Table of contents

Chapter No Title Page no

LIST OF TABLES ii
LIST OF FIGURES iii

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 AIM
1.3 OBJECTIVE

2. CASE STUDY
2.1 LITERATURE STUDIES
2.2 NET CASE STUDIES

3. THRUST AREA
3.1 IDENTIFICATION & DEFINITION
3.2 THRUST AREA STUDIES

4. DESIGN PROGRAMME AND PROJECT BRIEF

4.1 SPATIAL PROGRAMMING
4.2 AREA REQUIREMENT

5. SITE ANALYSIS
5.1 SITE DETAILS
5.2 CONTEXTUAL STUDIES
5.3 SITE ANALYSIS

6. DESIGN CONCEPT AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

6.1 CONCEPT
6.2 SITE PLAN & ZONING
6.3 FORM STUDIES
6.4 THRUST AREA INCORPORATION
6.5 MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

7. DRAWINGS
7.1 FLOOR PLANS
7.2 ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS
7.3 VIEWS AND 3D MODELS

8. REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The design project for our 9th semester will be – International Center for Research
Facilitation and Training (ICFRT), at Thaiyur. A joint venture of IIT-M and NTCPWC
(National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways & Coasts) has ambitious plans to expand
and strengthen its incubation cell and set up a research park initial stage proposal in part of
the site (18 acres) in Thaiyur allotted by the state government to boost the entrepreneurship
skills of students.

Presently, at least 13 start-ups are operating from the Incubation cell at IIT-M. However, the
authorities have plans to make the cell more robust so that it can produce good start-ups and
help the students in becoming good entrepreneurs. IIT-M and NTCPWC JV aims to develop
sound infrastructure at its Incubation cell and make it more active where students can get
enough support to convert their innovative ideas into a profitable business model in IIT-M
Thaiyur.

Today Research parks are generally being developed as places of consumption, not as
communities. A sense of place for the individual has given way to a sense of placelessness for
the consumer, disconnecting man from his place in the world. If the community is platform
on which human interactions take place, then there must be a sufficient density of people to
give the area a sense of vitality. Can a city lose its soul?
The noted Sociologist E.V. Walter puts forth the concept of place, explaining that people not
only can feel a place but also grasp it’s meaning. Humans turn space into place. Urban
architecture makes space, whereas suburban sprawl has the habit of turning architecture into
isolated icons of conspicuous consumption. By itself, space is empty and cold but a place is a
space that has energy and interaction, a defined location of a specific experience in time. A
place anchors feeling in a space. People need places to anchor feelings that create a sense of
trust that increase the predictability of other people’s actions.
Research Parks, in the common sense of the word, are intended to develop new products or
research the newly developed products before it is released into the community. So, a
research park is always busy. A busy research park is a rather monotonous research parks
and monotonous means people live their normal “9 to 5” lives. Even though there are
innovations and joyous breakthroughs for an individual person, it is overall, a rather bland
when compared to a whole.

So came the initiative to introduce different communities within the same campus, a live
work community where people could Live, work and enjoy their lives at the same time.
Also, this is intended to house everything a person needs inside the same campus, so that he
is not so much dependent and yearn for the outside world. Satiation of a person inside the
environment means that he starts to enjoy the atmosphere inside the research park campus.

This Dissertation challenges conventional research parks as places of consumption,

rather than creating an individual sense of place, thereby causing social entropy. This
Dissertation intends introduce a sense of harmony of place through the creation of
restoring diversity, pedestrian scale, public space and structure all of which are directed
to create a work/live community.
1.2 AIM

The aim behind the project is to encourage innovation, produce entrepreneurs and create ways
to generate revenue and It’s also aims to make the start-ups incubated in IIT-M Thaiyur
become successful entities, which will ensure that the institute will be financially benefitted.
On similar lines as the Research Park of IIT-Madras, the Institute is planning to provide a
platform for research ideas and prototypes by encouraging the students and faculty members
to come out with products and incubate their start-up companies. The new center will be
called the International Centre for Research Facilitation and Training (ICRFT), which will
incubate start-up companies and support research activities.

1.3 OBJECTIVES
· To understand the design standards of the Research park as also the design nuances of
efficient campus design and planning.
· Become aware of the structural requirements of the building and efficiently plan the utilities.
· Become aware of the workings of different Micro-ecosystems inside a Macro-ecosystem.
· Allow for a more balanced mix of use that include retail, offices, commercial services,
housing and civic uses to create economic and social vitality
· Encouraging the linking of trips as well as shortening distances
· Promote the development of housing near to the workplace
· Include amenities and attractions that cannot be included in single house projects
· Walkable design with the pedestrians as the highest priority
· To make a regional node that consists of a mix of uses in close proximity (offices, residential,
retail, civic etc.)
· Mixing of project components into a single mixed-use building.
 CHAPTER 2-CASE STUDY
2.1 LITERATURE STUDY
2.1.1 WHAT IS A RESEARCH PARK?
•A Research or Innovation parks comprises of a physical environment which attracts science
and technology companies for their research purposes.
•The park also includes sponsoring research institutions that includes universities or public or
private research laboratories.

FIG 2.1 CHART SHOWING IDEAS BEHIND RESEARCH PARK

2.1.2 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL RULES:

According to DCR,
· Minimum Road width would be 7.2m.
· Maximum height will be according to the Ratio of 1m height of the building for every 1 feet
setback or 18.30 m (if there is no space available for setback).
· Maximum F.S.I to be 2.0.
· Minimum setback to be 6.0m on all sides.
· Minimum width of corridor or veranda to be 2.0m.
· Minimum parking size – Car (5x2.5m), Two wheelers (1.8x1m).

2.1.3 REQUIRED SPACES IN A RESEARCH PARK

 2.1.4 STANDARDS:

DESCRIPTI SMALL(m) MEDIUM( LARGE(m)

ON m)
Bedroom 1x1.2 3x3 3x5
Kitchen 0.7x1 1x1.5 1x1.8
Utility 0.6x0.7 0.7x1 0.8x1.2
Meeting 4.5x3(5-6 4.5x6(12 9.1x15(20
Rooms pax) pax) pax)
Library 3.6x3.6 4.3x5.5 14.2x6
Study 3x3 4x5 6x6
Workroom 2.8x3 4.5x6 6x9
Recreation 4.5x5 5x7 6x9
al
Pantry 1.5x1.5 2x2.5 3x3
Workshop 3x3.5 3.5x4.5 5x5
Dining 3x3 4.5x4.5 5.5x5.5
Area
Laboratori 3.5x2.5 5x4.8 6.5x4
es
Repro 1.5x2 2x3 3x3
Cabins 2x3 3x3 3x4.5
Store 2x2 3x3 4.5x3

TABLE DESCRIPTION OF STANDARDS

2.2 NET CASE STUDIES

2.2.1 Cambridge Research Park

Cambridge Research Park, Cambridge, UK.

Year Established: 1970 Companies: 130 Employees: 7250

Cambridge Oriented companies: 61% Foreign Owned Companies: 30%

Area: 152 acres Buildings: 58 Existing Buildings:1.9m sf

Companies Incorporated this Decade: 50%

Introduction:-
Since it was established by Trinity College in 1970, Cambridge Science Park has played a
pivotal role in the "Cambridge Phenomenon" - the transformation of Cambridge from a
market town with a world-class university to one of the leading technology hotspots in the
world.
Companies and entrepreneurs at the Cambridge Science Park are working on life-enhancing
technologies, ranging from non-invasive diagnostics and novel medicines to next-generation
display and communications technologies, to name just a few. The wide range of occupiers in
terms of size, sector, age and nationality offers unrivalled opportunities for collaboration,
innovation and inspiration.

Mission:-
To create a community-based innovation eco-system that enables companies developng life
enhancing products and services to succeed and thrive for everyday use in the society.
 Cambridge Tech park in 1970

Buildings Aerial view

2.2.2 Barcelona Biomedical Research Park
2.2.3 Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Barcelona, Spain.
Year Established: 2006 Floors: 8 Employees: 1400

Research Centers: 6 Built up area: 55000sf Basements: 3

Area: 9000 sq.m Research Streams:6

Introduction:-
The Barcelona Biomedical Research Park ("PRBB") is an agglomeration of six public
research centers and is located alongside the Hospital del Mar de Barcelona. The PRBB is the
product of an initiative launched by the Government of Catalonia, the City Council of
Barcelona and the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), which aims to promote research and
collaboration between closely related fields. Each center works in-dependently in its own
field and a management group, the PRBB Consortium, is responsible for man-aging the
building and facilities, in addition to coordinating joint scientific research activities among
the various centers. About 1,400 people are employed in the PRBB, making it one of the
largest biomedical re-search clusters in the south of Europe. The center was opened in May
2006. The PRBB building was de-signed by the architects Manuel Brutlet i Tenas and Albert
de Pineda i Alvarez.

Companies:-
1.Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM)
2.Department of Experimental and Health Sciences of the Pompeu Fabra University
(CEXS-UPF)
3. Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
4.Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
5. Institute for Evolutionary Biology (IBE:CSIC-UPF)
6.Barcelona European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-Barcelona)

Research Streams:-
1.Gene regulation and Epigenetics
2.Cellular Biology and Developmental Biology
3. Pharmacology and Clinical Research
4.Biomdical Informatics and Systems Biology
5. Human genetics and Evolutionary Biology
6.Epidemiology and Public Health

Images:-
Ground Floor

First Floor
Second Floor

Third Floor
Fourth Floor

Fifth Floor
 Sixth Floor

Seventh Floor
Eighth Floor

Basements
CHAPTER 3-THRUST AREA
3.1 IDENTIFICATION AND DEFINITION
 Architecture is not always about concentrating on the microscopic level, i.e., articulation and
beautification of buildings. Sometimes, the big picture does come into view too. Some people
think that since a person cannot have a bird’s eye view of a site, many people get away with
planning in a very artistic manner, but this thinking and planning affect the long term on a
macroscopic scale. Also, Many Research parks today are just solely focused on work while
allowing less time for relaxation. 
 
This is Where Live-Work Communities come in.

3.1.1 WHAT ARE LIVE WORK COMMUNITIES?

Live-Work Communities are, as said previously said before, communities. These exist
where work is considered to be paramount and important that it contributes to society without
being detrimental.

Here, in this community, a person has the freedom to live his life as he lives in the outside
world since everything on the outside has been brought to him inside the campus itself. A
worker who has a family to support outside may not worry because he can bring his family
inside the campus and make them reside in the residential area. Also, Some live-work
communities have inbuilt schools and nurseries. This is helpful in cases where both the
parents are bread-winners of the family but cannot afford to hire a caretaker.

In Short, A Live-Work community is equipped to live inside the campus to provide all that
there is in the outside world inside the campus itself. It can be branded as a Miniature city if
needed
3.1.2 WHY LIVE WORK COMMUNITIES?
 We Architects have got much more responsibilities to look into, besides the aesthetic benefits
of an artistically planned site, while designing the building for the modern world.

 Architecture must be economical, healthy, ecologically beneficial and highly functional while
providing a space for social interaction and personal wellbeing to all users.

 Architects must have the desire to provide wellbeing to the people inhabiting the spaces they
design.

 An architect must be able to experiment freely based on the thoughts on his mind. This
experimentation may very well give birth to some really unique environments that facilitate
the daily lives of people.

3.2 THRUST AREA STUDIES

 1 BENEFITS:
Live-Work communities offer many benefits such as
1. Public
2. Private
3. Design-based benefits.

1.PUBLIC BENEFITS:
 Aesthetic improvement
 Improved Quality of life.
 Creates new amenity spaces
 Can create more job opportunities.
 One Roof Provides all.

2.PRIVATE BENEFITS:
 Increase in Productivity
 All resources needed will be available inside.
 Low-Stress Living
 Proximity to Workplace and Residence is very near, Conservation of travelling time.
 All Family members can be housed under one campus.

3.DESIGN-BASED BENEFITS:
 Well Balanced Ecosystem
 Improved health and well being
 Educational opportunities
 Stress Free Living

CHAPTER 4- DESIGN PROGRAMME AND PROJECT

 BRIEF
4.1 SPATIAL PROGRAMMING

Spatial programming is a primary task during the schematic design process, to

produce a geometric configuration of a space layout that is in accordance with the
project's requirements by nature. space programming is an iterative process that
evolves according to the client's requirements. A critical challenge of space
programming is the limitation in the link between the client's requirements and design
tools. The rigorous process of analyzing. structuring and extracting meaningful
information often leads to requirements being overlooked or important requirements
failing to be satisfied. This. was essential to extract significant information such as the
name of the rooms that have a proximity relationship requirement. This data was used
to develop a dashboard to visualize space programming information and to validate
the compliance of a building project's space programming requirements in conjunction
with a visual computational tool through a visual floor plan overlay. The
developments were made to help designers extract space programming requirements
in an automated manner and improve the iterative design process of space
programming by automating visualizations to assess the compliance of space
programs.

Spatial Programming includes Programming at the Site Level and Programming at

the Building Level. The Required areas can be concluded by taking a case study and
the Spatial Programming can be arrived at a conclusion using a Proximity Analysis.
After the Proximity analysis, One can use Bubble Diagrams to Program the site and
map out the areas in a rudimentary manner.
Below is the Proximity analysis For the Site, Followed by the Proximity analysis for
the individual buildings located inside the Site.

4.1.1 PROXIMITY ANALYSIS

 GENERAL LEGEND:-

G OPTIMAL TO BE PLACED NEXT TO EACH OTHER

CAN BE PLACED NEXT TO EACH OTHER, MAY OR MAY NOT
M
CREATE UNEASE
B UNOPTIMAL TO BE PLACED NEXT TO EACH OTHER

PROXIMITY ANALYSIS FOR THE SITE:-

OTHER RESEARCH BLOCKS

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

RESIDENTIAL BLOCK

COMMERCIAL AREA

OPEN AIR THEATER

NTCPWC BLOCK

ADMIN BLOCK

AUDITORIUM

HANGOUTS

SERVICES
 

NTCPWC BLOCK G G B M G M M M B
OTHER RESEARCH BLOCKS G G B M G M M M B
ADMIN BLOCK G G B M M G M M B
RESIDENTIAL BLOCK B B B G G M G G B
COMMERCIAL AREA M M M G G G G M B
OPEN AIR THEATER G G M G G G G M B
AUDITORIUM M M G M G G G M B
HANGOUTS M M M G G G G M B
HEALTH AND WELLNESS M M B G M M M M M
SERVICES B B B B B B B B M
1. PROXIMITY ANALYSIS FOR THE NTCPWC BLOCK AND OTHER RESEARCH
BLOCKS:-
2. PROXIMITY ANALYSIS OF THE ADMIN BLOCK:-

3. PROXIMITY ANALYSIS OF THE RESIDENTIAL BLOCK:-

PROXIMITY ANALYSIS FOR THE COMMERCIAL BLOCK:

Maintenance Staff Room With Utility

Banquet Hall (With Kitchen)
Foodies Complex
Supermarket

Panel Room
Restaurant

DG Room
Bar/Pub
Shops

Core*

Supermarket   G G G B M G B B B
Shops G   G G B M G B B B
Foodies Complex G G   G B M G B B B
Restaurant M M G   G M G B B B
Banquet Hall (With Kitchen) B B B B   G G G B B
Bar/Pub B B B B M     G G G
Core* G G G G G G   B B G
DG Room B B B B B B G   G
Panel Room B B B B B B G G G
Maintenance Staff Room With Utility B B B B B B G G G  

PROXIMITY ANALYSIS FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS BLOCK:

 Chemist/Medical Store

Security Room(CCTV)
Yoga and Meditation

Panel Room
Reception

DG Room
Infirmary

Core*
Gym
Infirmary B B M G G B B B
Gym B B M B G B B B
Yoga and Meditation B G M B G B B B
Reception G B B B G B B B
Chemist/Medical Store G B B B G B B B
Core* G G G G G G M M
Panel Room G G G G G G G G
DG Room B B B B B B B G
Security Room(CCTV) B B B B B G G G  

PROXIMITY ANALYSIS FOR THE SERVICES BLOCK: Chemist/Medical Store

Security Room(CCTV)
Yoga and Meditation

Panel Room
Reception

DG Room
Infirmary

Core*
Gym

Infirmary B B M G G B B B
Gym B B M B G B B B
Yoga and Meditation B G M B G B B B
Reception G B B B G B B B
Chemist/Medical Store G B B B G B B B
Core* G G G G G G M M
Panel Room G G G G G G G G
DG Room B B B B B B B G
Security Room(CCTV) B B B B B G G G  
 4.1.2 BUBBLE DIAGRAM
BUS ENTRY
ENTRY

NTCPWC BLOCK MAIN

ENTRY
RESIDENTIAL
AND
EXIT
OTHER OTHER ADMIN
RESEARCH RESEARCH
BLOCKS BLOCKS

RESIDENTIAL PARKING

HEALTH
AND
WELLNESS OAT

AUDITORIUM HANGOUTS

SERVICES COMMERCIAL
AREA

EXIT

PRIMARY AREA FOCUS

SECONDARY AREA FOCUS
TERTIARY AREA FOCUS
QUARTERNARY AREA FOCUS
QUINARY AREA FOCUS
ECOSYSTEM BOUNDARY- PRIMARY AREA
ECOSYSTEM BOUNDARY- SECONDARY AREA
ECOSYSTEM BOUNDARY- TERTIARY AREA
ECOSYSTEM BOUNDARY- QUARTERNARY AREA
ECOSYSTEM BOUNDARY- QUINARYAREA

LEGEND:

4.2 AREA STATEMENT:-

The International Center For Research Facilitation and Training (ICFRT), Thaiyur
Literature Study and Area Statement
 Area/ Capacit No.of Area(Sq.m TOTAL
S.No Block Person y Units ) AREA
1.NTCPWC Block
Research and
Development labs 5 125 4 625 2500
Simulation lab 10 0 0
Testing grounds 0 0
Break Room 2.5 10 5 25 125
Conference Room 3 12 2 36 72
Offices 0 0
Seminar Halls 2.1 80 2 168 336
DG Room - - 1 - 165
Panel Room - - 1 - 12
Food Court (With Kitchen) 300 1 380 380
Reception 2 1 15 15
Waiting Room 15 1 25 25
Exhibition Room 2 75 1 150 150
NTCPWC Archives [15000
vol] 4 50 1 200 200
Executive lounge 4 1 50 50
Core* 0 0
AHU room⁺ - - 1 35 35
ATM - - 1 10 10
Break room (Give separate
area for Smoking cabin) 2 15 4 30 120
Security Room(CCTV) 4 5 1 20 20
Med Room** 7 10 1 70 70
Indoor Testing Facility - - 1 250 250
Workshops - - 1 50 50
Maintenance Staff Room
and Utility 2 6 1 12 12
Lounge Area 4 1 50 50
Daycare Area 25 1 100 100
 Total 4747
2 .Research
Buildings(Other
Companies)
Research
Labs/Offices/Incubators** 5 60 4 300 1200
Seminar Halls 2.1 80 2 168 336
Food Court (With Kitchen) 300 1 380 380
Reception 2 1 15 15
ATM 1 10 10
Core* 0 0
Waiting Room 15 1 25 25
Reception 2 1 15 15
Break Room 2.5 10 2 25 50
Security Room(CCTV) 4 5 1 20 20
DG Room - - 1 - 165
Panel Room - - 1 - 12
Med Room** 7 10 1 70 70
Maintenance Staff Room
and Utility 2 6 1 12 12
Training Room 0 0
Break room (Give separate
area for Smoking cabin) 2 15 2 30 60
AHU room⁺ - - 1 35 35
Conference room 3 12 2 36 72
Lounge Area 4 1 50 50
Daycare Area 25 1 100 100
Total 2627
5254
3.Administration Block
Board of Directors offices 8 4 6 32 192
Offices(Dean, VC Dean,
other staff) 5 4 4 15 60
Administration office 0 0
Accounts office 5 6 1 30 30
Greivances office 5 4 1 20 20
Services Office 3 6 1 18 18
Records Room 4 10 1 40 40
Business Office-
Management Office 12 15 1 180 180
Business Office-
Placement Cell 12 15 1 180 180
Server Room - - - - 35
Pantry 1 30 2 30 60
Reception 1 10 1 10 10
Core* 0 0
Conference Room 4.5 20 2 90 180
Waiting hall 1 15 1 15 15
DG room - - 1 - 165
Panel Room - - 1 - 12
Security Room(CCTV) 4 5 1 20 20
Maintenance Staff Room
and Utility 2 6 1 12 12
Total 1229
4.Residential Block
1 BHK - - 0 0 0
2 BHK - - 0 0 0
3 BHK - - 0 0 0
Core* 0 0
Dormitories 7.5 8 60 0
Security Room(CCTV) 4 5 1 20 20
Maintenance Staff Room 2 6 1 12 12
Departmental Store 5 10 1 50 50
Panel Room - - 1 - 12
DG Room - - 1 - 165
ATM 1 10 10
 Total 269
5.Commercial Block (Mall)
Supermarket 7 1 0 0
Shops 5 10 6 50 300
Foodies Complex 5 10 6 50 300
Games Center 10 4 4 40 160
Restaurant 3.25 40 1 130 130
Banquet Hall (With
Kitchen) 180 1 250 250
Executive lounge 4 1 50 50
Bar/Pub 75 1 100 100
Core* 0 0
Movie Theater 0.6 200 1 120 120
ATM 1 10 10
DG Room - - 1 - 165
Panel Room - - 1 - 12
Maintenance Staff Room
With Utility 2 6 1 12 12
Total 1609
6.Health and Wellness
Center
Infirmary 9 20 1 180 180
Gym - - 1 90 90
Yoga and Meditation 2 35 1 70 70
Reception 1 10 1 10 10
Chemist/Medical Store 4 5 1 20 20
Core* 0 0
Panel Room - - - - 12
DG Room - - 1 - 165
Security Room(CCTV) 4 5 1 20 20
Total 567
7.Services
HVAC and Disaster 1 45 45
Control Room
Security Room(CCTV) 4 5 1 20 20
Maintenance Office 3 6 1 18 18
Sewage Treatment Plant 1 0 0
Water Storage Plant 1 0 0
Main EC Room &
Electrician Office 5 5 1 25 25
ICT control Center 5 6 1 30 30
DG Room - - 1 - 165
Transformer - - 1 - 40
Core 1 0 0
Total 343
8.Other
Parks 0 0
Parking 0 0
Cricket Ground 0 0
Football Ground 0 0
Tennis Court 0 0
Badmidton Court 0 0
Jogging Track 0 0
Indoor Swimming Pool 0 120
Warehouse - - 1 - 120
Indoor Sports Arena - - 1 - 512
Amphitheater 0
Auditorium 2.1 500 1 1050 1050
Outdoor Stalls 0 0

Total 1802

Total of All Areas 15820

 CHAPTER 5-SITE ANALYSIS
5.1 SITE DETAILS

A site area measuring approximately 18 acres inside IIT-M Campus in Thaiyur has been
earmarked for the research park by IIT-Madras for the purpose of building one for the NTCPWC
India.

The Site Details are as follows:

Site Location: Thaiyur, Between Thaiyur and Pudupakkam.

 Site Area: 19.4 acres

Sun Direction: East to west, Sun facing road

Wind Direction: South East to North West

Humidity: 60-70%

Temperature: 33°C/91°F

Topography: Little Uneven

Soil Type: Red soil

Vegetation: Sparse

Traffic flow: Moderate

Population Density: Medium

Nearby Amenities:

Chettinad Health City: 6.8 km Marina Mall: 11.2 km

Sipcot: 8.1/12.2 km MGM Dizzee World: 14.6 km
Novotel: 10.4 km Kelambakkam Bus stand: 6.5 km
HITS: 7.6 km
5.2 CONTEXTUAL STUDIES

A contextual analysis is a research activity that looks at the existing conditions of a project site,
along with any imminent or potential future conditions. The purpose is to inform us about a site
prior to the start of our design process so that our initial design thinking about a site can
incorporate considered responses to the external conditions.
So, For the contextual studies, we shall compare the past and future conditions back to back.
Parameters Past Present Future
Temperature 25°C/77°F 33°C/91°F 36°C/96.8°F
Wind Direction North West to South East to North West to
 East North East North West South East
Humidity 85%~89% 60%~70% 75%~79%
Topography Little Uneven Little Uneven -
Vegetation Plenty Sparse -
Traffic Flow Less Moderate Moderate,
Possibility to Rise
Population Density 10675 (According to 2011-2020 census) Possibility to Rise
Wind speed

From the given data, we can somehow average the values form the Past, Present and Future.
This will help us determine what and how the buildings in the site must be placed and constructed
properly.
A good Contextual study gives us data to prepare for the future and prevent us from making
mistakes committed in the past.

6. DESIGN CONCEPT AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

6.1 CONCEPT

Minimalist architecture, sometimes referred to as 'minimalism', involves the use of

simple design elements, without ornamentation or decoration. Proponents of minimalism believe
that condensing the content and form of a design to its bare essentials, reveals the true 'essence
of architecture'.
Minimalist architecture emerged from the Cubist-inspired movements of De Stijl and Bauhaus in
the 1920s. Architects such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, theorised that minimalism gave
maximum power to architectural space.
Common characteristics of minimalist architecture include:
 Pure geometric forms.
 Simple, limited and plain materials.
 Neat and straight components.
 Repetition to give a sense of order and unification.
 Simple, open spaces.
 'Clean' lines.