ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – VI Design of ARCHITECTURAL SCHOOL, Murthal
Case STUDY CEPT,Ahmedabad ;SPA,Delhi
; CCA,Chandigarh
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Relevance of case study Location School philosophy Building Concept Planning Exterior Character Interior Character Functional Aspects
Centre of Environmental Planning & Technology Ahmedabad
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY, Ahmedabad
Aerial View
MOTTO The process of acquiring wisdom along with knowledge is the most important component of education when the individual develops human values defined by our ancients in three simple and beautiful words - Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram - Truth, Love and Beauty. Each is equated to God. The fundamental aim of education is to provide students with a purpose in life. Education is initiation into the life of the Spirit, a training of human souls in the pursuit of truth and practice of virtue.
Building complex • The CEPT campus is located over 6 acres of land in Navrangpura area of the historic city of Ahmedabad. • The school of architecture forms a part of the building complex formed by other buildings of the school of planning, the visual arts centre, the institute of interior design, art centre and community science centre. • The planning of the building blocks has been done so as to distribute spaces amongst intensive landscape. • The school of architecture was first built in 1962 with adequate facilities of expansion.
The CEPT has four schools functioning under it, viz : • School of Planning • School of Architecture • School of Building Science & Technology • School of Interior Design
Ideologies on which the institute has been designed • There has to be a feeling of no restriction to the exchange of ideas and thoughts through an informal environment. • A thrust has to be given on the provision of flexible spaces which can be used in a multifunctional manner. • A strong interconnectivity amongst spaces is required, making the school an ‘open space with hardly any doors’. • A proper working environment has been created which facilitates faculty and students to teach, learn and interact anywhere. • Local materials have been used, essentially to reduce the installation and maintenance costs.
CEPT, Ahmedabad is a good example of blend of nature with the built-up. There is a strong connectivity between the building blocks. The building essentially ‘merges with the surroundings’ to provide a unique ambience.
A stepped section of the building helps in a smooth and effective airflow in the hot climate of Ahmedabad. The contours make the site very level oriented and one can see the utilization of landform in the design.
Recessed windows provide protection from the hot sun, while angled windows assure that maximum light reaches the interiors.
CEPT UNIVERSITY LIBRARY •
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Library houses approx. 30,000 books, technical videos, & teaching materials In the subjects of Architecture, Interior Design, Construction Technology & Management, Urban & Regional Planning, Housing, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Design, Visual Art, & Humanities. The library has Inter Library Books Loan Arrangements. The library subscribes to about 99 periodicals (Indian/foreign) journals. Library Operations are computerized to facilitate normal maintenance functions as well as search & retrieval of Books. The library is open for nearly fourteen hours a day.
Site Plan
Plan : Level 1
Plan : Level 2
• The faculty rooms are placed too far from the studios. This can be of advantage as well as disadvantage of the faculty and the students. • Similarly, an interconnection between the library and the studios cannot be easily made out. The library is located far away from the studios and is not easily accessible.
Interactive Spaces
Autonomous Status has made it possible for CEPT to have a close interaction between the students & the professional experts as well as to establish students & faculty exchange programs with institutions in India & abroad. In-depth interaction with the faculty & students is ensured.
Flexible Indoor and Outdoor Spaces
Computer Centre and Meeting Room
The interior spaces are very flexible, and can be moulded according to what the hour’s needs are. Corridors have been used as spaces to exhibit.
• The openings provide glare-free sunlight. • There is a major emphasis on arts and culture, as the paintings, murals and sculptures have been placed strategically around the campus. • Considering the professional nature of the disciplines dealing with built form, a number of experts from the Industry/Profession, regularly teach at CEPT as visiting faculty. • It’s hardly visible from the road due to the large setback and dense trees planted along the boundary. • From the inside, no direct outside views can be seen as the windows have been placed at a height.
Chandigarh College of Architecture
C C A Chd Aerial View
Aim • CCA aims at developing its unique inherent potential and location and to inspire, support, sustain and continue academic programs whereby professionals –trained in the tradition of modern urbanism ushered in by the incomparable mastercould extend the frontiers of Creativity in the pursuit of serving the Family of Man -- efficiently, comprehensively, beautifully. • The Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) was established on 7th August 1961 and was set up as a part of the great “Chandigarh Experiment” to impart education in Architecture.
Chandigarh College Of Architecture
• Sculpture at the Entrance.
C.C.A.
Corridor at C.C.A. •
The corridors have been used for exhibiting art works also.
Library at C.C.A.
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Le-Corbusier’s modular windows are incorporated in most of the buildings of chandigarh.
Library at C.C.A •
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The roof is not made in a simple form and is given an interesting form which provides the provision for adequate lighting to the library. The College has a centrally airconditioned library with approx. 15,000 titles in architecture and related fields. There is also an exclusive thesis section where all the 10th Semester thesis reports are kept for record and consultation. With time this section has developed into a major resource centre for architectural studies of the region. Training reports of Seventh semester students are also available here for reference.
SITE PLAN : CCA
Corridor at C.C.A • Corridors are used for exhibiting art works of the students.
Audio-Visual Section • The audio-visual section has four overhead projectors, seven slide projectors, one video projector. • Audio-visual lectures are delivered by professors to complement class room teaching. • The photographic laboratory has been equipped with darkroom facilities for B/W processing, five cameras a medium format camera, enlargers, and developing & printing gadgets.
Building Material's Museum & Workshop •
The college museum houses samples of building materials, architectural products, structural system models, various kinds of trusses, joinery details, metal doors and windows, etc. for ready reference and for use as teaching aids.
• The college workshop caters to the need of ‘hands on’ experience in handling of building construction tools and model making. It has facilities including machines and trained personnel in the fields of carpentry, metal work and model making. • The workshop is equipped with machines, tools and materials of carpentry, black smithy, model making, painting and polishing etc. which have resulted in numerous innovative working models
Corridor at C.C.A • Different patterns of painting at the walls of the corridor .
Ventilation pattern •
The roof designing is such that maximum natural light comes in thus arches and semi circular windows are provided throughout the corridors.
Research, Design and Development Cell • The cell has been engaged in the study and documentation of various aspects of the Chandigarh experiment. • It also undertakes classification and compilation of research material based on the students’ B.Arch. thesis, publication of College Newsletter and Research Journals, and research papers on architecture and allied disciplines. • At present, two architects are working as Research Assistants in the Cell. The research cell is currently involved in the publication of the updated Informograph on Chandigarh and Natural heritage- a history of Chandigarh . The informograph is available at the students’ section in the college.
C.C.A • Level difference in roof to create excitement in view. • These level differences makes the elevation of the building interesting.
Stage of the C.C.A • No special hall for all cultural activities. • Stage is open to sky.
Case-Study
Architect : Manickam
School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi •
School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Delhi is one of the leading architecture institutes in India. The institute came into existence in 1942 as a part of the Delhi Polytechnic at Kashmere Gate. Today, School of Planning and Architecture is an autonomous institute and has been accorded the status of Deemed University.
• School of Planning and Architecture had a modest beginning in 1941 as the Department of Architecture of Delhi Polytechnic. It was later affiliated to the University of Delhi and then integrated with the School of Town and Country Planning which was established in 1955 by the Government of India to provide facilities for training in Rural, Urban and Regional Planning. • The School was subsequently renamed as School of Planning and Architecture, and was affiliated to the University of Delhi in 1959. This new status enabled the School to broaden its horizon by introducing new academic extension programmes, promote research and award its own undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral degrees. The location of the School in New Delhi, the national capital, offers opportunities for participation in the city's rich cultural life and for interaction with various national as well as international institutions, attracting students from all over India and from other developing countries.
• The current campus is housed near ITO in Indraprastha Estate in New Delhi. The SPA residential Campus is located in New Friends Colony. A site of 20 acres (81,000 m2) has recently been acquired south of JNU for developing a new campus. • The School has always been in the lead for extending education and research to new frontiers of knowledge. Human habitat and environment being the basic concern of the School, the spectrum of academic programmes is being continuously extended by providing programmes in new fields and emerging areas for which facilities are not available, as yet, anywhere else in the country.
School of Planning and Architecture Courses Offered: •
UNDER-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES – Bachelor's Programme in Architecture – Bachelor's Programme in Planning
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POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES – Master's Programme in Architecture with specialization in • Architectural Conservation • Industrial Design • Urban Design
– Master's Programme in Planning with specialization in • • • • • •
Environmental Planning Housing Transport Planning Regional Planning Urban Planning Master’s Programme in Building Engineering and Management • Master's Programme in Landscape Architecture
Library • This library is reputed to be Asia's finest specialised library dealing with the architecture, design and planning fields along with their allied disciplines. In addition to SPA's own faculty and students, the library is used intensively by a range of visiting research scholars from various cities in India and abroad. • The architecture campus and planning campus libraries are also noted for their collection of Thesis Reports, Seminar Reports, Dissertation Reports, Technical Reports of various expert bodies and commissions, Census Reports, and so on. Autodesk: Centre of Excellence • The Autodesk: Centre of Excellence in the Architecture Building is equipped with 50 high end graphics workstations. • In 1989, SPA Library joined the developing network or DELNET. This has given the students the facility of online access to a catalogue of 1100 libraries in Delhi,within India and abroad.
Library • The school maintains the library in both Planning and Architecture campuses. This library arguably has one of the richest storehouses of books and journals in the fields of Planning and Architecture in the entire Asian region. It serves the faculty, research scholars and students of the schoolbut also other organisations through inter-library loan system. Library presently has a collection of nearly 71,000 books and thesis reports, besides a rich collection of reports of international seminars and conferences organised by global agencies like UNESCO, WHO, ILO, World Bank, etc. It receives 250 journals in Planning,and architecture.
Audio-Visual Room • The unit has three darkrooms, one of which is reserved only for the use of students. Besides providing basic training in photography to students, its prime functions are to document students' work and provide support to faculty by way of audio-visual teaching aids. Other services offered include: 1. Still photography and video shooting, editing and sound recording. • Preparation of B & W and colour slides as teaching aids. • Deploying and manning A V equipment for seminars, workshops and other important School functions
Laboratory and Workshop • The Material Testing Laboratory is fully equipped to train students for undertaking tests of building materials such as cement, steel, aggregates, etc., in the pre- and post-construction stages. • Use of equipment for undertaking tests which are investigative in nature (e.g. penetration resistance and ultrasonic pulse tests) is given special emphasis. • The laboratory has sufficient potential to undertake research as well as consultancy projects in the field of mix-design of high strength concrete and testing of soils. • Students are trained in basic carpentry and metal work and have access to the workshop facilities for making architectural models. The workshop is fully equipped for all categories of carpentry, machine tooling, welding, and so on.
SITE PLAN : SPA, DELHI
• In 1959 the Department of Architecture of the Delhi Polytechnic joined the School of Town And Country Planning and the newly integrated institution was renamed the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA). The physical relocation of the architecture department took a few years; the architecture campus, also designed by Manickam, was ready for occupation in 1965.
Future Expansion SPA has set itself a number of tasks to be performed and objectives to be achieved in the immediate future. Among the most important ones are: • The construction of a new and much needed integrated campus on an eight hectare site owned by SPA in close proximity to Jawaharlal Nehru University; • Developing a sustained programme of faculty training and development; • Promotion and diversification of extracurricular activities for students.
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