BRICK SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTUR, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA.

CONCEPT AND PLANNING

•CONCEPT: THE PLANNING OF BRICK COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE IS INSPIRED FROM OLD HINDU TEMPLE DESIGN.
LOCATION: PUNE, MAHARASTRA, INDIA
(LOCATED IN THE SUBURBAN REGION THE DESIGN ALSO DRAWS ITS CONCEPT FROM VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF OLD PUNE CITY, IN MAKING
OF PUNE) CONTEMPORARY INTERPENETRATION OF THE COURTYARD WADA TYPOLOGY.
•THE SPACES ARE ARRANGED AROUND AN OPEN COURTYARD WITH SYMMETRY IN PLAN WITH THREE ZONE THE FRONT
ARCHITECT: AR. GIRISH DOSHI
AREA: 36421.70 SQ. M ONE IS ENTRANCE PLAZA AND ADMIN, THE CENTRAL GRAND COURT AND THE THIRD ONE IS THE STUDIO ON THE BACK
CLIMATE: HOT AND SEMI ARID SIDE.
CONSTRUCTION: EXPOSED BRICKWORK
TYPE: EXPOSED CONCRETE

C. SITE AND SURROUNDING

THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE PUNE CITY IN ITS SUB-URBAN PART NAME
UNDRI, THE AREA IS DEVELOPING AS A RESIDENTIAL PART AND THE SURROUNDING OF THE SITE
MAINLY CONSIST OF RESIDENTIAL HIGH RISE APARTMENTS. THE AREA IN PRESENT DAY IS
BARREN LAND AND IS IN DEVELOPING CONDITION WITH ONGOING CONSTRUCTIONS AND
ROADS
THE SITE OF BRICK COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE HAS LAND FOR FUTURE EXPANSION THE SITE IS
AT THE HILL FOOT THUS HAS A SLOPE FROM REAR SIDE TO FRONT SIDE, THE BUILDING IS
ALIGNED IN NORTH SOUTH AXIS WITH MAJOR AND SITE ENTRY FROM WEST SIDE AND MINOR
ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE. THE LAND ON THE BACK SIDE IS BARREN WITH NATURAL
LANDSCAPE.

IMPACT OF BUILDING ON SURROUNDING: ASTHE BUILDING IS IN OUTSKIRT OF ABOUT THE COLLEGE

PUNE CITY IT CREATES SOUND ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDY PURPOSE AND THE SURROUNDING IS •THE BRICK SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE IS BASICALLY A MODEL FOR THE STUDENTS TO
NON-CONGESTED AREA AND DEVELOPMENT IS NOT THAT MUCH THE BUILDING DOES NOT PEEK INTO THE MYRIAD WORLD OF ARCHITECTURE.
CREATE ANY SPECIAL IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE •THE BRICK SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE IS PART OF A 9 ACRE INTEGRATED DESIGN CAMPUS
BUILDING CONTRAST THE EXISTING HOUSING BUILDINGS AND COMPLIMENTS THE MOUNTAIN THAT WILL LATER HOUSE OTHER SCHOOLS OF DESIGN AS WELL, TO FOSTER INTER-
DISCIPLINARY DESIGN THOUGHTS AND PROCESSES.
B.AND NATURAL SURROUNDINGS OF THE SITE DUE TO EXPOSED MATERIAL AND MOUNTAIN LIKE
CLIMATE
FORM •FOR STUDENTS WHO SPENDS NEARLY ONE THIRD OF THE DAY IN THE INSTITUTION OVER A
PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS THE DESIGN OF THE INSTITUTION ITSELF IS BOUND TO MAKE AN
PUNE HAS A HOT SEMI-ARID CLIMATE BORDERING WITH TROPICAL WET AND DRY (AW) WITH AVERAGE IMPACT ON HIS/HER MIND.
PLANNING: THE PLANNING OF THE COLLEGE IS SYMMETRICAL ALONG THE CENTRAL AXIS WITH SPACES PLANNED
TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 19 TO 33 °C (66 TO 91 °F). PUNE EXPERIENCES THREE SEASONS: SUMMER, AROUND THE CENTRAL COURT HAVING SEMI OPEN, CLOSED AND OPEN SPACES. WE ENTER THE ENTRANCE PLAZA AND
MONSOON, AND WINTER. ... EVEN DURING THE HOTTEST MONTHS, THE NIGHTS ARE USUALLY COOL DUE TO THEN WE PROCEED TO ENTRANCE COURT.
PLANNING
PUNE'S HIGH ALTITUDE. •SPATIAL PLANNING WITH INTERCONNECTIVITY.
•IT SYMBOLIZES THE IMAGE OF TRADITIONAL CITY STREETS WITH THEIR HUMAN SCALE AND MULTIPURPOSE ADMIN IS ATTACH ON THE BOTH SIDE OF THE
USE. ENTRANCE COURT WITH ATTACH OPEN COURTS AND
•THE SERIES OF COURTYARDS CONNECTING THE STUDIOS, THE OVERLOOKING CORRIDORS, THE PLAY OF WATER BODIES TO TAKE THE LIGHT TO THE OFFICE
LINEAR AND THE DRAMATIC ANGULAR, ALONG WITH THE HONEST USE OF MATERIALS OF BRICKS, CLASS AND SPACES, LATER WE PROCEED TO THE CENTRAL PLAZA
CONCRETE, OFFER A VISUAL IMAGERY OF THE PLACE WHICH ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE OF THE USERS. I.E. THE OPEN COURTYARD THE SERVICES LIKE TOILETS
AND STAIRCASE AND RAMPS ARE PLACED AT THE
ARCHITECTS PHILOSOPHY FOUR CORNERS OF THE OPEN COURT THIS COURT HAS
•ELIMINATION OF CLOSED CLASSROOM SYSTEM AND ADDITION OF OUTDOOR INTERACTIVE STUDY SYSTEM ADJACENT COURT IN EAST AND WEST DIRECTION
•STEMINTEGRATION OF OPEN SPACES OR COURTYARDS BETWEEN THE BUILD STRUCTURES WHICH ARE THE WORKSHOP SPACES (SEMI-OPE
•INTEGRATION OF SKYLIGHTS WITHOUT BREAKING THE INTERCONNECTION THE STUDIO IS PLACES AT THE LAST OF THE BUILDING
SMALL COURTS ARE PROVIDED BETWEEN TWO
ADJACENT STUDIOS TO PROVIDE LIGHT TO THE
ZONNING STUDIOS AS LARGES OPENING ARE PROVIDED TO THE
WALL FACING COURTYARDS. THIS COURTYARD ALSO
PROVIDES COOL AIR TO THE STUDIO. THE SPACES ARE
THE FIGURE BELOW SHOWS THE READING OF ANNUAL CLIMATE OF PUNE CITY. ARRANGED IN AXIAL FORM AND THE INTERMEDIATE
SPACES INCLUDE COURTYARDS AND OPEN
Zone 1 CLASSROOMS.

Zone 2

EAST SIDE WEST SIDE

ENTRANCE ENTRANCE

STUDIO:
Zone 3 STUDIOS ARE PLACED ALONG THE CENTRAL COURTYARD. EVERY STUDIO HAS ITS INDIVIDUAL MODEL STORAGE. THE
STUDIOS ARE WELL LIT AND NATURALLY VENTILATED. THE STUDIOS HAVE PROVISION FOR EXPANSION AND PHYSICAL
CONNECTIVITY WITH OUTDOOR MAXIMUM DAY LIGHT IS RESERVED THROUGH THE LARGE OPENING.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED IS 37.7 C IN THE MONTH OF APRIL AND THE SUMMER TEMPERATURE
RANGES FROM 35.4° C TO 36.9° C. AND THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED IS 11 °C IN THE MONTH OF THE STUDIOS ARE PLACED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SITE WHICH IS THE HOTTEST PART AS SUN-PATH IN PUNE IS EAST
JANUARY AND THE WINTER TEMPERATURE RANGES FROM 12.1 C TO 14.4° C THE PRECIPITATION IS OBSERVE TO WEST VIA SOUTH DIRECTION LARGE PROJECTIONS ARE PROVIDED ON THE SOUTH WALL THUS PREVENT THE BRIGHT
MOST IN THE MONTH OF JULY WITH MAXIMUM OF 17 DAYS AND THE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION IN RAINY SUNLIGHT FROM SOUTH TO ENTER IN THE STUDIO ALSO THE LOOK OVER BRIDGE ACT AS ANOTHER CHAJJA WHICH
SEASON IS FOR AROUND 15 DAYS. PREVENT THE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT FROM SOUTH DIRECTION

RESPONSE TO CLIMATE: AS THE BUILDING IS PLANNED IN THE HOT AND SEMI-ARID REGION THE PLANNING IS OAT ALL THE STUDIOS ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER WITH CONTINUOUS BRIDGE PASSING THROUGH ALL THE STUDIO
INSPIRED FROM LOCAL WADA ARCHITECTURE THE SPACES ARE PLANNED AND AN OPEN CENTRAL COURT WHICH ACTING AS LOOK OVER BRIDGE FOR FACULTY AND STUDENT OF OTHER CLASS TO ATTEND LECTURES AND SEMINARS OF
CREATE COURTYARD EFFECT WHICH KEEPS THE BUILDING COOL AND PROVIDE AMPLE OF LIGHT REQUIRE FOR OTHER CLASS WITHOUT DISTURBING THE STUDIO BELOW
THE STUDIOS AND FOR RAINY SEASON THE GUTTERS ARE PROVIDED, AND THE RAIN WATER IS COLLECTED IN SYMMETRY IN PLANS WITH 3 ZONES.
ZONE 1- STUDIOS, ZONE 2 - INTERATIVE LARGE COURT, ZONE 3-ENTRANCE AND
WATER BODY COURTS
ADMIN

BRICK SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ,PUNE MAHARASHTRA

 LANDSCAPE

SITE OF BRICK COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE HAS NATURAL INDICAPE WITH LOCAL AVAILABLE TREES AND
SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING AREAS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT INCLUDE AMPHITHEATRE
GYANKUND KUND OF KNOWLEDGE BASICALLY DESIGN FOR OPEN CLASS DISCUSSION,

OTHER ALIMENTS ARE FOUNTAINS IN ENTRANCE PLAZA INTERMEDIATE COURTYARDS THE ADJOINING
FIGURES SHOWS THE GYAM KUND AND ENTRANCE COURT SIMILAR TO THIS MOST OF THE LANDCAPE
ELEMENT ARE PROPOSED ON SITE AND YET TO BE INSTALLED MODERATE NATURAL LANDSCAPE IS
PRESENT ON SIDE WITH DECIDUOUS TREES.

VENTILATION SHAFTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN THE STUDIO THE SHAFT IS ON THE EXTERNAL WALL OF
THE STUDIO AND IS CONTINUOUS SHAFT IS FROM LOOKOVER BRIDGE TO TOPMOST AND
OPENINGS ARE PROVIDED ON THE EXTERNAL WALL TO EXHAUST THE HOT AIR OUTSIDE THE
STRUCTURE CREATES THE STACK EFFECT WHICH ELIMINATES THE HOT AIR AND INTAKE THE
COOL AIR.

A SMALL COURTYARD IS PLACES IN BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT STUDIOS THIS COURTYARD

GIVES LIGHT TO THE STUDIOS HAVING LARGE OPENING AND ACT AS INTERACTING SPACES
BETWEEN TWO STUDIOS, ALSO, OPEN CLASSROOMS ARE PROVIDED AT THE BACKSIDE OF EACH
STUDIO

CIRCULATION:

THE MAM CIRCULATION IS ALONG THE SYMMETRICAL AXIS AND BRANCHES TO THE RESPECTIVE SPACES, THE
CIRCULATION HERE IS AXAL THE CIRCULATION PATH IS THROUGH OPEN COURT AND INTERMEDIATE SPACES
THERE IS NO CORNDOR IN THE BUILDING ALL THE SPACES ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER WITH THE
INTERMEDIATE SAMI OPEN SPACES

STRUCTURE

THE ROOF OF THE STRUCTURE IS SLOPING AND US OF PURE SLAB STRUCTURE BASICALLY
INSPIRED TO MERGE THESITE BACKGROUND IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING
THIS SLOPING SLABS ARE CASTED ON SITE AND ARE DESIGN TO WASH OFF THE RAIN WATER
OFF THE STRUCTURE,
THIS SLOPING ROOFS ARE SUPPORTED ON THE COLUMNS AND HEAVY BEAMS SUPPORTED ON
THE WALL AND COLUMNS,
THE ROOF OF CENTRAL COURT HAS A LONGITUDMAL CUTOFF ALONG THE CENTRAL
SYMMETRICAL AXIS WHICH IS SUPPORTED ON THE FOUR MAJOR COLUMNA IN THE ENTRANCE
PLAZA THE INVERTED SLAB IS PROVIDED IN THE ENTRANCE COURT TO GET THE CLEAR SPACE
THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM OF THE BUILDING IS REGULAR R.CC FRAME STRUCTURE WITH
EQUALLY SPANNED BEAMS COVERING THE LONG SPAN OF THE STRUCTURE.

OBSERVATION

•THE STRUCTURE IS CONSTRUCTED BY USING AND EXPERIMENTING NEW FORM THROUGH

STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
•THE OPEN SPACES ARE USED IN MANY PURPOSES LIKE CULTURAL ACTIVITY, INTERACTIVE SPACES,
OPEN STADIOS AND CENTRAL PLACE
•PLENTY OF LIGHT AND VENTILATION IN STUDIES AND OFFICE SPACES TAKEN FROM INTERMEDIATE
COURTYARD ATTACH TO OFFICE SPACES
•THE OPEN AND CLOSED SPACES ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BOTH VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY
TOCRIATE SOUND ENVIRONMENT FOR MODY PURPOSE

BRICK SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ,PUNE MAHARASHTRA

SITE ANALYSIS HISTORY OF DHARWAD
In 1685, the fort was taken by the Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb, and Dharwad, on the
break-up of the Mughal empire, fell under the
sway of the Maratha Peshwa of Pune. In 1764,
the province was overrun by Hyder Ali of the
Mysore, who in 1778 captured the fort of
Dharwad. The fort was retaken in 1791 by the
Marathas.
DHARWAD CULTURE
Dharwad has been the seat of classical
music and academic excellence and
achiever of fame for producing many a
knowledgeable persona and music
maestros. Lawyers, professionals,
musicians, singers; Dharwad is acclaimed
for being the training ground of musicians
and classical.
DHARWAD IS FAMOUS FOR: DEMOGRAPHICS
Dharwad is famous for its milk based sweet Pedha; ILkal saris; Hindustani classical music and The population of the twin cities as per provisional figures of Census 2011 is 943,857 and is
Kannada literature. Kittur fort (20 km); Jog falls (190 km); Dandeli national park (60 km); urban. Hubli-Dharwad population increased 22.99% between 1981 and 1991, from 527,108 to 648,298,
Hampi (190 km); and Belur & Halebidu (350 km) are major nearby attractions. and by 21.2% between 1991 and 2001. The Hubli-Dharwad municipality covers 213 km2 (82 sq. mi).
Gangavalli River (also called Bedthi River) originates from the Western Ghats the south of
Dharwad (Near Someshwara temple) as Shalmala and flows in the west direction to meet the
District Dharwad
Arabian sea just after the Ganga temple.
Population 1,847,023

Hindu 75.26 %

Muslim 20.94 %

Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. Christian 1.56 %
It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Dharwad Adventure Base
Amruteshwara Temple Unakal Lake. Sikh 0.08 %
Hubballi. It was merged with Hubballi in 1962 to form the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad.
Buddhist 0.04 %

Jain 1.57 %
APPROACH to site
BUS STATION: 6.6 KM Others 0.15 %
Location: Dharwad, Karnataka Utsav Rock
RAILWAY STATION: 12 KM AREA: 60709 sq. m Not Available 0.40 % Garden
Sadhankeri Park Shri Siddharoodha Swamy Math Nrupatunga Betta

AIR PORT: 28 KM PEOPLE OF DHARWAD

Jublee circle BRTS chigari bus stop: 10.6 KM
CLIAMTE
Hubli-Dharwad has a tropical wet and dry climate. Summers are hot and dry, lasting from late February to
early June. They are followed by the monsoon season, with moderate temperatures and a large amount of
precipitation. Temperatures are fairly moderate from late October to early February, with virtually no rainfall.
district in Karnataka is primarily a Hindu town with the percentage of Hindus
being 68 who constituting the majority and there are innumerable temples in and
around Dharwad since 11th and 12th centuries as Dharwad was mostly ruled by
Hindu rulers although Mughals have also ruled over this town due to which
Muslims constitute 26% of the population and there are a few mosques scattered
in and around Dharwad. Christians also comprise 5.6% of the mixed population
in dharwad.
Chandramouleshwara Temple
Indira Glass House
TOPOGRAPHY OF DHARWAD
Situated at an adjunct topographical position of the Western Ghats with red soil from its forest cover and
the plains of Deccan with black soil, Dharwad is rich in flora and fauna with Karnataka University’s
botanical garden acting as a refuge for birds and animal species found in the region. Among minerals and
rocks found in this region, mention must be made of metamorphic rocks like granite, gneisses,
charnockite, limestone, dolomite, quartzite, manganese, gabbro, iron-ore deposits, metabasalt and
pyroxenite across the plains, rocky terrain and sandstone, shale and limestone the embankment of Bhima
River.
Utsav Rock Garden

Climate data(average) TYPOLOGY OF SPACES & ACTIVITIES

Communication
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Dharwad District has 156 kms of National highways, 163 kms of State highways
high °C 29.1 31.7 34.5 40.0 38.5 28.2 25.9 25.6 27.7 29.2 28.7 28.2 30.6 and 599 kms of District highways. There are 151 kms of railway line (broad
gauge) with 21 railway stations on this line. There are 216 post offices. 167
low °C 14.5 15.7 18.6 27.0 25.0 20.9 20.9 20.2 19.6 18.8 16.5 14.3 19.3 telegraph and 73 telephone exchanges as means of communication for the public.
rainfall
0 0 10 40 60 150 210 200 110 60 30 0 870
mm
Language spoken in dharwad
Kannada is most spoken language in this district. The Kannada spoken here is
trees known as Dharwad Kannada. This slightly varies from Kannada spoken in southern
Karnataka.

Land use typology

• Dharwad is famous for its contributions to Indian classical music and to Kannada literature Dharwad is an
unlikely outpost of the Kirana Gharana
• Dharwad has numerous cultural events through the city including theatre, literary festivals, art and music Monthly wind direction and strength distribution
events including over night concerts.
CLIMATE, RAINFALL
V-Villagers & GROUNDWATER TABLE • However, shrinking space for cultural activities has had an effect on cultural vibrancy of the city
E-Exerts Fruit
D-District planning
C-Cut by BRTS
B-Proposed by BRTS
Water shed map of Dharwad talu, Dharwad
district
GEOGRAPHY
Dharwad district is situated in the Western sector of the northern half of Karnataka State. The District
encompasses an area of 4263 km2 lying between the latitudinal parallels of 15°02' and 15°51' North and
longitudes of 73°43' and 75°35' East.

Soil contion

LEGEND
Black Soil
Red Soil
Laterite Soil

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN - VI Bibi afshan nalband

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