TERI Bangalore
TERI Bangalore
TERI Bangalore
PROJECT DETAILS :
Site location : Domlur, Bangalore No.of floors: G+2
Site area : 36 hectares Built-up area: 26,663 sqft
Climate : Moderate
Building type : Institutional
Architects : Ar. Sanjay Mohe
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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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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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DESIGN TECHNIQUES
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RADIATION
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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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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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EARTH
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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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.
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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.
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