[Contemporary Materials and Techniques in Industrial Architecture]
4.1 THE CASE STUDY OF THE SANAND FACTORY OF THE STUDIO SAAR IN AHMEDABAD, INDIA Sanand Factory, designed by Studio Saar in Gujarat, India, examines how a Factory may go beyond being environmentally sustainable to also being happier and more confident for its employees. On the location of a former lakebed, the new factory is being constructed. It has a seasonal Lake with varying depths depending on the season. Secure Meters, an electronics manufacturer that works in the automobile industry, also commissioned the facility.
Figure 10 Aerial View Showing the Entire Structures of Sanand (by Ankit Jain)
4.1.1 THE MODERN INDUSTRIAL FACTORY Secure Sanand was built in stages by Jonny Buckland and Ananya Singhal, architects and founding directors of Studio Saar, to allow manufacturing to begin in fewer than nine months. The architects sketched out the concept by developing an ambitious design that aim to establish an inclusive atmosphere for workers that promotes communication and collaboration while breaking down silos and combating the intense sense of hierarchy that is commonly prevalent in manufacturing workplaces.
4.1.2 REIMAGNING FACTORY ARCHITECTURE In Gujarat, a primary function industrial facility for electronics company secure meters has a unique architectural identity that combines ecological design with resident wellbeing. While global design sensibilities have long since moved away from the starkness and absolute effectiveness related manufacturing architecture and structures, now Bachelor of Architecture 2018 – 2023 [Dissertation]
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