iit guwahati hostel Designed by Ar. Shashank Misra Ar. Nirbhay Shukla Ar. Shyam Singh

1. PROJECT – PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF HOSTEL NO. 09
AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
GUWAHATI , ASSAM
• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994. The
academic programme of IIT Guwahati commenced in 1995.
• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati's campus is on a sprawling 285 hectares plot of land on the north bank of
the river Brahmaputra around 20 kms. from the heart of the city. With the majestic Brahmaputra on one side, and
with hills and vast open spaces on others, the campus provides an ideal setting for learning.
• The 74,000 square metre Academic Complex houses the academic departments, centers, their laboratories,
classrooms, etc. A spacious Administrative Building accommodates the offices of the Institute.
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2. OUR PHILOSOPHY
• In Our Design we aim to provide creative and unique architectural designs. Our philosophy involves listening to
the client, attending to their needs and requirements, rather than creating what we think is best.
• The goal is to keep the project continually moving and the enthusiasm flowing. Essentially we want the client to
be in control of the project, achieving their goals and requirements.
• We create designs that maximise the potential of any site, while respecting the environment that it is within.
• While the notion that structural and aesthetic considerations should be entirely subject to functionality was met
with both popularity and skepticism, it had the effect of introducing the concept of "function“. in place of
Vitruvius' "utility". "Function" came to be seen as encompassing all criteria of the use, perception and enjoyment
of a Building, not only practical but also aesthetic, psychological and cultural.
• A little simplistically i.e. the final shape (or 'form') of the building would be directly derived from its intended use
(or 'function').
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3. CONCEPT
• The design "concept" for Hostel is the central idea that is the
driver for making architectural design decisions related to this
project. While there are many possible such concepts that could
be used in the design of hostel enumerated below are a few that
come to mind.
• 1. An idea for building form derived from the proposed site.
• 2. The need to build the hostel in a phased manner could impact
the layout and form, many times in combination of the above-
mentioned site constraints or features.
• 3. An idea about how to lay out the major circulation paths
through the building / campus, for ease of way finding and
efficiency of movement of students & staff .
• 4. The functional relationships and area requirements of the
various departments taken possibly in consideration together with
all the above factors.
• 5. The climate of the location, or the way in which the building will
be lit and ventilated, by artificial or natural means. If there are
severe budget constraints, as in many developing countries, this
factor could be a major determinant of building form.
• 6. Rarely, a strong idea of the form of the building as sculpture.
• 7. Mostly, a combination of all these factors, given varying degrees
of importance.
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4. LIGHT & VENTILATION IN BUILDING
• There is no need to define what natural
light is, but we do need to remember
that this light allows us to define what is
around us, by day and night: the
changing perception of the things or the
bodies on which it impacts, and the
space that contains them. Light, or
absence of light, can also transform this
space in each season, each day of the
year, each hour of the day, each
moment.
• Lao-Tse said that “architecture is not
four walls and a roof; it is also, and
above all, the air that remains within,
the space that these enclose”.
• This relationship between light and
architecture occurs inevitably;
sometimes consciously, other times
unconsciously, and it does not matter
whether we are talking about educated
or popular architecture.
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5. LIGHT & VENTILATION IN BUILDING
The only thing that we want to call for with
these sensations of our design is the right use
of light, be it daylight or nocturnal light,
natural or artificial, as a basic and determining
factor in the configuration of architectural
space, and hence create more comfortable,
more sustainable, more genuine, more human,
more beautiful spaces and, therefore, better
spaces.
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6. LIGHT & VENTILATION IN BUILDING
In our Design we have tried to Avoid
partitions in a room oriented
perpendicular to the airflow , in order to
promote more mixing and improve the
effectiveness of the ventilation.
Buoyancy ventilation may be
temperature-induced (stack ventilation)
In our Design we have tried to Plan
rooms alternately in both horizontal and
in vertical manner i.e. In our Design we
have tried to Avoid partitions in a room
oriented perpendicular to the airflow ,
in order to promote more mixing and
improve the effectiveness of the
ventilation.
Buoyancy ventilation may be
temperature-induced (stack ventilation)
. As these floor plans are repeating
alternately . Design Consultants - Enarch Consultants
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