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AHMEDABAD IS WELL CONNECTED WITH ALL THE METROPOLISES IN INDIA VIA AIR, TRAINS AND ROADSTHE SITE IS LOCATED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA VASTRAPUR, AHMEDABAD.ACCESS TO THE SITE IS DIRECTLY FROM THE RING ROAD.THE IIMA IS 15 KM FAR FROM THE AIRPORT.DISTANCE BETWEEN RAILWAY STATION AND IIMA:9 KM

NAME OF THE PROJECT : INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT YEAR OF ESTABLISHED : 1961ARCHITECT : LOUIS I KAHN, BIMAL PATELSITE AREA : 67 ACREBUILT UP AREA : 85,8000 SQMGROUND COVERAGE : 142,000 SQMCONTEXT: URBAN SETTING WITHIN AN INSTITUTIONAL ZONETOPOGRAPHY : MORE OR LESS FLAT LANDINTRODUCTION

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ACCORDING TO LOUIS I KAHN, ITS PLAN COMES FROM HIS FEELING OF A MONASTERY.HE ALWAYS WANTED TO GIVE A SOLID AND FORMAL LOOK HIS BUILDINGS. HE WANTED TO CRETE A FORTERESS IN URICK IN

KEEPING WITH THIS SOME OF THE FEATURES:EXPOSED BRICK WORKLARGE OPENINGS OR VOIDS IN WALLS (CIRCULAR AND SEGMENTAL ARCH)EXPOSED CONCRETE TIESVERY LESS USE OF GLASS FOR WINDOWS

INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADE CORRIDORSHIDE ENTRANCES AND WINDOW OPENINGSDIAGONAL SYSTEM OF PLACING THE BLOCKS ACCORDING TO LOUIS I KAHN WAS POWERFUL ARCHITECTURAL CONNECTION WITH ENDS OF BLOCKS BEING EMPHASIZED. DESIGNED BY LOUIS KAHN, A WELL KNOWN AMERICAN ARCHITECT, THE 60 ACRE CAMPUS OF THE INSTITUTE HAS IT ALL, A BLEND OF AUSTERITY AND MAJESTY, SPACES FOR CASUAL INTERACTION, FREQUENTLY CHANGING PERSPECTIVES, AND A BALANCE BETWEEN MODERNITY AND TRADITION THAT COMPUTERS THE SPIRIT OF CONTEMPORARY IN INDIA

THE ARCHITECTCONCEPT THE INSTITUTE OFFER A RICH MENU OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPEMENT PROGRAMMES ABOUT 45 PROGARAMMES ARE OFFERED EVERY YEAR RANGING FROM SHORT DURATION PROGRAMMES LESS THAN ONE WEEK TO YEARS MANGEMENT PROGRAMMES.

THE DIFFRENT ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS :

POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN MANAAGEMENTPOST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN AGRI-BUSINESS MANGEMENTFELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME IN MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMESACADEMIC RESEARCHESCONSULTING

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SITE LAYOUT

IT IS CONSTRUCTED IN 67 ACRES OF LAND.IT HAS TWO CAMPUSES, THE HERITAGE CAMPUS AND THE NEW CAMPUS JOINED BY AN UNDERGROUND GALLERY.IT IS UNIQUE LOUISH KAHN PLAZA.IIM

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MOVEMENTOLD CAMPUSNEW CAMPUSOLD CAMPUS: THE ACADDEMIC BLOCK AND DORMETRIES ARE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER GIVING A SENSE OF MUTAL EXTENSION OF EACOTHER. WITHIIN THE SCHOOLPERMISES LIBRARY IS THE FOCAL POINTNEW CAMPUS : THE CLASS ROOMBLOCK IS SEPERATED FROM THE DDORMITORIES BY A CENTRAL AISLE, WHIICH IS AN EXTENSION OF UNDER PASS CONNECTING OLD AND NEW CAMPUSMASTER PLAN OF INSTITUTE IS DIVIDED IN TO TWO PARTS 1. INSTITUTIONAL COMPLEX WITH LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATION, FACUALTY BLOCKS, SCHOOL BUILDING AND STUDENTS DORMITORIES2. RESIDENTIAL AREAA FOR FACUAALTY AND CLERICAL STAFF MIAN ENTRYSERVICE/RESIDENTIAL ENTRYIIM

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ZONINGACADMIC BLOCKHOSTEL BLOCKSTAFF HOUSINGRECREATIONAL BLOCKMDC BLOCKFACULTY HOUSINGNORTHIIM

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ENTRY TO V.SARABHAI LIBRARYLOUIS KAHN PLAZAMDC

DINNING BLOCK

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THE DIAGONAL LAYOUT HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF THE BUILDING BEING ORIENTED TOWARDS THE SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZES. THE ORIENTATION ALSO HELPS TO CUT OUT THE WEST SUN REDUCING GLARE.ORIENTATIONTHE MAIN COMPLEX CONSIST OF THE TEACHING WING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, FACUALTY, ADMINISTRATION OFFICES TO THE NORTH, LIBRARY BLOCK TO THE EAST AAND DINING HALL TO THE WESTENCLOSED ON THREE SIDE BY THIS COMPLEX, IS OPEN MAIN ASSEMBLY SPACE, A LANDSCAPED COURTYARDIN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE MAIN COMPLEX IN THE SERVICE TOWER A MASSIVE STRUCTURE WHICH HOSES THE AIR-CONDITIONING PLAN AT GROUND LEVELTHE SKYLINE OF THE CAMPUS GRADUALLY RISE ITSS ATTAINS HIGEST POSITION WITH THE SCHOOL BUILDINGMAIN COMPLEX :IT IS THE INSTITUTIONAL AREA OF THE CITY THE SITE THE SITE IS ON VIKRAM SARABHAI ROAD.

THE SITE HAS FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES :

SITE IS WEL LINKED WITH MOST PART OF THE CITY.AWAY FROM MAIN TRAFFIC AREAS LIKE GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, ATRIA, CEPT, ARE WITHIN ITS CLOSE VICINITY.

CONTEXT URBAN SETTING WITHIN AN INSTITUTIONAL ZONE. TOPOGRAPHY MORE OR LESS FLAT LANDALL BLOCKS ARE RECTANGULAR AND SIMPLE IN PLAN

THE BUILD MASS OF CONSIDERAABLE PROPOTION HAS BEEN SUBUDED BY THE USE OF LARGE CIRCULAR OPENINGSFORM&MASSING:ABOUT SITEIIM

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CIRCULATION PATTERN OF THE CAMPUS IS MAINLY PEDESTRIAN WITH VEHICULAR MOVEMENT LIMITED TILL THE ENTRY POINT.THE WHOLE CAMPUS (DORMS AND ACADEMIC BLOCK) CAN BE TRAVERSED IN 10 MINUTESTHE DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM OF PATHS, WALKWAYS AND RAMPS IS THERE TO REINFORCE THE PEDESTRIAN SCALE OF THE CAMPUSTHE WALKWAYS AT BOTH LOWER AND UPPER LEVEL DORMITORIES CREATE A VISUAL INTEREST AND EVOKE FEELING OF STREET BEING IN SUCCESSIONSITE CIRCULATIONCLASS ROOMS06AREA-10MX14MSEATING CAPACITY-80NOSSEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ROOM05

AREA-8MX4MSEATING CAPACITY-40COMPUTER CENTER(EACH)AREA-720SQ.MCAPACITY-150MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTER01

AREA-900SQ.MFACULTY HOUSING60STAFF HOUSING90STUDENTS HOSTEL18TOTAL AREA-900SQ.MAREA OF 1 ROOM- 2.7MX4M

AUDITORIUM01VIKRAMSARABAI LIBRARYAREA-3672SQ.MCAPACITY-215KITCHEN&DINNINGSERVICE TOWERLOUIS.I.KAHN PLAZAACTIVITIES&SPACES

PARKING OF LEFT SIDE OF ENTRANCE AND IS SHADED BY DENSE TREES AND TWO WHEELER BY ASBESTOS CEMENT SHADE

RAMP AND PLAZACIRCULATION IN IIM CAMPUS IS THROUGH THREE MAJOR ROADSPERIPHERALINTERNALSMALLER INTERNAL ROADSSEPARATE ACCESSES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL COMPLEX AND THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.IIM

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KAHN COMBINED THE LIVING AND LEARNING SPACES. DORMS BEING ON EXTENSION OF ACADEMIC ZONE. PLACED NEXT TO MAIN COMPLEX. DIAGONALLY IN ROWS OF THREE AROUND SEMI OPEN LANDSCAPED COURTYARDS WITH MAIN WALLS RUNNING FORD INSTITUTIONAL COMPLEX .DORMITORY BLOCK FORM ACTIVITY CORE OF THE CAMPUS. 18 DORMITORY BLOCKS ACCOMMODATES ABOUT 400 STUDENT. THIRD DORMITORY IN EACH ROW HAVE CLUB ROOM OF COURT LEVEL. ROOMS IN GROUPS OF 10 ARE ARRANGED AROUND SERVICE CORE. THE STAIRCASE , TEA ROOM & WASH ROOM ARE LOCATED TO PROTECT LIVING ROOM FROM SUN AND GLARE WITHOUT CONSTRUCTING BREEZE AND VENTILATION

DORMITORIES

DORMITORY TYPE 1

DORMITORY TYPE 2

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RMC IS A OCTAGONAL IN SHAPE.CONSISTS OF AUDITORIUM, COMPUTER LAB AND ACOUSTIC OFFICESTHIS AUDITORIUM HAS CAPACITY OF 500 SEATS.THIS IS LOCATED NEAR THE PARKING SO THAT THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY.THE ROOF STRUCTURE MADE OF REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE FOLDED PLATEIT IS 1.8 M HIGH.AC DUCTS, ELECTRICAL CABLES AND RAIN WATER GUTTERS ARE INTEGRATED WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF DIAPHRAGMSEMINAR ROOMS, FOYERS AND BACKSTAGE FACILITIES, INSULATES AUDITORIUM FROM NOISE AND TEMPERATURE.HOUSES ARE GROUPED IN CLUSTERSEACH CLUSTER HAS ONE TYPE OF HOUSING.

FACULTY HOUSING

FACULTY CLUSTERTRANSIT CLUSTERTYPE 1 STAFF CLUSTERMARRIED STUDENT CLUSTER

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THE MAIN BLOCK CONSIST OF,

CLASS ROOMFACULTY WINGLIBRARYADMINISTRATIONGROUPED IN CLUSTERS, CONSIST OF CLASS ROOM S AND SEMINAR ROOMS ALONG WITH SEMI OPEN SPACESIT CAN BE ENTERED FROM TWO SIDESTHE SEMI OPEN SPACES ACT AS TRANSITION POINT BETWEEN DOUBLE HEIGHT CORRIDOR AND CLASSROOMSTHE CORRIDORS ALSO HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING ACT AS AN EXTENSION OF CLASS ROOMS BY ALLOWING DISCUSSION AND INTERACTIONKAHNS CONCEPT OF SERVED AND SERVANT SPACES: SEGREGATION OF TOILET AND STAIRS FROM CLASSROOMS BLOCKLIBRARY BLOCK FORMS FOCUS OF DESIGN LAYOUT AND BINDS VARIOUS BLOCKS AND SPACES TOGETHERCONCEIVED IN TWO SEPARATE BLOCKS WITH TOGETHER BY A CENTRAL SERVICE CORENATURAL LIGHTING THROUGH LARGE ROUND OPENINGS FROM LIGHT WELLS ON FRONT SIDESTAIRWELL ACTS AS SEPARATOR OF TWO BLOCKSTHE LIBRARY FUNCTIONS ARE ORGANIZED IN VERTICAL SECTIONSGROUND FLOOR CHIEF LIBRARIANS OFFICE, AUDIO VISUAL ROOM AND REPROGRAPHY. MICRO DOCUMENTATION, NON BOOK MATERIAL SECTIONS, CURRENT PRESS, INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION, BLOCK ACQUISITION, TECHNICAL SECTIONFIRST FLOOR-ISSUE AND RECEPTION COUNTER, PERIODICALS, STACK ROOM, LATEST ARRIVALS, MANAGEMENT OFFICESSECOND FLOOR- COMMON READING, RESERVED READING, JOURNALS AND STACK

INDIVIDUAL PLAN OF CLASSROOMSLIBRARYLAWNLIBRARYCLASS ROOMSFACULTY BLOCK11.8M3.3M15 MVIKRAMSARABHAI LIBRARY CLASS ROOM IIM

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THE CORRIDORS ARE HAS VERY LESS LIGHT AND VENTILATIONTHE STAFF ROOMS ARE ARRANGED IN CLUSTERSSEPARATE BLOCK AWAY FROM MAIN BLOCKCOMPRISING OF OFFICE, CLASSROOMS, LECTURE THEATERS, COMPUTER FACULTY ROOMS AND RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR STUDENTSSPATIAL ORGANIZATION SIMILAR TO MAIN BLOCKCOURT IS THE MAIN TAIURE11 ROOMS ARE CENTRALLY AIR CONDITIONED WITH BALCONIES OVER LOOKING LANDSCAPED COURT

DINING AREA WITH GOOD ARRANGEMENT OF LIGHT AND VENTILATIONCONNECTED TO SEPARATE SERVICE ENTRANCE FROM ROADKITCHEN DINING IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE SITE. IT IS CONNECTED WITH DORNITORV BLOCK WITH A PASSAGE KNOWN AS VILLAGETHE DINING HALL FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF IS THE SAME

DINING BLOCKMANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTREPLAN OF FACULTY BLOCK14.3 M24.7 MMANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTREDINING BLOCKFACULTY BLOCKIIM

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INSTEAD OF USING SEVERAL COURTS. ONE LARGE COURT IS USED AT THE CENTRETHIS COURT IS OPEN, AIRY AND GREEN.STANDING IN THE PLAZA GIVES THE FEELING OF PEACE.MOST OF THE PEOPLE LIKE TO SPEND THERE TIME IN IT, AS IT IS FELT PEACEFUL, COMFORTING AND RELAXING.IT IS USED BY THE FACULTY MEMBERS DURING DAY TIME AND ALSO FOR FORMAL GATHERINGS.CONNECTS CLASS ROOMS TO DORMS.THE LIVELIEST SPACE IN THE CAMPUS.OPEN SPACE FOR SITTING AND CHATTING DURING FREE HOURS.THE OPEN BRIDGES BECOMES SLIPPERY IN THE RAIN.PLACED IN THE CORNER OF THE CAMPUSMASSIVE STRUCTURE THAT STANDS LIKE SYMBOL OF TEMPLE OF LEARNING.HERE THE SKYLINE OF THE CAMPUS SUDDENLY RISES AND ATTAINS HIGHEST POSITION.ALL THE SERVICES HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN THE SAME TOWER

SERVICE TOWER

CONNECTING BRIDGELOUIS KAHN PLAZA

WATER TANKSERVICE ROOMINCLUDES,1.RECEPTION2.PUBLIC RELATION OFFICE3. CONFERENCE ROOM4. ROOM FOR STAFFADMINISTRATION BLOCKIIM

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NEW CAMPUS

RESIDENCE BLOCKACADEMIC BLOCKNN THE INSTITUTE DEVELOPED A NEW CAMPUS TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH. THIS WAS ACHIEVED BY EXTENDING THE PRESENT CAMPUSES BY A FURTHER 39 ACRES. THE NEW CAMPUS INCLUDES STATE-OF-THE-ART INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND CONVENTIONCENTRE ALONG WITH CLAS ROOM, DORMITORIES AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES.IT HAS ADDED 5 MORE CLASS ROOMS AND 12 SEMINAR ROOMS..

THE NEW CAMPUS HAS TWO MAJOR SECTIONS:THE OTHER SECTION IS REFERRED TO AS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE. THIS ALSO CATERS TO THE NEEDS OF PGP-X AND OTHER EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

THIS SECTION CONSISTS OF 164 RESIDENTIAL ROOMS , THREE CLASS ROOMS , TWO SEMINAR ROOMS ,24 SYNDICATE ROOMS AND EXCLUSIVE DINNING HALL . THER ARE FOUR RESIDENTIAL SECTION PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER .THER ARE THRE FLOORS WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED BY LIFTS . EACH FLOOR HAS 14 ROOMS AND TWO SYNDICATE ROOMS THAT CAN ACCOMMODAE 7 PARTICIPANTS.ONE SECTION CATERS TO NEEDS OF PGP,PGP-ABM AND FPM COURSES.

THIS SECTOR CONSIST OF SEVEN DORMITORIES, FIVE CLASS ROOMS, FOUR SEMINAR ROOMS, FACULTY BLOCK AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING. SITE PLANZONING

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THE BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED IN LOAD BEARING . ARCHES ARE EXTENSIVELY USED WHICH ARE CONSTRUCTED IN BRICK RESTED ON CONCRETE MEMBERS. THE EXPOSED BRICK WORK GIVES IIMA A LOOK OF A FORT. AHMEDABAD HAS EXTREME CLIMATE : SUMER ; SHORT AND VERY COLD. WINTER: SHORT AND VERY COLD. SO THE BUILT FORM SHOULD INSULATE THE LIVING SPACE. TRADITIONAL MATERIAL BRICK WAS USED. BUT IN THE NEW CAMPUS CONCRETE IS USED AS THE BUILDING MATERIAL.THE TWO CAMPUSES ARE SEPARATED BY A 132 RING ROAD. THE PEDESTRIAN UNDER PASS THE TWO CAMPUSES INTO A SINGLE UNIT. IT FUNCTIONS AS A EXHIBITION SPACE. LIFTS OPENABLE TO TWO SIDES ARE USED. SKYLIGHTS ARE PROVIDED OVER STEP.UNDER PASSES

MATERIAL AND TECHNOLOGY

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ALMOST ALL TYPES OF ARCHES ARE EFFECTIVELY IN VARIOUS PART OF IIMA.THEY ARE GOOD , BEAUTIFUL,BREAKS THE MONOTONY OF THE STRAIGHT WALLS AND THEY ALLOW LOT OF LIGHT AND AIR. ARCHES MADE IN THE WALLS GIVES INTERSTING PATTERN OF LIGHT INSIDE THE BUILDING. ARCHES USED IN CORRIDORS GIVES A FRAME FOR THE LANDSCAPED AREA OUTSIDE.LIGHT IS VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENT USED IN THE BUILDINGS WHICH HAS MADE THE IIM BUILDING SUCH A SUCCESS. LIGHT COMING FROM CIRCULAR AND SQUARE OPENINGS KEEPS ON MOVING INSIDE THE BUILDING OR THE CORIDORS GIVING IT A LIVING CHARACTER.USE OF LIGHT

USE OF ARCHES

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CRITERIA ENTRY THERE ARE 4 ENTRIES 1.RESIDENTIAL 2.INSTITUTIONAL 3.SERVICE 4.NEW CAMPUS.THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS NOT VERY GRAND.ZONING AD LAYOUTIT IS ZONED TO ACADEMIC AND RESIDENTIAL ZONES.ARRANGEMENT OF PLANNING IS FORMAL.REPETITION OF BLOCKS CREATES CONFUSION.FOCUSNO VISUAL FOCUSLIBRARY IS LOCATED ON MAIN BLOCK WHICH IS FOCUSEDTOPOGRAPHYSITE IS FLAT.MAIN BUILDING IS ON STILT.VEGETATIONSPARES VEGETATIONDIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN.CIRCULATIONCONNECTED ACCORDING TO ZONINGCIRCULATION IS THROUGH PERIPHERAL AND SMALLER INTERNAL ROAD.VEHICULAR ACCESS THROUGH PERIPHERAL AND MAJOR INTERNAL ROAD ONLY.SEPARATE PATHWAY WERE CONNECTED WITH BRIDGES.SEPARATE SERVICE ENTRYBLOCKING/MASSINGBLOCKING IS IN GRID PATTERN FOR INSTITUTIONAL.LINEAR ARRANGEMENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL AND HOUSINGMASSING WITH SOLID WALLSHORIZONTALLY SPREAD PLAN.OPEN SPACESPLANNED OPEN SPACES FOR INTERACTION AND RECREATION.

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