CEPT University is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on a 12.5 acre site. It was founded in 1962 and designed by architect B.V. Doshi. The campus features buildings arranged around open courtyards and connected pathways to encourage interaction. It uses local, low-cost materials and passive design to create a sustainable campus that integrates with the natural environment.

1. CEPT UNIVERSITY
LOCATION : GUJARAT UNIVERSITY AREA, AHMEDABAD
ARCHITECT : B.V. DOSHI
AREA OF SITE : 12.5 ACRE
GEOGRAPHICALLY COORDINATES
LATITUDE : 23° 2' 14" N
LONGITUDE :72° 33' 0" E
SITE APPROACH
MAIN ACCESS ON THE NORTHEN SIDE
TWO ENTRANCES ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE WHICH IS
AN INTERNAL ACCESS
TWO ENTRANCES ON THE WESTREN SIDE .
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF SPATIAL PLANNING
WITH INTERESTING PATHWAYS
CEPT UNIVERSITY WAS STARTED IN 1962 UNDER THE
AHMEDABAD EDUCATION SOCIETY AND WAS
ACTIVELY SUPPORTED BY KASTHURBHAI LALBHAI A
LEADING INDUSTRALIST AND PHILANTHROPIST.
THE SCHOOL BROKE AWAY FROM THE CONVENTIONAL
TEACHING COURSES
THE CONCEPT CHANGED FROM ARCHITECTURE AS THE
TECHNICAL DISCIPLINE TO ARCHITECTURE AS A
DESIGN DISCIPLINE.
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Harshavardhan-11811718
Rythm Arora-11810848
Durga Prasad-11811082
FEATURES
THE BUILDING IS SET BACK 100FT
FROM THE MAIN ROAD AND IS
COVERED BY TREES TO CREATE THE
COOL ATMOSPHERE INSIDE THE
CAMPUS AND IS HARDLY VISIBLE FROM
THE MAIN ROAD.
CREATION OF A PROPER WORKING
ENVIRONMENT FACILITATING FACULTY
AND STUDENTS TO HAVE FREE SCOPE
TO LEARN AND TEACH ANYWHERE.
EXPOSED LOCAL MATERIALS FOR LOW
COST,EASY EXPANSION AND
MAINTAIN .
THE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO BE CLOSE
TO NATURE AND EXPERIMENT THE
DESIGNING SKILLS,PLAY WITH,LEVELS
ETC..,THE SITE WAS UNDULATED AND
GAVE OPPURTUNITY TO PLAY WITH
LEVELS.
THERE ARE INCLINE SKYLIGHTS ON
TOP OF THE STUDIOS,PERPETUALLY
LETTING IN NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE
SPACES.
THE STUDIO SPACES HAVE BAY SPACES
FACING THE EXTERIOR,CREATING
SEMI-PRIVATE SPACES WHICH ARE YET
TOTALLY OPEN TO THE EXTERIOR
SPACES WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL CAN
BE ALONE WITH NATURE EVEN IN THE
ENVIRONMENT OF A STUDIO.
NO RESTRICTIONS ON EXCHANGE OF
IDEAS AND THOUGHTS INFORMAL
ENVIRONMENT.
PROVISION FOR FLEXIBLE SPACES
WHILE CAN BE USED IN
MULTIFUNCTIONAL MANNER
STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN
SPACES MAKING THE SCHOOL AS AN
OPEN SPACE WITH NO DOORS
ARCHITECTS PHILOSOPHY
ELIMINATION OF CLASSROOM FEELING
ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT BARRIERS
INTEGRATION OF OPEN SPACES
EASE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
circulation between
Blocks
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF AHMEDABAD
T E M P E R A T U R E M I N I M U M = 1 0 °
MAXIMUM=45°
RAINFALL
MOSTLY OCCURRED IN MOTHS OF JULY-
SEPTEMBER
RAINFALL IS 800MM
HOT, HUMID, DRY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IS
MOSTLY FOUND IN AHMEDABAD
gallery zoning
Educational
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Parking
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Administrative
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Harshavardhan-11811718
Rythm Arora-11810848
Durga Prasad-11811082
POSITION OF BUILDINGS
THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ORTHOGONALLY PLACED ACCORDING TO
THE SITE ORIENTATION AND SITE ANALYSIS
THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ACCORDING TO ORIENTATION TO AVOID
THE HARSH SUN LIGHT.
IT ONLY ALLOWS THE LIGHT BUT NOT THE HOT SUN TO THE INTERIORS
DURING MID DAY WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH.
AS WE SEE, THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ACCORDING TO THE SUN
DIRECTION, THE SOUTH FACED OF THE BUILDINGS HAS LONG
PROJECTIONS AND ON THE NORTH FACADE OF THE BUILDING HAS SMALL
PROJECTIONS.
DESIGN FEATURES
ALL BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED IN THE NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION
OPEN SPACES ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE RESPECTIVELY ALLOW
FRESH AIR TO VENTILATE THE BUILT STRUCTURES
THE OPEN SPACES AND THE SHADED ONCE MERGE WITH THE LANDSCAPE
THE OPEN SPACES IS LINKED TO THE OFFICE AND LIBRARY AREA
WORKSHOP AND CANTEEN
LANDSCAPE
THE CAMPUS IS FULL OF NEEM TREES,WHICH WERE
PLANTED OVER THE YEARS SINCE THE INTIAL PHASE
MAKES HOT AHMEDABAD CLIMATE COOLER
THE TREES PROVIDE A PERPETUAL CHANGING PATTERN OF
LIGHT AND SHADE
THERE ARE MANY INTERCONNECTING PATHWAYS WITH
BRICK PAVING AND TERRACOTTA TILING
THERE ARE ALSO SMALL PLANTS WITHIN THE BUILDING
AND PLOTTED PLANTS AT PLACES
THE STEPS IN FACT BECOME EXTERNAL ACTIVITY HUBS
WITH STUDENTS USING THE LEVELS FOR
READING,ORGANSING INFORMAL
DISCUSSIONS,PERFORMANCES OR EVEN FOR SIMPLY
LAZING AROUND
CENTRAL COURTYARD
THE CENTRAL COURT YARD IS A COMBINATION
OF PAVED AND UNPAVED AREAS,SHADED BY
TREES IN CERTAIN AREAS
ALL ENTRANCES ARE LINKED TO THE
COURTYARD BY PEDESTRAIN PATHWAYS
HENCE THE COURTYARD IS AN AREA OF HEAVY
CIRCULATION OF INTERACTION
ROLE OF ENVIRONMENT
THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED AWAY FROM THE
MAIN ROAD WITH TREES AT THE MIDST OF
ROAD AND BUILDING SITE. THEY ARE ACTING
AS BARRIERS THAT REDUCE THE NOSIE
POLLUTION FROM THE ROAD. THESE TREES
COVERS THE VIEW OF THE BUILDING FROM
OUTSIDE
SITE PlAN
Central courtyard
P Parking
C Cafeteria
FA - Faculty of Architecture
Sagra basement
FP - Faculty of Planning
Auditorium
Computer Lab
Administration Area
FT Faculty of Technology
FD Faculty of Design
OFFICES Student Services
Admission Of
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Career and Alumni Services
Outreach Service
Summer Winter School Of
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UG Of
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PG Of
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Doctoral Of
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Exchange Programs Of
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NZEB Net Zero Energy
Building
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2.CEPT Stores
3.Kanoria Centre for Art
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4.Hutheesing Art Centr
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5.Vikram Sarabhai
Community Science
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6.CEPT Workshops (Old
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7.Hussain Doshi Guf
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8.Herwitz Galler
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9.GIDC Bhavan
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Architectural studion showing the design of
windows
Sunlight

3. THE ZOINING OF BLOCKS IS IN SUSTAINABLE WAY WHICH WEW
PLACED IN NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION SO THAT LESS HEAT
ENTER TO THE BUILDING WHICH WAS SATIRICALLY DONE BY
ARCHITECT BV DOSHI.
ALL SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS WERE USED TO BUILT THE
CAMPUS SUCH AS BRICKS AND CEMENT WHICH WERE
LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS
THE BLOCK WERE PLACED IN SUCH A MANNER DUE TO COOL
AIR MAY ENTERE THE BUILDING DURING BREEZE
THERE IS A BUILDING WHICH CAN BE USED A SUSTAINABLE
PART OF THE WHOLE CAMPUS WHCH IS NET ZERO ENERGY
BUILDING.THIS BUILDING MAINLY USES THE ENERGY
CREATED BY SUN WHICH IS RENEWABLE ENGERGY WHICH IS
ALSO CALLED NET ZERO BUILDING.
THE RAIN WATER IS STORED IN CAMPUS BY ROOF TOP
STORAGE
MORE TREES WERE PLACED TO AVOID HEATING EFFECT
DUIRING MID DAY
THERE ARE SOLAR PANELS WERE PLACED ON TOP OF EVEREY
BUILD SO THE SOLAR POWER CAN BE REUSED AT NIGHT TIMES.
THE HVAC SYSTEM WERE USED INSIDE BUILDING TO MAINTAIN
THE TEMPERATURE OF STUDIOS.
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Harshavardhan-11811718
Rythm Arora-11810848
Durga Prasad-11811082
CEPT UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
HVAC TECHNOLOGIES
MIXED MODE VENTILATION.
RADIANT COOLING FLOOR AND CEILING PANELS FOR
SIMULATION LAB AND BASEMENT FLOOR.
VRF FOR DEDICATED OUTDOOR AIR SYSTEM AT 3.51
COP WITH CO2 CONTROL.
AIR COOLED CHILLER WITH 3.35 COP (ARI).
PASSIVE COOLING IN NON-SUMMER MONTHS WITH
UNDERGROUND TANK AND EVAPORATIVE FLUID
COOLER.
PREMIUM EFFICIENCY PUMP MOTORS WITH VFDS.
LIGHTING DESIGN
DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY 75% TIME FOR
OVER 90% OF SPACES.
DAYLIGHTING AND VACANCY SENSOR
CONTROL OF LIGHTS AT 4.7 W/M2.
OFFICE EQUIPMENT CONTROL WITH
OCCUPANCY SENSOR CONTROL.
SECTION SHOWING HVAC SYSTEM
Isometric SECTION
PIE CHART SHOWING percentage OF Building occupancy
RENEWABLE ENERGY
50% ROOF COVERED WITH 27 KW PV PANELS TILTED AT
23º FACING SOUTH FOR ON-SITE GENERATION
EQUIVALENT TO 70KWH/M2/YR.
SUSTAINABLE SERVICES OF CEPT
UNIVERSITY
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING
ELECTRIC MANAGEMENT
UNDERGROUND WATER SERVICES

4. Submitted By
Harshavardhan-11811718
Rythm Arora-11810848
Durga Prasad-11811082
Basement Has A Thermal Comfort Chamber, Seminar
Room And Conference Room As Well As Two
Courtyards On Either Side For Providing Light,
Ventilation And Multipurpose Use.
Ground Floor Has A Dedicated Space For Building
Systems Such Chillers, Ahus, Electrical Panels Along
With Other Equipment For Radiant Cooling System. It
Also Has A Large Multipurpose Semi-Open Space.
First Floor houses the admin area and meeting
space. Majority of the first floor space is
dedicated for equipment such as
Guarded Hot Box, Climate Chamber,
Single Patch Sky Simulator, Mirror Box,
etc. which are integral part of the
Material Testing Facility at CARBSE. It
also has BMS and control panel. A
bridge connects First Floor to
CARBSE’s existing research facility.
Mezzanine Floor overlooks the first
floor and has workstations for
researchers and meeting space.
Roof Floor Plan
NZEB BUILDIND SECTION
NZEB BUILDIND SECTION
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Section Showing Preliminary Details Of Nzeb Building