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Good Quality Education: Education is keyfor the overall development of an individual and society as a whole. Education helps one make informed and rational decisions during problems in both professional and personal life. Education helps one to
Sharpen Critical skills
Realize one's true potential
Provide more and equal opportunities
Provide financial stability
Skill Development: Skills Development refers to the process of acquiring, improving, and enhancing a wide range of skills and competencies. It involves the deliberate and continuous effort to build knowledge, expertise, and capabilities in specific areas to meet the demands of one's work or to pursue personal and professional growth. Skill Development helps one by
Complementing formal education
Reducing the skill gap between education and employment
Acquire soft skills
Providing certification, accreditation, recognition, and standardization of their skills.
Skill development also helps individuals negotiate better wages, working conditions, and benefits with their employers. It helps one develop social skills such as empathy, tolerance, and respect for diversity essential for peaceful coexistence. It also contributes to social causes such as the environment, health, and education by providing individuals with civic skills, social responsibility, and national integration.
The proposal is a skill training institute that would cater to the growing needs of society and serve as a catalyst for individual empowerment, socio-economic development, and contribute to nation-building efforts.
Project Patrons & Funding
Post-Independence, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru pioneered establishing the Indian Institutes of Technology(IIT) to provide trained technical personnel of international class to the nation who would act as leaders in technology for the newly born independent India and would over time provide scientists and technologists of the highest caliber to engage in research, design, and development of nation's self-reliance in its technological demands.
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) were established to impart high-quality management education and training, conduct research, and provide consultancy services in the field of management to various sectors of the Indian economy. These Institutions are recognized as premier management institutions, comparable to the best in theWorld for teaching, research, and interaction with industries.
Similarly, Under the Guidance of our current PMShri. Narendra Modi, a Ministry for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been formed to focus on enhancing the employability of the youth through skill development.
The MSDE(Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship) has formed NSDC(National Skill Development Corporation) to develop 33 NSTI (National Skill Training Institutes), about 15,000 ITI ( Industrial Training Institutes under DGT( Directorate General of Training) and 187 partners registered with NSDC.
NSDF (National Skill Development Fund) has been allocated to aid the development of the institutes.
The Bajaj Group has announced its CSR towards the development of Skill Training Institutes, the TATA’s along with MSDE are developing a Skill Training Institute in Mumbai. Such premier groups can also aid in the funding of the development of the institutional campus
Site & Site Selection:
The site is located in Nasmed village located in the Karol district of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The zone of Nasmed village has been declared as an Education & Knowledge Hub as per the 2021 master plan byAUDA (Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority). The site is located towards the South-east border of the Nasmed village. The site area is approximately 18 acres.
Nasmed is located towards the southwest of Gandhinagar and north-west of the city of Ahmedabad. The Thol bird sanctuary famous forflamingos, pelicans, and many other birds is in the close vicinity of the village located at an approximate distance of 10km from the village center.
References :
1. Salk Institute of Biological Studies, California, US - Louis Kahn; To understand of design of an Institutional Campus, laboratory systems, structural & services systems for a laboratory space.
2. McLaren Technology Centre, Surrey, England - Foster and Partners: To understand Movement Network inside a workshop space, Program Formulation
3. IIM Ahmedabad, India -Louis Kahn & IIM Bangalore, India – B.V Doshi: To understand the design of an Institutional campus, structural systems and architectural expression.
4. New Hostel Block IIM, Ahmedabad, India – Bimal Patel: To understand the design of a hostel block for an Institute
5. Technical Campus Blue Gate, Antwerp, Belgium – POLO Architects & Deakin Trade Centre, Mildura, Australia – Y2 Architects: To understand Spatial Requirements of Workshop Area, Program Formulation.
6. Tata Strive Program, Dr.Cyrus Poonawalla Skill Centre, Pune: For Program Formulation
KeyLearnings from reference studies:
Campus Level:
There must be visual connectivitymaintained throughout the campus
Lifting blocks on stilts can help in maintaining visual connectivity.
Ground coverage should be less and the maximum amount of land to be given to the development of campus both built and unbuilt spaces
The building blocks should be connected well with covered passages
Peripheral Service road is important to service the spaces as well as movement of fire tender
The service dockyard should be accessible from the main access road of the plot.
Clear segregation of pedestrian and vehicular movement is essential.
The campus should have a holistic architectural language.
The campus should be universally accessible.
It is essential to design good open spaces along with built spaces.
Zone of transition between the public and private realm
Design of Workshop Spaces
Workshop spaces must receive maximum amount of natural light
Workshop spaces need to be column-free. This provides flexibilityin the space and helps to reconfigure and renovate the space as per the need and requirement.
Having a clean large Column Grid helps to have a clean working space along the major movement axis.
The workshop service core should not disturb the workflow and maintenance should be done without disturbing the ongoing work. The service grid should be capable of being updated with technological advancements.
The service core should be tucked inside the grid without disturbing the production flow.
Workshop spaces must have clean segregated movement spaces for machinery and humans
Vertical stacking of Workshop blocks with different programs is possible.
The Structural & Service grid should be rationalized and not disturb the function of any of the workshop spaces.
The area required per student varies from 5-10 sq.m as per the workshop program.
Orientation of workspaces is important.
Design Program (Built Spaces ) :
A.Skill Development
A1.Skill Training in Electronic Gadgets & Electronic Vehicles
Facilities for skill training in areas such as
EV BatteryDesign
Service Technician for a 2&3 wheeler EV vehicle
Design and Servicing of electronic gadgets such as laptops, mobile phones, smart watches, earpieces, etc
A2.Skill Training in Business Management & Entrepreneurship Development
Facilities for skill training in areas such as
Financial risk assessment
Marketing management
Business Analyst
A3.Skill Training in Hospitality
Facilities for skill training in areas such as
Hotel Management
Tourism Management
Event Management
A4.Skill Training in Industrial Automation
Facilities for skill training in areas such as
Additive Manufacturing
Industrial Fundamentals
B. Administrative Facilities
Various facilities are required for the smooth functioning of the institute.
C.Common Facilities
Library
Research Facilities
Eateries
Auditorium
Recreational & Sports Activities
D.Student Housing
Residential Facilityfor the students
E.Facilitators Housing
Residential Facilityfor the facilitators (the teaching and non-teaching staff)
G.BOH
Support Facilities for various Services.
Architectural Expression & Design Concepts:
Campus Level
To provide public gathering and common activity spaces such as public terraces, cafeterias, space for indoor games, coworking spaces, reading spaces, dining spaces, and semi-open seatings along the main movement axis at the ground level.
Lifting of building mass on stilts at ground level for visual accessibility along the major movement axis for maintaining better visual connectivity throughout the campus.
Pedestrian-only central zone of academic core. Services are taken care of by ring roads running along the periphery of the buildings.
Using courtyards with ideal dimensions (x:1.4 x,x:1.618 x (Golden Rectangle)) for mutual shading of spaces.
Creating community spaces at various levels.
Greens as zones of transition between spaces.
Meandering landscapes in recreational areas.
Common spaces open in large landscaped areas.
Buildings blend in the landscapes. Landscape taking over the built.
Building Level
Flexibility in the use of spaces
Having clear-span spaces can help for better integration of natural light sources, such as light shelves/light wells/ skylights. Improve energyefficiency by reducing the need for artificial lighting during the day. Efficient utilization of space, accommodating diverse activities and configurations.
The absence of columns can contribute to a sense of openness, and spaciousness, enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the workspace.
Recessed openings/Large projections along the south and west edge
Allow winter sun in interior spaces
Block the harsh summer sun & block the glare
Maximize the use of naturally diffused north light in learning spaces
Stepped massing towards the north
Large openings
Lowering of sill height
Use of light shelves
Orientation of learning spaces: Exposing the longer side to north & south, the shorter side to east & west
Adding additional thermal mass towards south & west to block heat and delay heat decrement time adds to the thermal comfort of users
Stacking of similar spaces for better integration of services and structural systems.
