SITE INTRODUCTION

SITE INVENTORY
LOCATION- BALEWADI, PUNE ➢ CLIMATE
SITE AREA- 11 ACRES Pune has a hot semi-arid climate bordering
BUILT-UP AREA-8.67 with tropical wet and dry with average
ARCHITECT- HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR temperatures ranging between 19 to 33 °C
ROAD CONNECTIVITY (66 to 91 °F). Pune experiences three
• Nicmar is in Balewadi, Pune seasons: summer, monsoon, and winter.
• 14 km from pune railway ➢ TOPOGRAPHY
station Flat landform with negligible slope
• 7km from university gate on ➢ VEGETATION
pune Bangalore highway. Tropical stunted semi-evergreen forests,
• 21km from airport stunted semi- evergreen scrub forests, moist
deciduous and dry deciduous forests.
 FACILITIES

• 2 ACADEMIC BUILDING
• GUEST HOUSE
• MAINTENANCE CENTER
• HOSTEL BLOCKS
➢ 2 GIRLS HOSTEL NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING OLD ACADEMIC BUILDING HOSTEL BLOCK
➢ 5 BOYS HOSTEL
• EXECUTIVE HOSTEL
• LIBRARY
• AUDITORIUM
• VIP DINNING AREA

EXECUTIVE HOSTEL BLOCK MESS FACILITIES EXECUTIVE DINNING SPACE

 CAMPUS LAYOUT
➢ Separate entry for students and staff and for
executive and higher authority.
➢ Academic and social activities have been integrated
with students and staff living.
➢ The two academic buildings are the main focal
building on the site.
➢ Auditorium is located near the main entrance for easy
access of visitors.
N ➢ The scale and massing of the sperate building units
gives grand feeling.
 CONNECTIVITY DIAGRAM

VECHICULAR
FOR EXECUTIVE FOR STUDENTS FOR FACULTY
MOVEMENT
ROADS
THE MAJOR SERVICE ROAD RUNNING ALONG THE
SERVICE ROAD RUNNING
PERIPHERY OF SITE MEASURES 9M WIDE.
ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF
BOTH THE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE SITE MEASURES
SITE.
9M WIDE.
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS VARY
FROM 3M TO 6M
 ACTIVITY MAPPING AFTERNOON ACTIVITY- in after MIDDAY ACTIVITY- Around 4:00 RARELY USED SPACE- In case to
noon working and non working PM teaching and non teaching conduct program rehearsals for
staff moves to their mess and faculty leave the campus. And some special occation student
MORNING ACTIVITY- academic students move to their allotted students move to hostels, have separate activity area to carry
and administration zones are hostel to carry lunch break and recreational area, workshop to out practises.
mostly used. refreshments. carry out their everyday task.

Many times they also use open

playgrounds and step settings
Each hostel has its own recreational for rehearsals.
During day time in there breaks area, gym area, tv room .
nearly at 10:00 AM – 12:00PM
Students tend to use washrooms,
corridors, galleries, open to sky
courts through the campus.

A.C. MESS FOR FACULTY

 CONCEPT REFLECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL VOCABLARY IN DESIGN

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▪ The primary objective was to

create a building that showcased
The architectural vocabulary is clearly dominated
construction industry.
with
▪ The building featured façade that
➢ Orderly clean lines admits exposed
evolved to its present form with
➢ stone surface
monochromatic shades and
➢ Glass
unconventional inclining of
➢ Concrete
exterior columns this exuberant
➢ Ceramic tiles
inclining columns are an arbitrary
➢ Pale yellow granite
manifestation of a forward looking
➢ Aluminium steel cladding
architectural aesthetics and they
➢ Exposed materials are used to enhance the
go on reflecting the construction
entrance
industry.
 REFLECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL
VOCABLARY IN NEW BUILDING

➢ The later scheme also featured the same concept of construction industry with
monochrome of shade and use of exterior circular columns.
➢ The backside wall of the building has multiple VIBGYOR colours
➢ Representing the idea of life, healing, nature, harmony, and spirit creating a
fabulous pride movement in front of our national flag
➢ The entire complex has three story grand entry with unitized curtain wall system.
➢ Curtain wall has only been used in first three floors to admit maximum glare free
light and enhance the interior.
➢ The new building block accommodates grand entrance lobby,
➢ Auditorium, classroom and open to sky area above the auditorium
➢ To carry out flag hoisting and other necessary activities.
 PLANNING PROS AND CONS
LEGENDS PROS
1. DINNING AREA ➢ The pale yellow granite at the entrance
2. TOILET gives the feeling of as if we are entering
3. SEMI-ENCLOSED ROOM some building material factory.
➢ Just at the entrance the corridor is
4. CORRIDOR
narrow but it gets wider as we move
5. LIBRARY ahead and more brighter as courtyards
6. ADMINISTRATION are located on both the sides.
7. ENTRANCE HALL ➢ The entrance lobby is in double height it
8. COURTYARD gives the feeling of grand entry.
9. FACUTY ➢ As soon as we enter the building our
10. CONFERENCE ROOM eyes could see green lush courtyard on
11. SHOWCASE the either side of wall.
➢ Then on the right hand side lies general
12. GYM
office, director office and
13. KITCHEN administration office.
14. DIRECTOR ➢ All the administrative area are located
15. GENERAL OFFICE near each other so that student don’t
have to wander the whole campus
during the admission process.
➢ Common conference room is placed
very close to the faculty block.
OLD ACADEMIC BLOCK ➢ On the extreme corner of the right hand
GROUND FLOOR PLAN side block dinning area kitchen area and
wash rooms are placed.
OLD ACADEMIC BLOCK AREA USED BY All three zones such as
STUDENTS IN 1. Administrative zone.
ZONNING
BREAK TIME 2. Faculty zone.
3. Area used by student in their lunch time.
All types of activities carried out in three
different zone are efficiently carried out without
any creation of nuisance.
Both the staircase are used by student as well as
faculty according to their oriented destination.
All the corridor do not need artificial light during
CENTRAL COURTYARD the day time.
Although the central courtyard has its maximum
exposure on the southern side but then also it is
efficiently shade due to existing vegetation on
the site.
CONS
AREA ▪ As there is lot of level difference in the
ADMINISTRATIVE
USED BY corridor it becomes difficult for specially
ENTRANCE AREA
FACCULTY abled person to move.
LOBBY ▪ Due to improper placement of lift one has to
travel long distance.
( although there are ramps in the corridor extra
▪ ENTRANCE LOBBY- 121SQM ▪ SEMI-ENCLOSED ROOM-83 SQM effort are needed to move from one corner to
▪ GENERAL OFFICE-95 SQM ▪ KITCHEN- 98 SQM another corner)
▪ DIRECTOR OFFICE-47 SQM ▪ SMALL GYM-61 SQM ▪ Main entry must be not used by students so
▪ ADMINISTRATION AREA- 176 SQM ▪ OPEN COURTYARD-42 SQM they have to take longer paths to reach there
▪ TOILET-37SQM ▪ FACULTY- 105SQM classroom.
▪ CONFERENCE ROOM -92 SQM
 PLANNING PROS
▪ When we overlook
down from the corridor
OLD ACADEMIC BLOCK located near staircase
FIRST FLOOR PLAN we get the view of main
LEGENDS entrance and that area is
1. CLASSROOM used by students to
welcome their guest.
2. TOILET
▪ Location of seminar hall
3. CORRIDOR is also very close to the
4. LIBRARY staircase so that it can
5. COMPUTER ROOM be easily access by
6. COURTYARD BELOW outsiders.
7. ENTRANCE HALL BELOW ▪ At many points direct
8. SEMINAR views of entire activities
9. SHOWCASE BELOW going in the corridor are
restricted to maintain
10. TERRACE.
privacy and security.
▪ Library is centrally
placed so that students
on both the sides of the
building can easily
access it.
▪ The location of spiral
staircase also helps to
distribute students mob
effectively.
 PLANNING CONS
➢ Lift Is located at only one
OLD ACADEMIC BLOCK corner it becomes difficult
FIRST FLOOR PLAN to walk long corridors.
➢ Very sharp right angle
LEGENDS turning points at some
1. CLASSROOM corner.
2. TOILET ➢ Students need to travel
3. CORRIDOR from one corner to other
4. LIBRARY corner to access toilets.
➢ The entire service core is
5. COMPUTER ROOM
not properly placed.
6. COURTYARD BELOW ➢ Now a days computer labs
7. ENTRANCE HALL BELOW are not used by students
8. SEMINAR lot of space is going
9. SHOWCASE BELOW waste.
10. TERRACE. ▪ The entire block is only used for
▪ Seminar hall- 105 sqm academic and educational
▪ Classroom-92 sqm purpose.
▪ computer lab- 95 sqm ▪ One needs to maintain a very
▪ Library- formal and discipline behaviour in
First part-104 sqm classroom as well as corridors
Second part-63 sqm ▪ In earlier days very rarely seminar
halls were accessed by outsiders.
 NEW ACADEMIC BLOCK

4 10 3

8
7 2 9

1
5 6
1. ENTRANCE LOBBY
2. MAIN RECEPTION AREA OF THE BUILDING
3. ACHIEVEMENT DISPLAY AREA OF COLLEGE
4. ACHIEVEMENT DISPLAY AREA OF STUDENT(
PLACEMENTS)
5. STAIRCASE AND LIFT PROVISION ON LEFT SIDE
6. STAIRCASE AND LIFT PROVISION OF RIGHT SIDE
7. MALE WASHROOMS AREA
8. STAIRCASE LEADING TO AUDITORIUM
9. FEMALE WASHROOM ARZEA
 NEW ACADEMIC BLOCK
PROS CONS
▪ The mass and the scale of the ▪ The location of achievement
entrance lobby gives a very display area is not proper one
prestigious feeling as we enter needs to go behind and then see
the building. the panels.
▪ The new academic building has all ▪ No provision of ramp at the
modern finishes to the building entrance.
material. ▪ Staircase and lift are not very
4 10 3 prominently visible as soon as we
▪ The use of curtain wall on in the
entrance lobby allows the enter the building.
penetration of natural sunlight. 7 9 ▪ Ramps are not provided at the
▪ Two service cores are located on
8 2 auditorium entry.
the two corners of the building ▪ Staircase are unnecessarily to
such that mob gets divided during long as only 3M span is used for
rush hours
1 entry.
5 6
▪ The entire area has a very
welcoming gesture.
▪ Auditorium is located on ground
floor such that it can be easily
access by the outsiders.
▪ The main reception area is placed
in such a way that entire entrance
area is under observation.
 NEW ACADEMIC BLOCK LEGENDS
1. STAIRCASE AND LIFT ON LEFT HANDSIDE
2. DRINKING WATER STATION
3. STAFF CUBICALS
4. CLASS ROOM
14 13 15 5. CLASSROOM
6. SEMINAR AND DISCUSSION ROOM
7. CLASSROOM
12 12 12
8. CLASSROOM
9. STAFF CUBICALS
10. DRIKING WATER STATION
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. STAIRCASE AND LIFT ON THE LEFT CORNER
1 11 OF THE BUILDING
12. 3M WIDE CORRIDOR
13. OPEN TO SKY AREA USE TO CONDUCT
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES
14. STAIRCASE FROM GROUNDFLOOR LEADING
TO OPEN TO SKY COURT.
( SEATINGS ARE PROVIDED OF THE
PERIPHERY OF THE OPEN TO SKY COURT)

VIEW OF CORRIDOR VIEW OF CLASSROOM STAIRCASE AND LIFT

PROS CONS
▪ The leaner planning of ▪ There is no provision of
classroom allows the easy 14 13 15 washroom on each floor.
flow of students in their ▪ Students need to always go to the
respective classes without ground floor to access washroom
any chaos. 12 12 12
which is located near auditorium.
▪ Mainly students and teachers ▪ The is also no provision of
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 canteen or small cafeteria.
who use 3,4 and 5 number of 9 10
cubical and classroom mainly 1 11 ▪ Students need to again go to the
use left hand side staircase old building or to their respective
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN hostels to take lunch.
and lift.
▪ The right hand side staircase ▪ Except of open to sky courtyard
and lift are used by the which is on fourth floor there is
students and teachers who no as such provision of green
▪ The placement of staff spaces, informal interaction area
use 7,8 and 9 number cubical is done in such a
classroom and cubical. in the entire G+10 floor building.
way that students are
▪ The two staircases are also
used during fire safety and under constant
the use of lift during fires is observation and maintain
strictly prohibited. the discipline in the
▪ On the two corners of the educational institute.
building there is the provision ▪ The seminar hall or
of fire extinguisher. discussion room Is placed
▪ When one passes through in the centre so that it can
corridor he gets the view of
be easily access by all the
open court with flag at its
center. classes
 PLANNING

OLD ACADEMIC BLOCK