TERI,Bangalore

NIKHILA NELSON
S8 B 48112
 TERI,Bangalore
 The Energy and Resources Institute earlier known as
Tata Energy Resources Institute
 Research institute that specializes in the fields of energy, environment
and sustainable development.
 Among South India’s first energy efficient and environmentally
sustainable campuses
 Office block with approx. 75 workstations & a small guest house
attached to it
 Conducts energy services for major corporates
 Concerned with effective utilization of energy, sustainable uses of
natural resources, large scale adoption of renewable energy
“Sustainability was the back bone technology.
of the entire design concept and  LEED platinum rated
it was communicated to the
architect that the building should PROJECT DETAILS
incorporate all possible elements Site location : Domlur, Bangalore No.of floors: G+2
of Passive Solar Architecture and Site area : 36 hectares Built-up area: 26,663 sqft
Low Energy Cooling systems" Climate : Moderate
Building type : Institutional
-Mili Majumdar, Associate
Architects : Ar. Sanjay Mohe
Director Year of start/completion :1990

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 01
 MACROLEVEL
SITE AND DESIGN
 Located at Domlur ( 3 kms from Bangalore airport
rd) , amidst a residential area, park and temple
 Long narrow site with roads on the eastern and
northern sides
 Western side has an open ground
 Southern side has an open drain ( 9m wide)
 Site located adjacent to a foul smelling drain on
south which dictates design development as wind
comes from south.
Schematic layout showing surrounding roads and drain  The buildings are aligned along the EW axis and
entry into the site is from the road on the northern
side which is relatively less busier

NATURAL FEATURES
• The drain on the southern side
is a major feature which
influences the design
• Wind coming from the south
over the drain brings in the
foul smell into the site
The office blocks are placed towards the main road while the guest
house is located on the quieter west side

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 02
 MACROLEVEL 1.Reducing environmental impact:
SITE AND DESIGN • The proposal addresses not only thermal comfort but also
 The concept stage is taken into account of deciding visual appeal & environmental issues
• LESS usage of natural energy by means of promoting the local
the cost and performance of the building .
 The cost is reduced with the effective use of local climatic condition like using Cavity wall in the south.
• Promoting passive solar & ventilation in the interiors.
materials and with the proper usage of landscaping
• With green roof is used above the spaces where the AC
in heat reduction thus creating thermal comfort in
system is used
south.
• Waste are used as in the form manure for the landscapes.
 In designing environmentally optimal buildings the
• Wide of variety of landscape are used to absorb the CO2
objective is to minimize the total environmental
produced in the building .
impact.
• Building with Low embodied energy materials.
 Building is oriented along NE-SW direction.
 SW is the primary wind and light direction for 2.Life cycle assessment (LCA):
• As use of local materials reduces the energy consumed in
Bangalore.
 It opens towards the northern side facilitating their transportation , local materials and materials with low
embodied energy have been used wherever possible.
access to glare-free light.
• The operation and maintained cost is considerable high with
 A solar wall towards the south (drain side) of the
respective towards the Human comfort
building directs the flow of the breeze over the
• Disposal or recycling of the waste product is achieved with
building, which, in turn, creates a negative
treatment Plants
pressure and pulls fresh air from the north into the
• Impacts like embodied energy, global warming, resource use,
building.
air pollution, water pollution, and waste are taken into
account in Promoting the efficiency of the building in various
building detailing's

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 02
BUILDING DESIGN

BUILDING DETAIL
 The building has been divided into individual
and common areas
 75 intimate small spaces are provided for
individual work
 Common areas refer to the atriums, courts,
nodes and corridors meant for wider
interaction

ORIENTATION
 Building is oriented along NE-SW direction
 SW is the primary wind and light direction for
Bangalore
 Along SW façade is a foul smelling drain. Hence
entrance is towards NE direction
 All window openings are in this direction
 South wall is a double wall to provide insulation
from southern sun. Double wall cavity with KADAPA stone

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 03
DESIGN TECHNIQUES

BASIC ENERGY SOURCES AND ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

SKY AND LIGHT

 Main source of light- SUN
 Abundant natural light inside due to intelligently
designed fenestrations
 Building opens on northern side to take advantage
of glare free light (north light)
 Atrium spaces and sky lights ensure enough
lighting
 Presence of light shafts to transmit light from
skylight above into meeting rooms and parking
below through a photo sensitive glass
 Artificial lighting used only for work stations Section showing natural light penetrating into the building through skylights and fenestrations

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 04
 RADIATION

SUN • Use of double glazed windows with

coating
 Photo voltaic cells are used to capture the suns energy thus generating • Use of cavity wall construction with
electrical energy for the various stations. kadappa stone which is a heat
 The panel are integrated with dynamic truss to optimize the generation of retentive material
energy • Terrace garden helps in insulation ,
 The sun’s energy is further used in the form of solar heaters which is used reducing radiation as well as
moderating temperature fluctuations
to generate all the hot water in the guest house
• Roof consists of a hollow loft space
 The thermal comfort levels are maintained by the use of filler slabs which which reduces conduction of heat to
provides insulation between the inside and the outside of the building. work areas
 Filler slabs are designed with alternate panel of concrete and hollow
blocks
 The hollow blocks help in reducing the transmission of heat from outside
to inside of the building.

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 05
AIR
 Primary wind direction along SW
 A long SW façade is a foul smelling drain
 Wall towards south is blank allowing the breeze to flow over
the building which in turn creates negative pressure and
pulls in fresh air from the north.
 South wall is a double wall so as to heat up the void between
the two walls creating negative pressure thereby enhancing
convection currents
 Ventilation is enhanced by the use of solar chimneys and
vents
 Allows breeze to flow over building
 Creates negative pressure
 Starts pulling fresh air flow at body level to provide thermal
comfort
 Hot air rises towards the top on southern façade

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 06
 VENTILATION
 Ventilation is enhanced by the use of solar
chimneys and vents
 Allows breeze to flow over building
 The working of the system is very simple
 The sun’s rays heat the black south wall
increasing the temperature of the
immediate environment around.
 This causes the air in the cavity to rise
upwards naturally. These convectional
currents are blown away by the winds
blowing south to north.
 This creates a vacuum at the top core
structure. To fill this vacuum, air from
inside is drawn up.
 This system of hot air rising and drawing in
of cool fresh air is a continuous process.

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 07
EARTH

Terrace garden detailed section

Earth berm
As thermal capacity of earth is high, daily and annual
temperature fluctuations keep decreasing with increasing depth
of earth At depth of 4m below ground, temperature remains
constant and equal to annual average temperature

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The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 08
WATER
The central court which connects the office complex and the guest house
section plays an important role as a space generator . The spaces around
it follow the age old concept of the verandah that are outside but are
shaded, hence giving a feel of ‘withinness’ to it . The central court
houses an amphitheatre that’s acts as an informal gathering … but more
importantly it holds within it the rainwater harvesting sump for the
whole complex. the rainwater is collected through downtake pipes at the
various levels of terraces. Thus rain water harvesting plays an effective
role in water management.

NIKHILA NELSON
The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 09
MATERIALS AND APPLIANCES
As use of local materials reduces the energy consumed in their transportation,
Local materials and materials with low embodied energy have been used wherever
Possible (Kadappa stone used for cladding southern wall)
The walls were constructed of fly ash concrete bricks, utilizing waste from the Steel
Industry.
Coffered slabs were used instead of conventional ones to save concrete in terms of
structuralcolumns.
Locally available Sadarahalli granite was used to make the paved area outdoor

WASTE MANAGEMENT
The daily waste generated is segregated at source level into dry and wet and is
treated on site to obtain manure which is then used for the plants on the
site. This makes many fruit species planted on site grow in an organic manner
and be an integral part of ecological building.

NIKHILA NELSON
The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI),Bangalore S8 B 48112 09