Case study CEPT

Case Study -

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY (CEPT), AHMEDABAD -APARNA, 22

Total Site Area: 36421.70

sq.m. (9 acres)

Total built-up: 8000 sq m. (School of Architecture) University comprises of 5 faculties

Construction type: Exposed Brickwork and exposed Concrete Climate:

Courses offered

Faculty of Architecture

Bachelor’s in Architecture (5 years) (80 seats)

Master’s in Architectural Design

Master’s in Conservation and Regeneration

Master’s in Architectural History and Research

Master’s in Landscape Architecture (2 years) (24 seats)

PhD in Architecture

Faculty of Planning

Bachelor’s in Urban Design

Master's in Urban Planning

Master's in Urban Transport Systems

Master's in Urban Infrastructure

Master's in Urban Housing

Master's in Urban Design

PhD in Planning

Site information

Location

● Kasturbhai Lalbhai Campus, University Rd, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009

● Geographical coordinates - 23°02′15″N 72°32′59″E

● Topography - slight general slope towards the northwestern corner

Site connectivity

● Airport 11 km

● Railway station 4 km

● 0.3 km from the municipal transport bus stand

● 1.1 km from Bus Rapid Transit System

Landmarks nearby

● Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - 3.1 km

● Amrit school of management - 230 mt

● University of Gujarat - 1.1 km

● School of engineering and applied sciencetowards east

● M.G. Science institute, L.M. College of Pharmacytowards south

● Amadavadani gufa

CLIMATE OF AHMEDABAD

● Ahmedabad has a Hot and Semi-Arid Climate, with marginally less than required for a tropical savanna climate; there are three main seasons: Summer, Rainy, and Winter.

● Aside from the monsoon season, the climate is extremely dry.

● The weather is hot from March to June, the average summer maximum temperature is 42 ° C and the average minimum is 24" C.

CLIMATE OF AHMEDABAD

● The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September.

● From November to February the average maximum temperature is 30°C, the average minimum is 13°C.

● The cold northerly winds are responsible for a mild chill in January.

● The average annual rainfall is 800mm and the maximum precipitation is for 15 days inAugust.

RESPONSE TO CLIMATE (our analysis)

To avoid heating up of the campus, the following measures have been taken :

● Scattered planning and the building is planned with intermediate open spaces. The campus of CEPT has scattered planning in which small landscape patches are planned to avoid the heating up of the campus and the building is planned with intermediate open spaces including open jury area, interaction spaces, and passages. this lower down the heat to the building and building have openings in north direction and large projection are provided on the south side

Garba circle made of brick under neem tree

RESPONSE TO CLIMATE (our analysis)

To avoid heating up of the campus, the following measures have been taken : ● Buildings have openings in north direction. Since north light is not harsh, windows were strategically made inclined which will increase the amount of light entering.

RESPONSE TO CLIMATE (our analysis)

To avoid heating up of the campus, the following measures have been taken :

● Large projection are provided on the south side to cut off the sun rays to enter in spaces.

ARCHITECTS PHILOSOPHY

DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES

• Elimination of classroom feeling

• Architecture without barriers

• Integration of open spaces

• Ease of interaction between various departments

Sources - CEPT PINTEREST

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IMPLEMENTED (OUR ANALYSIS)

● Many informal sitting areas were made in between courtyards and plaza.

● Play of levels was used extensively to provide places of sitting for discussions between faculty or students.

LEVELS USED FOR SITTING TOO

People sitting for discussions

RECTANGULAR SHAPED AREAS FOR SITTING

INFORMAL SITTING AREAS

Benches for sitting

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IMPLEMENTED (OUR ANALYSIS)

OPEN AREAS

● Interior of studios were exposed to exteriors through balconies. Hence making it open space.

BALCONIES OF STUDIOS (INSIDE)

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IMPLEMENTED (OUR ANALYSIS)

SITTING BENCH MADE OF BRICK AND CONCRETE

CONNECTION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS

BRIDGES CONNECTING FA AND FP

OPEN SPACES -> INTERCONNECTIVITY OF SPACES

INTERMEDIATE OPEN TO SKY SPACES

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY IMPLEMENTED (

OUR ANALYSIS)

MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY OF SPACES

BASEMENT USED FOR TENNIS TABLE

BASEMENT USED FOR JURY

BASEMENT USED FOR PERFORMANCES

FEATURES

● Playing with levels

● Usage of local materials

● Inclined skylights

● Studio spaces have bay spaces facing the exterior

● Recessed and angled windows

● Open spaces

FEATURES

Playing with levels

People sitting for discussions

BENCH FOR SITTING

Steps or levels made of brick and sandstone are used for segregating places as well as they provide a space reading, organising informal discussions, performances etc.

FEATURES

Playing with levels

People sitting on stairs watching performances

Steps or levels made of brick and sandstone are used for segregating places as well as they provide a space reading, organising informal discussions, performances etc.

FEATURES

Inclined skylights

Skylights from outside

There are inclined skylights on top of the studios, perpetually letting in natural light Into the spaces. Skylights were provided in south direction.

Brick wall

Stairs of Sandstone

FEATURES

Usage of local materials

Brick paving

Local materials have been used, essentially to reduce the installation and maintenance costs.

Concrete roof glass

Concrete stairs

FEATURES

Usage of local materials

Concrete stairs

Concrete basement

Concrete paving

Kota stone stairs

FEATURES

Studio spaces have bay spaces facing the exterior

These balcony spaces of studios also have grass embedded now, and as per cept student, this is the “best space for them.”

Studios and balcony

basement

The studio spaces have bay spaces facing the exterior, creating semi-private spaces which are yet totally open to the exterior spaces where the individual can be alone with nature even in the environment of a studio

The studios have large openings which open into the greenery outside. Panels at the sides help the students to put up the important and useful sheets.

All the studios are above one another, along with the adjacent lecture rooms.

STUDIOS INTERIOR

FEATURES

Studios

SOURCES - FACEBOOK

Recessing in windows\skylights

FEATURES

Recessed and angled windows

Angled windows

Recessed windows protect from the hot sun, while angled windows assure that maximum light reaches the interiors

SITE PLANNING

North side - The first building is the Faculty of Architecture and Faculty of Planning and lawns are in front of the building.

South side - Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Design with School of Interior design and New Library building and Hussain

NORTH LAWNS

NORTH ROADS

NORTH LAWN

● Access points

● Entrance -

● Main access on the northern side (from the secondary road)

● 1 entrances on the western side (from main university road)

● 2 entrance on the southern side (internal access)

ZONING

BUILT STRUCTURES

HARDSCAPING

SOFTSCAPING

PARKING

SOUTH LAWN

GUJARAT UNIVERSITY ROAD

ENTRANCE POINTS

GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

NORTH LAWNS

This location is commonly known as north lawns as they face north direction.

The main entry to this campus is also located on this side. It has neem trees and grass.

North lawns entrance

North lawns

NORTH LAWNS

The undulating levels are here.

BV Doshi left those levels as it is and made that area a place to sit, relax etc.

SHRENIKBHAI PLAZA

SHRENIK BHAI PLAZA IS AT SOUTH OF FA AND WEST OF FP.

TERACOTTA TILING

THIS IS AGAIN A COMMON PLACE FOR STUDENTS AND HENCE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES HAPPENS HERE.

GARBA FESTIVAL, JURIES, SPORTS ACTIVITIES ETC.

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

CANTEEN AREA

FACULTY OF PLANNING

KANORIA CENTRE OF ARTS

DEPARTMENTS AND LIBRARY PUBLIC AREAS (CANTEEN, CENTRES)

HUTHEESING ARTS CENTRE

WORKSHOP AREA

LIBRARY

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF DESIGN

NZEB

VIKRAM SARABHAI COMMUNITY SCIENCE CENTER

HERWITZ GALLERY

AMDAVAD NI GUFA

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

CANTEEN AREA

SHRENIKBHAI PLAZA

FACULTY OF PLANNING

CONCEPT AND PLANNING

SPLIT LEVEL BASEMENT

BRICK PARALLEL WALLS

PLANNING STRUCTURALLY

● The basic component of CEPT is a derivative of pair of parallel, load-bearing walls supporting a flat floor slab.

● The building is two-storeyed with a split-level basement.

● The spaces created by volumes and voids are visually exciting.

● The whole building is very simple and architectural elements are expressive of their function

FACULTY OF PLANNING FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

PLANNING

CONCLUSION FROM PLANS

There is almost equal proportion of faculty and students areas. The studios are placed at north. Service areas are provided after every regular interval. All of the areas are interconnected.

Inward looking building with majority toward inside.

FACULTY OF PLANNING FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

STUDIOS/CLASSROOMS

ADMIN AREAS

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 5

PUBLIC AREAS

CIRCULATION

SERVICE AREA ZONING OF AREAS

CIRCULATION AND ACTIVITY MAPPING

PALM PLANTS

● The campus is full of neem trees, which were planted over the years since the initial phase to make the hotAhmedabad climate cooler.

● The trees provide a perpetual changing pattern of light and shade.

LANDSCAPING

NEEM TREES TO PROVIDE SHADE AS WELL AS TO ABSORB HEAT

SOUTH SIDE OF FA SHADED BY NEEM TREES

LANDSCAPING

PROPER SHAPED LANDSCAPING OF HERBS WHEREVER POSSIBLE

LIGHT AND SHADOW THROUGH TREES

NORTH VIEW

BASEMENT

UNDULATING SURFACE\ NATURAL SLOPE\CONTOURS

SOUTH VIEW

On one side of the basement, a rising contour can be seen, and on the other side step towards the central courtyard thus, the north and south wall have been avoided.

PLAZA

BASEMENT

The basement is a multipurpose space. It is a very active space on the campus. Numerous activities are performed bere like cultural programs, fest and exhibition, indoor games.Academic juries, open seminars, and interactions are held in this basement.

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BASEMENT

PATH TO BASEMENT

CENTRAL COURTYARD

INFORMAL SITTING COURT

UNPAVED AREAS

BRICK AND CONCRETE PAVED PATHWAYS

The central court is a combination of paved and unpaved areas, shaded by trees in certain areas. All entrances are linked to the courtyard by pedestrian pathways. Hence the courtyard is an area of heavy circulation and interaction. The courtyard has grown organically with the addition of an informal seating court and has a large unpaved area, lacking in grass or vegetation.

Cultural activities reading, games, meetings, etc. happen here.

CENTRAL COURTYARD

The overall planning is done around a central court with a built mass on sides and green one side which give the campus noise protection from traffic Architect has included uneven contour into the plan transforming a drawback into a delightful experience of space.

SOURCES - BALKRISHNA VITHALDAS DOSHI (aka BV DOSHI) CEPT University in the city Ahmedabad

BRICK JAALIS

Brick jaalis as shading devices were used at some workshop areas.

These jaalis were made during renovation of cept and not at the establishment.

SOURCES - BALKRISHNA VITHALDAS DOSHI (aka BV DOSHI) CEPT University in the city Ahmedabad