INTERNATIONAL

CASE STUDY
KGI GARMENT FACTORY
KGI GARMENT FACTORY
• Located within Sri City in Tada, Andhra Pradesh

• Established in 2017 A.D.

• Designed by Shilpa Architects.

• The KGI Garment Factory is a LEED Rated(Leadership in Energy

and Environmental Design), Sustainable Green Factory.

• 500 employees in a built up area of 87,188.4 Square Feet.

• The smart use of skylights

• eliminated the usage of electricity as it provided 100% natural day

lighting.

• The combined effect from the ventilation and skylight interventions

alone will result in an energy savings of 48%*.
• Office building adjoining houses daily staff function such as kitchen,
locker rooms, dining and a creche.

• The pavilion is a meeting area for showcasing finished products to

international clients.

• factory hall for up to 384 workers for stitching, cutting, finishing

and ironing.

• Sixty locations for skylight maintain the “lux” levels as per

required standards making this a completely naturally day-lit
building.

• Thirty turbo vents maintain room temperature providing ample

ventilation without air conditioning.
• The Rammed Earth, a technique of construction using natural
materials.
• ensures appropriate temperature control inside the building.
• This temperature stability makes it comfortable for the workers
even during extreme weather conditions.
• wall provides sound insulation - easier for the factory workers to
concentrate on their work.
 rammed earth walls - maintenance at a low cost. They stand in good stead
for at least 10 to 20 years.
 the walls don’t need finishing and this saves time and money.
 these structures are fire proof and provide substantial bracing to
buildings.
 They can be artistically and creatively worked on using elements such as
patterns, reliefs, shaped windows and feature stones.
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 AREA DISTRIBUTION
Production- 60-70% Offices - 10-15%
Storage- 20% and less Amenities - 5-9%

• in any room of the factory at least 3.4 sq.m/person of floor space

of the machinery.
• breathing space of at least 14 cub.m/ person
• internal heights not less than 4.5m
• No more than three-fifths area of the site may be covered
subjected to the mandatory open spaces specified.
 CONCLUSION
 Garment factory involves rapid execution process.

 Sustainable design can be adopted by the use of locally available raw

materials. In KGI factory, the use of rammed earth in the walls have
contributed in maintaining temperature inside the factory in all
seasons. Use of skylights and ribbon windows maximizes daylight in
the factory working areas.

 Influential in developing textile market nearby site.