Case study - 1

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 LOCATION :  Architects: SMG Architects
Area: 29,401.45 sqm
H528+9F Rudraram, Telangana Year: 2009
Site Area: 186,784.13 sqm
City: Hyderabad
Country: India

CONCEPT
The basic idea was to have a courtyard and building around it. This doesn’t consume a lot of
space and all the students walk in shade while circulating around 

NEAREST LANDMARK : 

• Rudraram temple 
• Indrakaran village cemetry 
• Heritage sale point 

MAJOR ACCESS TO THE SITE : 

SURROUNDING STRUCTURES :
• Café 
• Cemetry 
• Sale point 
• Lake 
SPACES -
ELEVATOR: STAFF ROOM: KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE CENTER
It has a comprehensive collection of literatures and areas for meeting
•A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and •A staff room is a common room for teachers in a school or college. the present and future information that is needed to its users
lowering people or things to different levels; a lift.
•USER GROUPS: USER GROUPS: MATERIALS:
•Measurements of an elevator are: Staff Shelves
-Faculty
Depth of 36”-60”, width of 48”-60”, and Students Tables and chairs
•Proper ventilation is provided for this room. OCCUPANCY:25 Projector
height of at least 80”.
•Tiles are used for flooring and the finishing of ceiling is done by cement.
•USER GROUPS:
•There are 4 staff rooms in total.
-Teaching faculty
-Students GENTS TOILETS: STUDIO ROOMS(65-70 Sq.m)
-Studio rooms are vast with 3 big windows to one side of the wall.
-Non-teaching faculty
•They provided gents toilets for both staff and for students separately. -Each studio room has 22 desks.
-Visitors -There are 10 studio rooms in total.
•There are 2 toilets for the staff and 2 for the students. -5 studio rooms in 4th and 5th floors each.
•There are 2 elevators provided at the two corners of the floor. -It is observed that there is a good amount of sun light coming into the room
•The materials used for flooring are ceramic tiles and cement for the
because of the big windows
ceiling. -The room is big enough to fit atleast 40 students at a time.
CLIMATOLOGY LAB:
•In this lab there are instruments to measure BOARD ROOM: FURNITURE/MATERIALS:
temperature ,humidity ,wind speed ,and lighting etc. •A boardroom is a room where a group of people conducts Wooden drafting table(20)
Wooden stools(20)
•Only faculty and students meetings.
Lecturer’s wooden table
are allowed into this lab. •In this room all the faculty meetings are held. Projector
Fans(7)
•Proper ventilation is provided. •Materials used for flooring are tiles and cement for the ceiling. Lights(10)
USER GROUPS:
HOD ROOM Staff
-The HOD room was on the 5th floor Students
ELECTRIC PANEL ROOMS: OCCUPANCY:22
-The room has a table,cupboard & desk for storage and a bulletin board.
•An electrical room is a room or space in a building dedicated to electrical equipment. -The room has 2 windows.
USER GROUPS: ART COURT
•Its size is usually proportional to the size of the building; large buildings may have Staff
a
-It is a space where students can indulge in the I
main electrical room and subsidiary electrical rooms. Visiters
OCCUPANCY:4 nformal creative activities such as Painting, Sculpture,
Electrical rooms typically house the following equipment: Wall Art etc.
LOCKERS -Art court is the fountain head of creativity, where
•Electric switchboards
-There are 42 cells of locker Informal interactive creative learning processes takes
•Distribution boards .7 rows Standard size place.
•Circuit breakers and disconnects .6 columns [ 0.2m x 0.4m] -The art court here was full of creative sheet works,
models,sculptures etc done by the students to showcase
•Motor control centers what they have learnt.
•Transformers -There was 2 windows and 6 tables in the room
MODEL MAKING ROOM
•Busbars -The room for the students to make models and display them
FURNITURE/MATERIALS:
•Electricity meters -The room has 3 large windows allowing a large amount od
Wooden tables(8)
sun lihjt inside.
•Backup batteries in a Battery room Cupboards(2)
-The room has 4 big tables to display or make the models.
USER GROUPS:
•Fire alarm control panels USER GROUPS:
Staff
Staff Students
•Distribution frames
Students
OCCUPANCY:38
•USER GROUPS ARE ONLY THE STAFF WHO WORK THERE. OCCUPANCY:25
•There are 2 Electrical Panel Rooms.
SEMINAR HALL– LV ROOM (LOW VOLTAGE) -

● "Seminar room" is often used as a name for a generic group study. ● It contains free standing switchboards and motor control centres along with equipment
● Seminar halls are totally air-conditioned and hold a seminar hall capacity of more than required for the room to function., ex- distribution boards, lighting, air conditioning
100 individuals. equipment.
● It has 3 rows contain 12 benches with total of 36 benches. ● Clearances around switchboards should comply to local regulations. In the absence of
● Material used is wood for walls and cement floored steps. other guidelines the following minimums can be used:
● Provided with centralized air conditioning(AC) - Switchboards rear clearance
● LV room is attached to the seminar hall for controlling purposes. - 0 cm for front entry switchboard
● Room height - 6m - 75 cm for rear entry switchboard
● Area to suit building occupants, allow approx - Switchboard side clearance
- 0.8m2 per staff member - 100 cm for all switchboard
- 40 m2 for 20 - Switchboard front clearance
- 100 m2 for 50 - 70 cm (150 cm preferred) for all switchboards
● Ceiling- Gridded acoustic tile ceiling Ecophon Acoustic in White - Vertical clearance above switchboard
● Provided with ceiling lights. - 400 mm (may require additional)
● User groups - students, faculty, visitors. ● There are total of three(3) lv rooms.
● Furniture - wooden benches. ● One window provided as ventilation.
● Materials - cement walls
EXHIBITION HALL- ● No furniture placed.
● Glass door.
• A hall in which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed. ● Cement flooring.
• It is provided with 4 windows for ventilation and air flow ● Room height - 3m
• Furniture - given with wooden tables
• Flooring - tiles
• Cement ceiling
• Room height - 3m
• Provided with 9 tables in the room
• International exhibition centre consists minimum of 225 square meters to a
maximum of 400 square meters.
• User groups - students, faculty.

COMPUTER LAB-

• It is a space where computer services are provided to a defined community. These are typically public
libraries and academic institutions.
• Provided with one window for ventilation and air flow including fans
• Furniture - wooden tables and plastic chairs
• Each table consists of two computers.
• Three rows, each row containing 12 computers.
• Capacity - 36 computers but provided with 31 computers
• Room height - 3m
• Cement ceiling
• Tile flooring
• User groups - students, teaching staff, non teaching staff.
 LECTURE ROOMS – LIGHTING ILLUMINATION ROOM ● LIBRARY :
Lecture rooms are designed mainly as education content and information delivery to groups, but may also be - Provided with Four windows for ventilation & Air flow including fans..
-This room is to show the students how lighting
used for interactive learning and discussion. - 6 Rows ,three racks.
works in a dark room
1. The spaces are also to be multi-purpose in nature enabling flexible layouts enable Active Learning for - Provided with seven tables,Each table has 6 chairs.Total of 42
-This room has no windows
medium size groups. seating.
-The room feels suffocating as there are no windows
2. There are three lecture rooms provided - Fire alarm is provided.
and hence no ventilation as well as is small in size.
3. Given with 4 windows for ventilation - Cement ceiling.
-Occupancy:21
4. Provided with centralized air conditioning(AC) - User Groups - Students & Faculty.
USER GROUPS: Staff and Students
5. Furniture - - Furniture - wooden tables .
6. 4 rows , each row consists of 6 benches total of 24 benches - Room Height- 3m
7. Room height - 4.5m
8. Flooring - tile steps
9. Ceiling - acoustic tile ceiling
10. Standard - length 15m and width 12m
11. User Groups- Faculty,Non faculty , Students & Helpers.

BOYS WAITING ROOM AND GIRLS WAITING ROOM- LADIES TOILET(1.5m x .8m)
Commonly a part of a building or a room, where people sit or stand until the event or -The ladies toilet is seperated for both students and staff.
SEPARATE SPACE FOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT:
appointment taken. -Each toilet has 8 cubicals and 3 wash basins.
- Provided with one window for ventilation & Air flow including fans.
1. These are separately given for boys and girls in different floor. - Given with a wall height of 1m for space for Personal Assistant.
2. Provided with 4 windows for ventilation and air flow including fans. - Tile Flooring
3. Given with an exhaust fan. - Cement ceiling
4. Tire flooring. - It is attached with waiting Area.
5. Cement ceiling. - Connected to a library
6. Room Height-3m. - User Groups- Visitors & Non faculty
7. No furniture provided. - Furnitures- Wooden table.
8. User Groups - Students & Visitors. - Room Height - 3m
9. Standards - 20 sq ft. FURNITURE/MATERIALS:
Commodes(8)
Washbasin(3)
ADMINISTRATION SPACES –
Dustbin(2)
•Admin space is divided into three different spaces which are Director chamber,
Plastic doors
•Separate Space for Personal assistant & Library.
Tubelights(5)
•Director chamber –
Mirrors(2)
• A place where a senior official in an educational institution stays.
USER GROUPS:
•Provided with three windows for ventilation & Air flow.
Students
•Air Conditioning is given including fans.
Staff seperately
•Tile flooring
OCCUPANCY:11 each
•Cement ceiling
•Furniture - Sofa,Tables ,chairs & Cup boards.
RECREATIONAL AREAS
•Room Height- 3m

PARKING:
• Separate parking is provided for Faculty,Students and Visitors.
• Faculty parking is provided in the basement whereas for students and visitors
it is provided outside the building

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