Amar Vyshnav |

Site

The site is situated in the rural context of Andhra Pradesh, in a village called Kolavennu. The site is adjacent to the road which lead to the village.

Entry

Exit

Parking

Service Room

The first floor consists of public gallery and media gallery.

Kitchen

The dining area is adjacent to the kitchen with a capacity of 200 100 students at once.

Campus

The main building concists of 6 class rooms and 4 laboratories. With integrated kitchen and dining area. The building features many courtyards like the vernacular houses in the village.

Hostel

Seperate hostels for both girls and boys are designed and each of 60 individual rooms.

Roof

The roof is made out of concrete roofing and the roofs for each room is made of bricks. A typical roofing seen in this region is employed in the design.

Walls

The walls are made up of vernacular brick masonry. Its easily accessible and cheap for the building.

Brief

Design challenge to redesign the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation building. The goal is to create a functionally sound building while incorporating the heritage factor of Vijayawada.The students will begin by identifying the existing building’s shortcomings and areas of improvement in terms of functionality. They will then focus on incorporating the heritage factor of Vijayawada into the design, considering elements such as traditional architecture, local materials, and cultural motifs.

Context

The selected site is located in 1town region of vijayawada, right adjacent to the nh-65, rajeev gandhi park andbandar canal. which is in close proximity of 0.5km to prakasam barraige, 0.8km to kanaka durga temple, and 0.5km to pnbs. the site is situated in one of the oldest parts of vijayawada the 1town area.this part of the city is a major business hub and oldest thus far. the site belongs to the government of andhra pradesh and previously used for municipal corporation building.

Site

The entire site is oriented in east-west wise. The abuttinng road leads to oprakasam barrage and the other road is a flower market road which has high mercantile activity. The entire compound has three built forms,

1. Commercial space

2. VMC buildinf

3. Council hall

Commercial Complex

To increase the corporation revenue and generate the needed fund for running the compound it is adviced to build a commercial space. Hence we have designed a commercial complex.

Entry

Entry for the commercial space in the compound. The street is famous for its mercantile activity hence it creates a commercial corridor.

Service Room

The building services are situated in theisservice room.

Vmc

The main biulding in the entire coumpound is the corporation office where the collector and other staff work’

Council Hall

The city council hall is inspired from the boudha aramam in amaravati. This hosts the 53 ward councellor meetings. and has mayor office too.

Exit

This is common exit for the both council hall and VMC building.

Electric Yard

The electric yard is situated at the peripherals of the site.

2nd Floor

The second floor consists of the internal departments of vmc which doesnt need public interactions. Hence least public footfall is expected.

1st Floor

The Collectors, and higher officials have their offices in the 1st floor such that its accessible for public and also provides enough privacy and reduce the direct entry.

Ground floor

The major public activity is situated at the ground floor for limiting the footfall to the ground floor only.

1st Floor

The first floor consists of public gallery and media gallery.

Ground floor

The ground floor concists of councill hall along with mayor peshi and secretary office.

Trench Layout Foundation cross-section

Bathroom Sections Door Schedule

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Electric Layout

SUBJECT : WORKING DRAWINGS

SHEET TITLE : DOOR WINDOW SCHEDULE

Window Schedule

NOTE : ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS

SCALE: 1:

SHEET NO: 18

ORIENTATION:

SUBJECT : WORKING DRAWINGS

SHEET TITLE : DOOR WINDOW SCHEDULE

WINDOW PANEL BRICK WORK

SHEET NO:

WINDOW FRAME

NOTE : ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS

SCALE: 1: 50

FLOOR

FACULTY:

ORIENTATION:

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ASST. PRof. RNS MURTHY

Wall cross-section

STUDENT DETAILS:

NAME : G AMAR VYSHNAV REG. NO : 1200100914

CLASS : 3yr B.ARCH SEM - 5 COLLEGE : SPA VIJAYAWADA

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, VIJAYWADA

65 Andc

(Shortlisted for top 50.)

The assignment targets a significant zone in the community, emphasizing the importance of time as a frame of reference. Places lost to development or neglect require tailored solutions grounded in the local context. Recognizing the fine line between a hawker and an encroacher is crucial. The solution must infer through time, addressing present deficiencies while considering future transformations. Architectural intervention, material selection, and knowledge systems are integral parts of the solution.

65 Griha

(Results are yet to be announced)

This trophy involves documentation, analysis and redesign with an integrated approach to the design process. It aims to understand and appreciate the existing built form of a building and redesign on that basis satisfying given theme.

The trophy aims to explore product design solutions for various purpose, which could be social or for local masses.

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