Case Study

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

BY-
APARNA
TWINKLE
CHANDAN
 COLLEGES

1st 2nd 3rd

CEPT VISUAL ARTS JACOB
BUILDING, INSTITUTION
CENTRE FOR
UNIVERSITY OF FOR DESIGN
ENVIRONMENTAL
IOWA INNOVATION
PLANNING AND
TECHNOLOGY

AHMEDABAD, IOWA, BERKELEY,

INDIA USA UNITED STATES
Case Study -
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY (CEPT), AHMEDABAD
-APARNA, 22
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Introduction Total Site Area: 36421.70
sq.m. (9 acres)
01 Total built-up: 8000 sq m.
University comprises of 5 (School of Architecture)
faculties
● Architecture
● Planning
05
● Design Construction type:
● Management Exposed Brickwork and
● Building Science and exposed Concrete
Technology

02 06
Climate: Hot and Year of establishment - 1962
Semi-arid climate with Faculty of architecture
Construction completed -
1968
03 Latest establishment -
Architect: Balkrishna Faculty of management -
Vithaldas Doshi. 2013
CEPT was Granted by Sources - CEPT University NZEB Report_V2.indd
UGC in 2007
 Courses offered
Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Planning
Bachelor’s in Urban Design
Bachelor’s in Architecture (5 years) (80 seats) Master's in Urban Planning
Master’s in Architectural Design Master's in Urban Transport Systems
Master’s in Conservation and Regeneration Master's in Urban Infrastructure
Master’s in Architectural History and Research Master's in Urban Housing
Master’s in Landscape Architecture (2 years) (24 seats) Master's in Urban Design
PhD in Architecture PhD in Planning

1500 students Sources - CEPT University NZEB Report_V2.indd

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Site information
Location
● Kasturbhai Lalbhai Campus, University Rd,
Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009
● Geographical coordinates - 23°02′15″N 72°32′59″E
● Topography - slight general slope towards the
northwestern corner

Site connectivity
● Airport 11 km
● Railway station 4 km
● 0.3 km from the municipal transport bus stand
● 1.1 km from Bus Rapid Transit System

Landmarks nearby
● Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - 3.1 km
● Amrit school of management - 230 mt
● University of Gujarat - 1.1 km
● School of engineering and applied science -
towards east
● M.G. Science institute, L.M. College of Pharmacy -
towards south
● Amadavadani gufa
Sources -Google Earth NZEB Report_V2.indd
 CLIMATE OF AHMEDABAD

● Ahmedabad has a Hot and Semi-Arid Climate, with marginally less than required for a tropical savanna climate; there are three main
seasons: Summer, Rainy, and Winter.
● Aside from the monsoon season, the climate is extremely dry.
● The weather is hot from March to June, the average summer maximum temperature is 42 ° C and the average minimum is 24" C.

Sources - Climate Ahmedabad - meteoblue

CLIMATE OF AHMEDABAD

● The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-

September.
● From November to February the average maximum temperature is 30°C, the
average minimum is 13°C.
● The cold northerly winds are responsible for a mild chill in January.
● The average annual rainfall is 800mm and the maximum precipitation is for
15 days in August.

Sources - Climate Ahmedabad - meteoblue

 RESPONSE TO CLIMATE (our analysis)
To avoid heating up of the campus, the following measures have been taken :
● Scattered planning and the building is planned with intermediate open spaces.
The campus of CEPT has scattered planning in which small landscape patches are
planned to avoid the heating up of the campus and the building is planned with
intermediate open spaces including open jury area, interaction spaces, and
passages. this lower down the heat to the building and building have openings in
north direction and large projection are provided on the south side

Garba circle made of brick under neem tree

 RESPONSE TO CLIMATE (our analysis)
To avoid heating up of the campus, the following measures have been taken :
● Buildings have openings in north direction.
Since north light is not harsh, windows were strategically made inclined which will
increase the amount of light entering.
 RESPONSE TO CLIMATE (our analysis)
To avoid heating up of the campus, the following measures have
been taken :
● Large projection are provided on the south side to cut off the
sun rays to enter in spaces.

STUDIOS
 DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES

ARCHITECTS PHILOSOPHY

• Elimination of classroom feeling

• Architecture without barriers
• Integration of open spaces
• Ease of interaction between various departments
Sources - CEPT PINTEREST
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IMPLEMENTED (OUR ANALYSIS)
● Many informal sitting areas were made in between courtyards and plaza.
● Play of levels was used extensively to provide places of sitting for discussions between
faculty or students.

LEVELS USED FOR SITTING TOO

INFORMAL SITTING AREAS

RECTANGULAR SHAPED
AREAS FOR SITTING
People sitting
for discussions

Benches for sitting

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IMPLEMENTED (OUR ANALYSIS)
OPEN AREAS

● Interior of studios were exposed to exteriors through balconies. Hence

making it open space.

BALCONIES OF STUDIOS (INSIDE)

BALCONIES OF STUDIOS
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IMPLEMENTED (OUR ANALYSIS)

CONNECTION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS

BRIDGES CONNECTING FA AND FP

OPEN SPACES -> INTERCONNECTIVITY OF SPACES

SITTING BENCH
INTERMEDIATE OPEN
MADE OF BRICK
AND CONCRETE
TO SKY SPACES

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT SOUTH VIEW

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IMPLEMENTED (OUR ANALYSIS)
MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY OF SPACES

BASEMENT USED FOR TENNIS TABLE

BASEMENT USED FOR JURY

BASEMENT USED FOR PERFORMANCES

FEATURES
● Playing with levels
● Usage of local materials
● Inclined skylights
● Studio spaces have bay spaces facing the
exterior
● Recessed and angled windows
● Open spaces

Sources - PININTEREST CEPT University

 FEATURES
Playing with levels

People sitting for

discussions

BENCH FOR SITTING

Steps or levels made of brick and sandstone are used for segregating places a
well as they provide a space reading, organising informal discussions,
performances etc. Sources - Instagram
 FEATURES
Playing with levels

People sitting on
stairs watching
performances

Steps or levels made of brick and sandstone are used for segregating places a
well as they provide a space reading, organising informal discussions,
performances etc.
Sources - Instagram
 FEATURES
Inclined skylights

Skylights from outside

There are inclined skylights on top of the

studios, perpetually letting in natural light Into
the spaces. Skylights were provided in south
direction.

Sources - Instagram
 FEATURES
Usage of local materials

Brick paving

Brick wall Stairs of

Sandstone
Concrete roof

Local materials have been used,

essentially to reduce the installation glass
and maintenance costs.
Sources - GOOGLE T CEPT University
 FEATURES
Usage of local materials

Concrete Concrete basement

Concrete Concrete paving
stairs Concrete flooring of
basements stairs

Kota stone
stairs
Sources - cept staircase – The
Ahmedabad Blog instagram
 FEATURES
Studio spaces have bay spaces facing the exterior

These balcony spaces

of studios also have
grass embedded now, Studios and balcony
and as per cept student,
this is the “best space
for them.”

basement

The studio spaces have bay spaces facing the exterior, creating semi-
private spaces which are yet totally open to the exterior spaces where the
individual can be alone with nature even in the environment of a studio Sources - INSTAGRAM CEPT University
 FEATURES
Studios

The studios have large openings which open into the greenery outside.
Panels at the sides help the students to put up the important and useful
sheets.
All the studios are above one another, along with the adjacent lecture SOURCES - CEPT UNIVERSITY — Aakruti - Ahmedabad Curriculum - Programs - Faculty of Architecture - CE
rooms. D'source Design Gallery on Center for Environmental Planning and Technology - 2
 FEATURES
Studios

STUDIOS INTERIOR

SOURCES - FACEBOOK
 FEATURES
Recessed and angled windows

Angled
windows

Recessing in Recessed windows protect from the hot sun, while angled windows
windows\skylights assure that maximum light reaches the interiors
Sources - facebook instagram
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SITE PLANNING
North side - The first building is the Faculty of Architecture and
Faculty of Planning and lawns are in front of the building.
South side - Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Design with
School of Interior design and New Library building and Hussain
Doshi Gufa and canteen and recreational area.
East side - amenities are placed like canteen, stationery, printing
shop, etc. and a basketball court, on the front side it has faculty
parking

Sources - CEPT University Campus Map

 SHRENIKBHAI
PLAZA

LILAVATI
LALBHAI
LIBRARY

FACULTY FACULTY
OF OF
PLANNING ARCHITECTURE
(FP) (FA)

NORTH LAWNS
 ROADS
NORTH

NORTH
LAWN

BUILT
STRUCTURES
● Access points HARDSCAPING
● Entrance -
● Main access on SOFTSCAPING
the northern side
(from the PARKING
secondary road)
● 1 entrances on
the western side SOUTH LAWN
(from main
university road)
● 2 entrance on the
southern side
(internal access) GUJARAT UNIVERSITY ROAD

ENTRANCE POINTS

GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

ZONING Sources - Campus Expansion Plans - Academics - Event -

CEPT
 NORTH LAWNS

FA

FA
North lawns

North lawns

This location is commonly known as north lawns as they face north direction
entrance The main entry to this campus is also located on this side.
It has neem trees and grass.

Sources - facebook instagram

 NORTH LAWNS

The undulating levels are here.

BV Doshi left those levels as it is and made that area a place to sit, relax etc.

Sources - facebook instagram

 SHRENIKBHAI PLAZA

TERACOTTA TILING
SHRENIK BHAI PLAZA IS AT SOUTH OF FA AND WEST OF FP.
THIS IS AGAIN A COMMON PLACE FOR STUDENTS AND HENCE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES HAPPENS HERE.
Sources - facebook instagram
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FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

CANTEEN AREA DEPARTMENTS AND

LIBRARY
FACULTY OF PLANNING PUBLIC AREAS
KANORIA CENTRE OF ARTS (CANTEEN, CENTRES)

HUTHEESING ARTS CENTRE

WORKSHOP AREA
LIBRARY

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF DESIGN

NZEB
VIKRAM SARABHAI COMMUNITY SCIENCE CENTER
HERWITZ GALLERY
NORTH
AMDAVAD NI GUFA

ZONING OF AREAS
 NOT OPEN TO SKY SPACES

OPEN TO SKY SPACES

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
CANTEEN AREA

SHRENIKBHAI PLAZA

FACULTY OF PLANNING

NORTH

ZONING OF OPEN TO SKY AREAS

 CONCEPT AND PLANNING

SPLIT LEVEL BASEMENT

BRICK PARALLEL WALLS

PLANNING STRUCTURALLY
● The basic component of CEPT is a derivative of pair of parallel, load-bearing walls supporting a flat floor slab.
● The building is two-storeyed with a split-level basement.
● The spaces created by volumes and voids are visually exciting.
● The whole building is very simple and architectural elements are expressive of their function
Sources - ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST Foundation Studio | CEPT - Portfolio
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LEVEL 1

FACULTY OF PLANNING
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
WORKSHOP
CIRCULATION
SERVICE AREA

ZONING OF DEPARTMENTS
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LEVEL 2

FACULTY OF PLANNING
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
WORKSHOP
CIRCULATION
SERVICE AREA

ZONING OF DEPARTMENTS
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LEVEL 3

FACULTY OF PLANNING
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
WORKSHOP
CIRCULATION
SERVICE AREA

ZONING OF DEPARTMENTS
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LEVEL 5

LEVEL 4
FACULTY OF PLANNING
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
WORKSHOP
CIRCULATION
CONCLUSION FROM PLANS SERVICE AREA
There is almost equal proportion of faculty and students areas.
The studios are placed at north.
Service areas are provided after every regular interval.
All of the areas are interconnected.
Inward looking building with majority toward inside. ZONING OF DEPARTMENTS
 NORTH

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3

STUDIOS/CLASSROOMS
ADMIN AREAS
LEVEL 5 PUBLIC AREAS
CIRCULATION
SERVICE AREA

LEVEL 4 ZONING OF AREAS

NORTH
CIRCULATION AND ACTIVITY MAPPING

SOURCES - Foundation Studio | CEPT - Portfolio

 LANDSCAPING

PALM PLANTS

● The campus is full of neem trees, which were

planted over the years since the initial phase
NEEM TREES TO
to make the hot Ahmedabad climate cooler. PROVIDE SHADE AS
● The trees provide a perpetual changing WELL AS TO ABSORB
pattern of light and shade. HEAT
SOURCES - Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology (CEPT) by BV Doshi
 LANDSCAPING

PROPER SHAPED LANDSCAPING OF HERBS

WHEREVER POSSIBLE

SOUTH SIDE OF FA SHADED BY

NEEM TREES

LIGHT AND SHADOW THROUGH TREES

SOURCES - Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology (CEPT) by BV Doshi

 BASEMENT

BASEMENT

PLAZA
BASEMENT
UNDULATING SURFACE\ SOUTH VIEW
NATURAL SLOPE\CONTOURS

NORTH VIEW

On one side of the basement, a rising contour can be seen, and on the other side step towards the
central courtyard thus, the north and south wall have been avoided.

SOURCES - Architecture Undergrad Juries 2014 | CEPT Portfolio

 BASEMENT

The basement is a multipurpose space. It is a very active space on the campus. Numerous activities are performed bere like cultural
programs, fest and exhibition, indoor games.Academic juries, open seminars, and interactions are held in this basement.

SOURCES - Architecture Undergrad Juries 2014 | CEPT Portfolio

 PATH TO BASEMENT

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BASEMENT
 CENTRAL COURTYARD

INFORMAL SITTING COURT

UNPAVED AREAS

BRICK AND CONCRETE PAVED

PATHWAYS

The central court is a combination of paved and unpaved areas, shaded by trees in certain areas.
All entrances are linked to the courtyard by pedestrian pathways. Hence the courtyard is an area of heavy circulation and interaction.
The courtyard has grown organically with the addition of an informal seating court and has a large unpaved area, lacking in grass or
vegetation.
Cultural activities reading, games, meetings, etc. happen here.

SOURCES - BALKRISHNA VITHALDAS DOSHI (aka BV DOSHI) CEPT University in the city Ahmedabad
 CENTRAL COURTYARD

The overall planning is done around a central court with a built mass on sides and green one side which give the campus noise
protection from traffic Architect has included uneven contour into the plan transforming a drawback into a delightful experience of
space. SOURCES - BALKRISHNA VITHALDAS DOSHI (aka BV DOSHI) CEPT University in the city Ahmedabad
 BRICK JAALIS

Brick jaalis as shading devices were used at some workshop areas.

These jaalis were made during renovation of cept and not at the establishment.
SOURCES - BALKRISHNA VITHALDAS DOSHI (aka BV DOSHI) CEPT University in the city Ahmedabad
AREA PROGRAM

SOURCES - SPA aurangabad Nid & CEPT ahmedabad primary case study
AREA PROGRAM

SOURCES - SPA aurangabad Nid & CEPT ahmedabad primary case study
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