Case study

The first step

Comparative study

• Site• Design on the basis of site context• Organization of spaces• Visual effects• Comparison with standards• Comments

Site

Dayananda sagar school of architecture

• Sloped site- situated on a hillock

• Site cut and filled to a leveled surface

R.V. college of architecture• Sloped site- site inclined in

two directions• Designed with context to

the site’s slope

Design on the basis of site context

Dayananda sagar school of architecture• No separate block for architecture• Housed in a floor of a block meant to serve an

engineering department• Building here hasn’t been designed with context

to the site which is actually a sloped site

R.V. college of architecture• A dedicated block for architecture in a campus of an

engineering college• To screen activities of school from engineering-blank

walls• Slope incorporated in design• Built to human scale

Organization of spaces

Dayananda sagar school of architecture

• Learning spaces branch out from the corridor

• Learning spaceso Studio cum lecture halls, 5 nos.,

meant for 40 studentso 1 seminar hall that doubles as a crit

roomo A 40 unit computer lab

• Interactive spaceso Nothing specific- the built

environment does not promote interaction

• Two faculty rooms – equipped with PCs

R.V. college of architecture• Studio spaces separated from lecture

rooms to promote physical activity• Learning spaces

o 9 studios with a capacity of 40 studentso 6 lecture halls with A/V facilitieso 1 seminar hall with 120 seating capacityo 60 unit computer lab

• Interactive spaceso Landscaped courtyardso 200 seater- Open air theatre

• Faculty rooms – individual and common rooms

Lighting & ventilation

Dayananda sagar school of architecture

• Doubly loaded corridor dimly lit and poorly ventilated by natural means inducing the necessity for artificial lighting

• Well lit studios/classrooms of height 12’ with strip windows

R.V. college of architecture• doubly loaded corridor-well lit and

ventilated• Studios- well lit and ventilated by

natural means - vertical windows at two levels, studio ht-15’

• Classrooms- artificial lighting required on gloomy days, room ht-11’

Comparison with standards

Standards• Studios- space required/ A0 drawing table-

3.5sq.m• Adjustable drawing table preferred• Classrooms- 1.2 sq.m per head

R.V. college of architecture• Fixed tables A0 size• Area of studio- 155 sq.m approx.-3.8sq.m

per head-more than sufficient• Spacing between tables-edge to edge 4’• Classrooms-1.56 sq.m per head

Design concept• Located in an engineering campus-

privacy desired-Blank outer walls• Friendly and welcoming to

students- o human scaleo Several small courtyards

instead of a single large one• Main corridor-spine of the college• Site inclined in two directions-

levels of site used in design• Classrooms and studios spaced out

to increase student’s physical activity and relax their minds

• Built form encourages interaction between students

Corridors • Main hub of the college• Serves as an interaction

space• Display and notification

space• Branches out the learning

spaces• Runs at three different

levels across the entire school

• Height of the corridor ranges from 10’-15’ since it varies from place to place due to levels in the site - 6’ wide

• Well lit and ventilated by courtyards

Dayananda Sagar School of Architecture• Location: Kumarasamy layout,

south Bangalore• Area: 28 acres(DSI)• School of architecture: housed in a

floor of a building meant to cater to the needs of engineering

• A linear corridor with learning spaces and faculty rooms on either sides