INDIRA

PARYAVARAN
BHAWAN
JOR BAGH ROAD, NEW DELHI, INDIA

BY,
AIRA SHET
AKSHATA A JOSHI
HARSHITHA S
NIDHI M
SAKSHI SATISH
PROJECT DETAILS
Name : Indira ParyavaranBhawan, New Delhi
Client : Ministry of Environment and Forests
Architect : CPWD
MEP : Spectral Services Consultants
Green Consultant : DeependraPrashadArchitects
Year : 2014
Floor Area : 31,400 m2
Ground Coverage : 2,869 m2
Basement : 12675 m2
F.A.R. : 2.00
Certified : LEED and IGBC Platinum, GRIHA 5 Star
Cost Rating : 195 Crores

SITE DETAILS
Site Area : 9712.46 m2
Location : JorBaghRoad, New Delhi
Coordinates : 28⁰35’N 77⁰13’ E
Elevation : 213.36m above sea level
Climatic Zone : Composite

PROXIMITIES TO SITE
Hospital : 0.25km
College : 0.45km
Metro Station : 0.50km
School : 1.00km
Railway Station : 7.00km
SITE LAYOUT PLAN
Plot area: 9565 m2
Built-up area : 32000 m2
G+7 story and 3 basements
Wider front setback –22 meter to protect front tree line
Emphasis on the north and south for optimal solar light.
Priority for pedestrians in the front with vehicular access on the
sides. Use of permanent, durable and local materials such as sand
stone on exterior face, low heat transmission glass, reflective
roofing.
Use of ECBC compliant design practices.
Adoption of Universal design parameters to provide barrier free
movement for physically challenged.
Plot Area = 9565 m2
Tree Cutting approvals for 46, but only 19 cut -11 Trees
Transplanted Excavated Soil reutilized at other construction

DEVLOPING THE PLAN sites and the Zoo

• Wider Front Setback (22m) to protect front tree

• line. Preserve the integrity of the green street.
• Emphasis on the North & South.
• Bringing the Greens in.
ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING –FORM DESIGN
Effective ventilation by proper orientation E-W and by optimum integration with
nature. Conservation of the natural area and trees to reduce adverse
environmental impact. The building envelope has been designed to receive 75%
of natural daylight to reduce energy consumption.
Projections into central space for shading + shading by passages.
Cross-ventilation at micro level through openings.
Barrier-free access to differently abled people.

Central courtyard helps in air

movement as natural ventilation
happens due to stack effect.Windows
and jaalis add to cross ventilation.

PRIORITY OF PEDESTRIAN
Building form wrapped around a pedestrian friendly shaded green
open courtyard with dense plantation aimed at eco-park concept
A continuous green axis from front of site across the atrium to the
rear. Eco park within the courtyard shall contain a self sustaining
low requirement floor fed with rain water harvesting.
Large openings in buildings in building form on South and North
sides to promote cross passage of air.

Plan developed for direct pedestrian axis to East, North and

West Entrance without crisscrossing vehicles
BASEMENT PLANS
• Three level underground parking is provided for 344
number of cars.
• First basement parking with Automated Parking below
helps reduce volume of parking / excavation /
embodied energy of structure.
• Automated parking with 19 m2per car instead of 35m2
per car in manual parking.

UPPER BASEMENT

UPPER BASEMENT LOWER BASEMENT

Par ki ng Circulation Ser vi ces Par ki ng Circulation Ser vi ces

18%
24%

6%

6%

70%
76%

LOWERBASEMENTS
1 AND 2
BASEMENT PLANS
• Fully automated robotic parking
for 330 cars
• All bulk MEP services integrated
circuit
• A/C plant room 500 Ton of
Refrigeration
• Electrical substation and
transformers
• Firefighting pump house
• sewage treatment plant (30
KL/day)
• DG set 500 K VA and UPS
Shuttle dolly system 2nd and 3rd
• basement
Puzzle parking system 1st
• basement
Column Sizes
• 1000 x1000 mm 1500 x 1000 mm

Placed at an average 7.7m c/c

– COLUMNGRID
LOWERBASEMENT
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR
Recreation Wet Commercial Circulation Ser vi ces

7%

24%
43%

10%

16%
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Keeping service areas, staircases on
low light areas. Efficient usage of the
perimeter to maximize day lit areas
and views for the users

FIRST FLOOR
Wet Of fice Circulation Ser vi ces

8%
13%

23%

56%
THIRD FLOOR PLAN

THIRD FLOOR
Wet Of fice Circulation Ser vi ces

6% 8%

28%

58%
SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN

SEVENTH FLOOR
Wet Office Circulation Recreational

14% 11%

20%

55%
ROOF PLAN

Highest efficiency (20%) Solar PV

Panels in Grid Interactive System

Provision of Solar Photovoltaics

for Net Zero requirement also
shades the Roof

Solar PV System :
930KWp Capacity

Total area :
6000m2

Total Area of Panels :

4650m2

Annual Energy Generation

: 14.3 Lakh Units
SECTIONS

• Superstructure : 19088 m2

• Basement area : 11826 m2

HEIGHT
• Total area : 30914 m2
W IDTH = HEIGHT

SECTION AA’

• The width of the courtyard has been

considered such that it is not over
shaded by the built-up mass and also
• allows immense ventilation.
HEIGHT

The vertical circulation is located

such that one can on-look the
activities or passer-byes on the
W IDTH = HEIGHT bridges that are strongly defining
horizontal circulation (bridge).

SECTION BB’
ELEVATIONS

Photovoltaics stepping towards the south side

Creating a strong agenda for the future of

urban buildings on limited site areas..

NORTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION
PASSIVE STRATEGIES
ORIENTATION

The structure is oriented north-south, with separate blocks connected by corridors and
a large central court yard. Heat infiltration is reduced by orienting the structure to the best
window-to-wall ratio And effective ventilation by orientating the building east-west..

DAYLIGHTING
Day lighting is
used to light 75% of
the building's floor
space, decreasing
the need for
artificial lighting.
Inner courtyard
serves as a light
well.

VENTILATION

Natural ventilation occurs due to the stack

effect in the central courtyard, which aids air
circulation. Cross ventilation is enhanced
through windows and jaalis
PASSIVE STRATEGIES
Optimized Building Envelope - Window assembly (U-
Value 0.049 W/mK), VLT 0.59, SHGC 0.32
UPVC windows with hermetically sealed double glazed
using low heat transmittance index glass
Rock wool insulation
High efficiency glass
Cool roofs: Use of high reflectance terrace tiles for
heat ingress, high strength, hard wearing.

BUILDING ENVELOPE AND FENESTRATION

MATERIALS

Stone available in nearby area for

flooring
Terrazzo flooring with locally
available stone materials.
Fly ash brick.
AAC blocks.
Jute bamboo composite for door
frames. Cool Roofs with high SRI tiles-high strength, hard
UPVC windows with hermetically wearing
Jute Bamboo
–
sealed double using low heat composite door frame

transmittance index glass.

Use of high reflectance terrace tiles
for low heat.
Avoided aluminum as it has high
embedded. Terrazzo Flooring
Sandstone Jalis, R.C.C. Lightshelf
Stone and FerrocementJalis with reflective
Fly Ash Brick surface
BIODIVERSITY
• Regenerative Architecture keeping the existing balance of nature to connect outdoor greens and the courtyard
greens.
• Showcase green bio diversity from Bio-climatic regions of Hot Dry, Composite, Warm Humid, Temperate, Cold Dry &
Cold Cloudy
• Developing Winter Southside sunspaces for office workers + Deciduous trees

The section describes the balance

established between nature & the
built form, facilitated by incorporating
a varied form of biodiversity into the
built environment.

LANDSCAPING
The master plan elucidates the relationship defined within the site and the environment.

•Courtyard greens
•Sunspaces for workers
•Outdoor green corridors
•Deciduous vegetation (shrubs, climbers, herbs, grasses, green canopies
More than 50% area outside the building is coveredwith plantation. Circulation roads
and pathways aresoft paved to enable ground water recharge.
LANDSCAPING LAYOUT
Subtropical mixed evergreen forest
ecosystem :

Top canopy -Toonaciliata,

Dalbergialatifolia, Mitragyna
parvifolia, Syzygiumcumini

Middle storey-Trewianudiflora,
Artocarpuslakoocha, Cinnamomum
camphora, Shrub layer-Dillenia
indica, Coffeabenghalensis,
Murrayapaniculata, Bauhinia
ma la barica

Herbs and Grasses-Barleriacristata,

Flemingiabracteata, Desmodium
triflorum

Climbers-Vignacapensis,
Combretumdecandrum, Vitis
paniculatum
ACTIVE STRATEGIES
LIGHTING DESIGN

Energy efficient lighting system ( LPD = 5 W/m2) , nearly 50% more efficient than Energy Conservation Building Code
2007 requirements ( LPD = 11 W/m2) reduces energy demand further
Remaining lighting load supplied by building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV).
Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures (T5 lamps).
Use of lux level sensor to optimize operation of artificial lighting.

CHILLED BEAM SYSTEM/ VFD/ SCREW CHILLERS

Supply air flows through nozzles in small air
jets which induce room air to flow around
the coil & air gets cooled.
Design / Constructional / operational
advantages
Reduces power consumption
Easy Installation
No noise as no moving parts
Easy Air balancing activity
No filters maintenance
Save architectural space height
Chilled beams save AHU/FCU fan power
consumption by approximate 50 kW.
Fresh supply air is pre cooled from toilet
exhaust air through sensible & latent heat
energy recovery wheel.
Control of HVAC equipment & monitoring of
all
systems through integrated building
management system.
Functional zoning to reduce air conditioning
loads.
Room temperature is maintained at 26 ±1 °C
 ACTIVE STRATEGIES
1. There are 180 vertical bores to the depth of 80 meter all along
the building premises. Minimum 3 meter distance is
maintained between any two bores.
2. Each bore has HDPE pipe U-loop (32mm outer diameter) and
grouted with Bentonite Slurry.
3. Each U-Loop is connected to the condenser water pipe
system in the central air conditioning plant room. One U-Loop
has 0.9 TR heat rejection capacity. Combined together, 160 TR
of heat rejection is obtained without using a cooling tower.

WATER EFFICIENCY

Use of curing compound

Low discharge fixtures
Dual Flushing cistern
Drip irrigation
Use of native species of shrubs
and trees having low water
demand in landscaping
Low lawn area so as to reduce
water demand
Waste water treatment
Reuse of treated water for
irrigation and cooling towers for
HVAC
Rain water Harvesting
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
NET ZERO DESIGN

IPB reduces energy requirement by 70% overall vis-à-vis

conventional
N-S Orientation –Limiting WWR –Insulation on wall &
roof– Extensive
Greenery to reduce heat load
Maximizing Day lighting to reduce lighting loads
Extremely Low Lighting Power Density –5w/sqm
Planning to Minimize AC loads (Keeping open atrium for
cross
ventilation, Non conditioned lobbies)
Efficient HVAC with Screw Chillers, VFD’s, Chilled Beams
Ground based heat exchange for Condenser Water
Remote Computing -thin client servers
Energy efficient appliances (5 star BEE)
…. SPV’s for the remaining load ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT SITE
PROJECT SUMMARY
• Rectilinear form oriented in N-S direction to bring in maximum daylight and improve ventilation.
• Staggering indoor and outdoor areas creates a good interrelation of space.
• Automated puzzle parking system in basement optimizes parking space requirements and leaves efficient circulation
bays.
• Green spaces on bridges activate the horizontal circulation space between the two masses creating a pleasant journey of
migration from one building to another.
• Energy optimization through occupancy sensors, fire prevention and fighting and parking management.
• Generation of energy by deploying thin film transparent PV modules on space frame over the courtyard.
• Usage of high efficiency lighting fixtures, astronomical/ time switches and occupancy sensors.
• To provide Geo thermal technology for heat rejection of CHILLED BEAM AIR CONDITIONING system.
• The Building Envelope has been designed access Friendly to differently-abled persons.
• Out of total 79 trees existing on the site , only 19 were cut, and 11 transplanted.
• More than 50% area outside the building is soft with plantation and grassing.
• Circulation roads and pathways soft with grass paver blocks to enable ground water recharge