TERI UNIVERSITY CAMPUS,NEW DELHI
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Built on around 2 acres of land in Vasant kunj, New Delhi this four storeyed structure in masonry, with stone cladding and glazings, is an example of a sustainable campus responding to the site and enironment using energy saing technologies! technologies! "t proides a setting that enhance learning and showcases the concept of modern green buildings! #$N%$& '()* ,D*#"+N -"N."$/, '"ND#$.*
SITE AND DESIGN 0sustainability was the back bone of the entire design concept and it was communicated to the architect that the building should incorporate all possible elements of passie solar architecture and low energy cooling systems1 says '"//" '$%D$-! •
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3he linear geometry geometry of the site with a narrow narrow frontage frontage and an aspect ratio almost 456 dictated the strong linear axis in the design! 3he logical se7uence of positioning the three distinct functioning zones in a hierarchy of public access to restricted entry formed the other key consideration consideration in design deelopment! lacing the commercial potential of the frontage of the site ! 3he residential residential zone comes comes up from from the rear forming in in the linear se7uence! se7uence! 3hat the design design responds responds to orientation orientation and climatic climatic factors, is but an obious fact!
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3he #un, #ky, #ky, $ir, 8ater 8ater and *arth *arth shape the nature nature of architectur architecture e which emerges on this site!
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3he process of continuous dialogue between the architect and 3*-" and the engagement of 3*-" in the design process augmented the thrust on climate responsie design in a large way!
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assie solar design is an important feature in the design of this building! 3he planning and orientation of spaces and building blocks ensures glare free daylight in all regularly occupied spaces! $ll the linear blocks are oriented in the *ast98est direction with shorter facades facing the sun! 'ost of the south west facing walls are kept blank in order to protect the building from the harsh south west solar radiations! 8here the south west walls hae openings, they are protected by means of pergolas or projecting balconies! 3he east, west and south facades of the building hae minimum glazing! Daylighting integration using light :xtures :tted with electronic ballasts regulating the leel of illumination responding to ailable natural light and adjustable aeroscreen loures to regulate summer and winter sunlight entry ;top and centre< Double glazed facades reduce heat gain without a=ecting the leel of illumination ;bottom< $"- 3he predominant wind direction is taken into account in designing the open spaces! 3he central atrium acts as an air funnel de:ned by the other buildings! 3he opening oriented in the preailing wind direction catches the outside air and channelizes it through a narrow stretch of the block before releasing it into the central court area! 3he architect>s experience of design in hot dry areas, particularly in earlier projects in )yderabad made him con:dent of the e=ectieness of this design feature in cooling the ambient temperatures of the enclosed areas!
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3he form and massing of the campus responds entirely to climate and the site! 3he south9west walls with few fenestrations and stone cladding, responding to the climatic conditions, forms an impenetrable wall, proiding, as it were, a isual cue to the inherent resistance of the structure to inclement weather! ergolas, oerhangs and balconies form isual links as well as create drama in light and shade, which is 7uintessential to 'ohe>s work! 3he northern walls, in contrast, are lightweight with their glazing and large fenestrations, once again in response to the site and climate! 3he louers on the glazing create interesting isuals on the facade! 3he oerall composition of transparency and opacity unfolds to the iewer with changing orientations within the site!
