Cii Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre Case Study

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CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre-Case Study
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Architectural Case Study by Sunanda Subramanian

August 2012 Student of Architecture
BMSCE, Bangalore
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About
CII Godrej GBC
The First LEED Platinum Rated Building in India –

CII Godrej GBC
It offers advisory services to the

Industry in the areas of :
• Green buildings
• Energy Efficiency
• Water Management
• Environmental management
• Renewable energy
• Green business incubation
• Climate change activities
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Pancha Bhutas ancient belief states that life exists because of the presence and
balance of the five classical elements
They are associated with the five senses
They act as the gross medium for the experience of sensations Bhumi
The Concept :What derives itself from nature returns to it. (earth)
This is applied in the practice of Architecture:
a building gives back to nature even as it takes from it Jala
Aakash
thus reducing the ecological footprint (water)
(void)
An attempt to make a positive change in design by
Reducing the negative impact on the environment in terms of:
Use of materials Water Management
Energy Efficiency Sustainability
Natural Ventilation Reuse and Recycle
Renewable Energy Effective Land Use
Ecological footprint Carbon Footprint
Socio Cultural Response etc Vaayu Agni
(air ) (fire)
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Using processes that are environmentally responsible and

resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle:
from cradle to grave
Expanding and complementing the classical building design in
matters of economy, utility, durability, and comfort
Designing to reduce the overall impact of the built-up
environment on human health and the natural environment by:
1. Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources
2. Protecting occupants’ health and improving productivity
3. Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation
4. Ensuring sustainability
5. Natural building - use of natural materials available locally.
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Wind direction
Combination of
tropical wet and
dry climate
Summer Winter - borders on a
hot semi-arid
Annual Monthly Max Temp Min Temp
Mean Mean Ever Ever
climate
Temp Temp Recorded Recorded
26 ^C 21-32 ^C 45.5^C 8^C

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Residential
Commercial

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Located at the lowest

region of the site for
maximum accumulation
using existing site
Water drainage pattern
MAIN
CAMPUS
• Located on the flattest zone on site- least

interference to site features during construction
•Easy access from Main Road
•Centrally located on site
•Scope to create buffers surrounding the building
for effective design according to site climate
® •Less prone to pollution

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Max
Maximum exposure to
AIR POLLUTION Min
pollution- North and West
boundaries of the site,
along the main roads
Max
Min
NOISE POLLUTION
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ROUGH ESTIMATE-NOT
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Natural Drainage
pattern utilized to
harvest rain water
at point of maximum
accumulation
Ridge Valley
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Warm breeze that picks

up heat from the vast
expanse of barren land in
the surroundings
Cooled by the presence

of Greenery and further
by the water body to the
North
Orientation of the buildings capitalize on

all favorable conditions on site and
Harsh west heat fi measures have been taken to fix the
ltered problems on site
and partially blocke
d by
the landscape and
the
® plantations in the w
est WINTER
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CLIMATE RESPONSIVE DESIGN

(contd…)
Cooled air is retained
and circulated within
the site and prevented
from escaping by
landscape on all sides
There is circulation of
wind within the site
along the circular
exteriors of the
building- easy flow
Warm breeze from the

South West gets SUMMER
filtered and cooled by
® the presence of lush
greenery
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TO MAIN GATE
Main entrance located at the main road
Surrounded by Medium Rise commercial buildings
® (under construction)
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The main gate opens to a long driveway with

lush greenery on both sides creating
EMPHASIS to the entrance
Security
Cabin
Gate
The main building has direct access

from the main road,
But the entrance to it is from the
® inside to ensure privacy and security
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BUS Charging
STOP
Station
•Building located near a public

transport station.
•Bicycle riders are treated preferentially - convenient parking,

lockers, shower cleaning
•30 % of employee transportation: carpools, bicycles, and LPG
cars
•Use of battery operated vehicles encouraged - Charging
stations available
• The documented reduction of harmful emissions achieved is
62 %
•Encourage building occupants to minimize their reliance on
® fossil fuel-based transportation.
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Emphasis of the
Entrance by a
large projected
overhang/
portico
Separation of
Pedestrian and
Vehicular movement
® for easy circulation

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BUILT VS UNBUILT AREA

• Site Area : 5 acres
Built Up Area : 20000 sq ft
• Building footprint: Only 9.2% of site
• Minimum disturbance to the existing
site features
• Large area for landscape to enhance
® micro climate and for visual delight

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Zoning done by HIERARCHY in

terms of PRIVACY
PUBLIC- Reception, Library
SEMI PUBLIC – Administration,
Office for employees
SEMI PRIVATE – Seminar hall
PRIVATE - Conference rooms,
Cabins for Senior Executives
COMMON AREAS – for
circulation and gathering
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Linear Access Convergence Central
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Circulation Scheme Arrows indicate Circulation

encourages within the building,
interaction surrounding the Central
Courtyard along colonnaded
corridors
Recessed
Staircase to first
®
floor
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Everything acquires rounded edges, soft forms,

and thus forms a closer association
•Arrangement of spaces according to size to
create balance
•Courtyard as central Focal Point

Convergence of individual spaces to the •Use of green spaces to fill in voids between
®
Central Court, binding them together solids

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Minimal damage during construction and occupancy,

to the natural elements of water flow, air quality,
vegetation, and topography
The built form responds to the rocky site.
Small footprint, design retains site contours and
existing boulders.
"Contour trenching" adopted to avoid erosion and
sedimentation.
During construction, barricades were installed to
prevent contaminants from spreading to surrounding
areas.
Care has been taken not to disturb the activities of a
temple nearby
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The spatial and formal elements around a courtyard create

introverted blueprint.
Courtyard space was not rigidly fixed but could be adaptable
depending on the time of day, season
Its mood changed with varying degrees of light and shade, and
with them the ambience
Centrally located, serves as visual anchor.. It was the spatial,
social, and environment control center of the home.
By building them around a central open space ensured
close relationships between separate units Traditional gathering
Brought in an additional usable space within the living space. place for intellectual
encounters and cultural
functions.
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In history : Haveli, Wada, Deori , Nalukettu, Totti mane. etc
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Court yard acts as the Introverted courtyard

energy centre, also the Centre creates a centrifugal effect,
The axis mundi -
communication Parts of the design spring apart, try
the axis of creation
centre to escape from the centre, but
are caught and held together again
by a bracket, a round canopy over
the connecting route.
Inside Yet
outside
Stay connected
to nature
Exploded
geometry

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The courtyards act as

MECHANICS OF A COURTYARD "light wells,"
illuminating adjacent
work areas
NIGHT DAY
Courtyard functions as a convective thermostat and gives protection from extremes of

weather. The total number of courtyards in one residence could sometimes be five to six.
A PATTERN OF SOLIDS AND VOIDS
As the courts progress in and out from the exterior structure, they
form a pattern of negative and positive spaces
NIGHT
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Colonnaded corridors
surrounding the courtyard
convey a sense of Rhythm
and Movement

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SHADE
Shade

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Like most olden systems of construction, structures are

kept ground hugging ensuring natural modulation of
microclimate and creating more interaction with nature
Gives a sense of being close to nature
vs
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SEAT
REC
LIB
Reception desk and library Seating at the reception

E LIB
Great collection of CAFE

books for reference
during non office
hours!
Library, e library and admin

Extremely Well Lit Easy access from main
® entrance
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Easy circulation in block organization
COURT
OFFICE YARD
SPACE
LEISURE WIND
TOWER
COURT
YARD
EX
HIB
A
IT I
ON H
U
OFFICE
SPACE
Grid like arrangement of desk
NORTH CONFER spaces
ENCE
LIGHT
GLAZED
ROOF
® Sufficient Diffused Daylight for all areas through

recessed courtyards and North light Glazing
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ROOF GARDEN
CENTRAL COURT
TO ROOF
GARDEN
All workstations
organized
around a central
court
Naturally lit
throughout
the day
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INFORMAL
GATHERING
SPACE
PARTITION
WALL-
RETRACTABLE
Gathering space
outside for interactive Can be divided
discussions before and using partition
after seminars walls to create
May also be used as smaller meeting
dining space rooms – flexibility
of spaces
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Spaces located in the overlap between inside and

outside create informal spaces for interaction
Out
Transition
In

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Easy navigation - use of

ramps for circulation
Wheelchair friendly
washrooms

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Building layout ensures that 90 % of spaces have daylight

access and views to the outside.
North facades are glazed for efficient diffused light
Low heat transmitting glass used
Double glass to further reduce heat gain
Natural lighting - no lights are used until late in the evening
Minimum lux levels for all work stations have been ensured
Light captured from as many sides possible - the use of courtyards

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Natural light ensured in dark

corners by the use of full length
slits for maximum light
All work stations have

ample natural light
North light roof used to naturally light

the entire green technology centre

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Light may been filtered in meeting

rooms and offices by the use of Fully glazed windows help to
shutter curtain panels
light the entire technology
centre

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Allow controlled passage

of air and light into the
Courtyard
interior space.
Exterior wall
throw patterns of light of washrooms
and shadow on the floor
enhancing aesthetics
Jali walls
Ensure constant flow of at GBC
breeze into the interior - Passage to
washrooms
occupant comfort
cools the interiors
An alternative to costly
window construction
Diffuse the glare of
® direct sunlight.
Traditional Islamic Jali
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RECEPTION GREEN
TECHNOLOGY
MAX( > 300LUX) CENTRE
MIN ( > 250 LUX)
ALMOST NIL Each individual space

(50 - 100 LUX)
within the building MEETING
supplied with minimum ROOMS
standard requirements
of illumination for
various activities

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The office block on the first floor receives Since the seminar hall is
sufficient natural light within even on dull generally air conditioned
days by the presence of internal courtyard and lit mechanically, only
and glass windows along all exterior walls optimum level of natural
MAX( > 300LUX) light has been ensured
MIN ( > 250 LUX)
ALMOST NIL
(50 - 100 LUX)
OFFICE BLOCK
SEMINAR HALL
Where natural light un
available- washrooms-
sensor lights have been
used to save power
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WASHROOMS
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The outside brought

in -COURTYARDS
Influences microclimate and

hence human comfort
Contributes colour and is a
visual delight
Defines and
articulates space
Greenery and Landscape is proven to be

therapeutic and a stress buster
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Green cover acts

as modifier of
micro climate

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Landscaping by
sequential arrangement
of different sizes of
plants for various
effects
CANOPY TREES
Create mass from the outside,
for a canopied space from the inside
Trunks imply but do not enclose space
Spaces formed have ceiling, no walls,
only columns
Fairly open at eye level
Tree trunks act as landscape columns
and give architectural character to the site
Modify the natural light quality
Penetrating sunlight adds to the dynamism of the space
Extend lines or rhythm of architecture into exterior
® space
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Large Trees Provide Bulk To Plant Mass

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UNDERSTOREY TREES
Suitable for small, intimate courtyards

Provide colour, shade without
overpowering the space
Used as accent plants or focal plants
Are effective in screening mid or low
Bamboo
angle sun
Canon
Frangipani tree ball tree
The Buddha Belly
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Bamboo tree
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SHRUBS
Define and separate spaces
without blocking vision
Shrubs can effectively unify

a composition

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GROUND COVER
• Unify groups of plants into a composition
• Creates edges
• Lead the eye to focal points, building
entries
• Can create lines of visual character
overlapping with paving Bio degradable
• Beneficial in stabilizing slopes, plastic grass crates
preventing erosion used to hold grass– Large expanse
easy removal and of ground
maintenance cover used to
create focus on
Local craftwork
as landscape
elements
Tree trunks
and columns
Defined pathways in lined with
landscape to reduce gravel stone
disturbance to plant species – attention
® to detail -
aesthetics
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A Responsibility Towards
The Environment
Creating Awareness –
About green architecture
About the building
About construction
And material, flora and fauna
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Water Has Sensual Value:

• It triggers the mind
• It augments meaning
• It reinforces communication
• It calms the mind and relieves stress
Water is also used

to modify site
climate by
evaporative
cooling
Existing rocks used as

®
sculptural features

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Coral Jasmine
Ashoka Tree Nycthanthes arbortistis
Saraca asoca •Tree of Sorrow
Ashoka is one of the most •The tree flowers only at night and sheds them like
legendary and sacred trees tear drops before the sun rises
of India
Ashok means without grief •Leaf is rough and the abrasive nature of the leaf
or that which gives no grief is employed to scrub metallic vessel, to give them
a shine.
•Has medicinal properties and is used in Ayurveda

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The Sensitive Plant/ Touch-me-not

Mimosa pudica
A prickly plant spreading on the ground or on
the herbs
the plant uses its ability to shrink as a defense
from predators.
It is used to reduce toxicity of venoms and fixes
nitrogen in soil for plans to utilize
Joy perfume tree/Champa
Magnolia champaca
This tree is regarded to be the personification of
Goddess Lakshmi
Increases the wealth of the family
Its timber is used in urban landscaping
Flowers are used to make the world's most
expensive perfume 'Joy' in America
® Used as an ornamental tree

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Bottle Gourd or Calabash

Lagenaria siceraria
Dried Calabash is used as bottle, Utensil or Pipe.
Used to Prevent chicken pox
Popular vegetable in many world cuisines,
In parts of India, the dried, unpunctured gourd is used as a
float for swimming
Indian instruments, such as the tanpura, sitar and rudra veena, are
constructed from dried calabash gourds
Used as a utensil for water or drinks in many countries
Spear mint
Mentha spicata
Mint is a symbol of hospitality
Often cultivated for its aromatic and carminative oil, referred to
as oil of spearmint.
Has medicinal properties
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Ingredient in several mixed drinks and teas
Also used in flavouring
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Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Culinary herb
A full, fresh leaf, in a cash register or wallet, is said to
draw money
Very characteristic smell
Basil seeds used in Asian drinks and desserts such
as faluda and sherbet
Used for their medicinal properties
in Ayurveda, Siddha medicine
Sarpagandha
Rauvolfia serpentina
Mahatma Gandhi was said to have ‘Snake root tea’
on a regular basis
Used to treat high blood pressure and mental
disorders including schizophrenia,
It has been used for millennia as an antidote against
® bites of venomous reptiles.

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CANNA HIBISCUS
BLACK MAGIC
PLANT
CORAL FLOWER
MONDO GRASS GOLDEN DURANTA SCREW PALM

RUFFLED FAN PALM
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CROSSANDRA
BOUGAINVILLEA MARIGOLD Marigold GUAVA
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Bagasse Board – by product of 66% (by cost)

sugarcane industry-a good of the material
substitute for plywood or Particle was sourced
Board within a radius
It has wide usage for making of 800 km
partitions, furniture etc.
Of this, 95 % of the
Eco-friendly method - does not
raw material was
involve any harm to the timbers, extracted or
unlike plywood. harvested locally.
Used for furniture in interiors of the
building •An impressive 77 % of the building materials use
recycled content in the form of fly ash, broken
glass, broken tiles, recycled paper, recycled
aluminum, cinder from industrial furnaces,
bagasse, mineral fibers, cellulose fibers, and
®
quarry dust.
• Low VOC paints have also been applied
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RECEPTION
AND OFFICE
PORTICO MEETING WIND

ROOM TOWER
COURTYARD
OFFICE BLOCK GREEN TECHNOLOGY

CENTRE
COURTYARD
SEMINAR
HALL
WIND
TOWER SECTIONS
GREEN TECHNOLOGY
CENTRE
SEMINAR HALL
COURTYARD

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All of the new wood used was sustainably harvested, as certified by

the Forest Stewardship Council.
Reuse of a significant amount of material salvaged from other
construction sites like toilet doors, interlocking pavement blocks,
stone slabs, scrap steel, scrap glazed tiles, shuttering material and,
the furniture in the cafeteria.
Clay tile paving

in the gardens
Stone grid pavers

used on roads for
easy drainage of Use of bamboo
water Reuse of construction as landscape
waste stone in paving elements
Furniture in the canteen
the gardens
with local Tandur stone
flooring
A waste management plan ensured that 96 %
® of construction waste was recycled.
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FLY ASH BRICK 65% walls in GBC are

•Manufacturing method saves energy, reduces mercury pollution,
constructed with this
•costs 20% less than traditional clay brick manufacturing.
•Low embodied energy, High recycled content, low CO2 emission
material
•Lighter than clay bricks.
•High strength, practically no breakage during transport
•Uniform size of bricks reduces mortar required for joints and plaster by 50%.
•Lower water penetration, considerably reducing seepage of water through
bricks
• ® Gypsum plaster (plaster of Paris) can be directly applied on these bricks
without a backing coat of lime plaster.
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Use of Solar photovoltaic cells on the rooftop grid provides about

24 kilowatts, or 16 % of the building's electricity needs.
Placed appropriately on the roof facing South and West to capture
maximum heat gain

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A Windcatcher, Windscoop or Badgir is a

traditional Persian architectural element to
create natural ventilation in buildings.
•Energy savings are achieved by the GBCs two

wind towers
•Air, cooled by upto 8 ^C, is supplied to the AHUs,
substantially reducing the load on the air
conditioning system.
• A heavily insulated roof further reduces the
cooling load.
Wind towers in Persia

GBC
wind towers
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Earth sheltering is a an ancient architectural practice of

using earth against building walls/ roofs for external thermal
mass, to reduce heat loss, and to easily maintain a steady
indoor air temperature.
Roof Gardens cover 55 % of the exposed roof area of the
building – high reduction of heat gain

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Root Zone Treatment

Artificially prepared wetlands
comprising of clay or plastic lined
excavation and emergent vegetation
growing on gravel/sand mixtures
Rain Water Harvest :
Some rainwater goes into the soil by the use of
permeable grid pavers.
The remaining rainwater follows existing flow
patterns and is collected in a water pond-
another traditional method of rain water
harvesting, constructed at a lower end of the
site.
In addition, the building achieves a 35 %
reduction of municipally supplied potable water,
in part through the use of low-flush toilets and
waterless urinals.
Waste Water Treatment

• All wastewater generated - recycled by "root zone treatment" -
simultaneously irrigates the vegetation.
•Low operating cost , less energy requirement and ease of maintenance
® •Attractive alternative for wastewater management
•Enhances the Landscape
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Campus Address:
CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
Survey # 64, Kothaguda Post
R R District, Hyderabad – 500084, India
Tel: +91 40-44185111 (B)

Fax: +91 40 23112837
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Master in Business Management (Amity University)

StuDocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university

Architectural Case Study by Sunanda Subramanian

© Confederation of Indian Industry

The First LEED Platinum Rated Building in India –

It offers advisory services to the

© Confederation of Indian Industry

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Using processes that are environmentally responsible and

© Confederation of Indian Industry

26 ^C 21-32 ^C 45.5^C 8^C

© Confederation of Indian Industry

© Confederation of Indian Industry

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Located at the lowest

• Located on the flattest zone on site- least

© Confederation of Indian Industry

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Warm breeze that picks

Cooled by the presence

Orientation of the buildings capitalize on

CLIMATE RESPONSIVE DESIGN

Warm breeze from the

The main gate opens to a long driveway with

The main building has direct access

•Building located near a public

•Bicycle riders are treated preferentially - convenient parking,

© Confederation of Indian Industry

BUILT VS UNBUILT AREA

© Confederation of Indian Industry

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Zoning done by HIERARCHY in

Circulation Scheme Arrows indicate Circulation

Everything acquires rounded edges, soft forms,

•Courtyard as central Focal Point

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Minimal damage during construction and occupancy,

© Confederation of Indian Industry

The spatial and formal elements around a courtyard create

Court yard acts as the Introverted courtyard

© Confederation of Indian Industry

The courtyards act as

Courtyard functions as a convective thermostat and gives protection from extremes of

© Confederation of Indian Industry

© Confederation of Indian Industry

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Like most olden systems of construction, structures are

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Reception desk and library Seating at the reception

Great collection of CAFE

Library, e library and admin

Easy circulation in block organization

® Sufficient Diffused Daylight for all areas through

© Confederation of Indian Industry

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Spaces located in the overlap between inside and

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Easy navigation - use of

© Confederation of Indian Industry

Building layout ensures that 90 % of spaces have daylight

© Confederation of Indian Industry