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TRADITIONAL AND

CONTEMPRY
ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA
CASE STUDY

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT


: AHEMDABAD
ARCHITECT : LOUIS I. KHAN
LOCATION
BUILDING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
ANNUAL CARBON EMISSIONS
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
AHEMDABAD
PLAN OF IIM
AHEMDABAD
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

 Year of completion : 1963


 Chief Architect : Louis I. Khan
B.V Doshi
Anant Raje
 Site Area : 66 Acres
 No. of Students : 500 Students
 No. of Faculties : 100 Faculties
 No. of Staff Members: 350 people
COMPONENT OF CAMPUS
 Main Academic Complex
 (administration block, class room
and faculty room around central
pizza, which also has main
entrance)
 Kitchen and dining
 Faculty and Staff housing
MAIN ENTRANCES
 Management development
center
 Students dormitories
for PGP Students.
CAMPUS LAYOUT
 Separate entries for institutional and residential complex.
 Separate service entry.
 Academics and social activities have been integrated with students
and staff living.
 Institutional Complex is taken as Focal Building.
 Auditorium is located near main entrance for easy access for visitors.
 Residential areas have been planned in Hierarchical pattern
 School building Is planned around a court.
 School building and students dorm have been placed diagonally to
take advantage of winds from southwest.
ACADEMIC COMPLEX
The Academic complex comprises of the following :-
• Library
• School Building
• Faculty blocks
• Dormitories
• Louis Khan Plaza
LIBRARY BLOCK
FIRST FLOOR PLAN OF
LIBRARY
• The library building is five
storyed structure with
rectangular plan.

• It is approached by a
broad, imposing flight of
steps from the parking lot.

• The design has been


conceived to entail
movement from the active
spaces to most private and
quite carrels at the farthest
reaches.
• SECOND FLOOR : Accommodate triple height reading hall and
conference hall

• THIRD FLOOR : Accommodates bound volumes of journals.

• FOURTH FLOOR : Has bound volumes of old books and journals.

SECOND FLOOR
PLAN
READING HALL (FIRST FLOOR)
SCHOOL BUILDING BLOCK

BLOCK VIEW
OFFICES ON GROUND FLOOR RAMP LEADING TO DORMS AND
CLASS ROOMS
CLASS ROOMS
 The shape of classroom is
hexagonal

 The Design of class room is based


on the seminar type interaction
between the students and the
faculty.

 Windows are high to get glare free


light.
FACULTY BLOCKS
 Faculty block is on the right
side of the main entrance.

 It is four stored building with


four blocks.

 All the openings are


designed to overlook the
adjacent and landscape
garden and Loius Khan
Plaza.
Faculty blocks over the landscaped
Garden in Between
DORMITORIES
 The shape of each dormitory block is
square with two residential
wings, triangular lounge and a
service area.

 THE POSITION OF THE STAIRCASEAND


WASHROOM ARE MEANT TO PROTECT
THE LIVING ROOM FROM SUN
ANDGLARE WITHOUT OBSTRUCTING
AND THE BREEZE AND VENTELATION.
 In most of the blocks the ground floor
is used as bank etc.
 The Dorns are placed one behind
the other To Obtain the much
needed breeze and cross
ventelation.
Dormitory Block Courtyard between Dormitory block
LOUIS KHAN PLAZA
 Instead of small courtyard, one
large court has been planned in
the center to relate the
movement around.
AUDITORIUM

 CAPACITY : 550 SEATS

 AREA
 ENTRANCE LOBBY : 560 Sq feets
 FOYER : 560 Sq feets
 AUDITORIUM HALL : 3000 Sq feets
 CONFERENCE ROOM : 200 Sq feets
 SEMINAR ROOM :400 Sq feets Each
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN


FIRST FLOOR PLAN
DINING BLOCK
MANAGEMENT DEVLOPMENT CENTER
 MANAGEMENT DEVLOPMENT CENTER IS LOCATED TOWARDS ESTERN EDGE
OF THE CAMPUS. IT HAS BEEN PLANNED AS A SELF CONTAINED UNIT WITH
ACADEMIC AREA, OFFICES, EXECUTIVES HOSTELS AND DINING FACILITIES.

 IT IS A DOUBLE STORYED BUILDING WITH A BASEMENT AND HAS A U SHAPE


PLAN ENCLOUSING A COURT IN BETWEEN

 THERE ARE TWO LECTURE HALLS, TWO CONFERENCE ROOMS AND EIGHT
SYNDICATE ROOMS IN THE MDC BUILDING.
THE PLAN OF MDC
BUILDING MATERIALS

 BRICK HAS BEEN USED AS


PRIMARY BUILDING
MATERIAL FOR THE ENTIRE
COMPLEX
WALLS, COLUMNS.
 BRICK ARCHES HAVE BEEN
USED FOR WIDE SPANS.
 USEOF CONCERETE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED
TO FOUNDATIONS, FLOOR SLABS, AND TIES
FOR ARCHED OPENINGS.
THANK YOU
PREPARED BY :-
RAJAT KATARNE
AISHWARY JOSHI
SOURABH VERMA
VANDITA CHIBBER

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