CASE STUDY

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Siruseri, Chennai
TCS is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services, business solutions and outsourcing
services company.
Headquarter – Mumbai
LOCATION :
ARCHITECT:
CARLOS OTT
ARCHITECTS in
association with
CARLOS PONCE DE
LEON ARCHITECTS

HOME ARCHITECTS :
CRN
COST- $250-million
30,000 workers
Year of completion - 2011
Function – office

GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
COST- $250-million for 30,000 workers
Year of completion - 2011
Function – office

CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
TOTAL BUILT-UP: LAYOUT OF BLOCKS AROUND
CENTRAL SPINE
40,00,000 SQ.FT Each block is like a module,
NO. OF BLOCKS: 12 with two wings branching off a
central service core.
PHASE 1
Engineering blocks 1,2,3
Central spine- gold LEED
PHASE 2
Engineering blocks 4,5,6
Platinum LEED
PHASE 3
Learning Centre
LIBRARY
TRAINING CENTRE
AUDITORIUM
CLUB HOUSE,GYM
GOLF COURSE
THEATRES,AMPHITHEATRES
FOOD COURT
customer care &
The executive offices tower
THE BUTTERFLY CONCEPT
4 entry/exit ways:
- Employees
- Visitors
- Services

6 ENGINEERING BLOCKS are arranged around a central

spine, which is 320m long and 42 m high.

The central spine is bordered by the 3 storied general

services block. With water bodies, palm trees and,
landscaping, this spine is designed as an area for “The industrial park
will host over 25,000
relaxation. workers around
magnificent artificial
lakes.
 CORE

ground plus 5 floors with a

built up area of 45,600 sqm.
EMERGENCY STAIRCASE each. EB5 is the tallest with
ground plus 7 floors with
60,000 sqm of builtup area.
Each block consists of two cores
organized around a central circular
admin space.
Each core consists of 4 elevators,
an internal staircase and the
toilets.
The north wing and south wing of
each block are accessed by
bridges leading off from these
cores.
Each employee is allocated a
workstation of 100sq.ft area in
contrast to the standard 80 sq.ft
 The idea of having a curved
Solar control glass form and planning system
was to channelize the winds
from the sea.

AlCO panels Structural The external corridor along

steel roof either side of each wing allows
for naturally ventilated yet
shaded corridors.
These also double up as escape
routes and make cleaning
easier.
The high temperatures of Chennai will be
mitigated by the existence of the artificial stream
that links the lakes. Both the presence of water
and canopies along the road on the stream bank,
where the commercial area will be located, will
provide freshness.
• Pockets of Water bodies are designed which gives an island outlook
• Plants with long & slender leaves like Raphis, Kentia, Areca palms are used a lot throughout
the stretch.
• Plants that require more of moisture and plants that grow in swampy region are being used.
• On totality it gives a marshy look with a free flowing waterbody in the center with lots of
green interspersed with colorful shrubs
river concept is brought in as it’s a linear stretch of land
The 24,000 sqm built up area of
General Service buildings
comprising ground plus 2 floors
house the service departments.
 STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
The formation of the entire structure is by means of 3 dimensional
curves., which are symmetrical about the axes.
Central Spine – 360m long and 45m high
MAIN PORTALS
Main portals are formed by intersecting
gothic arches. They are the main supporting
elements of the central spine in the vertical
direction.

WINGS
To reduce the span of purlins a truss system known as middle
wings which are quite similar to the top part of main portals,
are introduced in between the 2 portals
• LATTICE GIRDER & SPINE TAIL
• The steel tubes are roughly 250-
400mm in diameter.
• Overall structural steel
consumption is around 3000 Tons
with a roof sheeting area of around
25,000 square meters.

MATERIAL:
Structural steel confirming to IS: 2062
with minimum yield strength of 310
N/sq.mm is used for all structural
members. For expansion joints approved
Teflon sheet is provided
146 TYPES OF TREES ARE USED IN THE CAMPUS
FACILITIES & SERVICES :
LIBRARY positioned in the
middle of a water body.
5 storied inverted cone Building

MATERIAL:
ALCO PANELS & SOLAR
CONTROL GLASS
TRAINING BUILDING

• CORE`

AUDITORIUM

CORE

1200 seats
TCS SIGNATURE TOWER
A 136m high tower is set to house the customer care block.
The executive offices are located at the higher levels

The entire structural steelwork is cantilevered and is

supported by 2,6m deep concrete slab at the height of
95m. It has over 800 tons of structural steel and 2000 sq m
slab on metal deck.