Architectural case Study of Utpal Sanghvi pre primary school.

1. ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN
CASE STUDY

2. • LOCATION
• SCHEDULE / ACTIVITY
• CIRCULATION
• DIMENSION
OVERVIEW

3. LOCATION : Utpal Shanghvi School
Amitabh Bachchan’s Bungalow
Shoppers Stop
Utpal Shanghvi School
Main Road

4. • Utpal Shanghvi School is
a private school in J.V.P.D.
Scheme, Juhu, Mumbai, India. The
school follows the SSC state board
syllabus and the Cambridge
University certified IGCSE syllabus.
It was the first school in India to
receive the ISO
9001:2000 certificate.
• Utpal Shanghvi School is well
connected to the main road with a
narrow road leading to Juhu Beach.
• Parking for the buses is aligned
with the school boundary walls.

5. Landmarks
• The ‘Pratiksha’
bungalow shown in
the map belonging to
Amitabh Bachchan.
• This bungalow is
closest to the main
road and is opposite
(south) to the
school.

6. • Shoppers Stop is ahead (north) to the school which
leads back to the main road and a different road which
leads to the famous Iskon temple.

7. Pre - School
• Utpal Shanghvi School follows the IPC curriculum for
pre-primary education.
• It is divided into 4 parts:
1. E.Y : 1 (Play school)
2. E.Y : 2 (Nursery)
3. E.Y : 3 (Jr. KG)
4. E.Y : 4 (Sr. KG)
E.Y = Early Years

8. • Each E.Y has two class
assigned to them and each
class can house up to 20
students.
• All the class rooms are
present on the first floor
with each class having two
teachers.
• Timings :
1. E.Y 1,2 - 8 a.m to 10 a.m
2. E.Y 3,4 -10 a.m to 12 p.m

9. SCHEDULE / ACTIVITY
HYPERLINKS

16. Play Area
Equipments

17. Play Area

18. • As per the schedules of
the class, different
themes are provided for
the respective classes.
• Different activities are
held for the pre-school
students within the
premises.

19. Different themes
for different
classes….

24. CIRCULATION
• The pre-school is situated on
the first floor.
• The children are escorted up
to the first floor by the peons.
• E.Y 1 students hold hands
and walk up the flight of stairs
where as the E.Y 2 onwards
are made to walk in a straight
line.

25. • In order to make the
premises interesting,
roads are painted on
the pathway.
• Crossing from one
class to the other, a
zebra crossing has
been made.
• Road safety is
encouraged.

27. • The parents / teachers conference
are held in the interaction room
which is on the ground floor.
• Story telling sessions happen in
the class itself.
• Other activities like dance and
music happen in a different room.

28. • The buses are fed with live
cameras for monitoring
purposes.
• The parents have access to
the live feeds on buses of
their wards.
The bus service for pre-school children start from E.Y 2
onwards.
As the pre-school is integrated with a high school and a
junior college, different buses are provided for the pre-
school students.
Bus Service

29. DIMENSIONS
Door
• Height : 2000 mm
• Handle height from the
ground : 970 mm
• Width : 1000 mm
mm = millimeters

30. Writing board:
• Height : 25600 mm
• Width : 1200 mm
• Height from the
ground : 380 mm
• Projector is
attached to the
wall display
cartoons on the
whiteboard.

32. • Sink height from
ground : 810 mm
• Width : 0.26 mm
• Basin Depth : 350 mm
• Tap height from
ground : 833 mm
Wash Basin for
Jr. KG and Sr. KG

34. Boys Washroom:
• Toilet height : 650 mm
• Commode height :
400mm
Girls Washroom:
• Stool : 200 mm
• Commode height :
400mm
A ward is always
present in both the
washrooms to
assist the students.

35. Circular table
• Diameter : 1000 mm
• Height : 500 mm
Rectangular Table
• Length : 1830 mm
• Width : 600 mm
Chair
• Seat height : 330 mm
• Seat length : 330 mm

36. Safety / Hand rail:
• Height : 1200 mm
Podium:
• Height : 1000 mm
• Width : 610 mm
• Length : 610 mm

37. Glass window in the
interior wall:
• Height : 2590 mm
• Sill level : 790 mm
• Length : 2500 mm
Window on the exterior
Wall:
• Height : 2200 mm
• Sill level : 1000 mm
• Length : 1500 mm