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C E N T R E F O R E N I V I R O N M E N TA L P L A N N I N G A N D T E C H N O L O G Y

A R C H I T E C T- B . V. D O S H I

AREA OF THE SITE- 12.5 ACRES

Janhavi Chopra
180002
Site Planning Case Study
LATITUDE :23° 2' 14" N
LONGITUDE :72° 33' 0" E
 SITE ANALYSIS

APPROACH:
• MAIN ACCESS ON THE NORTHEN SIDE
• TWO ENTRANCES ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE WHICH IS AN INTERNAL ACCESS
• TWO ENTRANCES ON THE WESTREN SIDE SITE

SITE:
• THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE KASTURIBHAI LALBHAI CAMPUS IN
NAVARANGAPURA,AHMEDABAD,GUJARAT.
• IT LIES WITHIN A ZONE OCCUPIED BY OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
THIS CEPT UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED AT THE EDGE OF THE EDUCATIONAL
ZONE.
 PROXIMITY

• 11.9KMS FROM AIRPORT

• 7.7KMS FROM RAILWAY STATION
• 6.3KMS FROM BUS STAND
• 3.1KMS FROM INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT(IIM)
• 6.4KMS FROM SABARMATHI RIVERFRONT
• 1.1KMS FROM PASSPORT OFFICE
• 1.1KMS FROM UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT
 ARCHITECT’S PHILOSOPHY

• ELIMINATION OF CLASSROOM FEELING

• ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT BARRIERS
• INTEGRATION OF OPEN SPACES
• EASE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
 FEATURES

• THE BUILDING IS SET BACK 100FT FROM THE MAIN ROAD AND IS COVERED
BY TREES TO CREATE THE COOL ATMOSPHERE INSIDE THE CAMPUS AND IS
HARDLY VISIBLE FROM THE MAIN ROAD
• THE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO BE CLOSE TO NATURE AND EXPERIMENT THE
DESIGNING SKILLS,PLAY WITH,LEVELS ETC.
• CREATION OF A PROPER WORKING ENVIRONENT FACILITATING FACULTY
AND STUDENTS TO HAVE FREE SCOPE TO LEARN AND TEACH ANYWHERE.
• THERE ARE INCLINE SKYLIGHTS ON TOP OF THE STUDIOS,PERPETUALLY
LETTING IN NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE SPACES
• THE OVERALL PLANNING HAS BEEN DONE AROUND THE CENTRAL COURT
WITH BUILT MASSES ON SIDES AND GREEN ON ONE SIDE WHICH GIVES THE
CAMPUS NOISE PROTECTION
• THE CENTRAL COURT YARD IS A COMBINATION OF PAVED AND UNPAVED
AREAS,SHADED BY TREES IN CERTAIN AREAs
• ALL ENTRANCES ARE LINKED TO THE COURTYARD BY PEDESTRAIN
PATHWAYS, HENCE THE COURTYARD IS AN AREA OF HEAVY CIRCULATION
OF INTERACTION.
ZONING
 POSITIONING OF THE BUILDING

• THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ORTHOGONALLY WITH RESPECT TO

THE SIDES OF THE SITE AND HENCE ALONG THE CARDINAL
POINTS.
• THE BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED IN SUCH A WAY TO AVOID THE
HARSH SUN LIGHT. IT ONLY ALLOWS THE LIGHT BUT NOT THE HOT
SUN TO THE INTERIORS DURING MID DAY WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH.
 LANDSCAPE

• THE CAMPUS IS FULL OF NEEM TREES, THE TREES PROVIDE A

PERPETUAL CHANGING PATTERN OF LIGHT AND SHADE.
• THERE ARE MANY INTERCONNECTING PATHWAYS WITH BRICK
PAVING AND TERRACOTTA TILING.
• THERE ARE ALSO SMALL PLANTS WITHIN THE BUILDING AND
PLOTTED PLANTS AT PLACES.
• THE STEPS IN FACT BECOME EXTERNAL ACTIVITY HUBS WITH
STUDENTS USING THE LEVELS FOR READING,ORGANSING
INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS,PERFORMANCES.