CASE STUDY BY-

MUZAMMIL BHATI 007

IUCAA, PUNE PARTHIV BHATT 008
VARUN BHOGLE 009
 ABOUT IUCAA
• The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and
Astrophysics (IUCAA) is an autonomous institution set up by the
University Grants Commission to promote nucleation and
growth of active groups in Astronomy and Astrophysics in
Indian universities.
• IUCAA has a campus designed by Indian architect Charles Correa.
 History
• After the founding of the Giant Metrewave Radio
Telescope (GMRT) by Prof. Govind Swarup, a common
research facility for astronomy and astrophysics was
proposed by Dr. Yash Pal of the planning commission.
• Working on this idea, Astrophysicist Prof. Jayant
Narlikar, along with Ajit Kembhavi and Naresh
Dhadich set up IUCAA within the Pune University
campus in 1988.

Jayant Narlikar Ajit Kembhavi Naresh Dhadich GMRT

 ACCESSIBILITY
• The various departments of Pune University
can be approached by the internal pathways
provided by the University.
• The IUCAA is accessible through every means
of transport for anyone.
• The distance from Pune city to IUCAA is of 4.8
kms.
• Khadki Railway station is around 2.4 kms away
from this institute.
• Pune international airport is the farthest at a
distance of 13 kms approximately.
APPROACH AND • IUCAA,PUNE HAS ONLY ONE ENTRANCE AT THE START
OF THE COMPLEX. IUCAA CAN BE REACHED VIA CAR OR
ENTRANCES: EVEN TRAIN.
 RELATION WITH
SURROUNDINGS

• The overall area surrounding the Pune

University is mostly residential.
• Emergency services are readily available.
• IUCAA is located in the University of
Pune campus next to the National Centre for
Radio Astrophysics.
• Also surrounded by IUCAA Chandrashekhar
Auditorium, Pune University Tennis Court,
IUCAA Complex Housing.
 LANDSCAPE
• The climate here is hot and dry due to which we can see a lot of
deciduous dry forest.
• IUCAA Pune showcases one of the best landscapes such as the Black
hole, roche lobes, etc.
• The Black Hole is an unique visual of gardening in landscape. It
depicts the theoretical Black Hole.
• Binary Star Trees planted here are very much intriguing.
• Serpenski’s gasket is a unique gardening texture triangular in shape.

BLACK HOLE

SERPENSKI’S GASKET BINARY STAR TREES

 STRUCTURE
• The whole IUCAA is one of the best
projects done by Ar. Charles Correa.
• Charles Correa with the help of the
three founding members of IUCAA
have carefully calculated each and
every part of IUCAA.
• In IUCAA’s structure, all the
elements are placed in a proper
order to suit the students comfort.
STRUCTURE

Entrance
 STRUCTURE

Students Hostel Main Courtyard

 STRUCTURE

Courtyard Lecture Halls

 SITE
DETAILS
TOTAL BUILT-UP
AREA: 8,997 sq.m.

TOTAL PLOT AREA:

43,000 sq.m.
 Plan
I. Entrance
II. Kund
III. Black Hole
IV. Roche Lobes
8
V. Serpenski’s Gasket
VI. Faculty offices
4
9 15 VII. Lecture Halls
7
VIII. Computer Centre
14
10 3 IX. Library
2 X. Dome
11 6
XI. Student Hostel
13
5 1 XII. Guest Apartments
XIII. Exhibition Gallery
12
AND Auditorium
XIV. Science Park
XV. Samrat Yantra
ZONING
Conceptual Models of
Akashganga Housing
Chandrasekhar Auditorium
 VENTILATION AND LIGHT

• The whole structure of IUCAA has full

natural ventilation.
• The open spaces in the Black Hole
garden and other such courtyards allow
free flow of air for ventilation.
• IUCAA doesn’t actually have much
classrooms except for laboratories.
• The whole structure has more than
enough sunlight to brighten the day.
• There are numerous voids made in the
walls so that the sunlight passes through
those voids and shine everywhere.
 Legal Disputes
• IUCAA, even though it’s an amazing nephew served a notice to IUCAA regarding the
establishment has had some disputes with some Contract signed by P.L.
of the royalties of Pune. • This case was resolved by P.L.’s wife Sunita
• During the construction of IUCAA they had Deshpande giving the copyrights of P.L.’s books
signed a legal contract with P. L. Deshpande. and other material to the centre.
• The contract stated the legal deals between the
two parties.
• Later the youngest son of the P. L. Deshpande’s
 INFERENCE

• How different idols/sculptures of great

mathematician and physicist were made so as to
have a positive aura around the students and also
to boost them up in the field which they're in.
• How complex, but how simple architecture was
used by sir Charles correa, he managed to have
everything which is required for a university in a
very basic manner and still made the university
look appealing. He worked on quality rather then
quantity.
• If we have a look at the plan of the university it
seems as if it's a geometrical shape .i.e. a triangle
which again is bounded with the great
mathematicians as well physicist who devoted
everything for the study of science.