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ENVIRONMENTAL

SANITATI
ON I
NSTI
TUTION
ARCHI TECT:YATI N PANDYA
YEAR :2005
SITE AREA :23 acres
BUI LTAREA :6850 sqm
MATERI ALS :Bri ck,stones,Chi namosai c,vermiculite,
concrete,ferrocement
.
PROGRAMME :Usi ng naturalpassi vecooling strategies
forcli matemi ti
gation,harvesti ng overtwo million li
tersof
wateri n adroughtproneregi on,recycling wastewater
through naturalplant( reed
-bed)processes,bi ogas
generation and composti ng
-allarekeycomponentsof
thisproject,an i nsti tutesetupto i ncreaseknowledgeof
rural,low
-costsani tati
on soluti ons.Thecampusi sbui l
t fi
rstfloor
essentiallywi th naturalmateri alsand integrateslocal
craftsski llssuch asstonei nlayand mosai cwork.The
ventilated two ground floor
-leafcavitywallsareconstructed from load
bearing bricks,wi th theouterf aceleftexposed,forcost ENERGY MANAGEMENTAND CONSERVATI ON
and aestheti creasons( i
tachievesan ‘earthy’look) . SUBTERRNEAN SPACES /VOLUMES :Passi veearth cooli ng
achieved through berming and creati ng subterranean usablespaces
ORIENTATI ON AND OVERHANGS :Ori entati
on and building profile
based on prevaili
ng wing directionsand sun path
COOLI NG THROUGH MUTUALSHADI NG :Cascadi ng builtform
favorablyshadessubsequentbui lt-masscreating cooleri nterstiti
al
zones
VEGETATI ON /WATER ELEMENTS :I nterspersed vegetati
vezones
and waterelementsprovi deevaporati vecooling.
FORM FACI LI
TATING CONNECTI VE COOLI NG :Vaulted spacescreate
optimalvolumesforconnecti veai rcurrentsand di ssi
pation ofheat.
CAVITY WALLS :I nternalstructuralwallseparated from external
curtain wallthrough venti lated aircavity.
INSULATED ROOF:Thi n ferrocementshellroofi nsulated bylayers
ofChi namosai cand vermi culite.

LAND MANAGEMENTAND CONSERVATI ON


OPTI MISATION THROUGH PLACEMENT:Di agonalplacementpf
builtmasswi thin thesi teensuressi zableopen spacesi n all
directionsofthesi te.
CLUSTERI NG :Usablespacesarranged around courtyardsgenerate
activi
typockets.
CUL
U TIVATI
ON (HORTI CULTURE):Reproducti veresourceexploi ted
through creation ofki tchen gardensand herbal/frui tplantati
on
though seasonalorgani cf arming.
CUTAND FI LL:Thesoi lexcavated from thesi teforthe
subterranean areawaspi lesto rai setheground leveli n otherareas.
TERRACES USED AS ALTERNATE GROUND :Ti led terraceswith
inlayed games,bui ltin seating,serving tables,planters,etc.Render
them activeoutdoorspacessubsti tuting ground. name:m.adi
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ai
shwarya.
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