INTRODUCTION :

ESTABLISHED IN 1974.
PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO HOUSE AN OFFICE BLOCK WITH
WORKSTATIONS AND A SMALL GUEST HOUSE ATTATCHED TO IT.
CONCERNED

WITH

EFFECTIVE

UTIIZATION

OF

ENERGY,

SUSTAINABLE USES OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LARGE SCALE

ADOPTATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.

LOCATION :
LOCATED

AT

SITE FEATURE:
DOMLUR

BUS

STOP

(3KMS

FROM

BANGALORE AIRPORT ROAD), AMIDST A RESIDENTIAL

AREA, PARK AND TEMPLE.

ORIENTATION:

BUILDING IS ORIENTED ALONG NE-SW DIRECTION.

SW IS THE PRIMARY WIND AND LIGHT DIRECTION FOR

LONG NARROW SITE WITH ROADS ON THE EASTERN

AND NORTHERN SIDES.
WESTERN SIDE HASS AN OPEN GROUND.
SOUTHERN SIDE HAS AN OPEN DRAIN.
SITE LOCATED ADJACENT TO A FOUL SMELLING DRAIN

BANGALORE.

ZONING:
ENTRY TO THE BUILDING IS FROM THE ROAD ON THE
NORTHERN SIDE, WHICH IS LESS BUSY COMPARED TO
THE ONE ON THE EAST.
THE OFFICE BLOCK IS KEPT TOWARDS THE EAST,
CLOSE TO THE MAIN ROAD FOR HIGH VISIBILITY AND
THE GUEST HOUSE IS LOCATED ON THE QUIETER
WESTERN SIDE.
THE DINING HALL AND RECREATION AREA ARE
SHARED BY THE OFFICE AND THE GUEST HOUSE.
THE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND THE
GUEST HOUSE CAN BE USED FOR FUTURE EXPANSION
EITHER OF THE
OFFICE BLOCK
OR THE GUEST HOUSE.
BUILDING
DETAILS
:
THE BUILDING HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO

SITE ANALYSIS:

INDIVIDUAL AND COMMON AREAS.

60-70 INTIMATE SMALL SPACES ARE PROVIDED FOR

INDIVIDUAL WORK.

THE GREEN BUILDING GOALS ARE ACHIEVED WITH INNOVATION AND DETILING

1.Reducing environmental impact:

4.Energy efficiency:

>The proposal addresses not only Thermal comfort but also Visual
appeal & environmental issues
>LESS usage of natural energy by means of promoting the local
climatic condition like using Cavity wall in the south .
>Promoting passive solar & ventilation in the interiors.
>With green roof is used above the spaces where the AC system is
used
>Waste are used as in the form manure for the landscapes.
>Wide of variety of landscape are used to absorb the CO2 produced
in the building .
>Building with Low embodied energy materials.

>The elemental forces of earth, wind, fire and water are imperative
to the architectural design of the building. It opens towards the
northern side facilitating access to glare-free light. A solar wall
towards the south (drain side) of the building directs the flow of the
breeze over the building, which, in turn, creates a negative pressure
and pulls fresh air from the north into the building.
SUN-for water heating , electricity generation . Creating a stack
effect using Solar Chimneys
SKY-for daylighting and also as a heat sink
AIR-to create convection currents within the building through windinduced vents ,use of stack effects
EARTH-for roof gardens and earth berms for insulation
WATER-for rainwater harvesting, roof ponds and fountains for
humidification.

2.Life cycle assessment (LCA):

>As use of local materials reduces the energy consumed in their

transportation , local materials and materials with low embodied
energy have been used wherever possible.
>The operation and maintained cost is considerable high with
respective Towards the Human comfort
>Disposal or recycling of the waste product is achieved with
treatment
Plants
>Impacts like embodied energy,global warming, resource use, air
pollution, water pollution, and waste are taken into account in
Promoting the efficiency of the building in various building
3.Siting
detailing's . and structure design efficiency:
>The concept stage is taken into account of deciding the cost and
performance of the building .The cost is reduced with the effective
use
Of local materials and with the proper usage of landscaping in heat
reduction thus creating thermal comfort in south.
>In designing environmentally optimal buildings the objective is to
minimize the total environmental impact.

SUN:

>photo voltaic cells are used to capture the suns energy thus
generating electrical energy for the various stations. These
photovoltaic cells have been arranged in line with the primary orbit
of the sun the panel are integrated with dynamic truss to optimize
the generation of energy.
>the suns energy is further used in the form of solar heaters which
is used to generate all the hot water in the guest house.
>the thermal comfort levels are maintained by the use of filler slabs
which provides insulation between the inside and the outside of the
building.
>filler slabs are designed with alternate panel of concrete and hollow
blocks.
>the hollow blocks help in reducing the transmission of heat from
outside to inside of the building.

AIR:
>Primary wind direction along sw.
>A long sw faade is a foul smelling drain.
>wall towards south is blank allowing the breeze to flow over the
building which in turn creates negative pressure and pulls in fresh
air from the north.
>south wall is a double wall so as to heat up the void between the
two walls creating negative pressure thereby enhancing convection
currents.
>ventilation is enhanced by the use of solar chimneys and vents.
>allows breeze to flow over building.
>creates negative pressure.
>starts pulling fresh air flow at body level to provide thermal
comfort.
>hot air rises towards the top on southern faade.

COOL BREEZE DOWN IN

BY
CONVECTIONALCURRENT
SYSTEM TO EQUALISE
PRESSURE

UNHYGENIC FOUL
BREEZE FLOWING
FROM SOUHT

DAYLIGHTING
>Openings have been designed
such that requirement of artificial
lighting is minimal throughout the
day when the building is under
maximum usage.
>By creating atrium spaces with
skylights, the section of the building
is such that natural light enters into
the building, considerably reducing
the dependence
on light
artificial
lighting.
>abundant
natural
inside
due to
intelligently designed fenestrations.
>By creating atrium spaces with skylights,
sections of the Centre are designed in such a
way that natural daylight enters into the heart
of the building, considerably reducing the
dependence on artificial lighting. This is
supplemented by a skylight roof and energyefficient
artificial
lighting.
5.Water
efficiency
>the central court which connects the office
complex and the guest house section plays an
important role as a space generator.
>the central court houses an amphitheater that acts as an informal
gathering. but more importantly it holds within it the rainwater
harvesting sump for the whole complex.
>An efficient rainwater harvesting system
preserves water to the maximum possible extent. Water run-off
from the roof and from the paved area is collected and stored in a
collection sump below the Amphitheatre.
>This water is used for landscaping & in toilet
Roof top rain
Rain water
water
drainage to
collection
collection point
point
PARKING

ADMIN BLOCK

GUEST
HOSUE

LAWN

Earth :
>the building has been designed with landscaped courts at various
levels these courts help to enliven the working environment as well
as enhance the micro climate within the structure
>the various level of terraces also have been landscaped which
reduces the heat exchanges and heat flow between the structure
and the outside environment hence act as good insulation device.
having this ground cover on the roof further reduces the impact on
the environment through photosynthesis

>As thermal capacity of earth is high, daily and annual temperature

fluctuations keep decreasing with increasing depth of earth
At depth of 4m below ground, temperature remains constant and
equal to annual average temperature

Earth
berm
is
created to retain
the heat

6.Materials efficiency:
>As use of local materials reduces the energy consumed
In their transportation ,local material and material with low
embodied
Energy have been wherever possible
>Energy efficient lighting devices like CFL lights have
Also been used
>Filler slabs are designed with alternate panel of concrete and
hollow blocks,
The hollow blocks help in reducing the transmission of heat from
outside to inside of the building.
>Use of double glazed windows with coating
>Use of cavity wall construction with CADAPPA STONE which is a
heat retentive material
>Terrace garden helps in insulation , reducing radiation as well as
moderating temperature fluctuations
>Roof consists of a hollow loft space which reduces conduction of
heat to work areas.
>With a simple technique of self shedders are being used in the
North FAADE to reduce the heat gained into the designed spaces

7.Indoor environmental quality

enhancement:
>Indoor Environmental quality is very well achieved with the help of
non
Voc Paints and local flooring material with less embodied energy.
>Indoor air quality is very well maintained with effective technique
and
Use of cavity wall in south to heat up the interior air.
>Occupant comfort is achieved with
CONDUCTION & RADIATION as external agent
BODY HEAT & AIR FLOW as internal agent
>Plants are being used in the interior common connecting spaces
for refreshment and air Circulation .
>Proper maintances is taken care in the interior to make an HYGNIC
living
>North ligating is provided for glare less lighting system and its
made to be used in the workspace areas.
>Mixed use of vegetation is been used to make the campus green
and fresh .
>Solar
Chimney plays
an major role in maintain constant air flow in
Ventilation
Analysis:
the interior
>The primary
winds
blow from
the
south to
>Ventilation
plays
a major
role in
creating
comfort ness in the
north over the nallah, hence the building
interior
needs to react to this if, the foul unhygienic air
has to be prevented from entering the building
.
>Thus the development of the south wall was
a prime design factor in achieving this
purpose.
>Here the south wall has was treated as an
independent system linking the rear walls of
the building over a cavity
>This cavity creates a negative pressure
setting up the convectional currents. The
entire systems works very effectively in
generating the desired reverse wind
circulation.
>The blank wall carries a system of
cudappa.The color black was deliberately

>The working of the system is very simple. The suns rays heat the
black south wall increasing the temperature of the immediate
environment around.
>This causes the air in the cavity to rise upwards naturally. These
convectional currents are blown away by the winds blowing south to
north.
>This creates a vacuum at the at the top core structure. To fill this
vacuum, air from inside is drawn up.
>This system of hot air rising and drawing in of cool fresh air is a
continuous process.

8.Operations and maintenance

optimization:
>The monthly energy consumption is about rs.30k For the entire
complex.
>this works out to be around rs.1,12/sq.ft which is About 1/10 of a
conventional building with air Conditioning in bang lore thus providing
the energy efficiency Of the complex
>as and when the drain to the south gets cleaned The compels can
also open out towards it.this Would provide the complex with its own
water front
>A 5 kw peak solar PV system has ben planned which will be
integrated with the roof skylights. The pv roof will provide daylighting
and generate electricity as well .
>Landscape maintaining
and operation is being reduced when
9.Waste
reduction:
compared
toto
the
design
initial and
stages
>In
addition
basic
filtration
aeration, it has been proposed that
certain impurity-absorbing plants be
planted in the vicinity of the drain,
improving its condition in terms of
sanitation and aesthetics. Investing in
such a long term, yet permanent solution is necessary if the
building is to eventually open towards the drain as well.
>The central court houses an amphitheater that acts as an
informal gathering. but more importantly it holds within it the
rainwater harvesting sump for the whole complex and serves to
landscape & toilet flushing waters

10.Cost and payoff :

civil , sanitary , plumbing cost tendered at rs.21.9 million

11.Regulation and operation.

12.International frameworks and
assessment tools

CONCLUSION:

Sets a new standard of energy efficient, environmentally

conscious office space
Building conveys intelligent work of natural elements with the
building form to fulfill the goals of green building