Study of Block 6 - Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab

BUILDING STUDYREPORT

BLOCK 6 CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY (SOUTH CAMPUS)

BACHELOR OFARCHITECTURE

PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAMME 2022

SUBMITTED BY: DEEPANSHU

1916430

7TH SEMESTER

I.K. GUJRAL P.T.U. MOHALI CAMPUS II, MOHALI KHARAR- BANUR HIGHWAY, KHUNNIMAJRA, SECTOR 115, MOHALI

CONSTITUENT CAMPUS OF

I.K. GUJRAL PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, JALANDHAR

KAPURTHALA-JALANDHAR HIGHWAY, KAPURTHALA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my deep gratitude to Ar.Aman Aggarwal, Principal architect, Charged Voids for his inspiration, support and guidance.

I would like to thank Ar. Rahul Vig, Ar. Javed Akhtar Siddiqui and Ar. SwatiAggarwal for their insightful critiques that have helped me for better understanding.

Ahuge shout out to my super - cool “seniors/mentors” – Ar. ShubhamThakral, Ar. Tanvir Singh Narang, Ar Sukhmani Kaur, Ar. Malvika Dhiman, Ar. Shivam Dhawan for consistently giving me their inputs at various stages of the training journey. Your refreshing points of view have always been helpful in understanding many things –about buildings and people inside them.

I would like to extend my gratitude to Yukta Garg, Sanya Jain and Japesh Gupta for their help and support being there with me.

For all my colleagues who helped me and supported me during the time I need, you have my heartfelt thanks.

Deepanshu Manarya

ABOUT CHARGED VOIDS

Charged voids is a Chandigarh-based architectural firm that explores the possibilities of a transcendent and spiritual character in architecture. Their work is underpinned by a purposeful dialogue between western modernism and elements of Indian architecture. They create spaces that best contribute to the human experience. The inquiry-based design approach is original, challenging and reimagining established benchmarks for how we live, work. play, and perceive space.

Context and climate-responsive design serve as a cornerstone for the practice, combining simplicity with functional efficiency. Making economical use of resources, employing a thoughtful material palette that bolsters building performance and leaves minimal environmental footprints, as well as a timeless, enduring imprint on the people it serves. They believe that all of architecture is driven by two sets of elemental considerations: the Constants and the Variables.

The variables that today’s design technology utilizes to optimize building designs. These determinants are the focus of our education system and the industry at large. The constants, however, transcend the tangible. Factoring in these universals, namely gravity, light, elements of nature, and human perception.

CANDIDATE’S DECLARATION

I Deepanshu, the author of the training report from 25th of July to 3rd of December hereby declare that this is an independent work of mine, carried out towards the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the bachelor’s degree in architecture at the I.K.G. PTU CAMPUS, MOHALI-II, SECTOR-115.

The work has not been submitted to any other organization/ Institution for the award of any Degree/ Diploma.

DEEPANSHU

ROLL NO. 1916430

B.ARCH 7TH SEMESTER (2019 – 2024)

I.K.G P.T.U CAMPUS MOHALI-II

Date: Place: Signature

ABSTRACT

Architecture, unlike other fields of engineering is truly a practical field where learning is process. The results here are directly relative to the need and demand of humans. Form and Function are two vital parts of architecture.

Internship is a practical section of a course of study. As specified in theArchitecture curriculum of I.K.G. P.T.U. Mohali, Campus II, students qualify to gain the practical knowledge by working as a trainee Architect in an architectural firm registered and run by professionals. Internship in Architecture is vital session. Students not only get a semester long theoretical break but also an opportunity to Imagine the Architectural field beyond their drafting table and presentation board. It is a supervised practical application of previously studied theory.

During the internship period, students gain immense insight regarding the real facts of architecture. This course helps to train students in various fields such as in technical, economical, practical and drawings, estimation and costing. In dealing with different professional’s engineers, clients. It basically prepares students and makes them laminar with the office environment and trends. During my internship, I pined CHARGED VOIDS, as a trainee architect for over 19 weeks. This report reflects my experience as trainee architect on various projects aiming to develop practical knowledge on the architectural fields.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABOUT CHARGED VOIDS

CANDIDATE’S DECLARATION ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AIM, OBJECTIVE & SCOPE OF STUDY

CHAPTER 1 : ABOUT THE PROJECT

1.1 PROJECT PROFILE

1.1.1 INTRODUCTION

1.2 SITE PROFILE

1.2.1 SITE ANALYSIS

1.2.2 SITE AND CONTEXT IMAGES

1.2.3 CLIMATOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY

1.2.4 SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND HERITAGE CHARACTER

CHAPTER 2 : DESIGN AND PLANNING

2.1 ARCHITECT’S CONCEPT

2.2 BUILT FORM VISION

2.3 SPATIAL ZONING

2.4 MOVEMENT AND CIRCULATION

2.5 SUN PATH AND NATURAL VENTILATION

2.6 BUILDING BYE- LAWS

2.7 AREA PROGRAM SUMMARY

S.W.O.T ANALYSIS OF SITE

CHAPTER 3 : ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS

3.1 FLOOR PLANS

3.2 ELEVATIONS

3.3 SECTIONS

3.4 RENDERS VS SITE

3.5 ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

CHAPTER 4 : CONSTRUCTION/ STRUCTURE

4.1 COLUMN GRID PLAN

4.2 PLINTH BEAM DRAWINGS & DETAILS

4.3 GROUND FLOOR SHUTTERING & DETAILS

4.4 MATERIAL PALETTE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

4.5 ENTRANCE RAMP DRAWINGS

CHAPTER 5 : BUILDING SERVICES

5.1 ELECTRICAL LAYOUT DRAWINGS

5.2 PLUMBING & FIRE FIGHTING LAYOUT DRAWINGS

CHAPTER 6 : BUILDING BYE - LAWS

S.W.O.T ANALYSIS

1.1 PROJECT PROFILE

Project Name – Block 6 Chandigarh University (South Campus)

Location - NH05, Chandigarh - Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab, India

Typology – Institutional

Client Name – Chandigarh University

Architectural Firm – Charged Voids, Panchkula

Year of Design - 2020

Completion Year - 2023

Approx SiteArea – 88481.85 Sq.Ft

Total Built UpArea – 19678.67 Sq.Ft

Estimated Cost Of The Project – approx. 50 cr.

REASON FOR SELECTING THIS PROJECT

• For my understanding of the conceptualization process and form development.

• Learning about the interior spaces and their planning considerations.

• To learn the designing for commercial buildings.

During construction photo 2022 -Block 6 Fig. 0.0

1.1.1 INTRODUCTION

Assembly building means a building or part where groups of people congregate or gather for amusement, recreation, social, religions, patriotic, civil, travel and similar purposes.

These are social space that is open and accessible to people. They provide people many opportunities to come together and engage with the community of other professionals so that they share thoughts with each other and this is what a Block 6 serves!.

Basically client had originally asked for 3 different spaces I.E. Library, Dinning hall and shops with seating area. However, to economize on land and resources we proposed on angle building with 3 different stacked vertically.

It was designed to use a mixed function of spaces to become a single space and for the creation of student facilities in a newly developed campus of 7000 students.

Main focus was given to the designing part and to combine these space functionally and aesthetically with the help of exposed brick work. The whole space is designed in such a manner as each area should get natural light and ventilation through jallies.

Construction photo 22 June, 2021 - Block 6

Fig. 1

1.2 SITE PROFILE

The site is located within the campus of "University Institute of Management Studies" which is a part of "Chandigarh University". It is a campus of almost 23 acres.

The site is surrounded by various building blocks like Hostel Block, UIAHS 1 and Academic Block

The whole campus is surrounded by green fields and farms.

The site is connected to the main highway Ludhiana –Chandigarh state highway NH05

The site is surrounded by the fields and the near by villages are Gharaun, Hasanpur and Mamupur

Site plan 2022 Block 6

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Site plan 2023

Chandigarh University

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GHARAUN

HASANPUR

MAMUPUR

BLOCK 6

1.2.1 SITEANALYSIS

The site is located in south extension of Chandigarh University on NH05 Chandigarh –Ludhiana Highway, Gharaun, Mohali, Punjab, India. The project is located in Gharaun, a peri urban area in the vicinity of Mohali (Punjab) a satellite town of Chandigarh. Chandigarh is a city designed by Le Corbusier located 250 km from New Delhi and is a symbol of modernism in India. Kharar, Mohali, Chandigarh are the nearby cities to the university.

Geographic location

Latitude 31° 45′ 10.35″ N

Longitude 74° 35′ 48.71″ E

Access : By air

Chandigarh university is 29.5 Km via NH 5 & 35.0 Km via NH 205 from the Chandigarh Airport, Mohali.

By rail

(SAS nagar) Mohali Railway Station in Sector 65 is about 25 km from the Chandigarh university. It connects places like New Delhi,Agra, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow with the city.

By road

The most nearby bus stand is in Kharar which is 9.5 km from the campus, then Sector 43, Mohali bus stand which is 20 km, that connects the Punjab and Himachal, Jammu Kashmir with the city and at last Sector 17, Chandigarh bus stand 24 km from the campus which connects the Delhi and Haryana with the city.

During construction photo 2021 -Block 6 Fig. 4

AND CONTEXT IMAGES

The building is East – West orientated.

The site is surrounded by various building blocks like Hostel Block, UIAHS 1 and Academic Block. The whole campus is surrounded by green fields and farms.

Fig. 5 Site plan 2020

Fig. 6 Site plan 2021

Photo from Admin Block 4 Walkway, 7 December, 2021 – Fig. 8

View of Block 3 from Main Entrance, 13 August, 2022 – Fig. 10

Double height Main Entrance, 7 December, 2021 – Fig. 9

View of Block 7 from Double Height Semi open seating area, 2 August, 2022 – Fig. 7

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View of Block 7, UIAHS 1

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View of Block 3 & 4, Academic Blocks

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View of New Hostel Block

1.2.3 CLIMATOLOGY & TOPOGRAPHY

The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. The climate here is a humid subtropical climate which is very hot summers, mild winters, unreliable rainfall.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES & PRECIPITATION

Precipitation is the lowest in November, with an average of 6 mm | 0.2 inch. Most precipitation falls in July, with an average of 195 mm | 7.7 inch.

WIND SPEED

The monsoon creates steady strong winds from December toApril, and calm winds from June to October.

Sun path diagram

Site plan - Fig. 14

1.2.4 SOCIAL, ECONOMICAND HERITAGE CHARACTER

Chandigarh is the nearest well developed city. It is one of the best experiments in urban planning and modern architecture in the twentieth century in India. Planned by the renowned architect Le Corbusier, have together helped create one of the most livable cities of India.

Chandigarh heritage comprises buildings and precincts of regional or local importance possessing special architectural or aesthetic merit

Legislative Assembly, Capitol Complex - Fig. 15

Pierre Jeanerette's Museum - Fig. 16

Sukhna Lake - Fig. 17

Gandhi Bhawan - Fig. 18

Government Housing - Fig. 19

2.1ARCHITECT’S CONCEPT

The concept was to club together a number of functions into a single built form to optimize the utilization of both land and resources. The concept and form arose from a simple stacking of the 3 main functions.

3 DIFFERENT VOLUME FOR 3 DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS

From the given site area, the site was divided into 3 different volumes vertical rather than horizontally for reducing ground area.

AMORPHOUS BUILT FORM

By not totally separated the two areas. The connected of walkways are applied in it. The middle space turned in the courtyard on all floor in different orientations .

SEGREGATED ENTRANCES FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS

The entrances from the four sides allowing people in all sides of the community to join creating an active space within the site.

RECEPTION & WAITING AREA

SHOPS

2.2 BUILT FORM VISION MAIN STAIRCASE

REPRESENT APPROACHTO THE BUILDING

SHOPS

The area within the land of site separated into two areas, public and private combining all in the triangular form.

The idea was to create an amorphous built form so as to allow free movement through and through the building creating an incidental interaction space. Also, the multiple entrances ensured the segregation of circulation for different functions.

Another important aspect of the overall building was that there was no actual rear or back side of the building. The central cut out allows for both light and ventilation to penetrate into the lower floors in the center.

OUTDOOR SEATING

MALE TOILETS

ENTRANCE

RECEPTION & WAITING AREA

FEMALE TOILETS

OPEN TO SKY COURTYARD

OUTDOOR SEATING

MAIN STAIRCASE ENTRANCE

2.3 SPACIAL ZONING

The main entrance for this area is from the side of the building with a reception on the ground floor.

The ground floor and the first floor, which are the lowest triangular blocks, house the student facilities of eating, shopping and daily utilities.

The second floor and the third floor house the library with the main entrance from the grand set of staircases almost starting from the entrance the ground floor..

The upper floors house a guest house for VIP guests and visiting faculties.

2.4 MOVEMENTAND CIRCULATION

Considering mostly on the people that will come in the cafeteria area, the circulation was created to force people in certain directions focusing on the time and ways that people will walk, in order to have different experience in spaces. Therefore, the circulation will cover the whole area according to the masses placement. Circulation need to having viewpoint inside out from the building.

MAIN STAIRCASE

Width – 9 feet 7.5 inches

Riser – 6 inches

Tread – 1 feet

SERVICE/ FIRE STAIRCASE

Width – 5 feet

Riser – 6 inches

Tread – 1 feet

Arrows are the entrances to the building Circulation on ground floor

SUNKEN ROOFS

Circulation on upper typical floors SECTION CC’

2.5 SUN PATH AND NATURAL VENTILATION

Harvesting daylight from the façade and roof skylights.

The central axis acts as the circulation’s main route and sub divides into sub-routes for reaching the whole space.

2.6 BUILDING BYE LAWS

This building comes under public buildings for functional classification and assembly buildings for occupational classification. Hence safety provisions will be as per the classification as follows.

Minimum

DETAILOF PLAN PROPOSAL

Total built up area - 19678.67 Sq.Ft

No of Storey - (G+ 7 Floors)

Ground Coverage - 20,798 Sq.Ft

Total Covered Area - 94,978 Sq.Ft

Front Setback – 30 feet

Rear Setback – 20 feet

Clear height – 14 feet

Internal courtyard area – 554 sq. ft

Staircase - Width – 9 feet 7.5 inches – Riser – 6 inches – Tread – 1 feet

Lift – 8 feet x 6 feet

2.7AREAPROGRAM SUMMARY

AREASTATEMENT BLOCK 6

• FAR AREACOVERED ONALL FLOORS/SITE AREA = 94978/ 88481.85

1.07

• PARKING

There is parking provided at the common area for some clusters of blocks in the whole university and not in every block because it wasn’t necessary and it was not on the university’s requirement list

3.1 FLOOR PLANS 2.96 10 5.54 Ground Floor Area Distribution Kitchen 3.38% Shops 3.46% Toilets and facilities 4.76% Services 1.1% Vertical circulation 13.1% Horizontal circulation 55.2% Cut outs 2.96% Outdoor seating 10.0% Office area 5.54%

LEGEND

1. BRIDGE

2. CUT OUT ABOVE

3. COURTYARD BELOW

4. STAIRCASE

5. DRINKING WATER AREA

6. BUFFER AREA

7. CUT OUT BELOW

8. DINNING HALL AREA

9. COUNTERS

10. HANDWASH AREA

11. TERRACE GARDEN

12. DOUBLE HEIGHT AREA BELOW

13. LIFT LOBBY

14. ELEVATOR

15. SERVICE

16. KITCHEN AREA

17. TERRRACE FOR KITCHEN SERVICES

5.24

Kitchen 12.7%

Open terrace 4.7%

Hand wash area 1.7%

Vertical circulation 8.7%

Dinning hall/ Horizontal circulation 66.8%

Cutouts 5.24%

First Floor Area Distribution

LEGEND

1. SECURITY CHECK

2. BUFFER SPACE

3. RECEPTION AND LOCKERS

4. BOOK ISSUE AREA

5. LIBRARY AREA

6. CUT OUT BELOW

7. COURTYARD BELOW

8. CUT OUT ABOVE

9. TERRACE GARDEN

10. SKYLIGHT

11. STAIRCASE TO UPPER FLOOR

12. STAIRCASE

13. LIFT LOBBY

14. ELEVATOR

15. SERVICE

16. A.H.U ROOMS

17. SPACE FOR LIBRARY STORES AND STAFF AREA

18. TERRACE BELOW

Staff area 7.37%

Services 1.5%

Vertical circulation

15.6%

Library/ Horizontal circulation 53.2%

Cutouts 3.6%

Terrace garden with outdoor seating 18.4%

Second Floor Area Distribution

LEGEND

1. LIBRARY AREA

2. TERRACE GARDEN

3. COURTYARD BELOW

4. CUT OUT ABOVE

5. SKYLIGHT ABOVE

6. STAIRCASE DOWN TO SECOND FLOOOR

7. TERRACE GARDEN BELOW

8. SKYLIGHT BELOW

9. LIFT LOBBY

10. ELEVATOR

11. SERVICE ELEVATOR

12. STAIRCASE

13. A.H.U ROOMS

14. FACILITIES

15. SPACE FOR LIBRARY STORES AND STAFF AREA

16. TERRACE BELOW

Staff area 4.9%

Toilet and facilities

1.3%

Services 2.6%

Vertical circulation

8.4%

Library/ Horizontal circulation 72.4%

Cutouts 4.2%

Terrace gardens 5.8%

Third FloorArea Distribution

LEGEND

1. LIFT LOBBY

2. GUEST ROOM

3. DINNING HALL

4. BUFFER AREA

5. KITCHEN

6. TERRACE FOR KITCHEN

7. SERVICE STAIRCASE

8. LIFT

9. SERVICE LIFT

10. TERRACE GARDEN

11. SKYLIGHTS

12. STAIRCASE BELOW

13. TERRACE BELOW

14. COURTYARD BELOW

Guest rooms 17.7%

Toilet and facilities 5.4%

Vertical circulation 9.0%

Dinning hall/ Horizontal circulation 36.8%

Kitchen 12.2%

Fourth FloorArea Distribution

LEGEND

1. LIFT LOBBY

2. PRESIDENTIAL SUITE

3. TERRACE FOR PRESIDENTIAL SUITE

4. GUESTS ROOMS

5. TERRACE

6. TERRACE BELOW

7. STORE

8. SERVICE CORRIDOR

9. HOUSEKEEPING

10. TERRACE FOR SERVICES

11. STAIRCASE

12. ELEVATOR

13. SERVICE ELEVATOR

Guest rooms 31.5%

Presidential room 6.1%

Toilets and facilities

11.3%

Terrace 7.8%

Vertical circulation 9.9%

Horizontal circulation

33.0%

Fifth Floor Area Distribution

3.2 ELEVATIONS

ELEVATION A FRONT ELEVATION

ELEVATION B L.H.S ELEVATION

ELEVATION C REAR ELEVATION

SECTION AA’

SECTION BB’

3.4 RENDERS VS SITE

Aerial view – Fig. 21

Outdoor seating - Fig. 22

Front View - Fig. 23

Left Side View - Fig. 24

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FRONT VIEW

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REAR VIEW

Fig. 27

LEFT SIDE VIEW

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RIGHT SIDE VIEW

Fig. 29

RENDERS OF INTERIORS

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Central courtyard

Site pics from 2020 – present

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LIBRARY RENDERS

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3.5ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

Cantilever at entrance Site pics from 2020 - present

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Some interior skylights and brick jali

Site pics from 2020 - present

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Entrance foyer & triangular planter with outdoor seating Site pics from 2020 - present

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