Cept University

CENTRAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
LOCATION : GUJARAT UNIVERSITY AREA , AHMEDABAD

ARCHITECT : B.V.DOSHI
AREA OF SITE :12.5 ACRE
CEPT LIBRARY SBST BUILDING CEPT LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY CANTEEN OPEN STUDIO
WORKSHOP
FEATURES
● THE BUILDING IS SET BACK 100 FT FROM THE MAIN ROAD AND IS COVERED BY
TREES TO CREATE THE COOL ATMOSPHERE INSIDE THE CAMPUS AND IS HARDLY
VISIBLE FROM THE MAIN ROAD…
● CREATION OF A PROPER WORKING ENVIRONENT FACILITATING FACULTY AND
STUDENTS TO HAVE FREE SCOPE TO LEARN AND TEACH ANYWHERE…….
● EXPOSED LOCAL MATERIALS FOR LOW COST,EASY EXPANSION AND
MAINTAINCE…..
● THE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO BE CLOSE TO NATURE AND EXPERIMENT THE
DESIGNING SKILLS,PLAY WITH,LEVELS ETC..
● ,THE SITE WAS UNDULATED AND GAVE OPPURTUNITY TO PLAY WITH LEVELS……
● THERE ARE INCLINE SKYLIGHTS ON TOP OF THE STUDIOS,PERPETUALLY LETTING
IN NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE SPACES…..
● THE STUDIO SPACES HAVE BAY SPACES FACING THE EXTERIOR,CREATING SEMI-
PRIVATE SPACES WHICH ARE YET TOTALLY OPEN TO THE EXTERIOR SPACES
WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL CAN BE ALONE WITH NATURE EVEN IN THE ENVIRONMENT
OF A STUDIO…..
ARCHITECTS PHILOSOPHY
I. ELIMINATION OF CLASSROOM FEELING

II. ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT BARRIERS
III. INTEGRATION OF OPEN SPACES
IV. EASE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
DESIGN FEATURES
⚫ ALL BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED IN THE NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION.

⚫ OPEN SPACES ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE RESPECTIVELY ALLOW FRESH
AIR TO VENTILATE THE BUILT STRUCTURES .
⚫ THE OPEN SPACES AND THE SHADED ONCE MERGE WITH THE LANDSCAPE.
⚫ THE OPEN SPACES IS LINKED TO THE OFFICE AND LIBRARY AREA WORKSHOP
AND CANTEEN.
⚫ THE AREAS ARE VERY LIVELY AND DYNAMIC
POSITIONING OF THE BUILDINGS
1.THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ORTHOGONALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE SIDES OF

THE SITE AND HENCE ALONG THE CARDINAL POINTS.
2.KEEN OBSERVATION IN PLAN REVEALS THAT BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED IN SUCH A

PASSION THAT TO AVOID THE HARSH SUNLIGHT.
3.IT ONLY ALLOWS THE LIGHT BUT NOT THE HOT SUN TO THE INTERIORS DURING
MID DAY WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH
4. AS WE SEE, THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ACCORDING TO THE SUN DIRECTION,

THE SOUTH FACED OF THE BUILDINGS HAS LONG PROJECTIONS AND ON THE
NORTH FACADE OF THE BUILDING HAS SMALL PROJECTIONS.
POSITIONING OF THE BUILDINGS
⚫ THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ORTHOGONALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE SIDES

OF THE SITE AND HENCE ALONG THE CARDINAL POINTS.
⚫ KEEN OBSERVATION IN PLAN REVEALS THAT BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED IN
SUCH A PASSION THAT TO AVOID THE HARSH SUN LIGHT.
⚫ IT ONLY ALLOWS THE LIGHT BUT NOT THE HOT SUN TO THE INTERIORS
DURING MID DAY WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH.
⚫ AS WE SEE, THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ACCORDING TO THE SUN
DIRECTION, THE SOUTH FACED OF THE BUILDINGS HAS LONG PROJECTIONS
AND ON THE NORTH FACADE OF THE BUILDING HAS SMALL PROJECTIONS.
ROLE OF ENVIRONMENT
● THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED AWAY FROM THE MAIN ROAD WITH
TREES AT THE MIDST OF ROAD AND BUILDING SITE. THEY ARE
ACTING AS BARRIERS THAT REDUCE THE NOSIE POLLUTION FROM
THE ROAD. THESE TREES COVERS THE VIEW OF THE BUILDING
FROM OUTSIDE CENTRE FOR ENIVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND
TECHNOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE BLOCK
SIMPLE OPEN INTERACTIVE

SIMPLE:THEY ACHIEVED AESTHETIC S WITHOUT USING HEAVY ORNAMENTAL
ELEMENTS.
OPEN:LOT OF LARGE OPEN SPACES ARE PROVIDED FOR BETTER CIRCULATION AND
GOOD INTERACTION .
INTERACTION: THEY BOUGHT THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SPACES THAT ARE
CREATED .
CEPT UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP
CEPT
VENTILATION
● THE PARALLEL WALLS,FORMING AN OPEN TUBE OF SPACE ARE

PREDOMINANTLY ALIGNED NORTH- SOUTH,EFFECTIVELY CLOSE
TO EAST AND WEST SIDES…….. •NORTH SIDE IS HEIGHTENED TO
ALLOW MORE LIGHT IN WHILE THE SOUTH SIDE IS KEPT LOW TO
SHIELD FROM DIRECT RADIATION……
LANDSCAPE
● THE CAMPUS IS FULL OF NEEM TREES,WHICH WERE PLANTED OVER THE

YEARS SINCE THE INTIAL PHASE MAKES HOT AHMEDABAD CLIMATE COOLER.
● THE TREES PROVIDE A PERPETUAL CHANGING PATTERN OF LIGHT AND
SHADE.
● THERE ARE MANY INTERCONNECTING PATHWAYS WITH BRICK PAVING AND
TERRACOTTA TILING.
● THERE ARE ALSO SMALL PLANTS WITHIN THE BUILDING AND PLOTTED
PLANTS AT PLACES.
● THE STEPS IN FACT BECOME EXTERNAL ACTIVITY HUBS WITH STUDENTS
USING THE LEVELS FOR READING,ORGANSING INFORMAL
DISCUSSIONS,PERFORMANCES OR EVEN FOR SIMPLY LAZING AROUND

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CENTRAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY

LOCATION : GUJARAT UNIVERSITY AREA , AHMEDABAD

UNIVERSITY CANTEEN OPEN STUDIO

I. ELIMINATION OF CLASSROOM FEELING

⚫ ALL BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED IN THE NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION.

1.THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ORTHOGONALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE SIDES OF

2.KEEN OBSERVATION IN PLAN REVEALS THAT BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED IN SUCH A

4. AS WE SEE, THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ACCORDING TO THE SUN DIRECTION,

⚫ THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ORTHOGONALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE SIDES

SIMPLE OPEN INTERACTIVE

● THE PARALLEL WALLS,FORMING AN OPEN TUBE OF SPACE ARE

● THE CAMPUS IS FULL OF NEEM TREES,WHICH WERE PLANTED OVER THE

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