A Sustainable and Environmental Design Approach for an Architectural Institution - a Way Forward

EasyChair Preprint no. 9386

Abstract

This paper deals with the Design of an Architecture college which is Environment friendly and sustainable . The site was contoured and having a high tension line passing right though the centre . Also gives clear idea about how the blocks are placed without disturbing the natural contour of the site and how cut and fill is minimized in the design. In this paper combines design of the physical realm with design of the social world – infrastructure to support social and cultural interaction, social amenities, systems for citizen engagement and space for people and places to evolve. the focus is on the spatial and architectural manifestations of social sustainability aspirations. This paper identifies and discusses specific architectural interventions that resulted in inhabitable and tectonic examples of social sustainability

We can picturize how the building responds to the wind directiion and sun path of the site . The Design parameters adopted to make it naturally ventilated and are naturally lit . The buildings are levelled up according to the contour and is more connected to the ground. Terreces are adapted to green spaces for discussiom and with a favourable view of the periya eri lake . The overall design deals with the multilevel interaction between students and teachers occupying the campus.

Keyphrases: Levels of interaction, social interaction, Spacial placement and interaction, spatial and architectural manifestations

@Booklet{EasyChair:9386,
  author = {Aravind Pramod and N Jothilakshmy and Nived Narendran},
  title = {A Sustainable and Environmental Design Approach for an Architectural Institution - a Way Forward},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 9386},

  year = {EasyChair, 2022}}