Birsa Agricultural University, established on June 26, 1981, aims to enhance agricultural development in Bihar and support local tribal populations. The campus features various facilities including hostels, research buildings, and a central library, and is designed to accommodate its educational and residential functions. Notable structural attributes include modern architectural styles and a mix of concrete and brick materials, with an emphasis on landscape and functional circulation in the layout.

1. CASE STUDY
BIRSA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KANKE,
RANCHI

2. • BUILDING:
Birsa Agricultural University
• LOCATION:
Kanke, 10kms away from Ranchi
• CONSTRUCTED BY:
Bihar Government(PWD)
• STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE:
Modern
• TYPE OF BUILDING:
Educational Building and
Residential buildings
• CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS:
Concrete, bricks
• STRUCTURAL SYSTEM:
Framed structure
INTRODUCTION

3. HISTORY
• Ranchi Agricultural College was established in 1955.
• Ranchi Veterinary College, College of Forestry and College of Bio-Technology were
established in 1961,1980 and 1980 respectively.
• Birsa Agricultural University was established
on 26th June, 1981 after its formal
inauguration by the then Prime Minister of
India, Late Smt. Indira Gandhi.
• Its primary objective is to develop area
specific technologies and manpower in the
field of agriculture, animal husbandry and
forestry for the agricultural development of
the plateau region of Bihar and economic
upliftment of tribal and other backward class
population of the region.
• Being a completely residential
university, hostels for boys and
girls, and residential facilities for
Teachers/Scientists and
supporting staff have
been provided in the campus.

4. LOCATION &
NEARBY PLACES
1
3
2
13kms from Ranchi
Railway Station
LOCATED :
Kanke, Ranchi
20 kms from Ranchi Airport
6 kms from Kantatoli
Bus Stand
1. National University of
Study and Research
2. DAV Nirja Sahay
Public School, Kanke
3. Indian Institute of
Coal Management

5. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
MAX. TEMP : MAY (36.6°C)
MIN. TEMP :JAN (8.2°C)
AVERAGE TEMP. : 29.3°C
PRECIPITATION : 1462
mm
MAX.- JUL &AUG(341
mm)
WIND FROM SOUTH –WEST
DIRECTION
Kanke, Ranchi is situated at
23* 19’ latitude
85*31’ longitude
Altitude: 625 m

6. STRUCTURED SPACE
ORGANIZATION
Entry gates Private The yellow line demarcates the
site boundary
Semi- Public
Public

7. • 4 Entry gates for the site
• Campus has been surrounded from
one side and three sides open
•Circulation within the site:
Road of min. 3.5m width runs all
along the site
• Buildings specific:
i. Headquarters
ii.The educational building
can be divided into 4 sections:-
-- College of Agricultural
-- College of Forestry
-- College of Veterinary Sciences
& Animal Husbandry
-- College of Bio-Technology
iii. Hostels
iv. Building for Home Sciences
v. Staff Quarters
vi. V.C. House
vii. Sheep & Goat shed
PLANNING, CIRCULATION
& FUNCTIONS

8. Hostels
Staff Quarters
Headquarters
College of Agriculture
College of Bio-Technology
SPACES IDENTIFIED
College of
Veterinary Sciences
& Animal Husbandry
College of Forestry
V.C. House
Central Library
Sheep &
Goat Shed
Central Library
Dept. of Home Sciences
Guest Houses

9. HEADQUARTERS
• Established in 1981
• G+2 structure
• Divided into 3 wings
at each level
• Each wing has its
own Senate Hall
having a capacity
of 350 persons
• Wings are connected
via a central triangular
core
• Beautiful landscape in front
• Parking Facility for staff
INTRODUCTION

10. LOCATION OF COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE

11. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
INTRODUCTION
• Established in 1956
• Promote science based
agricultural education
• G+2 structure
• Has a separate library and
an auditorium
• Has conference rooms and
laboratory
• Beautiful landscape in front
• Parking Facility only for staff
• Has 4 boys hostel and 3 girls
hostel accommodating both
the UGs & PGs

12. FOYER
• Has got a V- shaped entrance
• Helps in better ventilation by diverting the air current

13. GLIMPSES

14. HOSTELS
GIRL’S BOY’S
COMMON SPACE

15. GUEST HOUSE
•There are 3 guest houses:-
i. Damodar International
Guest house
ii. Paravarik Antarashtriya
Guest house
iii. Guest house

16. PARKING
• Unstructured parking
• Shed has been
provided for
2-wheelers
• No special provision
for 4-wheelers
• Cars are generally
parked in an
open ground
• Corridors are used as
a parking space in
hostels

17. SERVICES
• No provision for
centralised air-
conditioning
• Split ACs have been
used in the offices
• No proper sewerage
system
• Waste is disposed
manually
•Type of securities:-
 Security Guards
 CCTV Cameras
These cameras are
controlled from the
Headquarters.
• Size of security guard
room:- 2X1.8 sq.m
• Location of CCTV:-
Lecture halls,
Entry gates
• Provision for Fire
Safety has also
been considered
• Fire extinguishers
have been kept
at each corridor

18. LITERATURE STUDY
CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, CHANDIGARH

19. INTRODUCTION
• PROJECT: CCA, Chandigarh
• ARCHITECT: Le Corbusier
• SITE AREA : 5 acre
• BUILT UP AREA:
• LOCATION:Sector-12,
Chandigarh
• STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE:
Contemporary
• TYPE OF BUILDING:
Educational
• MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION:
Brick, concrete
• TYPE OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
EMPLOYED:
Load- bearing structure
•Established on 7 August 1961
•College imparts education and
research in the field of architecture
•Covers the north-western region of India
• Has an enrolment of 200 UG

20. •Situated on Vidhya path ,
Chandigarh
• Campus is housed at the Punjab
Engineering College Campus,
Chandigarh
LOCATIO
N
15.2km
11.4km
5.4km
1
2

21. •The planning is introvert in nature.
The studio and classrooms have
been grouped together around a
rectangular courtyard
• There are two doubly loaded
corridors originating on the two
ends of the building which lead from
the entrance to the studios and
classrooms. These corridors are
poorly connected to the courtyard
through four small openings
PLANNING & LAYOUT
•The design studios are on the northern side of the building. Entrance hall
is rectangular in shape. The courtyard has not been well linked with the
rest of the building.

22. SITE PLAN

23. FLOOR PLAN

24. SECTION AND
ELEVATIONS
SECTION
EAST SIDE ELEVATION

25. ELEVATIONS
WEST SIDE ELEVATION
NORTH SIDE ELEVATION
SOUTH SIDE ELEVATION

26. LIBRARY
•Centrally air-conditioned library
with approx 15,000 titles in
architecture and related files
• Teaching aids like audio and video
cassettes are also available
• Training reports are also available
• Books by famous architect, 63
journels, books about the heritage
of Chandigarh is also present • Ceiling is 3.2 m high
• Maximum height of shelf is 1.8m
•Natural lighting and ventilation
have been provided
• CCTV cameras and fire alarms
have been provided

27. • Display of items
• Room Dimension= 24X12 sq.m
• Display of furnitures designed by
students
• Reputed firms send their models
for display
• Models are mostly made in
workshop
MODEL
ROOM
PHOTOGRAPH
Y LAB
• In photography lab, there is a dark
room
• College has its own photographer
who accompany the students on
their site visits

28. •The classrooms, studios are other
spaces depend on north lights for
their lighting.
• Courtyard has not contributed
much for natural lighting
• Ventilation is from small window.
The north side windows are large
and near the ceilings
LIGHT &
VENTILATION
Effect of day lighting from the Northern
facade
ROOF OPENINGS

29. WORK SHOP
• The college workshop caters to the need
of ‘hands on’ experience in handling of
building Construction tools and model
making.
• It has facilities including machines and
trained personnel in the fields of
carpentry ,metal work and model making.
• 15 students can work at 1 time.
LECTURE ROOM
• Sitting arrangement is done in the form
of steps of width 1 m and riser of 0.2m.
• The lecture hall is designed for 30
students.
• Use of north lighting.

30. STUDIO
• The studios are of dimension 18m x 11m.
• They have low height partition walls.
• Doubly loaded corridors are dull spaces.
• Drafting space for 30 students.
• Natural ventilation and lightings.
• Classrooms have chairs and have
• space for 30 students
•
• Grassy lawn .
• There is good usage of open spaces.
• Internal courtyard has been design
with a stage .
• Open spaces in front of the canteen
used as sitting place.
• Recreational spaces for students like
football ground , Cricket pitch and
basketball court.
•
Open space

31. PROS
• Courtyard is the only open
space in the college, which is
well linked to the rest of the
college. It is a grassy lawn,
used by the students to relax
during their spare time.
• The classrooms, studios are
other spaces deeper on north
lights for their lighting. The
lighting is good during the day
time.
• It is from small window, which
are present on the outside
walls. The north side windows
are large and near the ceilings.
• Recently, partitions have been put in
the studios to divide them into sub-
places.
• The studios are quite spacious and
they are separated by low height
walls.
• Bend pipes are used for fresh
oxygen from ceiling.
Solar panels are provided
Fire extinguishers &
alarms have been used

32. CONS
• There is a small room for faculty’s interaction.
• Courtyard is not linked well with rest of the building.
• Building is made up of concrete, therefore it absorbs heat.
• Architect has failed to link the courtyard in an active
manner with rest of the building. As a result, it is passive
and dead space.
• Green belt surrounding the building is not well maintained.
• No medical room in the college.
• Girl’s hostels are situated in another sector.

33. MATERIALS USED
• BRICK has been used as primary building material for the
entire complex walls and columns.
• Brick arches have been used for wide spans.
• Use of concrete has been restricted to foundations, floor
slabs and ties for arched openings.

34. SPACE STANDARDS CASE STUDY LITERATURE STUDY
CLASSROOM 50-60 sq. m 30 sq. m 288 sq. m
LECTURE HALL 100-200 sq. m - 35.5 sq. m
ANCILLARY ROOM 15 sq. m - -
SEMINAR ROOM 100 sq. m 45 sq. m 100 sq. m
LABS - 50 sq. M 94 sq. m
CORRIDOOR WIDTH 1.8 m 2 m 1.6 m
CAFETERIA FOR 100
PERSONS
116 sq. m 20 sq. m 63.4 sq. m
AUDITORIUM FOR 350
PERSONS
200 sq. m 200 sq. m -
DISTANCE BETWEEN
BOOKCASES IN LIBRARY
1.5 - 1.6 m 1.2 m -
HOSTEL FACILITIES
DOUBLE BED ROOM 20.4 sq. m 14 sq. m -
OFFICES FOR ACADEMIC STAFF
PROFESSOR 20-24 sq. m 7.5 sq. m 22 sq. m
LECTURER 15 sq. m - -
ASSISTANTS 20 sq. m - -
MEETING ROOM 111 sq. m 45sq. m 35 sq. m
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

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36. Birla Institute of technology Lalpur

37. 8.7 kms from Ranchi Airport
1.7kms from Kantatoli Bus Stand
3.1kms from Ranchi Railway Station
Site and accessibility:
Lalpur Chowk,
Near Hanuman Mandir,
Circular Road ,Ranchi ,Jharkhand
MAX. TEMP : MAY (36.6°C)
MIN. TEMP :JAN (8.2°C)
AVRAGE TEMP. : 29.3°C
PRECIPITATION : 1462 mm
MAX.- JUL &AUG(341 mm)
WIND FROM
SOUTH -WEST
DIRECTION
Location :

38. Surrounding LAND USE PATTERN
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
The site is surrounded by
Commercial buildings – in front
and 2 sides
AMARAVATI PLAZA
Residential buildings – back
and side
Site has Roads on 2 sides.
RES –COM COMPLEX
COMMERCIAL COMPLEX

40. •Space organization: Structured
Each space has got its defined area
• Buildings specific:
i.Admin building.
ii.The institute building
iii.Staff Quarter
•Circulation within the site:
•1-1.5 M Wide Road.
•2 entry gates
•Unpaved roads
•Parking along
Headquarter
The institute building
Staff quarter

42. Materials of construction
Spiral staircase
of Iron
Railing of Iron (0.9 m hieght)
Exposed brick on stairs
Brick wall
Wooden carved
Fireplace
Stone tiled flooring
1mX1 m
Earthen tiles on
roof of verandah
Wooden
Wooden
staircase

43. institute block G +1 Structure
Modern style building
H- shaped building footprint.
Approx.1280 sq m Area
Class room
Library
Framed Structure.
material of construction :-
Brick , concrete.

44. Landscape features
Unpaved roads
Front garden
Garden in front of institute building
Courtyard of heritag
building

45. The mean daily maximum and minimum temperature
45’c and 25’c in summer
The mean daily maximum and minimum temperature
25’c and 1.8’c
The wind is light and blow from northwest to southeast direction
Hot summer
Cold dry winter
Sub tropical monsoon
The average rainfall is 1100.7mm