Case Study of Punjab Engineering College. More Slides to come.

1. Punjab Engineering College is one of India's pre-eminent institutions in the
field of applied sciences, particularly engineering and technology.
Location – North end of Chandigarh
Area – 146 acres
Established - 1953
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2. Entrance
Gate 2
Used most of the times, By
students, Staff and teachers
and even general public.
Gate 1
Used by residents and
services, less crowded
than gate 2, so narrower
road width.
Gate 3
Used by residents only.
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3. Entrance Road (Gate 2)
Divided in two lanes to
divide the ingoing and
outgoing traffic.
Parking for
Adequate Parking
Trees on both sides
of Roads of campus
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4. Facade
There’s no external facade for whole campus, different departments
are divided and scattered across the site.
Exposed Brick (Brutalism) and Concrete. For Guest House Exposed Brick painted Red.
Basic Geometric Forms Used
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5. Landscaping
Tree Types
1. Eucalyptus
2. Palm Trees
3. Mango
4. Ashoka
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6. Parking and Circulation
1. Concrete Tiles Used for Pavement
and pedestrian Circulation.
2. Parking has been provided in every
department but meant for only
Staff and Teachers.
3. Two wheeler parking at just
entrance to Pedestrianize
Circulation inside the campus.
4. No Specific Cycle tracks provided.
5. No vehicular circulation in front of
any institution except CCA.
6. Residents - vehicular Circulation,
No Separate Pedestrian Circulation
but Roads used too less so there's
no need.
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7. Other Landscaping Features
• Barricades placed to stop vehicular
movement.
• Green Pockets Provided in some
institutions.
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8. • Sculptures Have been placed
in various location.
• Outdoor sitting is provided
across campus
• Playfields are there for most
of the sports.
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9. Open Spaces
Most Popular Gathering
place for Students.
Most Pedestrian
Circulation on road behind
so vehicular circulation is
prohibited.
Courtyard in between two institutions.
Used mostly in summers because of sun.
Difference in Topography of Road and Courtyard
Treated with
sun breakers
from outside to
avoid direct
sunlight in
class.
Landscaping
done with
flowering
Plants in
courtyard.
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10. Residence
• Topography is different for different
positions within residences so
planned accordingly.
• No interaction/Gathering space is
provided within residences.
• Ill maintained vegetation cover.
• No parking space is given. An empty
plot was used to park some vehicles.
• Some vehicles parked on sides of
roads creating hindrance for two way
traffic but was not so much crowd so
was manageable.
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