GDCR Building Norms:

FSI for Institutional Buildings – Permissible = 1.6

Maximum Permissible Premium F.S.I as per road width: 18 mts & above – 1.8
24 mts & above – 2

The permissible ground coverage shall be up to maximum 65% of the entire building‐unit
area.
The height of the building shall not be greater than twice the width of the
adjacent road plus the setback specified at ground level by these regulation.
Minimum height of the floor: 3.6m

Setback margins:

Plot limits with roads ranging from 24m to 6m, 9m minimum setback margins

Area Requirements:

Administration Block:

1. Admin office – 50 sq.m.

2. Director’s office – 30 sq.m.
3. Principal’s Cabin – 30 sq.m.
4. Professor cabin – 12 sq.m each.
Asst.professor cabin – 8 sq.m each.
5. Staff room – 150 sq.m.
6. Conference hall – 250 sq.m.
7. Toilets – 40 sq.m.

Academic Block:

1. UG, PG – Studios. (Students in each studio – UG-60, PG-20) – 150 sq.m &
60sq.m.
2. UG, PG - Lecture rooms. (Students in each studio – UG-60, PG-20) – 100 sq.m &
50 sq.m.
3. Jury / Pin up space – 150 sq.m.
4. Art studio – 150 sq.m.
5. Model Making Workshop – 200 sq.m.
6. Building Construction Lab – 200 sq.m.
7. Student Exhibition Space – 250 sq.m.
8. Computer Lab – 60 sq.m.
9. Multi-purpose Hall – 400 sq.m.
10. Library – 200 sq.m.
11. Toilet – 60 sq.m.
Amenities:

1. Stationary & Print shops – 100 Sq.m.

2. Cafeteria – 75 sq.m.
3. ATM – 20 sq.m.
4. Toilets – 30 sq.m
 5. Amphitheatre – 500 sq.m
Parking:

1. Bus parking – 4 no’s.

2. Four Wheeler’s – 25 no’s.
3. Two wheeler’s – 200 no’s.
4. Motor vehicle – 12.5 sq.m per each.
5. Bicycle – 2 sq.m.

Principles of Ar.BV Doshi:

1. Mythical Sense – Space is frequently visible in

traditional architecture and is not just restricted to
open or closed spaces. Doshi claims that space is
never static and may be altered to suit the needs
of the perceiver.

2. Vaastu – Purusha Mandala: To ensure the minimum

standards of the health and hygiene in each project. Vaastu –
Environment, Purusha – Energy, Mandala – Astrology are
combined in the diagram that has evolved to assist builders in
determining proper orientation.

3. Transformation of Energy: Doshi made use of this by

introducing openness into the structure through
colonnades, pergolas, portico, etc between the
building and people enjoying the space.
Example- IIM, Bangalore.

4. Human Institutions: Doshi has sustained a deep

believe in value of 'Human Institutions', much as Louis
Kahn did before him. This conviction is bolstered by his
own extensive cultural experience and the popular
emergence of new organisations. The name of His
office, the Vaastu-Shilpa foundation, is a resounding
confirmation of Doshi's trust in the dialogue between
people and architecture that he speaks of, as well as
the potential of communication to bring about existing
institutions and build new ones.
5. Flexible Approach: A more specific principle is to use a 'flexible rather than rigid
approach to structure'. This is the simplest way to turn space from a static container
to a place where people can truly sense a psychic exchange. Doshi is referring to the
many mixed structural systems found in the Madurai temple and City of Fatehpur
Sikri.

6. Symbolism: His concepts of flexibility led him to adopt

these principles. He thinks that the only way to
accommodate it is to combine different structural
systems.

7. Amorphous form: He advocates “Amorphous

rather that finite forms” used in multiple structural
systems for meandering experience. For example –
Aranya Housing.

8. Timelessness: Like Louis Kahn, who described the nature of architecture’s qualities in
historical predecessors as open endedness, Doshi pursues “Timelessness” in his
design.