NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN

LOCATION :PALADI,AHMEDABAD
DIVAN-BALLABHAI HIGH SCHOOL
SITE AREA : 20 acres approx.
TAGORE HALL
ARCHITECT :SARABHAI AND GIRA
YEAR OF COMPLITION :1961
SARDAR BRIDGE
STRUCTURE :RCC FRAME STRUCTURE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN

SITE CONTEXT

MATERIAL:
Hierarchy of major activity

Interaction

Education
N
recreational

Living
 Core
recreational Main building function

residential

Peripheral
Educational zone activity
1.The institute
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
complex.
A.Administration
B.Lecture halls
MAIN BUILDING-15000 sq.m C.Library
D.Workshops E..
RESIDENTIAL ZONE-34770 sq.m Laboratories
F.Exhibition 2.Residential block
EDUCATIONAL ZONE-29078sq.m G.Services A.. Hostel blocks for students
H.Auditorium B. Guest and staff quarters
SERVICES-1985sq.m I. Faculty room C. Kitchen and dining hall
J.Circulation
RECREATION K.Studio
L.Atm
HOSTEL-7174sq.m STAFF QTRS M.Parking space

SECURITY/ OFFICE PARKING

3.public
ENTRY-3 nos. areas
a.. NID shop
b. ATM
 divided into three parts.
ACTIVITY DIAGRAM 1.The institute complex.
2.Residential block
3.Public areas
Core activity

Education
(teaching, learning)

SERVICE
PERIPHERAL SUPPORTIVE Electrical
ACTIVITY ACTIVITY CIRCULATION
Water supply pedestrian circulation
Living Recreation Recreation Drainage
Interaction vehicular circulation
interaction HVAC
Commercial
Eatery
residential
Light and ventilation
•Hot and dry climate of Ahmedabad.
•The activities are so planned that they spill over into
inward looking spaces .
•The courtyard as a result of this , remain shaded for most
part of the day.

spill over spaces

•vegetation blend with the
structure which helps to
lower the temperature.

pockets of vegetation
•The external cladding is prefabricated and
•Large trees protect consist of heat resisting glass in metal frames
the building from in workshops.
surface glazing and •rosewood frame in studios. pockets of vegetation
courtyards from •Winds from the riverside are captured in the
excessive heating. studios and workshops from the terraces due to
adjustable glazing.
PLANNING The architect’s main emphasis has
been on structural Clarity leading to functional
perfection in the largely complex spaces like
studios and workshops. The whole process of
building the physical form around two main courts
and planning the grid based on function makes the
building easy to use and understand.
INTROVERT PLANNING : Devoid of any
aesthetically features.
 ADMINISTRATION (G.F)- 4 ½’’ brick wall and
wooden partitions for flexible space.
CONFERENCE :Placed between the exhibitions
and faculty cabins.
 STUDIOS : All of them are on the external walls
and well-lit with natural light. 
• The studios have informal working methodology

WORKSHOPS : All workshops have North-South

orientation. Workshops of wood and metal have
double height clearance.

• large openings for good light and ventilation

EXHIBITON : Exhibitions in glass walls.

• Light filtering into the semi dark ground floor

area, creating the play of light and shadow. 

AUDITORIUM (second floor)- capacity 230

people, it could be directly approached by main
staircase from the foyer, but due to its location it’s
become a private entry

INTERIOR CHARACTER -informal atmosphere has

been achieved with a low ceiling for a large open
entrance space.
Exposed building material
 Workshop
areas

DESIGN
STREET
DRAMATICS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW
Exhibition
spaces
GREEN BELT ON THE EASTERN
FAÇADE TO HAVE GLARE- FREE
MORNING LIGHT IN THE WORK
SPACES

NATURALLY
SHADED PATHWAYS
 OPEN AIR AMPHITHEATRE

Student lively campus

SHADED PATHWAY LEADING TO NID FROM

HOSTEL BLOCK
 OBSERVATIONS & INFERENCES.

FIRST FLOOR :workshops and laboratories, administrative

• offices.
 Each technology (such as wood, metal, plastics, ceramics and glass, printing and
photography) is assigned a separate wing connected to the central core
•  Open to sky terraces in between the workshops provide outdoor work areas .
• Provision for future expansion.

• Drafting studios, seminar rooms and the library are on the -MEZZANINE
FLOOR.
• •Glazing
Spiral between
staircases from
the the studios
studios and theprovide direct access to workshop 
workshops
• The staggering of the studios to the east and the
west permits open planning and at the same
time ensures privacy
• Garden terraces attached to the library overlook the river to the
north.
• All workshops and drafting studios have a north-south orientation in order to avoid
direct sun- light in the work areas.
•  The core of the building is structurally separated from the workshops, so as to
eliminate vibration and material-borne noise being carried from the workshops to the
studios.
THANK YOU!!