Cll-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre Hyderabad ARCHITECTURAL APPRAISAL CODE -207 PRAKASH RATHOD THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, MUMBAL DECEMBER 2019Aninexure-2; Specinien for Introd tion to Building Project Title iding” Photograph (650°450) CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre Hyderabad Building | Typology _| Presem Use of Building ‘Commercial, Institutional ‘Address. Location ‘Owner Madhapur, Hyderabad ‘Cii-Con ration of Indian Industry [Conception Year 2000 ‘Completion Year July 2004 Architeetural | Modern, Traditional - Green Biuilding Style ‘Architect Tr, Karan Grover, Contractors ‘Consolidated Consinaction Consortium Limited Consultants Cost OF Building ‘Commissioning Authority —C & Narayana Rao Architects & Engineers MEP — Dr.P.C.Jain & Mr, Ashish Raheja Energy & Water Consultant = TERL Service Consultant - SPECTAL Passive Cooling Consultants - PANASIA. Interiors and Furniture~ Godrej furnitures Signages ~ Signs and Display System pvtltd 8 Crores for Land contributed By Govt of AP. rej_ for building construction Comments: FIRS! AWARDED_IGBC D PLATINUM in 2004 Rated Building. © - NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDING IN 2019,L.Focus of Interest in Buildings ‘The Cll = Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Cemtre in Hyderabad inaugrated by Dr. A 'srich architectural splendor and technological innovations, incorporating traditional concepts into modern and contemporary architecture. Extensive energy simulation exercises were undertaken to orient the building in such a way that minimizes the heat ingress while allowing natural daylight to penetrate abundantly. The building incorporates several world-class energy and environment friendly features, including solar PY systems, indoor air quality ‘monitoring, a high efficiency HVAC system, a passive cooling system using wind towers, high performance glass, aesthetic root gardens, rain water harvesting, root zone trealitint system, ete. The extensive landscape is alse home to 600-varieties of trees, most of which are native and adaptive to local elimatic conditions. The green building boasts 3 $0% saving in overall energy consumption, 35 % reduction in potable water consumption and usage of 80% of recycled / reeyelatile material. It offers the Advisory serviees to the industry in the areas of Green Building, Energy Efficiency, Water Management, Environmental Management, Renewable energy, Green Business incubation and Climate Change Activities. Environmental Benefits Enhance and protect biodiversity and ecosystems Improve air and water quality Reduce waste streams ‘Conserve and restore natural resources Economic Benefits Reduce operating costs Improve oeeupant productivity Enhance asset value and profits ‘Optimize life-cycle economic performance Social Benefits Enhanee occupant health and comfort Improve indoor air quality Minimize strain on local uti Improve overall quality of life infrastructure2. Site Location; ws ‘ntiie wae ‘The CII -Sahrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is High end Financial District of Hyderabad, itis surrounded by Landmarks Such as Shilpsramam, Hitex Exhibition Center are it is surrounded by some business centers stich as Cyber Towers, Google, Oraele, Delloitte, The Site is surrounded with Medium Rise Commercial Buildings ‘The Main entrance és at a secondary Road linked with the main road, so that strategic entrance route escapes any conflict with the traffic at main road3. Exploring Site Context arid Potential: Project is located in the Hi-Tech City of Hyderabad and has all the basic amenities nearby. Public Transport is very exsily available at the distance of 100m from the location, ‘The extensive landscape is home to 1000 varieties of trees, most of which are native and adaptive to loeal climatic conditions, More than 70% of the existing landseape andl contour was retained on the surface. Site Preservation is wery important 10 minimize the site damage and associated negative environmental impacts ‘The water body is preserved at site in the northem side of site. Si southwest side and plateau on the eastside flat on is densely covered with vegetation and various species of animals and bieds, SITE PLAN- SHOWING EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY.Influential Factors AIR POLLUTION NOISE POLLUTION of maximum4, Brief of Climate It remains fairly warm most of the year. Receive less rainfall in the monsoon. «© Temperatures come down in the months of December and January and the ‘nights beeome quite coal in and around the Hyderabad city. © During the summer months, the mereury goes as high as 42°C white in ‘winters the minimum temperature may come down to as low as 12°C, Humidity in the morning is very high execeding 80 per cent from July to September. In the dry months of March, April and May, humidity is generally low with an average of 25 10 30 per cent and decreases to 20 per cent at individual stations, ‘Combination of Tropical wet and dry climate « border ona AE hotsemi-aria ea climate = e5. Brief write up on site planning Pancha Bhutas ancient belief states that life exists because of the presenee and balance of the five classical elements BHUMI (EARTH) a JALA ES ramen Go in mi ‘They are associated with the five senses ‘They act as the gross medium for the experience of sensations ‘The Concept : What derives itself from nature retums to it. This is applied in the practice of Architecture: a building gives back to nature even as it takes from it thus reducing the ecological footprini(void). An attempt to make a positive change in design by Reducing the negative impact on the environment in terms of: *Use of materials sRenewable Energy Water Management Effective Land Use Energy Efficiency *Beological footprs Sustainability +Carbon Footprint *Natural Ventilation *Socio Cultural Response ete sReuse and Recycle‘What is Green Architecture? Using processes that are environmentally responsible and resouree-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle: from eradle to grave Expanding and complementing the classical building design in matters of economy, + durabill utili ;.and comfort Designing to reduce the overall impact of the built-up environment on human health and the natural environment by: “Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources *Protecting occupants’ health and improving productivity *Reducinig waste, pollution and environmenital degradation = Ensuring sustainability Natural building « use of natural materials available locally Built VS Unbuilt area Built Up Area = 20000 sq ft. * Building footprint: Only 9.2% of site. * Minimum disturbance t© 1 existing site features. + Large area for landscape to enhance micro climate and for visual delight. Wind Towers 10‘Zoning for campus building atta) retreats + Located on the flattest zone available on site, + Easy access from iain road + Centrally located to site + Scope to create buffer zone surrounding the building for effective design according to the site climate, +Less prone to pollution, Q Main Entrance. The site has aocess from the secondary road which subdues the traffic load to and from the campus. The circular form carves are route frames by trees and shrubs, further gets divided towards parking, Such an arrangement ensures security and privacy, uaO Parking The parking area is located in close vieinity to the e yet places! on oblique axis to minimize visibility, the core around entrance reduces the impact of the mechanic vehicles making the site more alive and groen © Poreh Dwelling through curve path from the entrance, the porch gives a firm sign of welcome Standing on two cotunins, the curved shape sweeps one inta the building, The entrance to the ‘building is vastly open and stands tall to enclose the seenie beauty of the reat garden into its frame. 1 Foyer The curved foyer is framed by the se buildings on two h tight colors of walls of the af sides painted yellow and w its serhi open environment, The curved creek of lights leads one into the bright courtyard and in the backdrops. i inviting to enclose in 2Q Courtyard ‘The traditional India courtyard is built on the principles of vaastu shasira, which state that all spaces emerging froma single point, that is, the centre of the house, AN other ities revolve around this centre, which has some divine power and energy 8 courtyard acts as bridge of common space for everyone anid has ‘many impacts social, security, privacy, micro*climate and articulation of space. 2B‘The campus courtyard is framed by curvaccous arrangement of offices and halls located equidistant trom appropriate accessibility. The buildings in the backdrop seer to-fude by the:chanm of vegetations in the courtyard. The plants collectively create a space of diffused light that just adds more to the liveliness. The eourtyard is perfect place for the dwelling or sitting to capture a moment of restfulness. Citoular loop beholds a collection of views distinctive to another whether front office, canteen, halls, ete, the curved path of step stones marks path for dwellers to eonnect at opposite ends-at shorter distance, The courtyard jtselis a large light well spreading coming atop. the 20,000 square foot building was designed around a courtyard- a traditional gathering place for intellectual encounters, cultural functions and social interactions® whic! is asa light well. providing light to the adjaining rooms. The helps in stack ventilation and forms a safe inside yet outside environment, The natural light from the courtyand, combined with energy efficient lighting systems, result in 88 savings, higher than that of an electrically lit building of the same size. Some 90% building space have daylight access and views to the outside. ‘This building caters very well 1 differently abled and senior citizens, There is a preferred car park space, casy access to the main entrance of the buildings the main walkways have adequate width and separate washrooms for differently abled.BUBBLE DIAGRAM OF BUILING Zoning, 15AREAS SHOWING GREEN POCKETS ‘The Plan is elosed formation of concentric spaces with courtyard in the middle. The plan is derived from subtractive combination of several built spaces and geven pockets. the arrangement of spaces is radial: simitarly the structure is also radial. ‘The stnuctural formation is derived from circular arrangement of calumas and stanted combination of radial beams. ‘The building has ban semi open circulation though public and semi publie spaces, the pattem of circulation is in two forms- radial end eirculstes merging to complete the free and open flow throughout the building. The Spaces are vastly open te give maximum exterior green view, 16\ — OFFICE AREA ~ INFORMATION CENTRE i ae i i f jaree | ‘a = oy a 818\ OFFICE a q bunt SS. \ SPACE ‘ARD LEISURE Easy cireulution in block organization Sufficient Diffused Daylight for all areas through recessed courtyards andl North light Glazing ‘Naturally lit throughout the dayELEMENTS OF TRANSITION Spaces located in the overlap between inside and outside create informal spa interaction 20SEMINAR HALL, \ | ReMACIABE ~— i Bars co ‘Can be divided using partition walls to-create smaller meeting rooms — flexibility of spaces 2AWind catcher A Wind catch create natural y Wind scoop or Badgir is.a traditional Persian architectural element to tiation in buildings, Energy savings are achieved by the GBCs two wind towers “Air, cooled by up to 8 °C, is supplied to the AHLUs, substantially reducing the load on the air-conditioning system, + A heavily insulated roof flrrther reduces the cooling loi Due to the unpredictable wind ditection, opening an all four sides are provided with an additional affect due to wind pressure. The rate of heat transfer mainly depends on surface area with which, the air comes in contact, Here the surface area is increased 2Bby having vertical conduits, which gives less resistance to air flow, Further, the effectiveness is increased by having sprinklers to promote the evaporative cooling eS Re ee The hot ambient air enters the tower through the openings in the tower and is cooled, when it comes in contact with the coo! tower and thus becomes heavier and sinks down, When an inlet is provided to the rooms with an outlet on the other side, there is ‘draft of ool air. After a whole of heat exchange, the wind towers become warm in the evening, During night the reverse happens: due to warm surface of wind tower and drop in temperature of ambient air due to buoyancy effect, warm air rises upwards, As a result, cooler ambient air is sucked into the room through the window. As a bye= prodhict of this provess, wind tower loses the heat that was collected during the day’ time and it becomes ready for use in cold condition up to the moming. Roof Garden {| Heat absorbed ll WUT Absorbing heat andl radiating it into the building. This is minimized through the root gardens covering 55% of the roof arca 24Supportive Structure for physically challenged Wheelchair friendly washrooms Easy navigation - use of mips for circulation 38SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS +A large amount of energy —and pollution —was also reduced through choices in the production and transportation of building materials, An ittpressive 77 percent of the building materials use recycled content in the form of fly ash, broken glass, broken tiles, recycled paper, reeyeled aluminum, cinder from industrial furnaces, bagasse (an agricultural ‘waste from sugar cane), mineral fibers, cellulose fibers, and quarry dust. “The building reuses a significant anount of material salvaged fromm other constmvetion sites like toilet doors, interlocking pavement blocks, stone slabs, serap steel, serap glazed tiles, shurtering material and, interestingly, the Fumiture in the cafeteria, +A waste management plan ensured that 96 percent of construction waste was recycled. Allo the new wood used was sus Stewardship Council. inably harvested, as certified by the Forest 26Reuse ofa si ‘amount Of material salvaged from other construction sites like toilet doors, interlocking pavement blocks, stone slabs. scrap steel, serap glazed tiles, shuttering material and, Mithe furmiture in the cafeteria, ‘Stone grid pivers used on roads for easy drainage of water Reuse of construction waste stone in paving the gardens aFumiture in the canteen With losal Tandlur stone flooring. Use of bamboo as landscape elements Clay tile paving in the gardens 28FLY ASH BRICK b companina picrenenr TYRES oF ‘sonaant asraczio "STAC He es ce tren ASTIAG 216 sa sn Ca rrbodied Enemy SaMIRDO Bhd 19M cemeatAy aor on (C0, Foaterint ‘hig ani aaignsin rig 025m ecyled Matra pan Sethi om ‘Sremagotipamie ands 0% Servo 0068 ‘srtage 0008 ‘Cimenutnal Comitency—Canvmryehets eng wel crest aed ls Pct ike vey rr srg AGMA ERR eR) at among pres {ona nate st acrptind 20 Be 1a ‘tty to Absa Mortar Momentos ‘aad eai y pak——Nund eatin Maar Hp ntsc pprawot rena maepurens mur else ovens resin osm rats Manufacturing method saves energy, reduces mercury pollution, scosts 20% less than traditional clay brick manufacturing, indeed Reto {Acuat Temowrass Vary wh Shade Fomporature Fl, Thermal Nass, Etc) Figure 5-77: Vegetation and Relative Summer Temperature 34*Create mass from the outside, f * Trunks imply but do not enclas + Spaces formed have ceitin «fairly open at eye level + Tree trunks act as landscape columns and give architectural character to the site + Modify the natural light quality Penetrating suntight adds to the dynamism of the space inopied space fram the inside space walls, only columns + Extend lines or chythm of architecture into exterior space asUNDERSTOREY TREES ‘Suitable for sina, intimate courtyards + Provide color, shade without overpowering the space + Used as accent plants or focal plants + Are effective in screening mid or low angle sun SHRUBS *Define and separate spaces without blocking: ‘Shrubs can effectively unify a composition 36GROUND COVER + Unify groups of plats into a composition = Creates edges + Lead the eye to focal points, building gentries + Can create lines of visual character overlapping, with paving * Beneficial in stabil erosion slopes, preventing, Bio depradable plastic grass crates used to hold grass- easy removal and maintenance Large expanse of ground cover used to create focus on Local craftwork as landscape elet ‘Tree trunks and columns lined with gravel stone — attention to detail —aestheties Defined pathways in landscape to reduce disturbance to plant species 7Vniique Plant Species Ashika Tree ~ Saraca asoca + Ashoka is one of the most legendary and sacred trees of India Ashok means out grief or that which gives no grief (Coral Jasmine = Nyethanthes arbortistis + Tree of Sorrow + The tree flowers only at night and sheds them like tear drops before the sun rises + Leaf is tough and the abrasive nature of the leaf is empliyed 10 scrub metallic |. ta give them a shine, ess + Hias medicinal properties and is used in Ayurveda 38.‘The Sensitive Plant/ Touch-me-nat - 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 + Inereases 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 asan omamental tree 39Bottle Gourd or Calabash - Lagenaria siveraria + 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 Mh for swimming ‘Indian instruments, such as the tanpura, sitar and rudra yeena, are constnicted from dried calabash gourds + Used asa utensil for water or drinks in many counties Spear mint - Mentha spieata *M is a symbol of hospitality + Often cultivated for its aromatie and carminaltive oil, referred to as oil of spearmint. + Has medicinal properties * Ingredient in several mixed drinks and teas + Also used in Navouring 40Basil - Ocimum basiticum = Culinary herb + A full, fresh leaf, in a cash register or wallet, is said to draw money = Very characteristic stiell + Basil seeds used in Asian drinks and desserts such as faluda and sherbet Used for their medicinal properties in Ayurveda, Siddha ‘medicine Sarpagandha - Rauyolfia serpentine + Mahatinia Gandhi was said to have “Snake root tea’ on a regular basis + Used to treat high blood pressure and mental disorders including schizophrenia, + thas been used for mitlennia as an antidote against bites of venomous reptiles Other plant species sueh as = Golden duranta Canna Coral flower Screw palm + Black magicplant * Bougainvillea * Hibiscus + Crossandra + Ruffled fan palm shithiontd 346i guise + Guava 4a8, Building Condition, Highly suited, optimally space. The architectural f itched to the original design intent and configuration of the res of the space support the use and netivity 9, Building Services Lighting & Veatitatio Building layout ensures that 90 °% af spaces have daytight access and views tothe outside, + North facades are glazed for efficient diffused light + Low heat transmitting glass ised + Double glass to further reduce heat gain + Natural lighting - no lights are used until late in the evening. ininwum tux levels forall work stations have been ensured. a243Water management : Rain Water Harvest : + Some rainwater goes into the soil by the use ef permeable grid pavers, “The remaining rainwater follows existing flow pattems 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 3$ % reduction of miunicipally supplied potable ‘water, in part through the nse of lowsflush toilets and waterless urinals, Waste Water Treatment, - Raot Zone Treatment. Outlet for water collection Inlet for water “Water filter Slope given for the water flow aArtificially prepared wellands comprising of clay or plastic lined excavation and emergent vegetation growing on gravel/sand mixtures, 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: Energy Efficiency + Design-Orientation for maximum day + Avoiding Green wall and Green roof. + Use of neutral glass to reduce heat gain. + Usage offenergy efficient white goods. + Use of Zero CFG refrigerators in refrigerators and air-condition + Online monitoring system 40 monitor the energy performance + Bstabli ing baseline data for energy consumption. 45,10, Identified Elements of Interests ‘Windvane in the ealours of our national flag Rain water collection chamber 45HVAC chiller plan hidden with jaali wall BIO-DEGRADABLE PLASTIC grass crate to hold soil and water and to create pave path for circulation, a7Car charging station Columns acting as recharge & "Contour trenching" adopted to avoid erosion and sedimentation a3.11, Findings and Observations; The building boasts of lighting energy savings of 88 percent compared to an electrically lit building of the sume size Vegetation that was lost to the built area was replaced by gardens on SS percent of the roof area, GF The buikling achieves a 35 pereent reduction of municipally supplied potable \water, in part through the use of low-flush toilets and waterless urinals, C2 Thiny percent of users have shifted to alternative modes of transportation carpools, bicycles, and ears that run on liquefied petroleum gas, a lowspolluting alternative to conventional gasoline and diesel. 95 percent of the raw material was extracted or harvested locally, An impressive 77 percent of the building materials use reeyeled content, GA waste management plan ensured that 96 percent of construction waste was recycled. »GO GREEN.. 49