Biodiversity Research Institute

PROJECT–BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE Vikrant V. Chaudhari Aditya College of Architecture

INDEX 1.

INTRODUCTION

5.

SITE STUDY

1.1

Aim & Objectives

5.1

2.

RESEARCH

2.1 2.2 2.3

6.

DESIGN PROGRAMS

2.4

Biodiversity loss concept of Biodiversity Hotspot The major biodiversity hotspots in India & Hotspots in Mumbai Forest Research Institute in India

5.2 5.3 5.4

Site Location & accessibility Site Context & site justification Climatic Analysis Existing condition

7.

CONCEPT

3.

CASE STUDIES

3.1 3.2 3.3

Forest Research Institute Wildlife Institute of India California Academy of Sciences

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9.

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS SERVICES

10.

CONSTRUCTION

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INTRODUCTION The word Biodiversity originates from the Greek word “Bios” which means Life and Latin word “Diversitas” which means Diversity or Difference. The whole word “Biodiversity “means Variations of life forms found on earth.

Ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals and other organisms along with their habitat, weather conditions and surrounding landscapes form a complex system in which the living thing is one component of the ecosystem which is known as biodiversity.

Ecosystem and biodiversity are interdependent on each other for a balanced functioning of the system. Biologists most often define biodiversity as the “totality of genes, species and ecosystems of a region. Biodiversity includes three main types 1.Genetic Biodiversity 2.Species Biodiversity 3.Ecological Biodiversity From early civilization the Biodiversity has been an integral part of human society. Biodiversity in varied forms has been providing the needs of the humans fromthousands of years. It has great importance for satisfying human needs like Clothing, shelter, medicinal use, food etc. But gradually over the years it has declined rapidly due to destruction of forests, overexploitation of resources, shifting cultivation, urbanization, industrialization, soil degradations, climatic changes, diminishing green cover etc.

AIM 1. The main aim of the project is to build a sustainable research and educational institute which provides a better understanding towards the biodiversity and forestry knowledge, which helps in Conservation Strategies of Biodiversity

OBJECTIVES 1. How can one architecturally develop a site without impacting the present biodiversity adversely?

2. Creating an informative awareness about the richness of biodiversity and also the potential harm of the biodiversity loss to the citizens.

Institute which undertakes and promotes biodiversity research, education, andprovides sustainable management with special focus on Northern- Western Ghats.

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Biodiversity loss There are various reasons for biodiversity loss but majorly it has lost due to following broader reasons • Natural causes • Human interventions

• Introduction of exotic species and genetically modified organisms • Pollution • Climate change

How did the concept of Biodiversity Hotspot begin?

Figure 1 : Map indicating world’s 35 hotspots

The British environmentalist Norman Myers coined the term “Biodiversity Hotspot” in 1988 as a biogeographic region which has an exceptional level of endemic species and which is also on the verge of extinction. In 1990 Myers added a further eight hotspots, including four Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Conservation International (CI) adopted Myer’s hotspot as its institutional blueprint in 1989 and in 1996 the organization re-evaluated the hotspot concept. According to Conservation International to qualify as a hotspot a region need to meet two criteria 1. First it needs at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (> 0.5% of the world’s total) as endemics, 2. And second it has to have lost at least 70% of its original habitat.

In 1999, CI identified 25 hotspots and in 2005 CI published an updated 35 biodiversity hotspot.

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The major biodiversity hotspots in India

Hotspots in Mumbai

1. The Western Ghats (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Figure 2 : The major biodiversity hotspots in India & Hotspots in Mumbai

Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), Mangroves and Forests, Aarey, Maharashtra Nature Park (MNP), Elephanta Island, Powai , Lake and IIT campus, Palm Beach Road, Raj Bhavan, Bhandup , Pumping Station, Mahalaxmi Race Course, Ranibaug , Mahul, Sewri, Thane Creek , Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and Jijamata Udyaan (Inputs from naturalist Rahulratan Chauhan and ornithologist Asif Khan from Bombay Natural History Society)

2. Himalaya 3. Indo-Burma 4. Sundalands

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Forest Research Institute in India No

Forest Research Institute Name

Location

Forest Research Institutes under India's Ministry of Environment and Forests 1

Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun

Dehradun, Uttrakhand

2

Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Almora Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal

Almora, Uttrakhand

3

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Forest Research Institutes under State Governments 4

Kerala Forest Research Institute

Thrissur, Kerala

5

Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu

6

Forest Research Institute, Kanpur

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

No

Forest Research Institution Dehradun

Dehradun, Uttrakhand

8

Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur

Jodhpur, Jaipur

9

Centre for Forest-based Livelihoods and Extension (CFLE), Agartala Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla

Agartala, Tripura

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun National Institute of Animal Welfare, Faridabad

Dehradun, Uttrakhand

Aizawl, Mizoram

18

Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation

19

Institute of Forest Biodiversity

Hyderabad, Telangana

20

Institute of Forest Productivity

Ranchi, Jharkhand

21

Rain Forest Research Institute

Jorhat, Assam

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Location

Other national institutes under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry 22 Center for Ecological Sciences Bengaluru 23 Center for Environmental Delhi Management of Degraded Ecosystem 24 Salim Ali Center for Omithology and Coimbatore Natural History (SACON) 25 Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Thiruvananthapuram Institute, Thiruvananthapuram Under state governments 26 27

29

Kerala Forest Research Institute State Forest Research and Training Institute State Forest Research Institute Madhya Pradesh State Forest Research Institute

30 31

Gujarat Forest Research Centre State Forest Department, Jammu

28

Forest Research Institutes under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education 7

Forest Research Institute Name

Thrissur, Kerala Raipur, Chhattisgarh Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Rajpipla, Gujarat Jammu

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Bengaluru, Karnataka Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Faridabad, Haryana

Figure 3 : Map indicating Forest institutes in India

Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

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CASE STUDY

Forest Research Institute Location - Dehradun, Uttarakhand Built by - Sir C.G. Blomfield Style - Greco-Roman and Colonial styles of architecture Area - 7 acres

Wildlife Institute of India Location - Dehradun, Uttarakhand Ownership - It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India.

Area - 80 acres

California Academy of Sciences Architects - Renzo Piano Location - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States Category – University Project Year - 2008

INFERENCES • The ideal site location of Biodiversity Research Institute is close to the Biodiversity hotspot which helps in the better feasibility of the project • Site needs to be divided into 2 subdivisions 1. Reserve territory for biodiversity 2. Public and institutional building

• Its better to provide Public parking area away from institute & research area.& Less vehicular activity nearby if possible • Separate entries should be provided for public building and institute.

• Provide green courtyards in institutional building for biological research, observation & experimentation.

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• Location - Goregaon Check Naka No 3, Aarey Road, Filter pada, Unit 25, Goregaon (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400087

• Plot Area - 408125.47 SQ.M (100.85Acre) • Accessibility - Site accessible from east side by 12M wide Royal Palms , 15M wide main Aarey Road & 10M wide Gravel Road from south west side

• Site Context & site justification - Study and research about the rich biodiversity of Mumbai which needs to known by the local residents and officials of Mumbai through a detailed study about the subject carefully, because of the serious impacts of the loss of biodiversity, and there are hardly any research institutes in Mumbai which caters to biodiversity and ecologies and studies the same through an institutional system together.

Hence a proper system which makes awareness and changes at an institutional level is important and hence the site located is in one of the zone which comes under the rich biodiverse zone of Mumbai i:e adjoining to Aarey, Powai and Tulsi forest (SGNP).

The site surrounding includes a river (Mithi river) lakes (Vihar & powai lake)urban forest (Aarey colony) which makes it a proper institutional place for learning in which the wilderness area and learning space are in close proximity with each other

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CONCEPT ZONING

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Museum & Exhibition Botanical & Forest Management Institute

Aquarium

Conservation & Research centre

Reserve territory for biodiversity

Information and learning centre for Visitors

Ecological pond

Museum & Exhibition Canteen

Reserve territory for biodiversity

CONCEPT sectional ZONING

Parking

ROAD

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CONCEPTUAL IDEAS

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BOTANICAL VALLEY

CAVE OR TUNNEL LIKE STRUCTURE

CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES

SERIES OF COURTYARDS ARE URBAN FARMING

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Ticket counter & waiting area

Visitor’s parking area Electric Car parking Information and learning centre for Visitors Botanical garden

7 2

Botanical & Forest Management Institute

5

Museum & Exhibition Aquarium

Zoology Institute 3

Canteen

E

4

D

Library & Computer lab Institute & Conservation centre parking area

5 C

B

Conservation & Research centre

ROOF PLAN & CIRCULATION

A

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PLAN OF PARKING AREA

Spaces

No of occupants

No of units

Area in Sq.m.

15

Cafeteria

140.00

16

Herbal shop

60.00

17

Forest Raw materials & craft products

120.00

18

Ticket counter & Cloak room

19

Toilet

75

118.50 20.00

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No.

Spaces

No of occupants

No of units

Area in Sq.m.

Information and Visitor centre 1

Reception and waiting area

150 to 200

290.00

2

Account office

10

50.00

3

Administration office

10

50.00

4

Toilet

5

I.T. office and control room

4

40.00

6

Seminar hall

115

148.00

7

Information center

195

260.00

8

Studios

56

115.00

9

Workshop area

60

10

Kitchen and dining area

185

11

Toilet

28.00

2

65.00 533.55 50.00

15

PLAN OF INFORMATION AND VISITOR CENTRE (Start from road level +-0.00M & end at level +10.00M)

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LEVEL +-0.00M (ROAD LEVEL)

SECTION OF INFORMATION AND VISITOR CENTRE (Height 8M)

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No. Spaces 1

H. Museum & Exhibition

No of occupants No of units 200

Area in Sq.m.

1,220.00

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LEVEL +10.00M (FROM ROAD)

SECTION OF MUSEUM & EXHIBITION (Height 10 M)

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SECTION OF MUSEUM & EXHIBITION (Height 10 M)

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No. Spaces

No of occupants No of units 1280.00

13 Aquarium

PLAN OF AQUARIUM (Room Height 4.5M) AT LEVEL +4.00M

Area in Sq.m.

13

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LEVEL +10.00M (FROM ROAD)

LEVEL +4.0M (FROM ROAD)

LEVEL +-0.00M (FROM ROAD)

SECTION OF AQUARIUM (Height 4.5M)

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No.

Spaces

No of occupants

No of units

Area in sq.m.

Zoology Institute 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

PLAN OF ZOOLOGY INSTITUTE AT LEVEL +10.00M (ROOM HEIGHT 7M)

Reception and waiting area Account office Staff office Administration office Lecture halls Laboratories Toilet

80 to 100 6 to 7 10 6 to 7 60 35 to 40

105.50 155.00 3 2

65.00 65.00 50.00

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Spaces

C. Library & Computer lab D. Kitchen and dining area

PLAN OF LIBRARY & COMPUTER LAB AT LEVEL +10.00M (ROOM HEIGHT 6M)

No of occupants 115 & 100

No of units

165

Area in sq.m.

650.00 330.00

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No.

Spaces

No of occupants

No of units

Area in sq.m.

Botanical & Forest Management Institute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Reception and waiting area Account office Administration office Conference room & Office Toilet Staff office Lecture halls Laboratories Maintenance department Toilet

100 to 150 16 to 18 8 to 10 12 60 35 to 40

2 8 3

290.00 40.00 60.00 65.00 23.00 30.00 65.00 65.00 38.00 15.00

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PLAN OF BOTANICAL & FOREST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

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LEVEL +9.00M (FROM ROAD)

LEVEL +2.50M (FROM ROAD)

LEVEL +-0.00M (ROAD level)

SECTION OF BOTANICAL & FOREST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (ROOM HEIGHT 7M)

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BOTANICAL & FOREST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

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BOTANICAL & FOREST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

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No.

Spaces

No of occupants

No of units

Area in sq.m.

Conservation & Research centre

PLAN OF CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT AT ROAD LEVEL +-0.00

18

Scientists individual cell

42 to 45

135.00

19

Dry collection

174.00

20

Wet collection

174.00

21

Endangered Species Management

10

65.00

22

Ecodevelopment Planning

10

65.00

23

Forensic Lab

20 to 22

65.00

24

Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology Lab

20 to 22

65.00

25

Habitat Ecology

3 to 5

65.00

26

Landscape planning and Management

20 to 22

65.00

27

Wildlife health management

3 to 5

65.00

28

Meeting room

55 to 60

65.00

29

Maintenance Dpartment

13.00

30

Storage Room

13.00

31

Toilet

30.00

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SECTION OF BOTANICAL GARDEN (Start from road level 0.00M & end at level +10.00M)

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SPAN 16.00M

CONSTRUCTION

SPAN 12.00M

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