Case Study
Sr no. Description Interference
1(Living and Learning Center) 2 ( Wasit Wetland Center) 3( Mapungubwe Interpretation center)
705, Bhuj -r is a Sarjah, United Arab Emirates.waste dumping ground has had its The Limpopo Valley may be one of the most remote and
The context of the site comprises of a village Ajrakhpur, indigenous ecosystem restored, and is proving a popular place isolatedplaces in South Africa.The huge Mapungubwe
Farmlands, Industries. A secondary road runs outside the for visitors to appreciate and learn about their natural NationalPark is located at the onfluenceof the Limpopo and
site that connects the Bhuj- Bhachau highway. environment. Shashe Rivers. Thispark is a property of the South African National
Parks authority (SANParks) . The Interpretation Centre is located
past a pond, on the side of a mesa that sisters the main mesa of
the Heritage Site, the ceremonial centre of the Mapungubwe
civilisation, one kilometre away, close to the entrance to the park.
Waste land/ Barren land converted to
useable land by restoration of native flora
and fauna.And making people aware
1 Location and context about the site by interpretation of the
site and ecology present in and around
the site.The site basically present near
the protected area.
1.Response to physical constraints
The design started with an equilateral triangle that defines a route
climbing through the buildings to the top of the hill.
The vault system was made of several layers of thin earth tiles
assembled with mortar gypsum. Stones were used as a covering
Concept was to take advantage of the site’s natural topography layer of that structure.
to minimize its visual impact by making it appear submerged 2. Response to user requirements
into the ground. Spatial organization is very simple. Design concept is derived from context,
Design strategy was to create a thermally stable the structure divides the programme up into three areas, and 3. Purely formal aspects climate, topography, physical features of
2 Design concept structure. creates long slender volumes for each. Each volume overlaps its The formal aspects constitute an important feature of the project. the site.
neighbor, creating a huge H-shaped plan that frames At no point does the Interpretation Centre look like a “building” in
different zones. this context. It is basically designed like “another stone hill” within
a context of stone hills.
4. Landscaping
The natural environment is the landscape. Therefore, the
architect decided to respect it and to integrate the building into
the dramatic existing landscape of stones and hills.
Site planning done considering
3 Site Planning the site constraints and climate.
The integration of the masses to the site environment, the
structural response to the construction constraints, the
articulation of inner and outer spaces are all of very high quality.
4 Sitting of the building
with reference to site
5 Allocation of the site for
various functions
Zoning done according to site constraints,
6 Zoning pattern of the sun-path, wind direction, context, user
building/cluster/campus psycology analysis, user needs.
Sercvice planning on the site is
7 Service Planning done according to site constraints.
The Interpretation Centre is composed of a museum, including an
introduction hall where the general history of Mapungubwe is told
with information on the context,
different rooms hosting exhibits of the artefacts found in
Mapungubwe, the history and social organisation of the kingdom
and a sacred place dedicated to remains found in the
area.Facilities were developed for the visitor (coffee bar,
restaurant, shop, etc.). Offices for SANParks are included within
the complex. The building, of course, had to take into account the
climate of the region and the arid conditions. An outdoor
amphitheatre and facilities for researchers are included in the
programme.
Spatial planning done according to user
8 Spatial Planning needs, user physcology.
9 Access
Circulation done according to
10 Circulation different user psycology
Volumatric arrangement done
11 Volumetric arrangement according to site constraints, climate,
public-semipublic-private zones.
Natural lighting is ensured through windows and oculi that give to
each space a particular type of lighting in relation to its function.
Heat control is essential in this area and it is performed here with
great efficiency.
Use of natural light and ventilation for all
12 Light &ventilation the spaces to reduce the carbon footprint
of the structure.
Stored rainwater cools the structure: Rainwater All provisions for lighting, climatic performance, heat control,
harvesting tanks were integrated in the design of the acoustics and other systems are achieved through natural
foundations to collect about 7 lac liters of rain annually. control.Primary building components come from local quarries
The building plan attempts to reduce thermal gain and that will be reclaimed. Transport is minimized. Construction is
creates shaded zones that are inherently cool and can planned without fuel-powered machinery, relying entirely on
depend on passive cooling to reduce operating costs. labor-intensive methods. Materials used in construction are
Use of cooling pipes (radiant cooling) on terraces is integrated in the final building. Embodied energy is low and high
planned as a way of using insulating the roof from the thermal mass, natural light and natural ventilation ensure that
heat, to attain stable temperatures through out the operating energy will be minimal.
year.Decentralized wastewater treatment system
(DEWATS) is designed to handle all the wastewater from
the site
Climatic stratergies used according to the
13 Climate compatibility/ particular climatic zone where the
sustainability structure is located
A cantilevered steel truss roof over the viewing gallery avoids These vaults are footed on thick sandstone walls stressed in
the need for peripheral columns, allowing seamless glazed compression. Barrel vaults are used as formwork for the horizontal
façades. slabs. The stress in compression is very low. The parabolic forms
allow this stress to be transferred vertically to the walls. Horizontal
thrust is, of course, much higher and is resolved on the largest
vaults with steel tension ties embedded into buttresses.
Structural system used is
according to traditional architecture used
14 Structural system in the surrounging as well as considering
the constraints of the area.
Electricity is provided on site as well as water. The sewerage
system is an individual one, specifically designed for the project. It
is notable that, in addition to the thermal characteristic of the
building developed through the architecture and the nature of
materials (thermal slowness), the architect designed a specific
evaporative cooling system for the project. This system uses a
specific feature of thermal exchanges in construction that is called
maximal evaporative capacity of the air.
15 Building services layouts
Specific
16 functional/equipment
details/requirement
Skylights provided to let in diffused light and cut out The façade glazing is slightly tilted, to enhance reflections of the The tile vaults at Mapungubwe are doubly-curved structural
dust. landscape for the birds while minimizing reflections for people masonry shells that were built with minimal formwork. The
Shaded passage ways to keep out summer sun and looking out. To counter the very hot desert climate, the roof is museum complex includes ten free-form vaults, the largest of
create warmth using winter sun. well insulated and the glass is shaded by its overhang. Some which spans 14.5 meters, and a number of regular barrel vaults
Material used for construction is fly ash bricks as it is a fabric shading is also provided over the aviaries. Rainwater and domes used as permanent formwork for floor slabs.
bi-product produced by the nearby industries. harvested from the roof is discreetly directed to specific areas of
For plaster lime plaster is used which is manufactured on the landscape via carefully placed spouts that are camouflaged
site using waste carbide lime slurry. by landscape elements.
Use of sklights, shaded passages,
17 Architectural detailing well ventilated spaces.
Meticulously details windows and cutouts on the west
and south allow the winter sun to warm the interiors
while keeping out the summer sun.
A simple strategy to ensure ventilation without effecting
thermal gain.Duct provided at the entrance for any
services to run up to the terrace and also acts as a
façade treatment.
Façade treatment is done considering the
context, climatic response of the
18 Façade Treatment structure, and converting non-usable
spaces into usable.
Case Study
Sr no. Description 1 (Duke University 2 ( Coastal and 3 ( National
Marine Research Institue of
Marine research lab)
Station) Ocenography)
Location and
1
context
2 Design concept
3 Site Planning
Sitting of the
4 building with
reference to site
Allocation of the
5 site for various
functions
Zoning
&circulation
6 pattern of the
building/cluster/
campus
7 Service Planning
8 Spatial Planning
9 Access
10 Circulation
Volumetric
11
arrangement
Light
12
&ventilation
Climate
13 compatibility/sus
tainability
14 Structural system
Building services
15
layouts
Specific
functional/equip
16 ment
details/requirem
ent
Architectural
17
detailing
Façade
18
Treatment
4 (Central marine Interference
and fisheries research
institute )
Case Study
Sr no. Description
1 (Thane Creek
Sanctuary) 2(
Mangrove Forest, 2, Diva Nagar
1 Location Rd, Airoli, Navi Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
Context of the site comprises of
Residential area, School,
Highway, Mangrove forest and
2 Context the Thane Creek. A secondary
road runs outside the site and
highway passing through.
coastal saline soils occur in the
area due to periodical
3 Geology inundation of
cultivable land by creek /
seawater during high tides
4 Topography
Climate is tropical.average
annual temperature in Thane is
5 Climate 26.9 °C | 80.4 °F. The rainfall
here is around 2667 mm |
105.0 inch per year.
15 mangrove species, 155 bird
species, 44 species of
phytoplanktons, 24 species of
6 Flora and Fauna zooplanktons, 22 species of
molluscs, 72 species of insects,
species of fishes,
7 Height from Mean Sea Lvl 14m above sea level
8 Existing natural features
9 Existing man made features
10 History of high tide
11 Natural calamities
Thane creek has been formed
due to seismic fault lying below
it which runs from Uran to
Thane.In antiquity, Thane
served as the capital of the
12 Historical evolution of site Sheelahar kingdom, and was a
large functional port for trade
with the Arabian peninsula,
along with other ports, such as
Ghodbunder and Nagla Bunder.
Historical evolution of the
13
settlement
Surrounding Socio cultural
14
aspects
15 Population around the belt 11,060,148 inhabitants
16 Sources of economy Farming of kharif crops, pulses,
generation fishing, livestock, salt cultivation
17 Impact( Migration)
18 Climate responsive materials Not used
19 Construction techniques
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