CAMPUS DESIGN IN INDIA – ACHYUT KANVINDE

UNIVERSITY MEANS”ONE INCLUDING ALL”

CAMPUS SHOULD BE MORE LIKE A RESIDENTIAL SUBURB OR PARK RATHER THAN A CITY
SIZE
10 MINUTES FROM HOSTEL TO CLASSROOM – MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WALKING DISTANCE(800METRE
RADIUS)
3M-5M – OPTIMUM(400METRE RADIUS)
25000 MAXIMUM DESIRABLE INTAKES FOR A UNIVERSITY

HUMAN NEEDS
CLASSROOM SHOULD BE RELATED TO CONVENIENCE OF PEDESTRIANS & LINKED TO QUALITIES OF
SURROUNDNG ENVIRONMENT
PATTERNS OF GROWTH
CONCENTRIC PATTERN OF GROWTH

CENTRAL AREA OR CORE OF CAMPUS BECOMES TIGHTLY

ENCLOSED AND SUCCESSIVE RINGS OF DEVELOPMENT
SHUT IN AND PREVENT SELECTIVE EXPANSION
ZONAL PATTERN

ZONES ALLOCATED SPECIALLY TO ACADEMIC,RESIDENTIAL

,RECREATIONAL:HANDICAPPING INTEGRATION OF CAMPUS
ACTIVITIES

MOLECULAR PATTERN

GROWTH ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ADDITION OF SELF

CONTAINED UNITS OR MOLECULES.MANY CENTERED RATHER THAN
CENTRALIZED TYPE

LINEAR PATTERN

EXISTING ELEMENT GROWS

OUTWARD
INDEPENDENTLY
HOMOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT

SAME MATERIAL AND FORM THROUGHOUT

HETEROGENOUS

INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED BUILDINGS THAT ARE SINGLE ENTITY

NOT ALWAYS IN HARMONY WITH EACH OTHER