The architectural thesis is the final design project of the five year curriculum which has to be taken individually by each student. I was interested in the architecture of institutions and took up the task of re-designing the Post-graduate campus of the National Institute of Design at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
The architecture of an institution provides context to the education imparted there. This thesis is an attempt to take a closer look at what the residence of the foremost design school in the country could be. The National Institute of Design (NID) is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the field of design education and research.
Broad challenges undertaken in this thesis are:
1. The design of an open and free learning environment which inspires creative thinking.
2. To design a campus which is in tune with the primary objective of the institution i.e. to provide interdisciplinary and progressive knowledge of design but with a focussed understanding of an area of specialization.
3. Growth is an inevitable factor in every institution in a country like ours. There must be scope for inclusive growth of the institution in the future.
4. Keeping in view the explosive rise in energy consumption across the globe and its radical effects, the institution must be an example of low energy sustainable development.
The architecture of an institution provides context to the education imparted there. This thesis is an attempt to take a closer look at what the residence of the foremost design school in the country could be. The National Institute of Design (NID) is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the field of design education and research.
Broad challenges undertaken in this thesis are:
1. The design of an open and free learning environment which inspires creative thinking.
2. To design a campus which is in tune with the primary objective of the institution i.e. to provide interdisciplinary and progressive knowledge of design but with a focussed understanding of an area of specialization.
3. Growth is an inevitable factor in every institution in a country like ours. There must be scope for inclusive growth of the institution in the future.
4. Keeping in view the explosive rise in energy consumption across the globe and its radical effects, the institution must be an example of low energy sustainable development.
Site Analysis
Program Analysis
Design Development
Site Plan
Floor Plans
Site Section
