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Greenwood

International SchoolKolkata

KUMAR SNEHANSU

WHY?

ABOUT THE PROJECT

PSYCHOLOGY ENVIRONMENT

ARCHITECTURE

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

Project by the Greenwood trust

Location – in the upcoming township of Rajarhat.

Projected strength - up to 800students starting from Nursery till Class XII.

Architect – ABIN design studio

Existing Greenwood high preschool in salt lake.

It is the only International School in Bangalore to have received the honour of bagging 5 National awards and to be ISO 18001:2007 accredited with a “Safety and Health Management Systems Certificate”.

HOW?

Motto

integration with

nature

green practices

don’t preach what

you don’t practice.

‘Rooted in Knowledge’'The Superlative Synergy‘

blending the old with

new,

Fostering creative

and analytical

knowledge

Kolkata

• Site area – 10.9

acres

• Location – Rajarhat

• Latitude – 22 33’ N

• Latitude – 88 28’ E

• Satellite city

• Three action zones

SITE ANALYSIS

1. DPS

NEWTOWN

2. UNIWORLD

CITY

3. PROPOSED

INDUSTRIES

4. COGNIZANT

5. RESIDENCES

• 10 M WIDE ROAD

ON ONE SIDE

• BAGJOLA CANAL

• Permissible height

20.0m

• F.A.R. max. – 2.0

• Ground

coverage – 45%

• Set back from

residential – 3.0 m

• Green area – 8%

of ground area

Infrastructure in Rajarghat – futuristic design

Climatic analysis Tropical wet and hot climate.

Annual mean temperature = 26.8 C

Maximum temperature > 40 C

Maximum rainfall – 425 mm

Wind from Bay of Bengal keeps the

humidity high.

Breeze from Bay of Bengal (South)

Mutual shading needed

Longer axis should be towards N-S

orientation

Cross ventilation needed

Segregation in levels for ventilation

and skylights needed.

Strength

• Emerging vicinity - No problem of Water, Electricity and Drainage.

• Proximity to BagjolaCanal

• Non-contour site.

Weakness

• Not in the main city

• Only one access road to the site.

• Irregular shape of the site

Opportunity

• Luxury residences proposed in the vicinity

• Large site area – play areas

Threat

• DPS campus just aside the site

• Buffer needed from all sides

• Highly needed Buffer and screening from front side.

• Since only one access road – front façade orientation is not flexible

• Pedestrian space has to be given on the site.

• To integrate with nature, design implications have to be given.

• Proper parking and circulation of vehicles to be given inside the site.

CASE STUDY – CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

• Criteria – Culture, Scale• Residential project

• Location - 15 km from

Kolkata Airport

• Architect – ABIN Design

Studio

• Year of Construction – 2006

• Total Site Area - 9 Acres

• Built -up area - 64,400

Site Details

Inferences

Diagonal approach provides a

perspective view and increases

design appreciation.

Separate entry for sports facilities

and OAT

Academic block in the front and

the sports area in the backdrop

of the site

Vehicles are prohibited inside

the site and natural walk-away

to maintain silence

Introvert planning of individual

blocks

Too many different blocks and

hence lack in connectivity.

• Blending of informal and formal spaces

• Emphasis on Interior design

• Natural ventilation

Greenwood International school, Bangalore

• Criteria – Relevance• Location – Bangalore

• Architect – ACE group

• Year of Construction –

2004

• Total Site Area - 35 Acres

• Built -up area – 110,000

Site Details

INFERENCES

Auditorium separated from main building for access.

Segregation of junior and senior departments

Integration with nature and organic sprawl of the same

Emphasis on sports facilities

Privacy of individual blocks, swimming, etc. and no proper

provision of sitting spaces and locker rooms

Lack of futuristic vision and poor connectivity in playgrounds and

other blocks

• Segregation of classes through common spaces• Paved pathways used as architectural elements

• Emphasis on landscaping

• Use of punched windows

Culture

Case Study : The International School, Hague

Criteria for selection : Scale, Planning

Location : Hague, Netherlands

Site Area : 8 Acres

Architect : Atelier Pro architects

Strength : Approximately 1500 Students

Site Analysis

• Pedestrian waiting

Space

• Sports facilities on the

backdrop

• Indoor Swimming

and Sports

- low maintenance

- Can be used 24 hrs

a day

- privacy

- Ventilation and

condensation

- expensive

• Corridors - double use as

study area.

• Atrium illuminated by

daylight

• Use of Self-invented

sunscreen blinds

Before the pupils enter

their classroom they cross

a living room. Here they

hang out with their

classmates. This way

there’s a right balance

between the joining and

the division of the three

different schools.

The younger children have

their own entrance and

square, called Glass House.

Here they can play and have

their lunch.

Inferences

Corridors as activity zones

Due importance should be given to the natural lighting of the

classrooms.

Usage of blinds to reduce the glare and make an iconic identity.

Incorporation of living rooms before entry into the classrooms to

facilitate merging of the three zones.

Labs and science rooms as screening block

Indoor sports facilities

Waiting area for pedestrians

Separate entry for kids.

No separate play area for kids

Teaching area

• General purpose teaching area includes

Class rooms, supplementary classrooms, extra-

Large classrooms.

Space requirements: • traditional teaching – 2 sq.m/pupil

• teaching in sets 3sq.m/pupil

Floor areas:Classroom – 1.8 to 2 sq.m/pupil

Open plan – 3 to 5 sq.m /pupil

The clear height should be 2.7 to 3.54 m.

Literature Study

LibraryLibrary includes a conventional school library for

Pupils and teachers with books and magazines,

Lending facilities, reading and work places.

The media centre is an extension of the library with

Recording and playback facilities for radio, film, TV

ie., audio visual equipment.

Standard space requirement overall: library/media

Centre 0.35-0.55 sq.m/pupil.

Exact division:

Book issues and returns – 5sq.m and catalogue space – 20-40 sq.m

Information: librarian, media advisor, mediatechnician – 10-20 sq.m/person

Literature Study

The number of toilets, urinals and wash-basins

required, based on total number of pupils and

separated according to gender.

Sanitary installations with direct daylight and

ventilation are preferable , and there must be

separate entrances for boys and girls.

Area requirement:

For 250 girls – 40 sq.m and for 250 boys – 40 sq.m

Toilets

Literature Study

Science area/practical/language labs

Science area includes rooms for teaching

and practicals.

Classrooms for biology, physics and

chemistry

- 2.5sq.m/place.

Room sizes for demonstrations and

practical’s in

chemistry, physics and biology – 70-80sq.m

Ideally for Physics, chemistry and biology

lectures

- 60sq.m is needed.

For practical work, group work – 80 sq.m

Literature Study

CLASSROOMS

21%

SCIENCE

2%

ART

4%

LIBRARY

4%

ADMIN

3%

CAFETERIA

13%

HOSTEL

4%

SPORTS

17%

TOILET

2%

CIRC

30%

AREA DISTRIBUTION

CLASSROOMS

SCIENCE

ART

LIBRARY

ADMIN

CAFETERIA

HOSTEL

SPORTS

TOILET

CIRC

AREA REQUIREMENTSGymnasium 1 40 40

Hall 5 15 75

Entrance 1 100 100

Classrooms-kindergarten 8 70 560

Pools 2 200 400

First Aid+Nurseroom 2 25 50

Multipurpose room 1 200 200

Teachers room 1 80 80

WC+Shower 2 80 160

Storage 30 6 180

Kitchen 1 120 120

Toilets -kindergarten 7 15 105

Foundation gym 1 400 400

Foundation area 1 400 400

Café 1 90 90

Staff room 1 30 30

Admin room 3 50 150

Large court 1 1200 1200

Classrooms 16 90 1440

Auditorium 1 800 800

Gymnasium 1 430 430

Dining hall+café 1 350 350

Toilets 7 50 350

Teachers room 2 60 120

halls 3 200 600

Storage 3 30 90

Music room 2 80 160

Practice room 3 25 75

Computer room 3 85 255

Multifunction Areas 3 70 210

Amphitheatre 1 1300 1300

Dance Room 1 100 100

Library 1 300 300

Principal's Office 1 40 40

Locker Rooms 2 20 40

Parking 5000 5000

16000

• F.A.R permissible - 2.0

• Permissible ground coverage -

19845 m2(45%)• Permissible Height – 20.0 m

2 F First Floor

Nr. Room Name unit sqm sum sqm

14 class room 93 1302

7 Lab + science rooms 74 518

1 Auditorium 810 810

26 Storage 7 154

1 Gymnasium 437 437

1 Dining Hall + Café 360 360

5 Toilets 46 240

1 Teachers Room 61 61

7 Staircases inside 28 173

4 Terrasses 160 640

4 Halls 200 600

4655

1 F Ground Floor


2 Entrance Halls 110 220

8 Classrooms 70 560

2 Pools 181 362

2 First Aid + Nurse room 23.5 47

1 Multipurpose room 194 194

1 Teachersroom 81 81

2 WC + Shower + Change 82 164

3 Storage 6 96

1 Kitchen 125 125

9 Toilets 13 91

1 Foundation Gym 409 409

1 Foundation Area 408 408

1 Café 89 89

1 Staff room 28 28

1 Administration Room 49 49


2 Halls 2 340

1 Large Court 1237 1237

3657

Basement


8 Technical + Equipment 85 425

1 Staff 39 117

2 Shower + Toilets 12.5 50

3 Storage + Uniforms 25 75

1 Cleaning Supplies 43 43

1 Gymnasium 43 43

1 Staircase 16 48

1 Hall 13 64

865

AREA STATEMENT

Outside Sport + Play facilities


1 Soccerfield 90 x 60m 5734 5734

2 Tennis Courts 245 490

2Basketball Courts 3rd floor 518 1036

1 Toddler Playground 2250 2250

1 Adventure Playground 6527 6527

1 Natural Amphitheater 1130 1130

17167

Staff + Soccer building


2 Locker + Change Room 20 40

5 Toilets 4 28

3 Shower 10 30

9 Storage 9 54

1 Judge Room 17 17

1 Café + Bar 28 28

3 Halls 20 80

1 Staircase 17 34

3 VIP Rooms 19 57

3 Dorm Rooms 21 63

1 Dining + Kitchen 23 23

2 Multipurpose Rooms 9 9

1 Terrasse 30 30

1 Technical Room 7 7

1 Tribune 255 255

500

4 F Third Floor


1 class room

1 Toilets 42 42

2 Storage 20 40

1 Dance Room 95 95

1 Library 305 305

1 Hall 175 175

1 Staircase 31 31

3 Administration 33 99

1 Principles office 40 40

827

AREA STATEMENT3 F Second Floor


4 class rooms 70 210

2 Toilets 46 92

6 Storage 14 42

1 Teacher Room 58 58

2 Music Rooms 80 160

3 Practice Rooms 25 75

3 Computer Rooms 84 252

2 Halls 130 260


4 Terrasses 100 700

3 Multifunction Areas 70 210

1 Amphitheater 1270 1270

1464

• Total Built-up area - 50690 m2

• F.A.R achieved - 1.15

• Ground coverage achieved -

11968 m2 (27%)

WHAT?

DESIGN CONCEPT

The southern wing acts as a protective barrier, separating the private space from the public space

Safety

Vehicular restraint

Climatic inferences

Diagonal approach

Interior design/furniture

DESIGN INSPIRATIONS

DESIGN

INSPIRATIONS

PARK HOTEL, ITALY

YOUTH CLUB, DENMARKCASTELBILBAL SCHOOL,

BARCELONA

EVOLUTION OF DESIGN

Segregation of Spaces (Junior and

Senior)

Accessibility to each block

Visual penetration

Separation of one block to another is

too large

Lack of blend of formal and informal

spaces

Traffic entering the site

Discipline through one

block

Hierarchy in spaces

Visual penetration loss

No segregation of Junior

block

Future expansion

EVOLUTION OF DESIGN

• Admin and lab block in the front which also provides

the screening from front

• Courtyard gives segregation

• Play of levels to give informal spaces in between

formal structure

• Separate entry for auditorium and play area

• North – South Orientation of the blocks for maximum

daylighting

• Blocks placed for mutual shading

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1 Admin block

2 Classrooms

3 Courtyard

4 Squash and

indoor sports

5 Amphitheatre

6 Kid’s play

area

7 Assembly

8 Auditorium

9 Miniature golf

course

10 Green Steps

11 Locker rooms

12 Parking

13 Security

room

14 Tennis courts

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MASSING

Swimming pool

Teacher’s room

Courtyard

Cafeteria

Activity centre

Classrooms

Administration

Library/Auditorium

GROUND FLOOR

PLAN

GROUND

FLOOR

PLAN

Cafeteria

Indoor sports area

Science rooms

Computer room

Classrooms

Library

Art Room

FIRST FLOOR

PLAN

Administration

FIRST

FLOOR

PLAN

Staff area

Classrooms

Music room

Computer room

SECOND FLOOR

PLAN

SECOND FLOOR

PLAN

THIRD FLOOR

PLAN

Drop-off zone &

Auditorium

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ELEVATIONS

SECTIONS

Landscaping

Softscape

Hardscape

West Bengal is a very important junction point –

junction of Brahmaputra and Ganges

Junction of North Indian culture and North Eastern

culture – tea gardens – Playing with contours

Hardscape – Left brain

Open air theatres

Toddler’s play area

Stairs at the entrance

Middle courtyard

Paved pathways

Murals, Statues

Refrain from big water bodies - toddlers

Courtyard

AMPHITHEATRE

Softscape – Right Brain

Concept

Blending in with the surroundings

Educational value trees

Some special trees

Banyan tree

Mangroves

Vegetation

Cassia fistula –Prominently Yellow and Brown

Found in abundance in West Bengal and Myanmar

Height – 10-20 m

Herbal tree as described in Ayurvedas

Was Depicted in the Rs. 20 stamp of India

Put near classrooms

Alstonia

Max height – 60 m

Found in Abundant in West Bengal, Malaysia

State tree

Alstonia consists of about 40-60 species (according to different authors), native to tropical and subtropical Africa, Central America, southeast Asia, Polynesia and Australia, with most species in the Malesian region.

These trees can grow very large, such as Alstonia pneumatophora, recorded with a height of 60 m and a diameter of more than 2 m. Alstonia longifolia is the only species growing in Central America (mainly shrubs, but also trees 20 m high).

Used for screening and shading

Mangroves

Large variety in sizes.

Found in abundance in Sunderban delta

Very less water evaporation

Red Mangroves also a popular variety

Great Banyan

Historical Significance.

Knowledge tree – Lord Buddha

The Great Banyan is a banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) located in Acharya JagadishChandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, near Kolkata, India.[1] It was the widest tree in the world[citation needed] in terms of the area of the canopy and is estimated to be about 1200 to 1250 years old.[1] It became diseased after it was struck by lightning, so in 1925 the middle of the tree was excised to keep the remainder healthy; this has left it as a clonal colony, rather than a single tree. A 330 metre long road was built around its circumference, but the tree continues to spread beyond it.

Ornamental Plants

BOUGAINVILLEA

The vine species grow anywhere from 1 to 12 m (3 to 40 ft.) tall, scrambling over other plants with their spiky thorns. The thorns are tipped with a black, waxy substance. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs all year, or deciduous if there is a dry season. The leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate, 4–13 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colours associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes referred to as "paper flower" because the bracts are thin and papery. The fruit is a narrow five-lobed achene.

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

(Night-flowering Jasmine) 10 m tall, with flaky grey bark

2–6.5 cm broad

Anti bacterial and anti fungal – long life

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is a shrub or a small tree growing to 10 m tall, with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, 6–12 cm long and 2–6.5 cm broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are fragrant, with a five- to eight-lobed white corolla with an orange-red centre; they are produced in clusters of two to seven together, with individual flowers opening at dusk and finishing at dawn. The fruit is a flat brown heart-shaped to round capsule 2 cm diameter, with two sections each containing a single seed

Combretum indicum

Combretum indicum, also known as the Chinese honeysuckle or Rangoon creeper, is a vine with red flower clusters and is found inAsia. It is found in many other parts of the world either as a cultivated ornamental or run wild.

The Rangoon creeper is a ligneous vine that can reach from 2.5 meters to up to 8 meters. The leaves are elliptical with an acuminate tip and a rounded base. They grow from 7 to 15 centimeters and their arrangement is opposite. The flowers are fragrant and tubular and their color varies from white to pink to red. The 30 to 35 mm long fruit is ellipsoidal and has five prominent wings. The fruit tastes like almonds when mature. The niyog-niyogan is usually dispersed by water.

MYRTUS COMMUNIS

The fruit is a round berry

containing several

seeds, most commonly

blue-black in colour. A

variety with yellow-

amber berries is also

present. The seeds are

dispersed by birds that

eat the berries.

Sorrel

Common sorrel or garden sorrel (Rumexacetosa), often simply called sorrel, is a perennial herb in the family Polygonaceae. Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock. It is a common plant in grassland habitats and is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable

Sorrel is a slender herbaceous perennial plant about 60 cm high, with roots that run deep into the ground, as well as juicy stems and edible, arrow-shaped (sagittate) leaves. The lower leaves are 7 to 15 cm in length with long petioles and a membranous ocrea formed of fused, sheathing stipules. The upper ones are sessile, and frequently become crimson. It has whorled spikes of reddish-green flowers, which bloom in early summer, becoming purplish.[1][2] The species is dioecious, with stamens and pistils on different plants

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