GENERAL INFORMATION

ADDRESS - 33D, SECTOR 33, CHANDIGARH

CLIMATE - COMPOSITE

TOTAL BUILD-UP AREA - 7000 SQ. M

FUNCTION- OFFICE BUILDING

SOLAR PASSIVE COMPLEX

ARCHITECT - AR. ARVIND KRISHAN

 PEDA OFFICE COMPLEX
+ Designing sustainable buildings in a composite climate is a challenge. The
techniques that are effective during summers do not work in winters. But a
building in Chandigarh has achieved this. More than 10 years ago, the
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) decided to construct an
office building that utilises the movement of the sun for lighting, cooling
and heating.

+ The Rs 5.5 crore building, a pilot, was ready in 2004. Six years later, the
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) awarded it a five-star rating, the
highest grade of energy efficiency. Monuments like the Red Fort in Delhi
were designed using these techniques. The PEDA office has an energy
performance index (EPI) of 14 kWh/m2/year (the lowest in the country) in
the category of non-air-conditioned buildings.
PEDA OFFICE,
CHANDIGARH
 WHY THIS BUILDING?
+ Three dimensional configuration of the
building evolved in response to solar
geometry.
+ Elements of building i.e. building envelope,
plan form etc. evolved in response to solar
geometry.
+ Renewable energy systems i.e PV integrated
in the roof as an element of design.
BUILDING ENVELOPE IN RESPONSE TO SOLAR GEOMETRY AND
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
 GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECTION
 SOLAR ENVELOPE
• Entire building envelope a : Solar Receptor, Converter,
Dissipater
• SOLAR ENVELOPE CAN BE DESIGNED WITH COMPONENTS
RESPONDING TO :
+ Produce direct energy through PV.
+ Distribute day-light, within the building, creating a healthy
day-lit environment and in open spaces.
+ Create ventilation: Solar Chimneys
+ To cool or heat the building, when coupled with earth tunnels
using the thermal inertia of the earth and Trombe walls, in
innovative approaches.
HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID & PERCEIVED SUN-PATH
SOLAR CHIMNEYS
 UNIQUE SHELL ROOFING
• THE CENTRAL ATRIUM OF THE CONSTRUCTED WITH HYPERBOLIC
SHELL ROOF

• TO ADMIT DAYLIGHT WITHOUT GLARE AND HEAT

• COUPLED WITH DEFUSED LIGHTING THROUGH GLASS TO GLASS

SOLAR PANELS.

• THE ROOF IS SUPPORTED WITH VERY LIGHT WEIGHT SPACE

FRAME STRUCTURE.
 WATER BODIES
• The water bodies with waterfalls and fountains have been placed in the central
atrium of the complex for cooling of whole the complex in the hot and dry period.
 PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
There is an integrated 25 kWp solar photovoltaic plant in the building. More than half
of the building’s electricity requirement is provided by the panels. The panels are
placed on the roof of the atrium, in between two sheets of toughened glass. This helps
filter daylight.

BIPV & HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID ROOF PHOTOVOLTAIC AS INTEGERAL COMPONENT

OF ROOF
 VENTILATION
The wind tower is expected to function as a non-mechanical air-conditioning system, but the
mechanical component for the tower (ambiator) is yet to be installed. It will soon be installed, say
PEDA officials. The ambiator uses the method of indirect evaporative cooling in which water cools
the air without coming into contact with it. This method works well in humid conditions, says
Darshi Dhaliwal, responsible for devising the ambiator. Currently, the tower is used to expel hot
air from within the building. Fresh air rushes in from the openings in the envelope, passes over
the floor and escapes through the tower top. Due to the building’s expanse and workstation
panels (8), this flow is inadequate to maintain thermal comfort. So, coolers have been installed.
 CAVITY WALLS

OUTSIDE
INSIDE
STRUCTURAL OUTER SKIN
THERMAL INNER SKIN
INTERACTS WITH EXTERNAL
INTERACTS WITH
CONDITIONS
INTERNAL
CONDITIONS
-WEATHER
-AIR TEMP. - RADIATION
-HUMIDITY -HUMIDITY
-LIGHT -AIR TEMP.
-U.V

INTER-STITIAL SPACE
-HEAT BARRIER THROUGH INSULATION / DEAD AIR CAVITY
-MOISTURE BARRIER -T.A.P. (THERMOSYPHON AIR PANEL) -
THROUGH SOLAR / MECHANICAL ACTIVATION
 OTHER FEATURES
• Auditorium: A unique auditorium scientifically
designed to control heat penetration, light &
sound distribution is placed in the north under
the shade of main building

DAYLIGHTING Sunlight entering through solar shells, shell

roofing, glass-integrated photovoltaic panels and
windows made of unplasticised PVC meets the building’s
lighting requirement, including that of the basement.
 K14 CSP CASE STUDY PROJECT : OPRIYA MOHANTY UNVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM U.K.
PERFORMANCE OF DOWNDRAUGHT EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM IN ATRIUM AND ITS
NEIGHBORING OFFICE SPACE, (PEDA) BUILDING – CHANDIGARH, INDIA.

Objective An investigation into the contribution of

PHDC system in the atrium and its space
conditioning systems to the thermal comfort in
their adjacent office spaces in the Punjab Energy
Development Agency building (PEDA). Introduction
The Office complex building for PEDA at
Chandigarh, India is a project aimed at
demonstrating an architectural design developed in
response to elements of nature : Sun, wind, light
and the utilization Of Solar Passive Systems.
Context & Site microclimatic analysis Architectural
building design needs to respond to the composite
climatic context of the site. The final design Temperature and rain fall variation
solution needs to satisfy the diverse and often
conflicting conditions of a hot-dry, hot-humid,
temperate and cold period of Chandigarh. The
climatic periods : two months of hot-dry, hot-
humid (two months) and cold period (two months)
require strategies of design that allow for cooling in
the hot dry period, natural ventilation in the hot-
humid period and heating in the cold period.
Cooling remains as the predominant requirement
since the total over-heated period extends from
mid-April to mid-August. The comfort temperature
varies during whole year, but the maximum
comfort temperature in summer varies from 29 c
to 31 c when external temperature varies from 40 c Average Insolation Summer
to 45c. hence we need to design the building to
achieve comfortable temperature by keeping the
highest or hottest week of the year in mind to
avoid the overheating inside the space
 WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION should be taken in to
consideration while designing the wind tower and building
openings, Architect has taken priority during placement of
wind tower as well as the openings for better movement of
air flow

Over shadowing analysis Building is not overshadowed by its

surrounding building, due to its orientation and well
designed facades ,building is having its own shadow during
summer which helps to minimize the over heating.
 Ventilation system in atrium and office space
through wind tower and solar chimney during
summer day and night

Daylight study in U. Ground office space

Shell roof in atrium space to minimize overheating and uniform

daylighting

PASSIVE DOWN DRAFT INDIRECT+ DIRECT Simulation through PHDC air flow tool
EVAPORATIVE COOLING COUPLED WITH EARTH
AIR TUNNEL UNDER THE WATER BODY
( Architect’s design idea)

Comparison study of different cases Result - Hottest day 161

 CONCLUSION
•Evaporative cooling towers work best with open floor plans that permit the
air to circulate through out the building without any obstacles.
•Good thermal mass of the building helps the building to perform in extreme
conditions. Appropriate building design and orientation having properly
placed building elements reduced or minimize the solar gain in summer.
•Elements like light Vault, Solar chimney, Hyperbolic parabolized atrium roof
help to minimize the solar gain.
•From the TAS result it can be concluded that the atrium space is working
properly with application of PDEC system by getting 10-12°C lower than
ambient temperature, which also helps to cool the neighboring south office
space to maintain a comfortable space to work.
• From all evidences Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) office building can
be called as a passive solar complex. Overall the building performs well whole of the
year. Evaporative cooling is required in May & June
SUN GENERATES ARCHITECTURE