Architectural Design V

Institution design
 Introduction
Definition:
An organization founded for a religious, educational,
professional, or social purpose.

Architectural definition:
• Architecture related to a specific organization or
establishment.
• Environmental, social and economic factors are base of it
including rules, laws and traditions.
• Exploration of design in harmony with nature and people
and carving out the character of organization

Source: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/institution, https://archinect.com/ , https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article

 Program Brief
Aim:
To understand the approach to the institutional design process
in terms of
Integration of space, structure, materials, construction
& services

Learning, Accommodation and Public event spaces

Part-Whole relationships character.

Environmental Concerns, Energy Efficiency

Active – Passive User group

Source: G.T.U Syllabus

 Program Brief

Relation between
Clients/Users
Institutional character Organization of spaces functions, services and
requirements
movement

Influence of culture Site planning, layout and Theme/Idea/Concept of

climate and technology landscaping Charater

Source: G.T.U Syllabus, Google Images

 Design Brief
• Project: Design of an community level Institution in urban/rural context of
Pondicherry based on previous semester study of coastal area community
housing design with medium level complexity with a mix of functions which
serves economical, social and architectural values to community.

• Inference of previous community studio - study architectural character of

fishermen community. Student will understand and document community
housing in coastal zone in Tamilnadu.

• Analytical case studies of Institutions in different cultures and time periods may
be done as group or individual.

Source: G.T.U Syllabus, Google Images

 Methodology
Studio brief

Research Interaction with students Data

about Project collection

Trace the work of famous

architects

Current institutional project +

visit

Individual Case study

(Understands architecture philosophy, design and
material application)

Introduction of site and site

analysis
(Select architect whom you follow)

Design program

Design demonstration
 Project Locations
• Narambai village pattern for particular occupation based community it leads to interdependency of
housing, institution, temples and relation with local community level fishery activity.

• Looking at local community it needs an institution which upgrades social, economic and architectural
values to local villagers.

Sites for three different criteria to understand institution scale, purpose, vision & architecture:
Rural-coastal housing community

• NARAMBAI VILLAGE Proposed site area – 16,050 SQMT

Urbanized area

• FRENCH COLONY , PONDICHERY Proposed site area – 14,207 SQMT

Institutional based area

• MATRI MANDIR , AUROVILLE Proposed site area – 15,550 SQMT

Source: G.T.U Syllabus, Google Images

 Site locations
Project location A: NARAMBAI VILLAGE

SITE AREA : 22,008 sqmt

Source: Google earth

 Site locations
Project location B: FRENCH COLONY , PONDICHERY

SITE AREA : 14,207 sqmt

Source: Google earth

 Site locations
Project location C: MATRI MANDIR , AUROVILLE

SITE AREA : 15,550 sqmt

Source: Google earth