CASE STUDY OF DASHMESH ACADEMY ANANDPUR SAHIB

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INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLINTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

2. CLIENT :- SRI DASHMESH ACADEMY TRUST
ARCHITECT :- SATNAM NAMITA AND ASSOCIATES , CHANDIGARH
TOTAL SITE AREA :- 200 ACRES
YEAR OF COMPLETION :- 1982
LOCATIONLOCATION
The Academy is located 4KM away from the famous Gurudwara Takhat Sri
Keshgarh Sahib at Anandpur Sahib. Naina Devi Temple is visible from one of the
tall peaks skirting the campus. It is well connected by rail and road and is 80 Kms
from Chandigarh towards Nangal Dam.
CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS
SRI DASHMESH ACADEMY
INTEGRATED, HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT WHERE LIVING IS LEARNING.
SRI DASHMESH ACADEMY
INTEGRATED, HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT WHERE LIVING IS LEARNING.
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 CLIMATE = Characterized by its general
dryness, a hot summer and a bracing cold
winter.
 TEMPRATURE -The temperature ranges
from minimum of 4° C in winter to 45° C in
summer. The average annual rainfall in
district is 775.6 mm.
 TOPOGRAPHY = gradual slope of 5-6m
which has well incorporated in the design of
the school especially through landscaping
site is access to through
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SITE PLANSITE PLAN
18’-0” WIDE
MAIN
ENTRANCE
WEST
FACING

4. ACADEMICBLOCK -2%
RESIDENTIAL - 4%
RECREATIONAL - 30%
SUPPORTING FACILITIES - 1.3%
OPEN SPACES -63.6%
SITE ZONINGSITE ZONING
ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK
reception, visitors lounge , offices ,
conference room
ACADEMIC BLOCKS - - consists
classrooms , labs, teachers room ,
toilets , student's lounge , library , open
air theatre etc.
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
HOSTEL BLOCKS -- separate blocks
for girls and boys with proper security
FACULTY HOUSING –
SERVICE ZONE
DINING BLOCK – ( KASTURI) –
services, dining hall , kitchen, canteen
STUDENT CENTRE --gymnasium,
table tennis, swimming pool , tuck shop
SERVICE AREA – Water tower ,
electric substation, etc.
RECREATIONAL ZONE ----
athletic track , football field , cricket
stadium , gymnasium, hockey fields
AREAS OF DIFFERENT BLOCKS
INFERENCES
 Zones are arranged in a irregular
geometry.
 services are centrally located in
site , serving to all blocks easily
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5. SITE PLANNINGSITE PLANNING
Academic/admin. Block –
colonnaded corridor are joined two
blocks
Hostel block - 3 no.
Located parallel to the
outer edge of the site
The faculty residences are in close proximity to
the hostels. Sports facilities –
outskirts of the site to reduce
the noise and disturbances
Service blocks are clustered at the rear side of
the site
Water body and green area act as a
buffer zone
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to encourage different learning styles.
 free form is followed , no rhythm between zoning
 All buildings are placed in a staggered manner according to levels.
pattern and any axis.
Site is accessed by 18’-0”
wide road
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Inferences
 Construction is started from the core of the site
i.e. To retain the plantation.
 Not follow any geometrical

6. High rise buildings
Green buffer zones
between the adjacent
blocks adds a soft look
to the rigid built mass
 Play in levels create
an interest .
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILT-UP
OPEN SPACES
SPATIAL ANALYSISSPATIAL ANALYSIS
CIRCULATIONCIRCULATION
PEDESTRISAN CIRCULATION -
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
Parking for nearly 100 cars at
45 degree
Internal
road--15’-0”
wide Footpaths
with avenue
shrubs
External road
--Main entrance
= 18’-0” wide
metalled road
INFERENCES - vehicular traffic is
limited at the entrance to encourage
the pedestrian movement to make the
main campus a pedestrian paradise.

7. ACADEMIC BLOCKACADEMIC BLOCK
PLANNING
 Consists administrative block, school blocks , library , open air theatre
Separate sufficient buildings blocks for each junior , middle , senior blocks
Junior block nearest to the public entrance.
Building is beautifully landscaped.
Well oriented building. Ample of light get from east side.
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8. SCHOOL BLOCK
Consists = classrooms , labs
, toilet block , art and craft
room , staff room
TOILET BLOCK – toilet
roof used as a terrace
garden
CLASSROOM SIZE= 24’-0”X28’-0”= 672 SQ. FT.= 24
students
AS PER STANDARDS 468 SQFT. FOR 24 STUDENTS
Courtyard used for
ventilation in
classroom
12’-0” wide corridor
covered with a RCC
pergolas
INFERENCE – flexibility in the layout incorporating movable
furniture
Lack of storage spaces for the teachers
east light is served the classroom.
PLANNING
Axial planning .
Classrooms and labs blocks are
separated by a corridor
Curved toilet blocks break the
monotony of the linear block
CLASSROOM
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9. INTERIOR CIRCULATION
6’-0” wide staircase
Riser= 6”
Tread = 10”
3’6” staircase leads to
toilet
LABORTORIES
10’-0” wide collonaded
corridor
In form of
courtyards,corridors, stairs
lab size = 24’x38’ = 740 sq.
ft. = for 24 students
acc to standards = 560 sq.ft.
for 24 students
Preparatory and storage
space provided along with labs
Labs are well equipped
West elevation
Opening for toilets
ventilation
SECTION VIEW
East elevation - double storey
building
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10. INTERIOR CIRCULATION
6’-0” wide staircase
Riser= 6”
Tread = 10”
3’6” staircase leads to
toilet
LABORTORIES
10’-0” wide collonaded
corridor
In form of
courtyards,corridors, stairs
lab size = 24’x38’ = 740 sq.
ft. = for 24 students
acc to standards = 560 sq.ft.
for 24 students
Preparatory and storage
space provided along with labs
Labs are well equipped
West elevation
Opening for toilets
ventilation
Schematic section
East elevation - double storey
building
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11. RESIDENTIAL BLOCKRESIDENTIAL BLOCK
Consists three separate hostels blocks for girls and boys named as
BEAS . RAVI , SATLUJ.
 Each hostel consists 8 dormetries, common room ,warden;s residence
 Two identical blocks are mirror to
( axial planning)Each other to form one hostel block.
Courtyard type planning
Each of the double storey single sex building
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Introvert planning – spaces on
looking towards central court
On the extreme ends on
the ground floor
provided the residences
of the warden
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12. INFERENCES
Well light and ventilated
dormitories
Lack of proper security as all the
dormitories in to the courtyards
Lack of separate study zone as the
number of students sharing one
dormitory is more
DORMITORY BLOCK INTERNAL CIRCULATION
DORMITORY SIZE – (16’X36’-6”)+ (60’X16’-6”)
-- 1475 SQ. FT. – FOR 26 STUDENTS
Acc. to standards =
WIDTH = 4’-6” ,
TREAD = 12”,
RISER = 6”
6’-0” WIDE CORRIDORS
ALONG THE
COURTYARDS
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DOUBLE STOREY
Horizontal circulation
Vertical circulation

13. Comprises of 3 bedrooms, kitchen ,
drawing room lounge
 there is a proper segregation
between the teacher;s residences and
hostels
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south elevation
The teacher;s residences open up in
to the central green space which
serve as a seprate outdoor space for
them
Residential blocks are
connected by bridge
SERVICESSERVICES
Cemented
water tank
having
capacity
20,000
gallon
(75708L)
FACULTY HOUSINGFACULTY HOUSING
• all services are placed centrally so it serves easily from all the sides.
electric sub station
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DINING AREADINING AREA
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Dining block consists of a combined dining for students
and staff with common kitchen. With the total capacity of
around 200 students.
It is well light from all the sides.
On the first floor canteen is located on kitchen terrace.
 unique form among all the blocks .
The folded roof plate form gives
it a more imposing scale
Exciting and remarkable play of
levels
Store spaces have been kept at
the rear end
All drain water goes to sewerage
plant .
INFERENCES
hexagonal shape of kitchen which is different from
other plain buildings.
Hill architecture is introduced while adding sloping
roofs
Canteen with folded roof
kitchen
Dining area

15. Play fields are placed at out skirts of the site so as to reduce the noise in the
academic zone.
Various outdoor facilities
Volley ball court
400m track
Basket ball court
Cricket field
RECREATIONAL AREARECREATIONAL AREA
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Folded roof plate of gi sheet
openings are provided for well
light and ventilation
RUBBLE
MASONRY
Eastern elevationON SITE LEVEL
Volley ball court
Hockey ground
Landmark of the
site having
sloping roof and
polygonal in
planning.
Stone masonry is
used
Gymnasium is located near to the
outdoor games.
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16. LANDSCAPINGLANDSCAPING
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the layout of the buildings ,
the extensive and luxurious
landscaping merges
beautifully with the
surrounding. all this add to a
quite , serene and pollution
free environment., which
enhance the living and
learning environment in the
school.
all the paths lined with
shrubs and trees thus heeling
the soften the look
enhance the landscape through added artificial
features like aero plane , ship etc.
shaded pergola with planters in
the corridor
roof of blocks are
covered with
greenery.
blend of hard
and soft
landscape
There is a perfect integration architecture of the
school through landscape
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17. ARCHITECTURAL
CHARACTER
ARCHITECTURAL
CHARACTER
MATERIALMATERIAL
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Terrazzo flooring used to
reduce the cost
Largely built up from locally
available material stone.
Fiber sheet is
used in
gymnasium
The structure is framed rcc in certain buildings.
This impart distinctive character to the building
Natural contours have been used as
an inherent part of landscape.
RUBBLE MASONRY .
confirming to the climate of the
region and to make difference apart
sloping roof incorporated on
kitchen and gymnasium.
consent bond between
enclosed , semi enclosed ,
open to sky spaces i.e.
added to the richness of
spatial character..
Different shapes of buildings are used to
identify its dignity.
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INFERENCES
 SITE PLANNING – all the building blocks are placed in irregular geometry, every block has its own dignity and own form.
SPATIAL ORGANISATION – all the blocks are integrated with the site through landscape features and well connected to
each other through pathways and courtyards.
SPACE CHARATER - the school has been designed with the building resolved in to a senses of courtyards on an intimate
human scale giving a sense of security to the children. There is a special continuity of the classrooms to the courts and veranda.
Open spaces all around and between the built forms form an integral part of the outdoor learning activities and environment as a
whole.
 BLOCK PLANNING - internal courtyards which form a part of a blocking of a school provide sufficient light and ventilation
to the rooms . Each dormitory opens up in to the corridor facing the central court instead of an enclosed space thereby giving as
homely feeling. the hostels require lack the required security.
PARKING – limiting the parking to the entrance allows for a safe and traffic free environment.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – there is a perfect integration of the architecture of the school with the landscape. There is an
interesting blend of hard as well as soft landscape
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19. INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLINTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
PATHWAYS WORLD SCHOOL SRI DASHMESH ACADEMY
ARCHITECT C.P. Kukreja and associates Satnam Namita Associates
LOCATION Gurgaon , India Anandpur sahib , India
TOPOGRAPHY Gradual slope of 3m towards centre Gradual slope of 6-7 m
SITE PLAN
SITE AREA 32 acres 163 acres
PLANNING
CONSIDERATION
Centralized planning with magnificent lake as the
central focus and all the building configured in
circular manner around the lake
Free form planning ,
BUILT UP OPEN
SPACES
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20. CLASSROOMS Classrooms are rectangular in shape . they
placed along the singly loaded corridor and
well light and flexible layout
Classrooms are rectangular in shape .Well placed
around the courtyards and properly light and ventilated.
LIBRARY Forms a major component or media block.
Segregation of different areas in context to
age group.
Library is singly storied , octagonal room with the main
one under consideration
LABORATORIES They are rectangular in shape . well
equipped and ventilated . two on each floor
in every academic block. Provisions for
storage and preparation room
RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES
All sports activities are concentrated around
student centre and well orientated
Activities are scattered to create interest in students
mind
RESIDENTIAL
FACILITIES
Well planned luxurious and secure hostel
blocks with activity room on each floor
Well planned dormitories around the courtyards. But
the lack security.
LANDSCAPE Overall landscape design strives to create a
pleasurable ambience inviting the children
to use the outdoor spaces which stimulate
physical and mental development of
children
Natural contours have been used as an inherent part of
landscape.
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S. NO LABEL LIBRARY STUDY SRI DASMESH ACADEMY
1. SITE AREA 2 ACRE(NORMALLY)
1 ACRE (HILLY AREA)
1 ACRE (CITIES WITH 25 LAC.
POPULATION)
163 ACRES
(659637.6SQ. M.)
2. CLASSROOM 8M X 6M (FOR 40 STUDENTS)
MIN. 40 SQ. M.
1 SQUARE METRE PER STUDENT
8.5MX7.3M(FOR 40 STUDENTS)
(62.4 SQ. M.)
1.5 SQUARE METRE PER STUDENT
3. LIBRARY 14M X 8M
MIN. 100 SQ. M.
5 BOOKS EACH STUDENT AND 1500 IN
BEGINNING
30.5M X 30.5M
930SQ. M.
8000 REF. BOOKS (12 PER STUDENT)
8 PERIODICALS
20 MAGZINES
4. LABS 9M X 6M
MIN. 50 SQ. M.
11.5M X 11.5M (CHEMISTRY)
11.5M X 6.7M (PHYSICS)
12.1M X 11.5M(LABORATORY)

22. S. NO LABEL LIBRARY STUDY SRI DASMESH ACADEMY
5. COMPUTER LAB COMPUTER STUDENT RATIO =1:20
MIN. SPACE OF 10 COMPUTERS
6. GROUND 200M TRACK
VOLLEYBALL GROUND
KHO KHO GROUND
(MIN 6000 SQ. M.)
195600 SQ. M.
7. WATER 500L PER 100 STUDENTS PER DAY
1 SAFE DRINKING WATER SOURCE
INSIDE SCHOOL PREMISES.
MIN. 1 WATER COOLER PER 100
STUDENTS.
TOTAL SUPPLY OF 20000
GALLONS
FOR WHOLE COMPLEX
(75708 L)
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23. B i b l i o g r a p h y
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www.acronymsfinder.com
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B o o k R e f e r e n c e s:
• Neufert 3rd edition
• Time saving standard-Building types 2nd edition
•National Building Code 2005
•Parking Standards Handbook
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