CASE STUDY - District Administrative & Judicial Court Complex, Sector 76, Mohali. Done by final year students of bachelors of architecture. Indo Global College of Architecture affiliated with I.K.GUJRAL PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY.

1. CASE STUDY
Submitted by:
Amit Jakhad (14010)
Mansi Pushpakar (14034)
Prerna Chouhan (14044)
Sahil (14048)
District Administrative &
Judicial Court Complex, Sector 76, Mohali

2. SELECTION OF SITE
Size:
12.5 Acres
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Location:
Sector-76, S.A.S Nagar Mohali
Surroundings:
- Police Line, Mohali
- Radha Swami Satsang Vyas
- Lakhnaur Village
- Group Housing
Topography:
Flat land
Climate:
Composite
Accessibility:
Mohali Railway Station – 8.6 km
ISBT Mohali – 4.1 km
Chandigarh Railway Station – 20 km
ISBT Chandigarh – 7.2 km
Wind Direction:
North-East to South-West
Site Advantages:
Located at the center of the district
Road on all four sides
- Front Road: 150 ft. wide (State Highway)
- Rear Road: 80 ft. wide
- Side: 100 ft. & 60 ft.

3. BUILDING BYE-LAWS (existing)
Set backs:
The two major blocks are symmetrically placed with a distance of 125’
In between.
• Front setback – 100’
• Rear setback – 152’
• Right side setback – 187’
• Left side setback – 174’
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Height:
75’
tall
75’
tall
125’ wide urban space
Parking:
• Parking space for public vehicle – 157 cars
• Parking space for semi-private vehicle - 173 cars
• Parking space for private vehicle – 20 cars
• Total parking space – 350 cars
• Specified space for 2-wheleer public parking
Area:
12.5 acres i.e. 50,500 sqm

4. LAYOUT PLAN
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5. CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT
Entrance:
Total 6 entrance:
- Secured entry for judges
- 2 public entries
- 2 govt. officials entry
- For police and prisoners
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Parking:
On-ground: Five distinct parking lots separated for judges, public and
Officials
Basement: For officials only
Connectivity:
The two major complexes were connected by a common urban space
i.e. paved rectangular plaza having green area at both the longer edges

6. CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT
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External Circulation:
The circulation was divided into three major categories:
- Public
- Semi-Public (for officials)
- Private (for judges)
- Secured (police & prisoners)
Pedestrian movement:
• All the officials & staff members are provided with a porched entry via
parking lot
• Paved pedestrian pathway is provided from the main campus
entrance to each block for public.
Pedestrian
pathway

7. CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT
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Landscape:
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12.

8. CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT
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Landscape:
S.no. BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1. THUJA COMPACTA MAYUR PANKH
2. FICUS BENJAMINA BENJAMIN FIG/
WEEPING FIG/ FICUS
3. FICUS BENJAMINA
REGINALD
GOLDEN FICUS/
GOLDEN WEEPING FIG
4. FICUS ELASTICA
(SHURB FORM)
RUBBER TREE
5. PELTOPHORUM YELLOW FLAME TREE
6. NYPA FRUTICANS MANGROVE PALM
7. ACERACEAE
SYLVESTER
INDIAN DATE PALM/
SYLVESTER
8. ACERACEAE
BACTRIS
PEACH PALM
9. HIBISCUS ROSA
SINENIS
PINK CHINA ROSE
10. WOODFORDIA
FRUTICOSA
LYTHRACEAE
11. ACROCARPUS
FRAXINIFOLIUS
PINK CEDAR
12. FICUS RELIGIOSA PEEPAL

9. BUILDING SERVICES
Public Health Services
Rain water harvesting –
A tank of rain water harvesting is
provided on the ground, back side of
the buildings
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Water Supply -
Water tanks provided on the roof top.
Drinking water facility provided on the each end of the corridor
Sanitation –
All toilets waste Is disposed
through disposal pipes running
Through Shafts Separate pipes
used for waste water Soil pipes.
G.I.pipes100mm,waste
Water pipe.
C.I.pipes100mm&
Rain water pipe–100mm.
Curb inlets–at the edges
of the roads to drain water.
Electrical duct
Two types of electrical duct were provided, one
for low voltage and the other one for high volt.
Size of duct – 4’ x 2’
Generator and inverter sets are placed on the
Roof top.

10. BUILDING SERVICES
Fire safety
fire hydrants were installed in entrance of each department on each floor
Of each block
fire extinguishers were installed in each corridor and rooms.
sprinkler were provided not provided in waiting areas.
Stair case size –
Tread - 270mm
Riser – 150mm
Width - 1500mm
Fire duct size –
3’ x 2’ (feet)
Location -
Fire extinguisher provided
Adjacent to the staircases
staircase pressurization fan
provided on The top of
the staircase shaft.
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11. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Administration Block:
Ground Floor – Suvidha Kendra
SDM Office
RLA
Canteen
First Floor – DC Office Branch
District Information Officer
Second Floor – Security Block
Third Floor – Development & Employment
Transport
Fourth Floor – District Rural Agency
District Town Planner
Canteen
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12. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Administration Block:
- Corridors: 3.5 M width
- Staircase after every 30 M
- Public Toilets at every 4 corners of the building
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Courtyard
Service Cores
Public Health
Spaces
Corridors

13. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Administration Block:
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- Corridors run on all the four sides
- Width: 3.5 M
- Deputy Commissioner
Court
- Width of door: 1.2 M
- District Officer Room - Corridors end at balcony, public toilets &
Staircase lobby
Joinery Material:
Aluminium
Glass used:
Transparent &
Translucent

14. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Administration Block:
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Canteen on fourth floor Census Branch Office
Registering & Licensing Authority on Ground floor

15. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Administration Block:
Ground Floor – District and Session Judge
Chief Judicial Magistrate
Judge Meeting Room
Ahalmad Room
Judgement Writer Room
Lawyer’s Chamber
Police Room
Prisoner Cell
First Floor – Civil Judge Senior Division
Additional District & Sessions Judge
Special Judge CBI, Punjab
Lawyer’s Chamber
Canteen
Second Floor - Additional District & Sessions Judge
Additional Civil Judge Senior Division
Civil Judge Junior Division
Special Judicial Magistrate CBI, Punjab
Lawyer’s Chamber
Third Floor - Additional District & Sessions Judge
Civil Judge Junior Division
Lawyer’s Chamber
Fourth Floor - Civil Judge Junior Division
Lawyer’s Chamber
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16. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Judiciary Block:
- Separate entry for Public, prisoners & judges.
- Every courtroom had it’s judgement writer room
and Ahalmad room
- Lawyers Chamber had a separate area
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Courtyard
Service Cores
Secured Area
for Judges
Spaces
Corridors
Secured Area
for Prisoners
Police & Prisoners Entry
Public Entry

17. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Judiciary Block:
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Waiting Lobby on Ground Floor
Ahalmad Room with every Courtroom
Canteen

18. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Judiciary Block:
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Secured corridor for Judges Secured corridor for Prisoners
Lockup for prisoners

19. CIRCULATION & PLANNING
Space Modules
Judiciary Block:
Courtroom
- Size:
- Furniture: Judge’s table,
2 witness box
Space for Lawyers
- Planned beside Judge’s room
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Courtroom
(6M x 7M)
Judge’s Room
Public
Corridor
Judge’s
Corridor
3 M Wide Podium
for Judge
3M

20. URBAN SPACES
Public Plaza
Central plaza connecting blocks and act as public entry.
Width – 125’(feet)
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BLOCK
-
A
BLOCK
-
B
Block Public entry through plaza
Green Spaces in the plaza

21. URBAN SPACES
Courtyard
Blocks are planned around the Square courtyards for light and ventilation
purpose.
Size – 200’(feet) X 200’(feet)
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BLOCK - A BLOCK - B
Central courtyard

22. FENESTRATIONS
Window openings
Opening size and location of the windows provided as per the sun
Orientation, building elevations are different from all the sides.
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BLOCK - A BLOCK - B
South west facing windows North west facing windows
North west facing building facade

23. STRUCTURE SYSTEM
RCC FRAME
Blocks are planned around the Square courtyards for light and ventilation
purpose.
Size – 200’(feet) X 200’(feet)
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