Architectural Case Study

August 2012

by Sunanda Subramanian Student of Architecture BMSCE, Bangalore

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About CII Godrej GBC

The First LEED Platinum Rated Building in India CII Godrej GBC It offers advisory servi es to the Industry in the areas of ! Green "uildings Energy Effi ien y #ater $anagement Environmental management Rene%a"le energy Green "usiness in u"ation Climate hange a tivities

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Pancha Bhutas an ient "elief states that life e,ists "e ause of the -resen e and "alan e of the five lassi al elements They are asso iated %ith the five senses They a t as the gross medium for the e,-erien e of sensations Bhumi The Concept !#hat derives itself from nature returns to it. &earth' This is a--lied in the -ra ti e of )r hite ture! a "uilding gives "a + to nature even as it ta+es from it )a+ash thus redu ing the e ologi al foot-rint &void' )n attem-t to ma+e a -ositive hange in design "y Redu ing the negative im-a t on the environment in terms of! /se of materials #ater $anagement Energy Effi ien y 0ustaina"ility 1atural *entilation Reuse and Re y le Rene%a"le Energy Effe tive Land /se E ologi al foot-rint Car"on Foot-rint 0o io Cultural Res-onse et *aayu

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/sing -ro esses that are environmentally res-onsi"le and resour e2effi ient throughout a "uilding3s life2 y le! from radle to grave E,-anding and om-lementing the lassi al "uilding design in matters of e onomy4 utility4 dura"ility4 and omfort Designing to redu e the overall im-a t of the "uilt2uenvironment on human health and the natural environment "y! Effi iently using energy4 %ater4 and other resour es Prote ting o u-ants7 health and im-roving -rodu tivity Redu ing %aste4 -ollution and environmental degradation Ensuring sustaina"ility 1atural "uilding 2 use of natural materials availa"le lo ally.
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Lo ated on the #lattest $one on site" least inter#erence to site features during onstru tion Easy a ess from $ain Road Centrally lo ated on site 0 o-e to reate %u##ers surrounding the "uilding for effe tive design a ording to site limate Less -rone to -ollution
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1atural Drainage -attern utiliAed to harvest rain %ater at -oint of ma,imum a umulation

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#arm "reeAe that -i +s u- heat from the vast e,-anse of "arren land in the surroundings

Cooled "y the -resen e of Greenery and further "y the %ater "ody to the 1orth

?arsh %est heat fi ltered and -artially "lo +e d "y the lands a-e and the -lantations in the % est

>rientation of the "uildings a-italiAe on all favora"le onditions on site and measures have "een ta+en to fi, the -ro"lems on site

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Cooled air is retained and ir ulated %ithin the site and -revented from es a-ing "y lands a-e on all sides There is ir ulation of %ind %ithin the site along the ir ular e,teriors of the "uilding2 easy flo%

#arm "reeAe from the 0outh #est gets filtered and ooled "y the -resen e of lush greenery

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$ain entran e lo ated at the main road 0urrounded "y $edium Rise ommer ial "uildings &under onstru tion'
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The main gate o-ens to a long drive!ay %ith lush greenery on "oth sides reating E$P?)0I0 to the entran e

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The main "uilding has direct access from the main road4 But the entran e to it is from the inside to ensure -riva y and se urity
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Building lo ated near a pu%lic transport station.

Bicycle riders are treated -referentially 2 onvenient -ar+ing4 lo +ers4 sho%er leaning 8B C of em-loyee trans-ortation! ar-ools4 "i y les4 and LPG ars /se of "attery o-erated vehi les en ouraged 2 Charging stations availa"le The do umented redu tion of harmful emissions a hieved is 22 3 En ourage "uilding o u-ants to minimiAe their relian e on fossil fuel2"ased trans-ortation.
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Em-hasis of the Entran e "y a large -roje ted overhangD -orti o

0e-aration of Pedestrian and *ehi ular movement for easy ir ulation

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Goning done "y ?IER)RC?@ in terms of PRI*)C@ P/BLIC2 Re e-tion4 Li"rary 0E$I P/BLIC )dministration4 >ffi e for em-loyees 0E$I PRI*)TE 0eminar hall PRI*)TE 2 Conferen e rooms4 Ca"ins for 0enior E,e utives C>$$>1 )RE)0 for ir ulation and gathering

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Cir ulation 0 heme en ourages intera tion

)rro%s indi ate Cir ulation %ithin the "uilding4 surrounding the Central Courtyard along olonnaded orridors

Re essed 0tair ase to first floor

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Everything a Euires rounded edges4 soft forms4 and thus forms a loser asso iation Arrangement o# spaces according to si$e to create %alance

Convergence o# individual spaces to the Central Court5 %inding them together

Courtyard as central 4ocal Point )se o# green spaces to #ill in voids %et!een solids

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$inimal damage during onstru tion and o u-an y4 to the natural elements of %ater flo%4 air Euality4 vegetation4 and to-ogra-hy The "uilt form res-onds to the ro +y site. 0mall foot-rint4 design retains site ontours and e,isting "oulders. HContour tren hingH ado-ted to avoid erosion and sedimentation. During onstru tion4 "arri ades %ere installed to -revent ontaminants from s-reading to surrounding areas. Care has "een ta+en not to distur" the a tivities of a tem-le near"y

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The s-atial and formal elements around a ourtyard reate

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Courtyard s-a e %as not rigidly fi,ed "ut ould "e adapta%le de-ending on the time of day4 season Its mood hanged %ith varying degrees of light and shade4 and %ith them the am"ien e Centrally lo ated4 serves as visual anchor.. It %as the s-atial4 so ial4 and environment ontrol enter of the home. By "uilding them around a entral o-en s-a e ensured close relationships "et%een se-arate units Brought in an additional usa"le s-a e %ithin the living s-a e.

Traditional gathering -la e for intelle tual en ounters and ultural fun tions.

In history ! ?aveli4 #ada4 Deori 4 1alu+ettu4 Totti mane. et

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Court yard a ts as the energy centre4 also the communication centre

Centre reates a centri#ugal e##ect5 Parts of the design s-ring a-art4 try to es a-e from the entre4 "ut are aught and held together again "y a "ra +et4 a round ano-y over the onne ting route.

Introverted ourtyard The a,is mundi 2 the a,is of reation

Inside @et outside 0tay onne ted to nature

E,-loded geometry

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The ourtyards a t as Hlight %ells4H illuminating adja ent %or+ areas

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Courtyard fun tions as a convective thermostat and gives -rote tion from e,tremes of %eather. The total num"er of ourtyards in one residen e ould sometimes "e five to si,. ) P)TTER1 >F 0>LID0 )1D *>ID0 )s the ourts -rogress in and out from the e,terior stru ture4 they form a -attern of negative and -ositive s-a es

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Colonnaded corridors surrounding the courtyard convey a sense o# hythm and Movement

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Li+e most olden systems of onstru tion4 stru tures are +e-t ground hugging ensuring natural modulation of mi ro limate and reating more intera tion %ith nature Gives a sense of "eing lose to nature

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Great olle tion of "oo+s for referen e during non offi e hoursI

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Easy a ess from main entran e

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Easy ir ulation in "lo + organiAation

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Gathering s-a e outside for intera tive dis ussions "efore and after seminars $ay also "e used as dining s-a e

Can "e divided using -artition %alls to reate smaller meeting rooms fle,i"ility of s-a es
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0-a es lo ated in the overla- "et%een inside and outside reate informal s-a es for intera tion
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Easy navigation 2 use of ram-s for ir ulation #heel hair friendly %ashrooms

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Building layout ensures that FB C of s-a es have daylight a ess and vie%s to the outside. 1orth fa ades are glaAed for effi ient diffused light Lo% heat transmitting glass used Dou"le glass to further redu e heat gain 1atural lighting 2 no lights are used until late in the evening $inimum lu, levels for all %or+ stations have "een ensured Light a-tured from as many sides -ossi"le 2 the use of ourtyards

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1atural light ensured in dar+ orners "y the use of full length slits for ma,imum light

)ll %or+ stations have am-le natural light

1orth light roof used to naturally light the entire green te hnology entre

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Light may "een filtered in meeting rooms and offi es "y the use of shutter urtain -anels

Fully glaAed %indo%s hel- to light the entire te hnology entre

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)llo% ontrolled -assage of air and light into the interior s-a e. thro% -atterns of light and shado% on the floor enhan ing aestheti s Ensure onstant flo% of "reeAe into the interior 2 o u-ant omfort ools the interiors )n alternative to ostly %indo% onstru tion Diffuse the glare of dire t sunlight.

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Ea h individual s-a e %ithin the "uilding su--lied %ith minimum standard reEuirements of illumination for various a tivities

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The offi e "lo + on the first floor re eives suffi ient natural light %ithin even on dull days "y the -resen e of internal ourtyard and glass %indo%s along all e,terior %alls
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The outside "rought in 2C>/RT@)RD0 Influen es mi ro limate and hen e human omfort Contri"utes olour and is a visual delight Defines and arti ulates s-a e

Greenery and Lands a-e is -roven to "e thera-euti and a stress "uster

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Green over a ts as modifier of mi ro limate

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Lands a-ing "y seEuential arrangement of different siAes of -lants for various effe ts

CA(+P8 T EES Create mass from the outside4 for a ano-ied s-a e from the inside Trun+s im-ly "ut do not en lose s-a e 0-a es formed have eiling4 no %alls4 only olumns Fairly o-en at eye level Tree trun+s a t as landscape columns and give ar hite tural hara ter to the site $odify the natural light Euality Penetrating sunlight adds to the dynamism of the s-a e E,tend lines or rhythm of ar hite ture into e,terior s-a e
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*arge Trees Provide Bul9 To Plant Mass

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0uita"le for small4 intimate ourtyards Provide olour4 shade %ithout over-o%ering the s-a e /sed as a ent -lants or fo al -lants )re effe tive in s reening mid or lo% angle sun

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The Buddha Belly Bam"oo tree

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/nify grou-s of -lants into a om-osition M Creates edges Lead the eye to fo al -oints4 "uilding entries M Can reate lines of visual hara ter overla--ing %ith -aving Bio degrada"le M Benefi ial in sta"iliAing slo-es4 -lasti grass rates -reventing erosion used to hold grass easy removal and maintenan e

Large e,-anse of ground over used to reate fo us on Lo al raft%or+ as lands a-e elements Tree trun+s and olumns lined %ith gravel stone attention to detail 2 aestheti s

Defined -ath%ays in lands a-e to redu e distur"an e to -lant s-e ies

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A esponsi%ility To!ards The Environment

Creating A!areness ; )"out green ar hite ture )"out the "uilding )"out onstru tion )nd material4 flora and fauna

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&ater 7as Sensual ,alue!

It triggers the mind It augments meaning It reinfor es ommuni ation It alms the mind and relieves stress

#ater is also used to modify site limate "y eva-orative ooling

E,isting ro +s used as s ul-tural features

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Asho9a Tree Saraca asoca )sho+a is one of the most legendary and sa red trees of India )sho+ means %ithout grief or that %hi h gives no grief

Coral :asmine Nycthanthes arbortistis Tree of 0orro% The tree flo%ers only at night and sheds them li+e tear dro-s "efore the sun rises Leaf is rough and the a"rasive nature of the leaf is em-loyed to s ru" metalli vessel4 to give them a shine. ?as medi inal -ro-erties and is used in )yurveda

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The Sensitive Plant< Touch"me"not Mimosa pudica ) -ri +ly -lant s-reading on the ground or on the her"s the -lant uses its a"ility to shrin+ as a defense from -redators. It is used to redu e to,i ity of venoms and fi,es nitrogen in soil for -lans to utiliAe :oy per#ume tree<Champa Magnolia champaca This tree is regarded to "e the -ersonifi ation of Goddess La+shmi In reases the %ealth of the family Its tim"er is used in ur"an lands a-ing Flo%ers are used to ma+e the %orld3s most e,-ensive -erfume 3(oy3 in )meri a /sed as an ornamental tree
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Bottle .ourd or Cala%ash Lagenaria siceraria Dried Cala"ash is used as "ottle4 /tensil or Pi-e. /sed to Prevent hi +en -o, Po-ular vegeta"le in many %orld uisines4 In -arts of India4 the dried4 un-un tured gourd is used as a float for s%imming Indian instruments4 su h as the tan-ura4 sitar and rudra veena4 are onstru ted from dried ala"ash gourds /sed as a utensil for %ater or drin+s in many ountries

Spear mint Mentha spicata

$int is a sym"ol of hos-itality >ften ultivated for its aromati and arminative oil4 referred to as oil of s-earmint. ?as medi inal -ro-erties Ingredient in several mi,ed drin+s and teas )lso used in flavouring
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Basil Ocimum basilicum

Culinary her" ) full4 fresh leaf4 in a ash register or %allet4 is said to dra% money *ery hara teristi smell Basil seeds used in )sian drin+s and desserts su h as faluda and sherbet /sed for their medi inal -ro-erties in )yurveda4 0iddha medi ine

Sarpagandha Rauvolfia serpentina

$ahatma Gandhi %as said to have N0na+e root tea7 on a regular "asis /sed to treat high "lood -ressure and mental disorders in luding s hiAo-hrenia4 It has "een used for millennia as an antidote against "ites of venomous re-tiles.
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Bagasse Board "y -rodu t of ;;C &"y ost' sugar ane industry2a good of the material su"stitute for -ly%ood or Parti le %as sour ed %ithin a radius Board of =BB +m It has %ide usage for ma+ing -artitions4 furniture et . >f this4 F: C of the E o2friendly method 2 does not ra% material %as involve any harm to the tim"ers4 e,tra ted or unli+e -ly%ood. harvested lo ally. /sed for furniture in interiors of the "uilding )n im-ressive OO C of the "uilding materials use
re y led ontent in the form of fly ash4 "ro+en glass4 "ro+en tiles4 re y led -a-er4 re y led aluminum4 inder from industrial furna es4 "agasse4 mineral fi"ers4 ellulose fi"ers4 and Euarry dust. Lo% *>C -aints have also "een a--lied
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)ll of the ne% %ood used %as sustaina"ly harvested4 as ertified "y the Forest 0te%ardshi- Coun il. Reuse of a signifi ant amount of material salvaged from other onstru tion sites li+e toilet doors4 interlo +ing -avement "lo +s4 stone sla"s4 s ra- steel4 s ra- glaAed tiles4 shuttering material and4 the furniture in the afeteria. Clay tile -aving in the gardens

0tone grid -avers used on roads for easy drainage of %ater

Reuse of onstru tion %aste stone in -aving the gardens

Furniture in the anteen %ith lo al Tandur stone flooring

/se of "am"oo as lands a-e elements

) %aste management -lan ensured that F; C of onstru tion %aste %as re y led.
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$anufa turing method saves energy4 redu es mer ury -ollution4 onstru ted %ith this osts 6BC less than traditional lay "ri + manufa turing. material Lo% em"odied energy4 ?igh re y led ontent4 lo% C>6 emission Lighter than lay "ri +s. ?igh strength4 -ra ti ally no "rea+age during trans-ort /niform siAe of "ri +s redu es mortar reEuired for joints and -laster "y :BC. Lo%er %ater -enetration4 onsidera"ly redu ing see-age of %ater through "ri +s Gy-sum -laster &-laster of Paris' an "e dire tly a--lied on these "ri +s %ithout a "a +ing oat of lime -laster.
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/se of 0olar -hotovoltai ells on the roofto- grid -rovides a"out 69 +ilo%atts4 or 5; C of the "uilding3s ele tri ity needs. Pla ed a--ro-riately on the roof fa ing 0outh and #est to a-ture ma,imum heat gain

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) &indcatcher5 &indscoop or Badgir is a traditional Persian ar hite tural element to reate natural ventilation in "uildings. Energy savings are a hieved "y the GBCs t%o %ind to%ers )ir4 ooled "y u-to = <C4 is su--lied to the )?/s4 su"stantially redu ing the load on the air onditioning system. ) heavily insulated roof further redu es the ooling load.

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Earth sheltering is a an an ient ar hite tural -ra ti e of using earth against "uilding %allsD roofs for e,ternal thermal mass4 to redu e heat loss4 and to easily maintain a steady indoor air tem-erature. Roof Gardens over :: C of the e,-osed roof area of the "uilding high redu tion of heat gain

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)rtifi ially -re-ared %etlands om-rising of lay or -lasti lined e, avation and emergent vegetation gro%ing on gravelDsand mi,tures

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