LAW SCHOOL
Occupying a prime location in the Shiv Nadar university, the site is covered with abode of trees. The law school was designed keeping in mind, the location of the buildings and the surround feature.
The design challenge was to create a form that will retain the full-grown trees that occupy most area of the site. The idea is centred with the philosophy that focuses in creating the building that grows through the trees. As the site is located near the main clock tower park which involved a huge curved road inside the university, the building is designed to take up two forms in juxtaposition to each other- which is a curved mass that reads the language of the main curved road of the site and the solid rectangular mass which provides an introverted character in response to the adjacent building.
The design potential involved in the arrangement of spaces is the idea to involve as much as green spaces and natural light inside the building which is again a response to the surround green area. This building grows as a G+3 structure which accommodated classrooms, tutorial rooms, mood courts and library. Keeping in mind the importance of interactions needed for student, we created alternative breakout spaces which open up to the internal courtyard, that would enhance the potential to learn, relearn and explore minds. The green space is not limited to the courtyards but also flows into the breakout spaces.
The library is positioned in the first floor, with the idea of opening up to the green spaces in the exterior and the courtyard. This brings in the advantage of getting in more natural light and also creating a connectivity with the exterior cluster of trees.
Location:
Chennai
Site Area
82,300 Sqft
Project budget
23.9 Crores