Group 20 - 20BAR037 - 20BAR056 - 20BAR069 - 20BAR073

Structure II
Material: CSEB
GROUP 20
20BAR037 SAUMYA SHAH
20BAR056 JENISH KACHHADIYA
20BAR069 AAYUSHI PANSARA
20BAR073 JAINIL PRAJAPATI
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand
Words
AUROVILLE VISITORS CENTRE
https://www.aurovilledesign.com/pdfs/visitors-centre-auroville/
Content
01 Introduction
02 Project Timeline
03 CSEB Blocks
04 Thought process
05 Green Features
06 Stabilised Rammed
earth foundation
07 Composite Techniques
http://www.earth-auroville.com/maintenance/uploaded_pics/visitorscentre.pdf
01
Introduction
Type of building : Institutional building for visitors
to Auroville
Location: Auroville International Zone, Auroville
Architect: Suhasini Iyer / Satprem Maini
Structure designed by : C.Ramaradjou
Climatic Zone: Hot humid coastal zone
Nominated in 1992 ”Aga Khan Award”
02
Year of completion: 1988 – on
going.
Built-up area: presently about

5000 m2
Project
but constantly developing due
Timeline to growing demand
Plot size: 3 acres
http://www.auro
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03 CSEB Blocks
They are used They have It is
Opportunity for Natural Resource
in Building been used up Indispensable to
Endogenous management
arches ,Vaults to 4 floors foresee a
Development
and domes (Load bearing rehabilition
walls) plan for the
quarry
https://live.staticflickr.com/6126/5970287153_9eb4edeff5_b.jpg
04 Auroville Earth Institute Mission Statement
To revive traditional skills, to link ancestral and
Vernacular traditions of raw earth construction
with the modern technologies of stabilised
earth.
To enable and empower people to build their own

dwellings using earthen techniques.
To develop cost effective technologies, affordable

to all
To respect mother earth, while using its natural

resources to build a sustainable future .
To demonstrate that earth ,as a building material

,can be used for creating a modern ,progessive,
eco-friendly and safe habitat https://www.aurovilledesign.com/pdfs/visitors-centre-auroville/
05 Green Features
● Integrated site planning for effective management of surface and roof run-off
to recharge the aquifer.
● Landscaping with indigenous “tropical deciduous evergreen forest” –reduced

water needs merged with food production
● Decentralized recycling of all waste water including black
● Urban agriculture to grown fruits. Solid waste management with segregation /

recycling / composting
● Wind mill for Water pumping
● Use of appropriate building materials and technology like CSEB / ferrocement

/ rammed earth / light roofing / natural stone floors / minimum wood use
● Solar passive design; natural ventilation / lighting / solar chimneys
● Energy efficient fixtures for lighting and appliances

Special emphasis has been placed in natural
lighting and ventilation in the building ,as
renewable energy resources were to be
used .
From the out set, the plan for the building

was to limit the use of concrete and steel.
Prefabricated Ferro cement lament were

used for all door and overhangs, thereby
doing away with the use of wood.
A 4mt grid using load bearing pillars and

arched corbelled openings was made with
CSEB to reduce cost.
Stabilized earth blocks for domes and

Expo-Hall prefabricated ferro cement channels were
considered as the best solution for roofing
https://cdn.cseindia.org/sustainable_building/suhasini/VC_maincourt.jpg
06
Digging the trench and filling the frame Lifting the frame
https://cdn.cseindia.org/susta
Ramming Rammed earth walls inable_building/suhasini/VC_
maincourt.jpg
07
Composite Composite plinth beam
Techniques
Composite columns
https://cdn.cseindia.org/sustainable_building/suhasini/VC_maincourt.jpg Composite staircase
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/
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Kalki Boutique
/
/
Auro
Boutique
/
Cafeteria
Sit Out
/
Bibliography
http://www.earth-auroville.com/visitors_center_en.php
http://www.agpworkshops.com/atach_ments/Visitors%20Centre.pdf
http://www.green.aurovilleportal.org/wdownloads/pdf_seminar/30_habitat_Satprem_v_publish.pdf
https://cdn.cseindia.org/sustainable_building/suhasini/VC_corridoors.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/ca/b5/7bcab52543b965f578b047435fca7762.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/6142/5970283445_47b59e9db3_b.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/6126/5970287153_9eb4edeff5_b.jpg
https://cdn.cseindia.org/sustainable_building/suhasini/VC_maincourt.jpg
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Structure II

Location: Auroville International Zone, Auroville

Architect: Suhasini Iyer / Satprem Maini

Structure designed by : C.Ramaradjou

Climatic Zone: Hot humid coastal zone

Nominated in 1992 ”Aga Khan Award”

Built-up area: presently about

Plot size: 3 acres

To enable and empower people to build their own

To develop cost effective technologies, affordable

To respect mother earth, while using its natural

To demonstrate that earth ,as a building material

● Landscaping with indigenous “tropical deciduous evergreen forest” –reduced

● Decentralized recycling of all waste water including black

● Urban agriculture to grown fruits. Solid waste management with segregation /

● Wind mill for Water pumping

● Use of appropriate building materials and technology like CSEB / ferrocement

● Solar passive design; natural ventilation / lighting / solar chimneys

● Energy efficient fixtures for lighting and appliances

From the out set, the plan for the building

Prefabricated Ferro cement lament were

A 4mt grid using load bearing pillars and

Stabilized earth blocks for domes and

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