced att he cent r e oft he pr of es s or s ’of f i ces andj us tnex tt oHOD’ sr oom f orbes tacces ebi l i t y)
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ACADEMI C BL OCK Hi ghes ti mpor t ance i sgi ven t o acces es i bt l i t ywhi l e des i gni ng t he l i br ar y.I ti scl os et ot he academi c bui l di ng and al s ot he f acul t y bl ockbecaus ebot hs t udentandt eachermayneedt ous ei t .
t hes t udi osar edes gi nedt oens ur et hatt hey r ecei ve t he max i mum nor t hl i ght dur i ng dayt i me.
I ti spl aced att he cent r e oft he mai n academi c compl ex.I ti seas i l yacces s i bl ef r om t he academi c bui l di ng aswel last he audi t or i um when a s how i s goi ngon.I ti spl acedal ongwi t ht hel i br ar ybecaus e peopl et end t o need s mal ls nackswhi l es pendi ng l onghour si nt hel i br ar y.
Ens ur esmax mum nat ur all i ght i ng i nt he l i br abr y and t he of f i ces t hus s avi ng ener gy.
Act sasa vi s ul af ocusel ementr i ghtat t heent r ance.
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S T UDENT S ’HOS T EL
Commont oi l er sar e pr ovi dedatt heendof eachwi ng.Eacht oi l et cons i s t sof : 4Wat erCl os et s 4Bat hRooms 3Ur i nal s 4Bas i ns
T her ear eopeni ngspr ovi dedi nt he cor r i dor satr egul ari nt er val s .I tpr event s l ongcl os edcor r i dor s . Al s oi tact sasacommoni nt er act i on andr el axi ngs pacef ort hes t udent s .
Eachhos t el opensi nt oapaved pl az a.T hepl az amai nl ycont ai ns s i t t i ngandr el axi ngs paceswher e s t udent scans i ti ngr oups .T heyal s o havebas ket bal landbadmi nt on cour t s .
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S T AF FRES I DENCE t T heapar t ment sar edes i gnedandcl us t er edt oal l ow acces st oal l s paceswi t hmi ni mum ci r cul at i on. T heF r enchwi ndowsi nl i vi ngr oomsal l ow abundant nayur al dayl i ght . T heor i ent at i onoft hebui l di ngsandt heopeni ngsar es o donet ocapt ur emax i mum ai rf l ow al l owi ngcool br eez est of l ow i nt hehotcl i mat e.
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MAT ERI AL S ,S T RUCT URAL S EXPANS I ON
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S US T AI NI BI L I T YGREENPRACT I CES
GREENROOF S
I nt egr at er oofgar densand gr eenr oof swi t ht he bui l di ng bl ocks .T hi s f aci l i t at esi nmai nt ai ni ngt heecol ogi calbal anceasmuchaspos s i bl e bygi vi ngbacks omepos t i onoft hegr eener yt hati st akenawaywi t h t hes i t ebei ngdevel oped.
DAYL I GHT I NG
Max i mum har ves t i ng ofdayl i ght i ng i sens ur ed by t he us e ofgl as s cei l i ngsi nt hel i br ar yandacademi ccompl ex . I l l umi nanaceof Academi cBui l di ng
T EMPERAT URECONT ROL
S t r at egi calpl acementofcor r i dor s ,maj or l yi nt he wes t er ns i de oft he bui l di ng,pr ot ectt he bui l di ng f r om heatgai nand t hus pr eventex ces s i veener gyus ef ormechani cal cool i ng.T hegr eenr oof sont opoft hebl ocksal s opl ayamaj orr ol ei nkeepi ngt he i nt er nal t emper at ur el ow.
RAI NWAT ERHARVEST I NG
Rai nwat eri scol l ect ed f r om t her oof t opsofal l t he bui l di ngsand s t or ed i nt he cent r alwat er body,whi ch notonl ys er vest or ecycl e wat er butal s oasanenr i chi ngvi s ual ex per i ence.
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