This document summarizes the key features and history of the TVS Academy school. It was established in 1990 in Bethalapalli, located on a 10 acre campus surrounded by forests and highways. The school buildings are designed to blend with the natural surroundings, with landscaped gardens and classrooms that open to the outdoors. Facilities include individual classrooms for different grades, laboratories, an auditorium, art and music rooms, a library, and administrative offices. The document outlines the growth of the school over time and how its design prioritizes natural ventilation, landscaping, and utilizing the landscape.

1. Chronology
Concept & achievements:
Open courtyard
Landscape
Natural contours
Individual classrooms
Natural ventilation
2007 Expansion of library and higher secondary
classrooms
1999 The Multi Purpose Hall is completed and 1st
Theatre presentation directed by Mr. Prayalan staged.
1996Junior School moves into its present class room
1990 TVSA begins functioning in Bethalapalli
The journey to tvsa is exhilarating experience as the school
is away from the commotion and disturbances of the city as
the school has adopted its shelter in the heart of the
nature .As we take nose dive to this panoramic area we
could see a school which is completely blended with nature.
The school welcomes us with the exotic beauty of the nature
that it blends with.
The TVSA is located in a ten acre campus. The pre- primary,
primary and middle school classrooms are each located in
an independent building which opens into a landscaped
garden . All classrooms are spacious and designed to
facilitate movement and group work.
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2. On site features:
Different contour levels
which were effectively
utilized during the
planning stages.existing
forest areas and trees
were not destroyed, but
instead used for
landscaping
OFF SITE FEATURES:
The site of the school is
surrounded by the
national highway on one
side,forest area on the
other,vegetable market
and service road on one
side.
SANITARY FACILITIES:
Washroom facilities of this
school differed from others
with separate toilets for staffs,
students and helpers. Sanitizers
and incinerators were also
provided for hygienic purposes.
Place: bathalapalli,
Nh7,hosur.
Landmark: next to vegetable
market
Phase 2 ,sipcot, Hosur.
Climate: squama (aug 82 ®f &
aug
rainfall 84km)
Latitude : 10® 43”
Longitude: 75® 41”
Distance from
terminal: Airport - 65km
Hosur busstand-6km
Hosur railways-9km
Approach: oblique
Axis: non-symmetrical
STAFF ROOMS
The staff rooms are
rectangular in plan with
One cubical per teacher.
Computer facility was
also given to the teachers
for effective teaching
methods .These staff room
were also provided with
attached restrooms.
location
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3. THE SCHOOL COMPRISES OF :
•Kindergarten
•Primary
•High school
AUDITORIUM:
The auditorium is one of the
highlighting feature of this
school. The plan is
rectangular in shape and
built like an amphitheatre
with depressed area for the
stage.it is a multi-purpose
hall with the backside used
as a as a pantry section
and also as a green room
during the shows Measures
were also taken to reduce
the heat by the use of tar
and acoustical wool.
Earthen pots was used as a
method of sound
absorbtion. Bamboo mats
were provided instead of
screens. For the flooring
they preferred to use
yellow and red Ferro oxide.
LABS
This school had four
different labs for physics
, chemistry, biology and
computer labs
respectively. These labs
were all situated along
the same line. The required
ventilation for these labs
were provided with
presence of large
windows on one side and a
large courtyard on the
other. Each lab has tables
and stools according to
the basic standards.
CLASSROOMS:
The kindergarten classrooms are
isolated and free from the beast of
burden. The classrooms are known as
“pigeon houses” and they were designed
in such a way that oidal shape it doesn’t
allow any restrictions to the
kids.specialised areas known as activity
zones are provided to make them
understand the art of alma matter.
There were two doorways to the
classrooms which acts as entry and
exit for the classrooms.chairs weren’t
provided and kids were made to sit on
the floor as it allowed them to interact
without any restrictions. Skylights were
also used in classrooms. the windows
were placed such that the sunlight was
angled towards the blackboard.
The primary classes classrooms are
trapezoidal in shape so that it provides
focus on the board and wider view of
vision mezzanine floor were provide
where lockers for the students were
kept. these mezannine floors also
proved to be activity zones for the
tables weren’t of the usual rectangular
shape but rather it was the same shape
of the classroom .
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4. LANDSCAPING
Landscaping is the most attractive feature of the school that
attracts the students and the outsiders. landscape planning has
helped for easy movement of places and outside circulation. Plants
have been carefully chosen and planted in particular area based on
its function The trees present are blended well with the artificial
landscape. The school has been divided into
different zones with the use of fragrant flowers.
The toilets have been segregated with the use of
fragrant flowers on both sides of the pathways
leading to the classrooms, small bushes have
been planted. Coconut trees have been used at the
entrance to provide
The toilets have been segregated with the use of
fragrant flowers on both sides of the pathways
leading to the classrooms, small bushes have
been planted. Coconut trees have been used at the
entrance to provide 00
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5. Library was also present along the
same line. It was a rectangular space
which was clearly divided according to
its function. The library had a a
separate mezannine area which had
stacks of books used for borrowing.
the lower floor had the reference
section and books for the primary
students. Principal’s office was a part
of the high school block which had a
private waiting area and the principal’s
desk. It had a spiral staircase that
lead to another floor which was used
as a storage room.
Library
The school gave lot of attention to co –curricular
activities, hence the art room had paintings of the
students. the art area was divided into working
space, display area and storage space. the students
were provided with small tables for working . The
music room is located below the auditorium as they
wanted to use the basement space effectively. It
also provides link to the auditorium during stage
shows.
ART & MUSIC ROOM
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6. Conclusion:
Our recent visit to the tvs academy has helped us in getting a
practical knowledge of how schools are actually built and
their different planning strategies and stages. It helped us
realize that it is important to give more unbuilt spaces and
utilize the area for landscaping and for outdoor activities.
This school also shows the different methods of
landscaping and how to utilize space efficiently. The different
classroom layouts for different grades was also arranged
in according to the respective standards. one main
disadvantage of this school was the placements of the
blocks. Each individual block was isolated to prevent
disturbance but due to this the distance between each block
increased and led to greater walking space.
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Layout plan