Institutional
Humayun Tomb Interpretation Centre, New Delhi
| Project | Humayun Tomb Interpretation Centre, New Delhi |
| Client | Aga Khan Trust for Culture |
| Architect | Vir.Mueller Architects |
| Located on the archeological heritage site of Humayun Tomb, the 100,000 square feet development has a three storey administrative block and a large subterrane an exhibition gallery with archives which would not leave a visible footprint. The soffits of the large span flat slabs over the gallery were profiled to reflect the slab internal stresses to enable he heavy earth loads to be carried economically and in an aesthetically pleasing pattern. | |
National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi
| Project | National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi |
| Client | NCAER |
| Architect | Vir.Mueller Architects |
| The 85,000 square foot project comprises a new institutional building with double basement, ground and eight storeys and a separate auditorium block in the existing campus of NCAER at Parisila Bhavan, New Delhi. The proposed buildings connect with link bridges to a stilt and 4 storey existing building built in early eighties and designed by the renowned architect Achyut Kanvinde. The structure and architecture reflect the modernist language in compliment to the original building. | |
Ramchand Mission Ahmedabad
| Project | Ramchand Mission Ahmedabad |
| Client | Ramchand Mission |
| Architect | Jayesh Parekh |
| The Ahmedabad campus of Ramchand Mission has several structures including dormitories, residential hostels, cottage and a large prayer hall. The 35m span hexagonal prayer hall roof has multiple skewed hypar shells spanning the distance with just 90 millimetre thick concrete. For aesthetics and economy, exposed concrete with timber plank shuttering was used. | |
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Delhi
| Project | Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, Delhi |
| Client | ICRIER |
| Architect | Vir.Mueller Architects |
| This 25000 square feet institution comprises a service basement, stilt parking and two wings above of 6 storeys connected by a corridor link. The substructure is planned as an earthquake reducing box with shear wall and flat slab superstructure frame without beams. In addition to the elegance and aesthetics, this structural system offers other advantages of function and economy. The system with its implied saving in the embodied energy of the structure, in comparison to the conventional frame, translates into significant economy in the structural costs and the subsequent power and maintenance bills. | |
Indian Institute of Public Health Campus,Gandhinagar
| Project | Indian Institute of Public Health Campus, Gandhinagar |
| Client | Indian Institute of Public Health |
| Architect | Ashok B. Lall |
| This institutional campus houses academic, administration and residential facilities for faculty and students on a greenfield site near Sabarmati river in Gandhinagar. The individual buildings vary from 2 to 7 storeys, stepped to suit the undulating site, and interconnected with link paths. Confined fly ash masonry load-bearing structures with hollow slabs, where the spans were high, were specially developed for this project to manage the scales, heights and the earthquake requirements consistent with the environmental concerns. | |
Gandhi Ashram, Zilla
| Project | Gandhi Ashram, Zilla |
| Client | Bhansali trust |
| Space frame roof structure for a rural community hall, designed so that it can be assembled by the local farmers. | |
Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad
| Project | Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad |
| Client | Centre for Environment Education (CEE) |
| Architect | Mandala |
| Structural design of the new 20,000 sqaure meters campus of the institution, nestled into the contours in between the trees and built in exposed brick and concrete. | |
National institute of fashion technology, New Delhi
| Project | National institute of fashion technology, New Delhi |
| Client | National Institute of Fashion Technology |
| Architect | Stein, Doshi & Bhalla |
| Structural design of the leading fashion design school of India. A building combining mass with transparency. | |
Swaminarayan Temples, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bhavnagar and Rajkot
| Project | Swaminarayan Temples, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bhavnagar and Rajkot |
| Client | Swaminarayan Trust |
| Architect | Mandala – Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot; Kiran Pandya - Bhavnagar |
| All the above temple complexes have large span public structures and residential facilities. Ahmedabad has reinforced concrete portal frames of 41.8m span in the main hall, the largest R.C.C. span in Gujarat without intermediate supports. The Rajkot temple auditorium is spanned by an innovative space frame 40m by 65m clear. | |
Computer Block at C.N. Vidyavihar, Ahmedabad
| Project | Computer Block at C.N. Vidyavihar, Ahmedabad |
| Client | C.N. Vidyalaya |
| Architect | Surya Kakani Associates |
| Structural design of of the new computer block of a larger educational institute. | |
Craft Park, Bhuj
| Project | Craft Park, Bhuj |
| Client | Centre for Environment Education and Kutch Navnirman Abhiyan |
| Architect | Mandala Architects |
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This craft park and training centre was built in the aftermath of earthquake to accommodate promotion of arts and crafts of the region. In tune with the local practices, the buildings were built with rubble masonry, rammed earth and soil stabilised blocks with roofs constructed in steel. Again the steel roofs emulate the traditional timber roofs no longer affordable. Sensitive to earthquake, the lower masonry structures were planned as rigid boxes stabilised by grade slabs whereas the upper floors were in lighter and flexible steel construction to manage the lateral sways. |
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Atladra Swaminarayan Temple Complex, Baroda
| Project | Atladra Swaminarayan Temple Complex, Baroda |
| Client | BAPS Swaminarayan |
| Architect | Mandala Architects |
| Redevelopment of a major temple complex around the existing temple, comprising meeting halls, auditoria, dining halls, festival kitchen, guest rooms and residential quarters for priests. Planned on the principles of temple architecture, the new development has to meet the modern functional requirements, large span spaces and earthquake safety and yet in sympathy with the traditional vocabulary. | |
Viksat Campus, Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad
| Project | Viksat Campus, Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad |
| Client | Nehru Foundation for Development |
| Architect | Surya Kakani Associates |
| In line with the client brief for the highest regard to natural environment, the campus is terraced into the undulating landscape with buildings wrapping around existing trees. The site contours and drainage patterns are maintained with terraced masonry retaining walls integrated into the buildings constructed in exposed fly ash brickwork, flat slabs and a structural steel external skin. | |
AKRSP Campus, Sayla
| Project | AKRSP Campus, Sayla |
| Client | Aga Khan Rural Support Programme |
| Architect | Mandala Architects |
| In response to the seismic requirements, the buildings are planned as earthquake resistant brick boxes with concrete floors at lower levels and lighter steel roofs at upper levels. The water harvesting tanks below ground are used to reduce the seismic loads on the superstructure. | |
Pandit Dindayal Petroleum University
| Project | Pandit Dindayal Petroleum University |
| Client | PDPU. |
| Architect | HCP Architects (Bimal Patel) |
| This is the second phase of the university for making the residential hostel towers for the students. Six number towers of 12 storeys totalling 600,000 square feet are planned in flat slab and shear wall structure for maximum clutter free and flexible planning. | |
