SACRED SOULS’ SCHOOL

SCHOOL :- SACRED SOULS’ SCHOOL.

ARCHITECT :- PLANNERS GROUP, CHANDIGARH.
TOTAL SITE AREA :- 22 ACRES/ 89030 SQ. M
YEAR OF COMPLETION :- 2004

LOCATION

The school is located in village Gharuan, 26KM away from the capital city
Chandigarh, near Chandigarh-Ludhiana State Highway .The Chandigarh University
is at a distance of 2.9 KM from the school campus.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

 CLIMATE = a sub-
tropical continental monsoon climate characterized
by a seasonal rhythm: hot summers, slightly cold
winters, unreliable rainfall . In
winter, frost sometimes occurs during December
and January.
 TEMPRATURE-great variation
in temperature (−1 to 44 °C). The average annual
rainfall is recorded at 617 millimetres (24.3 in). The
city also receives occasional winter rains from the
west
 TOPOGRAPHY = The Topography of the
district is even. It is mostly a plain of alluvial type.
 ACADEMIC BLOCK  ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK
• Classrooms • Reception
• Labs • Visitor’s lounge
• Staff rooms • Offices
• Auditoriums • Conference room
• Activity rooms

 SERVICE ZONE
 RESIDENTIAL ZONE
•Hostel blocks- separate blocks
• Dining zone - pantries,
for girls and boys with kitchen, canteen
adequate security • Students’ zone – swimming
• Faculty housing – 3 faculty pool, sports room, gym
housing blocks located • Service area – control room
at different corners and generator room,
of the site water tower, water treatment
plant, security
booth, toilets
 PLAYGROUNDS
• Athletic track
 RECREATIONAL AREAS
• Football field
• Basketball courts
• Cricket grounds
• Gardens
•
Kindergarten Elementary Sr. Sec. Block
Block
Building Sports Room and Gym Teachers’ Quarters
Entrance

Mess and Boys’

Hostel Basketball
Court
Playgrounds Workers’ Quarters

Bus Parking

2-Wheeler Parking 4-Wheeler Parking Control Unit

Security Booth Main Entrance

 Senior sec. wing and
Admin. block –
colonnaded corridor are
joined two blocks
Sports facilities –
outskirts of the site to
Play grounds
reduce the noise and
disturbances

Elementary
wing

The faculty residences

are in close proximity
to the hostels.

Pre-primary wing

Security Water
checkpost treatment
Main entrance plant
 On-site
Movement
Paved paths
provided for
movement within
Fire exit Proposed lift
the site along with
soft areas Internal Movement

Comprising internal
stairs, fire exits, lifts
(proposed)

Plinth lvl
of paved Block Movement
areas = Paved channels, stairs, ramps (1:12)
150mm
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
 Sr. Sec. Block Zoning
Girls’ WC CHILDREN ENTERANCE Boys’ WC

Classrooms Staff Room Classrooms

Mini Auditorium

Central Courtyard
WC
WC Pantry
Kitchen
Principal’s Room
Conference Room

Waiting/Lobby
Offices

Building Entrance
 ORIENTATIONS
SENIOR BLOCK NORTH EAST ELEMENTARY EAST KINDERGARTEN SOUTH EAST
WING
ENTERANCE NORTH EAST RECEPTION SOUTH EAST
CLASSROOMS 50% EAST
PRINCIPAL ROOM EAST 50% WEST OFFICE SOUTH
STAFF STAIRCASE NORTH EAST STAFFROOM WEST STAFF ROOM WEST
ADMIN OFFICE NORTH PRINCIPAL SOUTH PRINCIPAL EAST
CONFERENCE NORTH ROOM ROOM
ROOM LOBBY / EAST MUSIC ROOM SOUTH
AUDITORIUM WEST DOUBLE WEST
HEIGHT
STAFFROOM SOUTH
TOILET WEST
WASHROOM
BOYS SOUTH WEST
GIRLS SOUTH EAST
STAIRCASE
BOYS WEST
GIRLS EAST
LIBRARY WEST
ARTS ROOM WEST
COMPUTOR LAB SOUTH
 AREA STATEMENTS
SENIOR BLOCK KINDERGARTEN
Classroom 1 6.7M x 9M Principal’s Room 6.4M x 4M
Classroom 2 9.3M x 7.3M Staff Room 3.1M x 5.1M
Lift 3.6M x 1.8M
Store 3.1M x 3.4M
Corridors 1 1.8M
2 2.3M Office 4.2M x 9.4M
3 3.2M
Classroom 6M x 6M
Staff Room 7M x 9.5M
Corridor 1.8M Wide
Principal room 6.6M x 4.6M
Principal’s Toilet 1M x 1.5M
Conference Hall 5.2M x 4M
Library 18.2M x 12M
Music Room 10.9M Diameter
Admin Office 5.2M x 6.4M
Arts Room 16.7M x 11.5M
Auditorium 16.7M x 11.5M
 Confirming to the climate of
the region the whole building Shafted columns to support
is bulk active. the porch.
Rhythm and
different
arithmetic shapes are used as facade

Multiple slit
Landscaping used as windows
Rhythmic columns in introduced to
entrance gate as well
channels and small water emit maximum natural light in music
as seating.
bodies introduced room. Circular plan with appealing
octagonal pitched roof .
Tiles are arranged in such a way that the
walking trail for students is segregated Internal courtyards act as a medium of natural
from vehicular path for safe circulation daylight and ventilation within a block

Ample space for parking

along with presence of
appropriate shading
devices

6 feet staircases are provided for

safe circulation
 Pavers used in varandahs Granite is used
Brick tile cladding and parking. on steps.
Cement concrete flooring
on first and second floors. on walls

Kota stone used The structure is framed RCC

Brick jali is used on ground floor in certain buildings.
Glass wool in music room
in corridors for sound absorption
 Enhance the landscape through added
artificial features like aero giraffes,
birds, lions etc.

The layout of the buildings , the

extensive and luxurious
landscaping merges beautifully
with the surrounding. All this
adds to a quite , serene and
pollution free environment.,
which enhance the living and
learning environment in the
school.
There is a perfect integration architecture of the
school through landscape
All the paths lined with shrubs
and trees thus healing and
softening the look
Shaded corridors with columns.
Well landscaped
courtyards

Blend of
hard and soft
landscape
 Inferences
Merits
• Not directly accessible from the main road,
provides security for pupils
• Unique regulations for parking, segregated
parking for 2-wheeler, 4-wheeler and buses
• Courtyard planning, cutouts and brick jalis
at various places for natural light and
ventilation
• Interesting play of levels and massing and
blocking
• Staircases provided at the corners along
with WCs and water units
• Glossy paints on half the wall to avoid
stains
• Plants at ground floor of cutouts to absorb
heat
• Window at the landing of staircase to allow
in light
• Openings of drain pipes towards courtyards
and gardens
• Music rooms isolated from the classrooms
to avoid any disturbances
• Projected entrances to adjust eyes to the
light inside and for protection from rain
Demerits
• Washroom fittings in boys’ wc incorrect
according to anthropometry
• White boards opposite to windows
causing glare which caused problem in
reading
• No platform in front of arts room
• No provision for book storage in library,
cupboards in front of windows hindered
the entrance of daylight
• Interior spaces of the building not barrier
free
• No separate entrance for students in
elementary wing (entrance through
basketball court)
• Canteen not easily accessible
• Splash pool in east which causes glare
Merits Demerits
• Vacancies in corridor outer walls to merge • Sharp acute angles where cleaning was
interior with exterior not possible
• Appropriately designed shading devices at
• Kindergarten provided with no pantry
required places
• Medical easily accessible from all blocks • WC of security booth not easily
• Fittings in elementary washrooms according accessible
to anthropometry • Insufficient lighting in security room
• Skylights in washrooms • Reception provided with dome which
• Interaction spaces at regular intervals created echo
• Sufficient daylight in corridors so no need for • No seating arrangements near
artificial lighting reception
• Abundance of daylight in music room along
• Washrooms not in proximity of
with usage of sound proofing materials
• Control unit near the main entrance to avoid
reception or offices
disturbances and was covered with plants • Boys’ washroom not provided with
• Security check booth provided with pantry partition in elementary block
and WC • Unnecessary segregation area before
• Windows of classrooms in slit fashion to allow washrooms
in daylight and also avoid any distractions • First riser of step more than the rest
• Fire extinguishing systems directly connected which may cause tripping
to water tanks
•
• Lintel not in a continuous band
WCs according to anthropometry in all wings
• Ducts on the out side of the building, covered • Space on first floor near cutout was
but accessible useless
• Gas supply from the outside of the building
 observations
Accessibility of
school from a road
extended from the
main road Interaction
spaces
provided at
various
Lush green spaces
campus through
brick jalis
Staircases
provided
at corners

Horizontal slit
windows to avoid
distractions
Sound massing and blocking,
irregular planning, great
impact on skyline
 Rain water drainage Expansion gaps
openings towards provided wherever
courtyards, utilisation of necessary
rain water

Double height
lobby for
depicting
grandeur

Kitchen garden
behind mess

Underground
Multipurpose electric wires,
areas water drainage
(towards gardens)
S. NO LABEL LIBRARY STUDY SACRED SOULS SCHOOL

1. SITE AREA 2 ACRE(NORMALLY) 22 ACRES

1 ACRE (HILLY AREA) 89030 Metre Sq.
1 ACRE (CITIES WITH 25 LAC.
POPULATION)

2. CLASSROOM 8M X 6M (FOR 40 STUDENTS) 9.3M x 7M(FOR 32 STUDENTS)

MIN. 40 SQ. M. 6.7M x 9M (FOR 25 STUDENTS)
1 SQUARE METRE PER STUDENT (62.4 SQ. M.)
1.5 SQUARE METRE PER STUDENT

3. LIBRARY 14M X 8M 18.2M X 12M

MIN. 100 SQ. M. 218 SQ. M.
5 BOOKS EACH STUDENT AND 1500 IN 8000 REF. BOOKS (12 PER STUDENT)
BEGINNING 8 PERIODICALS
20 MAGZINES

4. LABS 9M X 6M 11.5M X 9M (CHEMISTRY)

MIN. 50 SQ. M. 9M X 6.7M (PHYSICS)
12.1M X 11.5M (COMP. LAB)
INFERENCES