The document provides information about the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University in Ahmedabad, India. It was designed by architect B.V. Doshi and is located on a 12.5 acre site. Key features include open planning without barriers, integration of open spaces, and ease of interaction between departments. Buildings are placed to avoid harsh sunlight and allow natural ventilation. The campus promotes interaction through open spaces, courtyards, and pathways between landscaped areas with trees.

1. CEPT UNIVERSITY
SUBMITTED TO:-
AR.SAMI UR REHMAN
AR.AMULYA
AR.AMOL SHANKAR
SUBMITTED BY:-
GROUP-II
CASE STUDY
(AHMEDABAD)
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2. LOCATION : GUJARAT UNIVERSITY AREA , AHMEDABAD
ARCHITECT : B.V.DOSHI
AREA OF SITE :12.5 ACRE
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3. CEPT UNIVERSITY
CEPT UNIVERSITY
LATITUDE :23° 2' 14" N
LONGITUDE :72° 33' 0" E
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4. APPROACH
MAIN ACCESS ON THE NORTHEN SIDE
TWO ENTRANCES ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE WHICH IS AN INTERNAL ACCESS
TWO ENTRANCES ON THE WESTREN SIDE
SITE
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE KASTURIBHAI LALBHAI CAMPUS IN
NAVARANGAPURA,AHMEDABAD,GUJARATH…
IT LIES WITHIN A ZONE OCCUPIED BY OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
THIS CEPT UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED AT THE EDGE OF THE EDUCATIONAL ZONE,SO IT IS
ALSO IMMEDIATELY PROXIMAL TO SOME RESIDENTIAL ZONE….
TOPOGRAPHY
THE GENERAL SLOPE IS TOWARDS THE NOTH WESTERN CORNER
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5. PROXIMITY
THE SITE IS
11.9KMS FROM AIRPORT
7.7KMS FROM RAILWAY STATION
6.3KMS FROM BUSSTAND
3.1KMS FROM INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT(IIM)
6.4KMS FROM SABARMATHI RIVERFRONT
1.1KMS FROM PASSPORT OFFICE
1.1KMS FROM UNIVERSITY OF GUJARATH
230MTS FROM AMRIT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
L.M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
AMDAVAN NI GUFA
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6. 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.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE :-
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7. ARCHITECTS PHILOSOPHY
I. ELIMINATION OF CLASSROOM FEELING
II. ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT BARRIERS
III. INTEGRATION OF OPEN SPACES
IV. EASE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS..
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8. 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 ENVIRONENT FACILITATING FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO HAVE
FREE SCOPE TO LEARN AND TEACH ANYWHERE…….
EXPOSED LOCAL MATERIALS FOR LOW COST,EASY EXPANSION AND MAINTAINCE…..
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…..
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9. POSITIONING OF THE BUILDINGS :-
THE BUILDINGS ARE PLACED ORTHOGONALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE SIDES OF THE
SITE AND HENCE ALONG THE CARDINAL POINTS.
KEEN OBSERVATION IN PLAN REVEALS THAT BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED IN SUCH A
PASSION THAT 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……
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10. 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
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11. ARCHITECTURE BLOCK
SIMPLE OPEN INTERACTIVE
SIMPLE:THEY ACHIEVED AESTHETIC S WITHOUT
USING HEAVY ORNAMENTAL ELEMENTS.
OPEN:LOT OF LARGE OPEN SPACES ARE
PROVIDED FOR BETTER CIRCULATION AND GOOD
INTERACTION .
INTERACTION: THEY BOUGHT THE
INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SPACES THAT ARE
CREATED .
VISHWANATH KASHIKARAN
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12. CENTRE FOR ENIVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
PANOROMIC VIEW SHOWING FA&FP BLOCKS

13. Spaces and Activities
1. CLASS ROOMS
2. STUDIOS
3. LABS
4. LIBRARY
5. WORKSHOP
6. INDOOR PLAY AREA
7. OUTDOOR PLAY AREA
8. FACULTY CABINS
9. ADMIN BLOCK
10. TOILETS
11.CANTEEN
12.STATIONARY STORES
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14. LEVEL – 1 FLOOR PLAN
LEVEL – 1
FA101 - M.ARCH LANDSCAPE STUDIO
FP 102 – M.PLAN 1ST YEAR
FP102 – M.PLAN 1ST YEAR
UN101 – AUDITORIUM
UN102 – LIBRARY EXPANSION
UN103 – SERVER ROOM
UN104 – COMPUTER LAB
UN105 - STUDIO
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15. LEVEL – 2 FLOOR PLAN
LEVEL – 2
FA201 – B.ARCH 2ND YEAR STUDIO
FA202 – M.ARCH SPECILIZATION
FA203 – M.ARCH 1ST YEAR STUDIO
FA204 – M.ARCH 2ND YEAR STUDIO
FP201 – M.PLAN 2ND YEAR
FP202 – M.PLAN 2ND YEAR
UN201 – CUE
UN202 – LIBRARY
UN203 – ADMIN AREA
UN204 – RECEPTION
UN205 – ELECTRICITY ROOM
UN206 - PRESIDENT CABIN
UN207-UN222- FACULTY CABIN
UN223 – MEETING ROOM
UN226 – TEACHING ASSISTANT CABIN
UN227 – IT NODE&FACULTY COPIER
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16. LEVEL – 3 FLOOR PLAN
LEVEL -3
FA301 – B.ARCH 4TH YEAR STUDIO
FA302 – B.ARCH3RDYEAR STUDIO
FA303 – B.ARCH 1ST YEAR STUDIO
FP301 – M.PLAN 2NDYEAR RPM
FP302 – M.PLAN 2NDYEAR EP
FP303 – B.PLAN 1ST YEAR
FM301 – FM STUDIO
UN301 – SEMINAR ROOM
UN302 – LIBRARY
UN303 -UN323 – FACULTY CABINS
UN324 – EMPTY ROOM
UN325 – EMPTY ROOM
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17. PLANNING
THE BUILT FORM STARTS WITH A PAIR OF PARALLEL WALLS.THE BASIC COMPONENT OF
THE BUILDINGS OF THE CEPT IS A DERIVATE OF LOAD-BEARING WALLS,SUPPORTING A
FLAT FLOOR SLABS.THE REPEATED OCCURRENCE OF PARALLEL WALLED STRUCTUES CAN
BE SEEN IN THE CEPT CAMPUS……
THE OVERALL PLANNING HAS BEEN DONE AROUND THE CENTRAL COURT WITH BUILT
MASSES ON SIDES AND GREEN ON ONE SIDE WHICH GIVES THE CAMPUS NOISE
PROTECTION………
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18. THE WHOLE BUILDING IS VERY SIMPLE AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS ARE
EXPRESSIVE OF THEIR FUNCTIONS….
THE SPACES CREATED BY VOLUMES AND VOIDS ARE VISUALLY EXCITING….
THE BUILDING HAS SIMPLE HORIZONTAL LINES AND MERGES BEAUTIFULLY
WITH THE SITE……
THE BUILDING IS TWO-STORYED WITH A SPLIT LEVEL BASEMENT……..
THE BUILDING DESIGN INCORPORATES THE THERMAL COMFORT AND
NATURAL SENSIBLY….
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19. BASEMENT
THE BASEMENT IS A MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE.IT IS A VERY ACTIVE SPACES OF THE
CAMPUS.ON ONE SIDE OF THE BASEMENT RISING CONTOURS CAN BE SEEN,AND ON THE
OTHER SIDE STEPS TOWARDS THE CENTRAL COURTYARD….
THUS THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES ARE
PERFORMED HERE LIKE CULTURAL PROGRAMS,FESTS AND EXHIBITIONS,INDOOR GAMES
ETC..,
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20. 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…….
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21. STUDIOS
THE STUDIOS HAVE LARGE OPENINGS WHICH OPEN INTO THE GREENARY OUTSIDE……
PANELS AT THE SIDES HELP THE STUDENTS TO PUT UP THE IMPORTANT AND USEFUL
SHEETS….
ALL THE STUDIOS ARE ABOVE ONE ANOTHER,ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT LECTURE
ROOMS……..
THERE ARE COMMON INTERACTION ZONES BETWEEN THE STUDIOS OF DIFFERENT
YEARS……….
THE STUDIOS ARE DESIGNED KEEPING IN MIND THE CLIMATIC NEEDS AND COMFORT
OF ITS USERS…..
THE BUILDING SECTION AND DOUBLE HEIGHT STUDIOS ARE WELL CONCEIVED TO
FACILITATE AIR FLOW……
THE BUILDING IS ORIENTED ALONG THE EAST-WEST AXIS WITH OPENINGS ON
NORTH&SOUTH AND THICKWALLS ARE PROVIDED ON THE EAST AND WEST TO KEEP
OFF THE HOT SUN
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23. VENTILATION
•THE PARALLEL WALLS,FORMING AN OPEN TUBE OF SPACE ARE PREDOMINANTLY ALIGNED NORTH-
SOUTH,EFFECTIVELY CLOSE TO EAST AND WEST SIDES……..
•NORTH SIDE IS HEIGHTENED TO ALLOW MORE LIGHT IN WHILE THE SOUTH SIDE IS KEPT LOW TO
SHIELD FROM DIRECT RADIATION……
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24. 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
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25. 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…..
THE AREAS ARE VERY LIVELY AND DYNAMIC……….
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COURTYARD AMDAVAD NI GUFA

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CENTRAL COURTYARD IS BEING USED AS PLAY AREA

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SHOWING THE LEVELS IN FA&FP BLOCKS

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BLUE – DIRECT SUNLIGHT
GREEN – SUNLIGHT SHADE
RED- DARK AREA(NO SUNLIGHT)
LIGHT ANALYSIS

31. CENTRE FOR ENIVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
BLUE – DIRECT SUNLIGHT
GREEN – SUNLIGHT SHADE
RED- DARK AREA(NO SUNLIGHT)
LIGHT ANALYSIS

32. CENTRE FOR ENIVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
BLUE – DIRECT SUNLIGHT
GREEN – SUNLIGHT SHADE
RED- DARK AREA(NO SUNLIGHT)
LIGHT ANALYSIS SHOWING THE NORTH FACADE OF THE CEPT UNIVERSITY

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AMDAVAD
NI GUFA

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STUDENTS HAD DONE THE ART WORKS FROM THE SCRAP WHICH IS LEFT OVER IN
THE COLLEGE.....THESE ARE CHANGED PERIODICALLY.....

35. CENTRE FOR ENIVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY
MEASUREMENTS ARE ENCRYPTED ON
THE BEAM WHILE IN THE TIME OF
CONSTRUCTION
JALIS MADE WITH WOOD CAN BE SEEN
IN THE WALLS OF CEPT UNIVERSITY

36. THANK YOU