This document summarizes a case study of the British School in New Delhi, India. The school underwent expansion in two phases completed in 2014 and 2017. Key points: - The school increased capacity from 650 to 1,300 students without interrupting classes - Passive design strategies like orientation, shading, and courtyards reduced energy consumption by 50% compared to benchmarks - Outdoor spaces were designed for open-air learning in the Delhi climate using preserved trees and multi-level staircases/platforms

1. CASE STUDY
THE BRITISH SCHOOL, CHANAKYAPURI
NEW DELHII
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AR. SHASHI SINGH
AR. ASHISH SAXENA
AR. VISHAKA GARG
AR.SAIMA RAZA
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AFZAL SAIFI , MOHD ANAS
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2. NAME:- THE BRITISH SCHOOL
LOCATION:- NEW DELHI, INDIA
COMPLETION DATE:- PHASE I IN 2014; PHASE 2 IN 2017
SITE AREA:- 21521 SQM
BUILT-UPAREA:- 19625 SQM
AIR-CONDITIONED AREA:- 9990.25 SQM
NON-AIR-CONDITIONED AREA:- 8917.51 SQM
CLIMATE:- COMPOSITE
CLIENT:- THE BRITISH SCHOOL SOCIETY
ARCHITECT:- MANIT RASTOGI & SONALI FROM MORPHOGENESIS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCTION : 73% REDUCTION IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION
COMPARED TO GRIHA BENCHMARK
ENERGY PERFORMANCE INDEX (EPI) : 37.44 KWH/SQM/YEAR
RENEWABLE ENERGY : RATED CAPACITY OF SOLAR PV INSTALLED IS 40 KWP
GRIHA PROVISIONAL RATING : 5 STARS
The design is inspired by the school’s tagline: ‘An international education with
an Indian soul.’

3. The project brief was to increase the school’s intake from 650 to 1,300 pupils. The new
school had to be built, however, without interrupting the ongoing school year

4. SITE
PLAN

5. GROUND FLOOR PLAN

6. FIRST FLOOR PLAN

7. SECOND FLOOR PLAN

8. THIRD FLOOR PLAN

9. FOURTH FLOOR PLAN

10. FIFTH FLOOR PLAN

11. DESIGN CONSTRAINT
o The first step was to build a perimeter block on an unencumbered
area of the plot. Once built, this new construction became the
center of ongoing school activities. The now vacated old school
was then rebuilt to provide more classrooms, laboratories, gyms
and performing arts spaces.
o The design strategies focus on minimum reliance on mechanical
systems through planning. The building has reduced energy
consumption by 50% by using traditional passive methods to
temper the environment. These include perforated shading
screens and scaled courtyards with lush plantation.
o orientation of the classrooms, which face either north or south to
minimize exposure to the sun. The pattern of the perforated walls,
the landings running around the courts and the recessed terraces
facilitate air circulation through the building and create shaded
areas for ` to gather.
o Outdoor spaces have also been designed to make open-air
learning feasible in the New Delhi climate.As a result students can
study on the verandas or in the inner courts in the shade of ancient
trees that have been carefully preserved, coming into direct
contact with nature in a way that recalls the traditional chaupal, the
hub of village community life.
o Set on different levels, the staircases and platforms that articulate
the courts are both aesthetically pleasing and socially functional.
They also incorporate a visible rainwater harvesting system that
references an ancient means of storing monsoon rains for use
during the dry season.
PERFORATED SHADING SCREENS

12. PASSIVE FEATURES

13. PASSIVE FEATURES

14. Open sitting & reading space provide to connection with nature.
Open sitting & reading space provide to connection with nature.

15. Gypsum perforated shading screens to create beautiful pattern and shades
Gypsum perforated shading screens to create beautiful pattern and shades

16. Shading device provide above swimming pool. And also this pool create evaporative cooling effect.
Wooden flooring provide sport complex because this flooring create cushioning effect

17. Inside activity
room
Outside sitting space and different color coding of
different floors they easy to identify their floors.
Primary room outside space
Auditorium

18. Different views

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