BHARTI VIDYAPEETH COLLEGE OF

ARCHITECTURE, PUNE

BUILDING SERVICES

SUBMITTED BY-
PARAG GEMNANI(18)
RUSHIKESH INGOLE(20)
 CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, TRIVANDRUM
- AR. LAURIE BAKER
• LOCATION:ULLOOR, TRIVANDRUM, KERALA, INDIA
• CLIMATE: WARM & HUMID
• ANNUAL RAINFALL: 769.2MM PER YEAR
• RH: THE RH GOES ABOVE 95% DURING RAINS IN KERALA AND SO
INSPITE OF THE COOLING EFFECT OF RAIN IT STILL FEELS
UNCOMFORTABLE AND HOT DUE TO INCREASED SWEATING.
• ORIENTATION: THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND CLASSROOMS
ARE SCATTERED IN A RANDOMNESS DETERMINED BY EACH ONES TOP VIEW OF THE CAMPUS-
POSITION ON THE SLOPE. SOURCE GOOGLE EARTH
• BUILDING TYPE: INSTITUTIONAL
• YEAR: 1971
• CLIENT: K.N. RAJAN AREA OF 9 ACRESACCOMODATES
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, A COMPUTER CENTRE, AN
AMPHITHEATRE, A LIBRARY, CLASSROOMS, HOUSING AND OTHER
COMPONENTS OF AN INSTITUTONAL DESIGNON A BUDGET OF
RS15 LAKHS ONLY.
• THE EFFECTIVE PLAY OF LIGHT, SHADE, AND VENTILATION USING
JALIS INSTEAD OF WINDOWS, STACK VENTILATION IN THE MAIN
LIBRARY TOWER ETC MAKE THIS A PEREFCT EXAMPLE OF PASSIVE
DESIGN AS USING MATERIALS THAT WERE LOCALLY AVAILABLE
AROUND THE SITE .
 SITE
• THE DESIGN IS A RESPONSE TO THE SLOPING CONTOURED
SITE AND SEEMS TO GROW OUT OF IT. THERE IS HARDLY A
STRAIGHT LINE WITH EACH STRUCTURE CURLING IN WAVES,
SEMICIRCLES AND ARCS.
• BAKER PAYS CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE CONTOURS ON
THE SITE AND ALSO THE LOCATION OF TREES. THE FORMS OF
THE BUILDINGS ALSO FOLLOW THE SITE WITH CURVED
WALLS AND BUILDING FORMS ALONG THE CONTOUR.
OFTEN, WHEN TREES ARE OBSTRUCTING THE BUILDING,
BAKER SIMPLY MOULDS HIS WALLS AROUND THE TREES SO
AS NOT TO DISTURB IT.
 PLAN
• AT THE SUMMIT, THE LIBRARY DOMINATES THW CENTRE
WITH A SEVEN STOREY TOWER; THE ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICES AND CLASSROOMS ARE SCATTERED IN A
RANDOMNESS DETERMINED BY EACH ONE’S POSITION ON
THE SLOPE .
• HOWEVER, THE BUILDINGS REMAIN TIGHTLY CONNECTED
THROUGH CORRIDORS THAT SNAKE UPWARDS TO THE
LIBRARY ALONG BREEZY WALKWAYS AND LANDSCAPED
COURTS.
PLAN OF THE LIBRARY
• SUSTAINABLE FEATURES –
 STACK VENTELATION-
• THE LIBRARY TOWER ENCLOSING THE STAIRCASE HAS JAALI
PATTERN ON THE EXTERIOR FACE.
• IT HAS OPENINGS ON EVERY LEVEL WHICH FORCE T HE
COOL AIR INSIDE AND THE WARM AIR RISES UP TO ESCAPE
THROUGH OPEN TOP.THIS EFFECT IS KNOWN AS THE STACK
EFFECT.

 USE OF FILLER SLAB-

• A REVOLUTIONARY TECHNIQUE INVENTED BY THE
ARCHITECT HIMSELF. THESE SLABS EMPLOY REPLACING
THE UNPRODUCTIVE WITH COST FRIENDLY MATERIAL LIKE
MANGLORE TILES WHICH IN TURN REDUCES THE SELF
WEIGHT OF THE SLAB.
• AS SELF WEIGHT REDUCES THE REQUIREMENT OF STEEL
FOR REINFORCEMENT DECREASES,THUS IN TURN
REDUCING COST AND OPPOINTING LOCAL MATERIAL.
 JAALI PATTERN-
• THE JAALI PATTERN ACTS AS A MEDIUM OF
VENTELATION BY THE MEANS OF PERFORATIONS IN THE
WALL.
• AS THE CLIMATE THERE IS HUMID THERE IS A GREAT
NEED FOR PROPER VENTELATION.
• APART FROM THIS IT ALSO HELPS IN THE ADMISSION OF
DAYLIGHT WITIN THE PREMISES.THE ARCHITECT IS WELL
KNOWN FOR JAALI WORK.
THANK YOU