an energy efficient building

1. SILENT VALLEY RESORT
KALASA, KARNATAKA
ARCHITECT - K. JAISIM

2. INTRODUCTION
• Silent Valley Resort is an eco-friendly
holiday home (resort) located in the
heart of the majestic Western Ghats
of the Chikmagalur district.
• Silent Valley’s cottages, constructed
with an herbal theme, provide a
perfect ambience to bring the visitors
closer to nature.
• Climate condition
high rainfall
high daytime temperature
The resort lies between Kalsa and
Kudremukh , in a beautiful and lush green
valley.
Site area- 1.31 hectares
Built-up area – 1600 sq. m.
Building type – resort
Cost of project – 6000 / sq. m.

3. HOUSING & COTTAGES
• The cottages are in the ethnic
style taking you back to a village
type of an atmosphere where
simplicity and harmony reigned
supreme. TERI (Tata
Environmental Research
Institute) has certified the
cottages as one of the Energy
Efficient Buildings in India. It has
a sustainable habitat with a
minimum environmental
footprint, in a manner that it
fuses modern demands with
ecological balance.

4. COTTAGES (CIRCULAR PLAN)
• Walls are of solid mud blocks, pillars
are of local waster timber and roof is
made of Mangalore tiles.
• Cottages here are partially sunk into the
ground to benefit from the thermal
storage capacity of earth The climate is
mildly cool or just fine - neither too
cold, nor warm.
• The building form of the adopts a
circular form which has lowest surface
to volume ratio and thus reducing the
conduction gains from the building
envelope as well as solar gains from the
windows which makes the building an
energy efficient building in this warm &
humid climate.
Use of mud blocks, bamboo, country
tiles,

5. LANDSCAPING
• The built environment is beautifully merged with the
natural landscape.
• The scenery is indeed breath taking and has the effect of
taking one’s imagination to unbelievable heights.
• The building follows the existing contour and interplay
with the natural landscape. Instead of indiscriminately
chopping of trees to give way to construction activity, the
mature plants have been retained and made a part of the
building.
• Natural tree canopies provide excellent shading for the
houses. The natural contours have been retained and used
effectively to minimize effects of vehicular pollution as
well as for protection against strong winds.
• The restaurant of the resort, which is a multi-deck
structure, follows the natural contour and is designed
without the conventional wall; the hills are its walls.

6. RESTAURANT
Three deck having three
different floor level .
There is a swimming pool
near to that restaurant.

7. WATER HARVESTING
SEWAGE TREATMENT
Waste water used to nourish
plants that provide excellent
shade.
Biomass heater for water
heating.
Water harvesting.

8. WHY ENERGY – EFFICIENT BUILDING???
• Cottages are partially sunk into ground .
• Use of locally available materials and does away conventional
wall, roof, floor, doors, and windows .
• Merges with nature instead of trying to modify natural
landscape to suit the building needs .
• Does away with energy intensive, space – conditioning and
lighting systems , makes simple use of daylight.
• Waste water used to nourish plants that provide excellent
shade.
• Biomass heater for water heating.
• Water harvesting.

9. THANK YOU
BISWAJIBAN PARIDA
REGD.NO. 151008100007
8TH SEM.