Within the diverse terrain from Himalayas peaks to Indian ocean, resides 1.252 billion people in an area of 3.287 million km². with her huge potential to harness renewable energy, India was the first country in the world to set up a ministry of non-conventional energy resources, in early 1980s. India’s cumulative grid interactive or grid tied renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) has reached about 42.85 GW.
_CONCEPT
Building includes various architectural and sustainable ideas. There are two kinds of modular building elements in this building.
service + support
Chennai, India
A Rectangular Box supporting the living building blocks connecting to the service tower.
Prevailing Wind
software
: Autodesk Weather Tool
ADYAR RIVER
Installation of Solar Panels and Sloped Roof, harvesting Sunlight and Rain Water. MODULAR HOUSEHOLD PLANS : A Room 1 BHK (64 sqm)
SITE PLAN In response to the Climate (Sun & Wind) and Site, Panoramic Housing’s elevated corner is in South-West while its opposite corner viz in North-East is designed to be lowest. The site is 2.0 Km from the slum area of costal Chennai.
(81 sqm)
Introducing Landscaping and recreational spaces in-order to create relation to the outdoor environment.
Lowering the North-East Corner of the block, helping to increase mutual shading, cross-ventilation and daylighting to each apartments.
Rigid Grid of 9 m X 9 m, forming the Steel Framing of the block and transferring the load to the Service Towers. 2 BHK
(126 sqm)
modular block
Flexibility and Combination of Frame and the Panels with various architectural features, improving the living condition. Penthouse (142 sqm)
(1539 sqm)
First Floor Level Plan
T E R R A C E
WATER TANK
SERVICE FLOORS
2.
1. BUILDING Load Transfer (Shear Walls) Resiliency Future Expansion
SERVICES Vertical Movements Plumbing Water Tank Parking Egress and Safety Service Spaces Electrical Room Ventilation Waste Disposal Compactor Room Laundry Space Mail Room
GARDEN / SITOUTS
MODULAR BLOCK
VHORTIEGGICEULTURES PRODUCTFARMIIONNG
FISHERY TANKS SERVICE FLOORS
LIBRARY / WORK SPACE
MODULAR BLOCK
SERVICE FLOORS
GARDEN / SITOUTS SWIMMING POOLS GYMPLAY AREAS GARDEN
MINI AUDITORIUM PARTY / GATHERING SERVICE FLOORS
A ROOM 1 BHK 2 BHK PENTHOUSE CIRCULATION SERVICE BLOCK
50 HOUSEHOLDS IN EACH BLOCK :
3. COMMUNITY Recreational Spaces Common Work Zone Gathering Spaces Mini Auditorium Book Library Section Play Areas 4. Jogging and Sitouts Pool SUSTAINABILITY Gym Greenery Veggies Framing Solar Harvesting Horticulture Farming Rain Water Harvesting (Temporary - Bamboo Wind Harvesting Construction Techniques) Bio-Gas Plant Geo-Thermal System
MODULAR BLOCK PARKING SERVICE FLOORS
O GAS PLANT WASTE MANAGEMENTBIENTRANCE
GEO THERMAL PLANT ZONING
SERVICE CORE PLAN
(3483 sqm)
Sun Path Diagram
Fifth Floor
140 cm annually
Fourth Floor
35.74oC 24.62oC
Avg. Rainfall
With the addition of recreational spaces around its basic service core in the tower, turns a building into a community. And also help to reduces the maintenance of the services by bringing them together.
modular block
: MODULAR ARRANGEMENT VIEW
Third Floor
Temperature
MICRO CLIMATE As the rear end of site faces the Adyar River and the sea it will experience maritime climate with continuous land and sea breeze.
MODULAR BLOCK
85% 30%
ADAPTATION
13.05 N 80.25 E
STRENGTH
Rel. Humidity
SIMPLICITY
Coordinates
5 floors are laid one above the other in a way that every floor has its own privacy and garden. This forms a Modular Living Block which is flipped or rotated based on the solar geometry ensuring self shading to all the levels. It consists of four kinds of modular apartments and Service towers connect the Modular Living Blocks.
VISTA + LANDSCAPING
Average Elevation : 16 meters (52.5 ft) Topography : Flat Terrain Vegetation : Moderately dense, Mostly sparse
SUSTAINABILITY
40,000 SQM
DESIGN PROCESS : THE SERVICE TOWER_
_DESIGN PROCESS : MODULAR LIVING BLOCK
Second Floor
CHENNAI, INDIA
Area
SUSTAINABILITY FUTURE EXPANSION Raised South-West Effective Wind Flow Easy Addition Min. Land Exploitation Max. %age of Greenery Modular Living Blocks Max. Rain Water Harvesting Responsive to Floods
First Floor
_SITE
EVOLUTION Block - Households + Common Spaces Tower - Services + Support + Recreational + Less Maintenance
tower
MOTHER NATURE Cool Wind Flow (even in lower areas) Mutual Shading Greenery Ground Water Recharging
GENERAL APPROACH : HIGH RISE BUILDING Affecting Micro-Climate Wind Shadow Dark Sun Shadow Land Exploitation Deforestation
MODULAR LIVING BLOCK :
(2106 sqm)
service + support
THE SERVICE TOWER :
(1458 sqm)
“The increase % that can wipe human race from earth, and we don’t even need a century to attain this”
As subtle as a painting, as sleek as hair, overlooking the waters with an endless Panoramic view, we have suspended the living units from tall towers that depict trees that spread out to give shelter to living creatures.
(1053 sqm)
INDIA AND ITS POTENTIAL :
Second Floor Level Plan
1.5 % carbon increase 1.0 % water temperature increase 10 % land temperature increase
The idea is to create spaces that would enhance people to communicate with each other, share their knowledge and experience , with this they begin to care for the space they live in. The design and features are such that it intervenes with the environment using green methods instilling a sense of responsibility towards the environment. This promotes collective growth and service.
Third Floor Level Plan
global warming increase
REDUCED PLINTH ENVIRO NMENT AL EDU v CATION CUL TUR EN PE HANCE AL MEN + TF T GA AR RD M EN
ON RB CA T CE RIN DU TP RE FOO E DUC PRO WABLE E REN ERGY EN
”4.6 %
VISION
Since inception, the Indus valley civilization has been known for its well planned community living with its innovative vernacular techniques. ‘Change is the only constant’ with the evolution of time, new techniques have been developed for comfortable living. But lack of shared spaces and use of non degradable building materials post a serious threat. If this continues there would be a time when humans would be listed in the red data book and the last surviving humans would not know each other.
AR UL URE C A T RN C VE HITE C AR S NEST BIRD ION ERM VIS LONG T ARDEN VEGGIE G
Fifth Floor Level Plan
AKASH RAJ 101112004 JESLU CELINE JACOB 101113018 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI, INDIA
IN TE NO CH VA NO TIV LO E GY W EFF ATER ICIE NC WASTE Y MANAGEM ENT
MEMBER’S NAMES / NUMBER :
VI FR RON IEN M DL ENT COM Y MU LIVI NITY NG CHILD REN PARK ’S PARTY A REA Long Term : Seeds SOLAR GARDEN of Sustainability PET FARM + Short Term : GARDEN Community Living L URA CULT EMENT ANC ING ENH RM A F GIE VEG
_FLOOR PLANS : MODULAR LIVING BLOCK
Fourth Floor Level Plan
He looked around, all he saw was green, then he spotted a fruit high up , he climbed up to reach out for his target, he never looked down for he liked the height, he reached out for another higher fruit. But later then he wanted to return to the smell of earth, the feel of ground, he looked down for once but it was all very different, the green turned brown and the fragrance turned stink and as he stood watching, wind brushed his face, but strong enough to uproot the tree leaving him to die without fulfilling his wish of returning to the green earth.
SUSTAINABLE LIFE CYCLE
BIO P DES HILLIC IG N
The Panoramic Habitat
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