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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I sincerely thank Ar.Anant Mann and Ar.Siddhartha Wig , the principal architects at The Elements for their help,
guidance, support and confidence which made working and learning at the firm an enriching and enlightening
experience.
I also thank the supporting team at the firm for helping me and guiding me to the minutes of all jobs assigned to
me and helped me succeed in all my assignments to the satisfaction of my bosses.

The work assigned during the tenure of training greatly helped me in learning about work culture in professional
world, the importance of team work and a sense of responsibility for projects undertaken.
I also thank our training co coordinator Ar. Sunanda Kapoor and our Principal Ar. SS Bais who have been very
patient and great support all this while.

Surabhi Vashisht
91812067946
Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture
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ABOUT THE FIRM

THE ELEMENTS
The Elements was started in July 1995 at New Delhi and subsequently shifted to Panchkula in Haryana.
The team aims at socially relevant, cost effective, energy efficient architecture. These concerns are reflected in
most of the projects. The projects are design and detail intensive and reflect a belief in a total design philosophy.
The 17 year old practice has led to exploration of solar passive architecture and alternate appropriate materials
for construction. Since the inception of the firm there has been a special interest in institutional design which
began with winning a Design Ideas Competition for an ideal Rural Primary School sponsored by HUDCO. Since
then the firm has been involved in a variety of initiatives in numerous school projects.

Having diversified into the field of retail and industrial architecture, The Elements has a number of
successfully finished projects showcasing their potential. Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management
happens to be another exemplary institutional project designed and executed by The Elements in continuation
to the formerly built structure in the campus.

CONTENTS

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TITLE

PAGE

INTRODUCTION

SITE AND SITE PLANNING

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FLOOR PLANS

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ELEVATIONS

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SECTIONS

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

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BADMINTON COURT

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SERVICES

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ELEVATION DESIGN/ LANDSCAPE FEATURES

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INTRODUCTION
PROJECT SELECTION
The project was selected upon other projects in the office for ;

Being an institutional building, considering the importance of education and its role in the economy and
the study of environment conducive to maximum gain in terms of education.

Simple and neat planning.

Correlation to an existing building and overcoming the problems faced in former by the user.

Features aiding to green building characteristics.

AIM AND SCOPE OF STUDY

The building study has been carried out on the basis of the following parameters

Site planning

Floor plans

Functional details

Structure

Circulation

Services

Landscape / Elevation Design features

INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management is an exclusive Commerce and Management College
based in Ludhiana which aims to contribute to the movement of nurturing the youth as leaders of tomorrow and
for strengthening our economic and industrial progress. The building provides for a naturally ventilated and lit
environment with optimum power back up and measures to ensure environmental sustainability.
PROJECT DETAILS
Building type

Institutional

Location

Village Jhande, P.O. Threeke, Ferozepur Road, ludhiana,

punjab

Architect
Structure consultants
Electrical consultants

Ar. Siddhartha wig , Ar.Anant Mann

Er.Pankaj Chopra
Cadence design consultants

Owner

Sh. S P Oswal

Site area

9.5acre (416083.686 sqft)

Total covered area

42956.45 sqft.

Permissible covered area

(.4x 416083.686sqft)=166433.4744 sqft

Cost of project

INR 6.2 cr app.

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INTRODUCTION
LOCATION
The site is located in Ludhiana. Talking in terms of commerce and trade as the institute is dedicated to its studies;
Ludhiana is a major agri-products producer. It is a big centre for dairy product packaging. Ludhiana is also a major
trading hub for commodities for North India. It is a major consumer shopping centre with consumers coming from
around parts of Punjab to do their big-ticket shopping.
Ludhiana is also having Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) which is a non government,
not-for-profit, industry lead and industry managed organization playing a proactive role in Punjabs developmental
process.
Thereby it is in the best interests of economy to have had such a college located in the city and so it is totally
appreciable to have such an amenity.
The architectural character of Ludhiana is as diverse as the services it offers to the economy, yet much of the
language followed can be related to the style of buildings for government college of engineering for boys and punjab
agricultural university, as shown below with an amalgamation of modern technological features.
OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE VICINITY ARE:
SCHOOLS
Don Bosco Global School
Government Model School
Kendriya Vidyala
Springdale Public School
Atam Public School

COLLEGES
Punjab College of Technical Education
PCTE College of Pharmacy
EAST ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE

INTRODUCTION
LOCATION
The college is located 3.1km southwest from NH5 (also called Ferozepur road)preceding a railway crossing used
seldom for military carriages, about 10km from the main city of ludhiana and falls amidst three small villages of
Punjab; namely Jhande, Threeke and Baddowal.
FROM LUDHIANA

NH5
TOWARDS JHANDE

AUROBINDO CAMPUS

SITE AND SITE PLANNING

CONCEPT
The building was proposed in continuation to a structure already built, however the design objectives included
Segregation of functions in planning so as to ensure better utility and prevent disturbances which was a concern
in the previously built structure.
Orienting the building east- west to cut down on glare unlike the previous structure which was oriented northsouth.
Optimization in size of rooms with reference to the guidelines of AICTE.
Flexibility in usage.

SOUTH WEST ELEVATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE

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SITE AND SITE PLANNING

SITE AND DESIGN CONSTRAINTS
The site roughly measures 510-0x 433-0x 1150-0x 984-0
The total site area is 9.5acre (416083.686 sqft) approximately.
While N.B.C prescribes a minimum of 2ha area(4.9acre approximately) for institutes for professional courses
per intake of 250 students, AICTE allows for a maximum of 300 students per acre for all the management
institutes.
RAILWAY LINE

EXISTING BLOCK

PARKING

CAMPUS
EXTENSION

LINK ROAD
SITE

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SITE AND SITE PLANNING

PROPOSAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

PROPOSED BLOCK

The proposed block was characteristically oriented east-west (blocking the sides receiving maximum glare and
large amount of openings on the northern and southern faade to;
Maximize the reception of natural light.
Maximize natural cross ventilation. (wind direction; north-east to south west)
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SITE AND SITE PLANNING

SITE PLAN AND CIRCULATION

The site lies on one of the main district link road moving from NH5 towards JHANDE village .
The campus is entered into from a 20-0 wide road from the north-east corner that radiates elliptically and
forms an internal paved path(20-0 wide) within the campus reaching the Drop off porch of the main
building.

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SITE AND SITE PLANNING

SITE PLAN AND CIRCULATION
the same path and formal geometry has been deviated along the ends to make a service road along the
periphery of the site(also making way for a fire tender to reach the structures on the farther end in case of
emergency- depicted in yellow).
The concept intends to have a pollution free environment and hence emphasis has been made on pedestrian
movement(currently usable paths depicted in orange).
A similar elliptical formal geometry has been followed in the posterior court as in the fore court, Narrowing
down towards the south west along the profile of the site.
To the right side of the main entrance and the northern wall of the site lie the electrical substation and sewage
treatment plant(depicted in green).
To the left is a designated parking for four buses(depicted in blue).

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FLOOR PLANS
BUILT UP AREA REQUIREMENTS
As per the guidelines enlisted by the AICTE ,The institutional area shall be divided into;
Instructional area (INA)
Administrative area (ADA)
Amenities area (AMA)
Circulation area (CIA) = .25(INA+ADA+AMA)
TOTAL BUILT UP AREA = CIA+INA+ADA+AMA

INSTRUCTIONAL AREA
Number of
divisions(cl
ass of 30
students)

Duration of
course

Carpet
area(squar
e feet)

classrooms

Tutorial
rooms

Computer
centre

Library and
reading
room

Seminar
halls

350

175

75

50

66

Number of
rooms
required

Total
number of
rooms

1
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FLOOR PLANS
ADMINISTRATIVE AREA
Particulars

Area required per person(sqft)

Total area (sqft)

Conference room(90 persons)

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1440

Faculty rooms(18 persons)

90

1620

AMENITIES AREA

Carpet area required for an

institute with (sqft)

Toilets

Cafeteria

Gymnasium/ sports
club

Auditorium/amphit
heatre

3767

1614

2152

4305

CIRCULATION
An additional 25% of the total area mentioned above shall be added on for circulation.

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FLOOR PLANS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Covered area: 20420sqft

Characteristically the ground floor caters to the following functions:

TOILETS

Males

268sqft

Females

268sqt

Staff (males/females)

77sqft x2= 154sqft

Handicapped

64sqft

Conference room

1980sqft

Computer room

2176sqft

Students centre

1700sqft

Cafeteria

2700sqft

Kitchen

410sqft

Badminton court/ auditorium

6400sqft

circulation

4000sqft

TOTAL

20420sqft

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FLOOR PLANS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Covered area: 20420sqft
The features kept in mind while designing were;
Optimization of grid size.
Separation of classrooms from the comparably noisier sections as the classrooms and hence placed on
the ground floor.

CONFERENCE ROOM

FOYER

BADMINTON COURT

COMPUTER ROOMS

Creation of staggered entrances to various rooms.

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FLOOR PLANS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
ENTRANCE FOYER/ TOILETS

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FLOOR PLANS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
CONFERENCE ROOM
(67-7X 32-3)

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FLOOR PLANS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
COMPUTER ROOM
(67-7X 32-3)

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FLOOR PLANS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
CANTEEN
(677X 34-9)

CANTEEN
KITCHEN/STORE

SIT OUT

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FLOOR PLANS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
STUDENTS CENTRE
67-7X 25-0

STUDENTS CENTRE

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FLOOR PLANS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Covered area: 13799.455sqft
Division of areas
Toilets

Males

268sqft

Females

268sqt

Staff (males/females)

77sqft x2= 154sqft

Store

150sqft

Lecture halls (6)

709sqft X6=4254sqft

Seminar halls (2)

1121.886sqft X2=2243.772sqft

Faculty rooms (type-1) (6)

92.624sqft X6=555.744sqft +122sqft= 677.744sqft

Faculty rooms (type-2) (12)

72.283sqft X12= 867.396sqft +66sqftX2 =999.39sqft

Circulation

2288.506sqft

TOTAL

13799.455sqft

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FLOOR PLANS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Covered area: 13799.455sqft
Mainly comprising of the instructional areas such as the lecture and the seminar halls.
Faculty rooms to accompany and facilitate discursive learning with each faculty member allocated an individual
room .

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FLOOR PLANS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
TOILETS/STORE

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FLOOR PLANS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
LECTURE/ SEMINAR HALLS
Each of the lecture halls can accommodate upto 48
students each made up into a stepped seating
arrangement of 6 riser each.
Each of the seminar halls can accommodate upto 70
students each and also made up into a stepped
seating as described above.

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FLOOR PLANS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
FACULTY ROOMS
The faculty rooms have majorly been categorized into two types;
SENIOR PROFESSORS:
Considerably larger in size as compared to the latter, with each cabin measuring 10-7X 8-10 roughly.
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS:
Each room measuring 9-0 X8-2.

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FLOOR PLANS
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
Covered area: 8737sqft
Division of areas
Toilets

Males

268sqft

Females

268sqt

Staff (males/females)

77sqft x2= 154sqft

Store

70sqft

Librarians room

77.805sqft

Common room for girls

709.212sqft

library

5061.617sqft

Circulation

1239.125sqft

TOTAL

8737sqft

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FLOOR PLANS
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
Covered area: 8737sqft

Mainly houses the library of the college along with a

room for the librarian and a store.
Also a common room for girls has been provided
along with.

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FLOOR PLANS
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
LIBRARY
The furniture has been laid out as follows
, dividing the room into three quarters;
Clear passageway through and
through.
Tables for reading and study.
Book cases laid along the periphery.
Reception and librarians room to one
end.

FURNITURE LAYOUT
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FLOOR PLANS
TERRACE FLOOR PLAN

The terrace plan mainly houses the mumty for staircase, water
tanks, outlet for solar chimneys.
Brick bat koba terracing employed.
Finished with cool roof heat reflective paint which helps in
reducing the interior temperature for RCC roofs till about 14
degrees Celsius and for powder coated sheets till upto 22
degrees celcius.

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FLOOR PLANS
BRICK COBA TERRACING

The technique for terracing involves the following steps:

Cleaning the roof surface with a wire brush to form a rugged surface to contain the rest of the materials.
Laying brick bats into 15-20mm th mortar joints (so as to form a sloping profile to the rain water outlet
locations.
Fibre mesh overlaid so as to prevent any cracks.
Finished with Cement rich plaster in 1:3 mortar .
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ELEVATIONS

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SECTIONS/ SECTIONAL
DETAILS

SECTION THROUGH THE CLASSROOMS

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SECTIONS/ SECTIONAL DETAILS

SECTION THROUGH THE STAIRCASE

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

STRUCTURE
The building employs a conventional R.C.C framed structure;
Column size: 1-0X2-0
Bay size: variable
Beam size: 1-0 X 1-9
Slab depth : 9
9 structural walls and the main partition walls.
Inner partition walls 4.5 thick.
A 2 wide expansion gap left between the college building and the badminton court.

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
EXPANSION JOINT DETAIL

INNER PARTITION WALL DETAIL

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
CENTRAL CORE
The central core mainly consists of the
foyer, electrical panel room with shaft ,
and health and sanitation facilities such as
the drinking water coolers, staff toilets,
common toilets , toilet for handicapped,
staircase for vertical circulation and space
and provision left for addition of elevators.

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
STAIRCASE
The stairwell measures 15-6
X 23-6 containing a dog
legged staircase built as a
tread riser type supported on
the grid along the columns
and beams.
Surronded by a 9 th brick
wall on three sides and the
lateral side contains a PCC jali
to facilitate filtered natural
light and ventilation.

Each tread
measures 7-0
in width, 1-0
in depth and
each riser is
5.5 high.

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
ELECTRICAL PANEL ROOM
The room for electricity distribution board measures 7-6X 12-0 while the cables are carried through a shaft
measuring 2-4 X 9-0 along cable trays and are accessible on each floor.

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
TOILET DETAILS
All the toilets are naturally ventilated, each serviced through a shaft 1-6wide and
variable in length accessible on each floor.

The common toilets have three WCs and sinks each with additional urinals in the
males toilet as per the standards.

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
TOILET DETAILS

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BADMINTON COURT
As briefed upon by the client, the following hall was designed with an intention to serve a dual purpose of one
being a badminton court and being alternatively functional as an auditorium.
The hall can be accessed either through an entrance common to the students centre or the one specially
designed for the purpose towards the east.

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BADMINTON COURT
FLOOR PLAN
The
badminton
court
measures 67-6 X 83-6. It
was characteristically divided
into three parts;
STAGE:2-6 high and 450 x 16-7 in plan makes
for an optimum size for
occasional performances.
GREEN ROOMS: 2 green
rooms located at the rear
end of the stage , each
measuring 11-0x 8-3.
CENTRAL
ARENA:
Measuring 67-6x 53-0
makes for a badminton
court and if required, can
accommodate a seating of
about 300 people.
ELEVATED SEATING: each
aisle 3-0 deep and an
elevation of 6 each
accommodate a fixed
seating for 90 spectators.

STEPS FOR SEATING

CENTRAL ARENA

STAGE

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BADMINTON COURT
STRUCTURE
The structure of badminton court can be divided into two parts;
The conventional RCC framed structure forming the base with columns and beams measuring 1-6 X1-6 and
3-0wide RCC gutter running along the periphery .
Mild steel sections used to build the trusses as per the engineers specifications and details provided.
GI roofing sheets used to form the roof covering with patches cut-out with polycarbonate sheets laid under to
allow the sky light to enter in.

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BADMINTON COURT
LONGITUDNAL SECTION

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BADMINTON COURT
CROSS SECTION

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BADMINTON COURT
SIDE ELEVATIONS

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BADMINTON COURT
FRONT ELEVATIONS

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SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY
the system for water supply is quite conventional and simple.
A prescribed underground water storage tank collecting water from the mains and transferred to the overhead
tanks by means of pumps and distributed further under force of gravity.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATER STORAGE:
5000l capacity tank for fire fighting.
3000l capacity tank each for girls and boys
toilet respectively.
3000l capacity tank for drinking water supply
and kitchen.
2000l capacity tank for staff toilets.

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SERVICES
DETAILS
The illustrations beside show the details of
shafts that carry water supply and sewage
pipes.
Water being transported through .5, .75,
1,1.5(for downward and horizontal
distribution of water), 2.5(for upward
transportation mainly) dia G.I pipes.
3 dia pipes for soil waste from wall
mount W.Cs and waste water disposal and
4 dia pipes for soil waste from Indian type
W.Cs.
8 dia pipes used to connect G.Ts AND I.Cs
(laid at a slope of 1:180.
Three pipe system employed for sewage
disposal.
G.I. Pipe to be painted in two coats with
bitumen paint where exposed to weather
or embedded in wall.
G.I. Pipe laid in/ under the floors and in
open areas to be covered with hessian
cloth after coats of paint.
Size of gulley traps: 1-0 x 1-0
Size of inspection chambers: 3-0 x 2-0

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SERVICES
FIRE FIGHTING

A 5000l capacity overhead water

storage tank dedicated to the
purpose of fire fighting.
water sprinkler system laid out at
all floors.
access to a fire hose at every floor
level from the shaft for fire fighting
in the building core.

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SERVICES
ELECTRICAL
The calculations for power loads done in accordance to
the guidelines laid by Punjab state power corporation
suggested a requirement of
Transformer- 200KVA capacity
DG set 200KVA
All the cable carrying conduits have been concealed
either in the slab casted or in the walls .
For an efficient electric supply, a well planned
electrical supply has been adopted.
The supply is received from city mains by an
electrical sub-station.
From there it is sent to a high voltage panel ,and
then to a step down transformer.
The cables are further diverted in conduits along
trays from the electrical panel room initially
through the electrical shaft and further on
through the conduits.
AIR CONDITIONING
No air conditioning is required as such because of the
ample natural ventilation but there had been split air
conditioners
proposed for the
computer labs,
conference room and library, the split units for which
shall be contained on the western faade to maximize
the effect.

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ELEVATION DESIGN / LANDSCAPE FEATURES

A huge number of shafts running along the faade were employed in the design of elevation; while some were
functional, a number of them were left as dummy shafts for future use and to maintain the symmetry in design.
Besides, there were shafts made into solar chimneys on the southern faade.
The shafts also acted like vertical sun shades accompanying the horizontal projections designed optimally
keeping in mind the angle of sun rays during summers.
Planters cast in concrete designed to variable heights at the entrances , sit outs.
Trellises cast in concrete again to commemorate the entrances.

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ELEVATION DESIGN / LANDSCAPE FEATURES

MAIN ENTRANCE DESIGN DETAIL

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ELEVATION DESIGN / LANDSCAPE FEATURES

SOLAR CHIMNEYS on the

southern faade to trap
the short wave radiant
heat through clear glass ,
accumulated on the inner
black painted surface and
the louvers opening into
the building; the hot air
thereby rising to the top
and
being
expelled
through exhaust fans at a
height of about 3-0 from
the terrace level.

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SUN PATH DURING SUMMERS

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SUN PATH DURING WINTERS

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