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1. COST EFFECTIVE BUILDING
CASE STUDY
GUIDED BY-
Ar. Vaibhavi Ayre
SUBMITTED BY-
4B06_Roshni Jain
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
INDIAN STUDIES

2. INTRODUCTION
LOCATION- Sector-32, Institutional Area, Gurugram,
Haryana
 CLIMATE- Composite
 BUILDING TYPE- Institutional
 ARCHITECTS- Space Design Associates, New Delhi
 FLOOR AREA- 1500 sq. m
 MATERIAL USED- Bricks, Exposed concrete, Sandstones
 The AIIS is a consortium of American universities that
provides facilities for research in Indian art,
architecture and music.
 CONCEPT- Fusion of traditional architecture with
modernism: one of the differences between traditional
Indian architecture and European style buildings is in
the diversity of functional spaces.

3. PLANING ANALYSIS
BASEMENT PLAN-
EARTH CONTACT-
 The work spaces are arranged around two sunken
courtyards with water and plantations.
 Orientation of courtyard helps in wind flow
direction.
 To reduce the cooling loads, these special areas
and the libraries are located in the basement.
 The work areas located at the ground floor are
protected by specially insulated external walls and
cooled by terrace garden.

4. PLANING ANALYSIS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN-
COURTYARD EFFECT FOR COOLING-
 Architect has attempted to restore the courtyard to
its original function of being an internal climate
modifier rather than being simply a light well
 The building facade is staggered at 45 degrees to
the site boundary which allows north and south
orientation for the windows thus reducing heat
gain through windows.
 RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE- Solar water heating

5. CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
FENESTRATION AND SHADING
 The windows have adequate sun shading to reduce to
reduce direct solar gain. On the E-W faces, small slit like
openings are filled with glass bricks to let in light without
heat and to improve the distribution of light within the
room.
 Light shelves, in the form of white ceramic tiled surfaces,
on the top of sun shades and below the ventilator,
increase light penetration into the interiors by reflecting
the external light on the ceiling.
 Long Courbusian louvered slits on the internal wall of the
directors room increase air circulation and light. All these
devices ensure that no artificial light is needed during the
day.
Glass bricks/Glass
blocks
Light shelves

6. CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
TERRACE GARDEN
 Terrace garden are often found in urban environment as
plants have the ability to reduce the overall heat
absorption of the building which then reduces energy
consumption. It provides resistance to thermal insulation.
 Roof top gardens are also beneficial in reducing rain run-
off.

7. SECTIONS
Provision of light
shelves in North-
South wall to invite
natural light
Provision of glass
brick in East- West
wall to cut off harsh
sunlight.

8. PAASIVE STRATIGIES
For Evaporative
cooling- Sunken
Courtyard-
Locally available
materials-
Bricks, Exposed
concrete, Sandstone
Passive solar
technique-
Terrace garden and
courtyards

9. PAASIVE STRATIGIES
Renewable energy source- Solar water heating
o Building Orientation- 45 degrees (to invite N-light)
o Windows have adequate sun shading to reduce
solar heat gain.