SMVDU NURSING COLLEGE an educational building in katra, jammu

Brief

The Project was to design a Nursing College For Women For Sri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra.

The real challenge in this project was the site itself, a west facing 1:2 sloped hill. But the lush green covered hills around made the site perfect for a learning environment.

MASSING & ORIENTATION

The longer axis of the internal spaces are aligned along the North- South Axis for gaining daylight and sunlight and avoiding the harsh west sun.

Between each space there is an open space which will be used as sitting or hangout space. This will also let light enter the covered corridors.

Concept

Taking this point forward and the fact that the built should not hinder the continuous natural beauty of the site, this design was achieved by creating a series of terraces with roof gardens on each room. And each learning space has its own green open space which can be used for an outdoor class whenever wanted or needed or else it can also be used as recreational space for students.

Exploded Isometric Of The Design

1. Main Road

2. Entry level with administration

3. Car parking space

4. The down hill road

Design Considerations Made For The Curriculum Of The Nursing College

The college needs to be built near a hospital because working in hospital regularly is a part of the curriculum. This was the major reason why this site was chosen because it is near to the SMVD Hospital.

So, the future nurses will need to go in and out of the college and hospital several times during the day and that too in a hilly area.

The college is designed to reduce the vertical circulation and more of the horizontal circulation.

Sustainable Approach

Rainwater Harvesting

LESS

Cut And Fill Of Land

Large Flat open terraces acts as catchment area and the water is collected in the tank under the multi-purpose hall. In addition to that, the water will also be collected by the green roofs. The land dug out will be reused to provide for the cantilever levels. Reducing the need of extra material for construction.

The alternative Built-open Spaces provides light to enter the labs

Garden on the top of the terraces provides thermal insulation to the spaces

A spill out is provided from the canteen which can be used as hangout space

The Road is at the highest level of the site.

Car parking is placed at the top level so that energy is not wasted.

All the administrative Spaces are kept on the Ground and the First floor

On second Floor there are mainy academic spaces

On the last floor the recreation spaces are placed