Sanjay Puri is an acclaimed Indian architect known for his innovative and sustainable designs. Some of his notable works discussed in the document include the 72 Screens office building in Jaipur, which is enveloped in abstractly folded concrete screens that provide shade and insulation from high temperatures. The Triose building in Lonavala features a dramatic angled concrete skin structure housing retail and dining spaces with large openings connecting the interior and exterior. The Chrome Hotel in Kolkata incorporates circular skylight openings and angled planes to fragment public spaces and create varied private dining areas within the restaurant. Puri's designs aim to evoke exhilarating experiences while maintaining functionality and being contextually appropriate.

1. SANJAY PURI AND HIS WORKS

2. SANJAY PURI
Founder, Sanjay Puri
Architects is a leading
architect in the country
today with a name in India
as well as overseas, today
is one of the most sought
after architectural and
design firms in India.
Reversing the trend of
foreign architects being
called to India to design
projects, Sanjay Puri is
being sought out to lend his
design expertise abroad.

3. STYLE OF WORK
 His avant-garde architectural style is truly
unique and a true expression of his
creativity.
 The essence of Sanjay’s design theory is
creating innovative design spaces that are
contextual but at the same time
sustainable.
 The main aim is evoke an exhilarating
experience without infusing functionality
effectively.

4. WORKS
With a team of over 72 employees that work
under the skilful guidance of Sanjay Puri, the
firm is an unmatched powerhouse of design.
SPA has an extensive design portfolio that
includes architectural and interior design
projects in fields like hospitality, commercial,
retail, educational and entertainment facilities
as well as large urban projects and town
planning. Currently they are involved in
designing over 100 projects in 40 cities across
India as well as projects in Montenegro, Spain,
U.A.E and Mauritius.

5. 72 SCREENS
CHROME
HOTEL
KOLKATTA

6. ANANTAM IN GOA
TRIOSE
BUILDING,
LONAVALA, INDIA
2011

7. RUSTOMJEE SCHOOL

8. INFORMATION
 CATEGORY -Future
Projects - Education
 LOCATION -
MUMBAI, India
 ARCHITECT -Sanjay
Puri
NORTH VIEW

9. Classrooms arranged
along the periphery of
a small 4760 sqm
wedge shaped site
create a large
sheltered internal
courtyard reminiscent
of traditional Indian
architecture. The
courtyard becomes a
focal point for varied
activities of the school.

10. SOUTHERN VIEW
The classroom floors
gradually step back from
the northern side creating
terraces that are usable
for most of the year,
protected from the
southern sun. An array of
trapezoidal openings front
the northern side allowing
maximum light from the
north while windows on
all the other three sides
are designed with
protective sun breakers.

11. The four levels of
the school
surrounding the
courtyard ensure its
protection from the
sun in a city with
temperatures
ranging from 26 to
36 degrees Celsius
through most of the
year creating a cool
space usable all
year.

12. NORTH EAST VIEW
All windows on the
west and east are
oriented towards the
north by angling
them while the
southern side
windows are angled
towards the east ,
reducing the heat
gain into the
building.

13. GROUND FLOOR PLAN

14. TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

15. SECTION THROUGH COURTYARD

16. The design of this school with both primary
and secondary education manifests
traditional Indian architecture principles
creating a large central courtyard , facilitating
cross ventilation and natural lighting , is
protected from the southern sun and thereby
creates an energy efficient building which is
contextual within very restrictive economical
constraints.

17. CHROME HOTEL

18. INFORMATION
 ARCHITECT
: SANJAY PURI
 LOCATION:
CALCATTA, INDIA

19. The hotel is planned in eight
levels with public spaces
occupying the first three levels
and four levels of rooms above
with a rooftop lounge bar on the
topmost floor the entire volume
comprising of the public spaces
and the vertical circulation is
punctuated by small 45 cm
diameter circular openings.
These openings allow natural
light into the public spaces at
daytime and are made of frit
glass so that the exterior is
purposely not seen and the
public spaces have an identity
of their own once one enters
and experiences them.

20. Angled trapezoidal
planes, punctuated with
varied compositions,
fold down from the
ceiling to create two
private dining areas
within the restaurant
space and fragment the
volume into smaller
spaces that are lent
more privacy. The
restaurant design thus
creates compositions of
form that are varied
depending upon which
part they are being
perceived from.

21. The room levels are
identified by a rectilinear
white block that is
punctuated by varying
widths of vertical slit
windows that cantilevers
out over the level of the
flyover, forming a wedge.
The hotel is entered
through a 24′ high lobby
with a wall of varied
rectilinear composition of
wood and glass that
curves into the ceiling,
slowly fragmenting into
individual suspended glass
cuboids, creating a
sculptural effect.

22. Four levels of rooms
house the 63 rooms,
with each floor having
a judicial mix of twin
bed and double bed
configurations, along
with a suite The
suites are
cantilevered out at
the front corner of the
building with floor to
ceiling glass, each
one designed
differently.

23.  This hotel is designed in a manner that allows
a series of experiences to its visitors.
 Each space is a sculpted volume with forms,
colours, textures, materials and lighting being
brought together in a cohesive way to create its
individual experience. These spaces create a
hotel that is not just a place to stay in
temporarily, but a series of spaces that are
explorative in the experiences they evoke.

26. FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR
PLAN

27. TYPICAL FLOOR PLANLEVEL SEVEN
FLOOR PLAN

28. SECTION

29. Chapel at murcia, spain

30. ground plan of the chapel

31. First floor plan

32. section
1. Entrance
2. Office
3. Dressing room
4. Sacristy
5. Store room
6. Open to sky
courtyard
7. Male toilet
8. Handicap
toilet
9. Female toilet
10. Altar
11. Water pool
12. seating

33. The central idea of the synthesis
is not only to create a space of
religious faith but also the building
to be integrated in landscape and
to be open to the ocean. That is
apparent with the design of a
rectilinear water pool, on the edge
of the hill, which is a very
important element of the building.
The cross, which is on the edge of
the pool, shows at the same time,
in background, the view in
landscape. The impressive
element of the synthesis is the
waterfall that is created, as water
moves in a lower level. The blur
from the waterfall gives the sense
of floating over the hill.
Complementary to that, is the
minimal interruption of structural
elements, giving priority to
landscape to be shown.

34. The chapel has mainly a
leaning level where the
seats for the worshippers
are found, while down from
that are the functional
spaces (office, WC). As the
church is oriented towards
the north and with a natural
green cover on the south, a
permanently cool place is
created which is sheltered
by the sun and the high
temperatures of the town
(16-38ο C). The design
supports the more effective
ventilation and reduces the
need of mechanical
system. As a result, that
makes the chapel an
ecological effective
building.

35. Triose (lonavala)
This dramatically angled, folded
concrete skin structure houses a
few retail shops, a food court,
two restaurants, a large bar and
an entertainment gaming area.
The building is comprised of
three volumes that jut out from
the core circulation section that
interconnects them. There are
several trapezoidal windows,
including the large balcony area
that cantilevers out offering an
impressive view from one of the
restaurants housed in that
section. In fact, the sculptural
quality of the building integrates
the external surroundings
seamlessly with its interiors
throughout the edifice.

36. basement PLAN

37. A natural slope in the site towards the rear
allowed an entire parking level to be created
to facilitate the high traffic expected for the
building with natural light and ventilation from
the rear housing over 100 cars. While
different areas are intentionally used in
different ways the spaces visually flow
uninterruptedly all through the building from
one end to the other and across the two
levels. Each of the internal spaces open
outwards dramatically encapsulating the
external surroundings to the interiors,
creating a seamless integration of the inside
with the outside.

38. Ground floor plan

39. First floor plan

40. The concrete folded skin that
forms most of the building
creates large open frames
towards the external views
and the plans of the building
too open out towards these
large frames accentuating the
beautiful natural surroundings
to the inner spaces. The
building is comprised of three
volumes which emanate from
a central circulation spine that
interconnects them.

41. One of these three large framed
openings cantilever out at the
first floor housing a restaurant
within and accentuating the
entrance below. The building is
entered through a 12′ high lobby
that leads into a 24′ high volume
housing a food court beyond
which are a few retail shops. The
24′ high volume of the food court
overlooks shallow pools of the
water on either side and sweeps
down in the center creating a
large open frame looking
outwards and opening onto a
sheltered deck. The central area
of the first floor houses an
entertainment games area
leading into a lounge bar on one
side and a restaurant on the
other.

42. 72 screens jaipur
Enveloped in abstractly
folded planes of perforated
screens, this 6 level office
building creates a sculptural
presence. Located in the city
of Jaipur in India which has a
desert climate with average
temperatures ranging from
30oC to 50oC through most
of the year . The building is
designed in response to the
excessive heat imbibing
traditional elements.

43. In addition a glass reinforced
concrete screen that takes
its inspiration from the old
traditional ‘jali’ screens of the
architectural heritage of the
region sheaths the building
on all sides further reducing
the heat gain and rendering
the building very energy
efficient. Designed as a
corporate office
headquarters, the ground
level houses a reception and
conference rooms above a
car parking basement with
office areas at the above 5
levels.

44. The concrete screens around
the building are supported by a
steel framework with projections
that vary from 0.9 to 1.5m . This
creates an external periphery
space for plants at each level
that will act as further insulation
from the external heat creating
cooler office spaces within. The
office building thus overcomes
the restrictions of its small plot
creating office spaces that are
very energy efficient to combat
the excessive summers of its
location while imbibing tradition
in an abstract manifestation to
create a sculptural quality for its
inhabitants.

45. The entire structural system
including the columns inside are
expressed and exposed to be a
part of the space itself. Besides,
they also appear to narrate the
science and technique of the
building’s construction.
The building rises up like a faint
cuboid amongst the unassuming
dense urban fabric of the city,
attracting even the most casual
onlookers. Undeniably, yet
another striking building by
Sanjay Puri, principally similar to
his Chrome hospitality design at
Kolkata; this time amidst typical
residences, may perhaps trigger
and argue its bearing on the
existing neighbourhood.

46. Ground floor plan

47. Typical floor plan

48. front elevation

49. section

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