ACCESS AND CIRCULATION

“Circulation is what makes or breaks architecture”

 IIM-A
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT - AHMEDABAD

LOCATION ARCHITECT SITE AREA YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT

Vastrapur, Louis.I.Khan 66 acres 1966
Ahmedabad B.V.Doshi, Anant Raje (old building)
 ACCESS:
One enters the IIM campus from the busy two lane
Dr.Vikram Sarabahi Marg road of the city, into the
large green area that is calm and disconnected with
the city traffic and chaos.

The pathway created by the linear vegetation on

either side suggests the movement towards the
main school building.

MAIN ENTRY
ROAD NETWORK Road width – 6m

- 10km drive from Ahmedabad Airport and

- 7km drive from Ahmedabad railway Station
- Nearby bus stop is also less than 5 minutes walk.
 MARRIED STUDENT
HOUSING

FACULTY
HOUSING

RESIDENTIAL
ZONE STUDENT
DORMITORIES
KITCHEN &
DINING
Circulation Through 3 Major Roads:
UNDERPASS

CLASSROOM BLOCK 1. Peripheral

MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC 2. Internal
3. Small Internal Roads
DEVELOPMENT FACULTY BLOCK
CENTRE
ZONE SERVICE TOWER
AND
SUB STATION
AUDITORIUM COMPUTER
LAB
• Separate Access Are Provided For
RESIDENTIAL ENTRY &
SERVICE ENTRY The Institutional Complex And
Residential Area.
MAIN ENTRY • Influenced by the management
UNDER 5 MINS
philosophy and student's busy
Internal roads give access to the houses, they schedule Kahn integrated the
UNDER 7-8 MINS
have been planned as a main circulation spine living and learning spaces. All
UNDER 10 MINS
with branched cul de sac roads to incorporate activities are places within
more green spaces and pedestrian pathways. walkable distance.
 6m
SECTION OF A PERIPHERAL ROAD
PERIPHERAL ROADS ( 6m-7m)

MARRIED STUDENT
HOUSING

FACULTY
HOUSING

STUDENT KITCHEN &

DORMITORIES DINING

UNDERPASS

CLASSROOM BLOCK

MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT
CENTRE FACULTY BLOCK

SERVICE TOWER
AND
SUB STATION
AUDITORIUM COMPUTER LIBRARY

PARKING
LAB
RESIDENTIAL ENTRY SPORTS
& SERVICE ENTRY COMPLEX

INTERNAL ROADS
(3m – 5m) SMALL INTERNAL ROADS
MAIN ENTRY & SERVICE ENTRY
(1.5m-2m)
ACADEMIC ZONE CIRCULATION :
TO STUDENT DORMITORIES
N

CLASS ROOM BLOCK

Corridor spaces suggest

linear movement
LIBRARY

The flat ground extending

LOUIS KHAN PLAZA
from semi open to open
space allows diagonal or
orthogonal movement Day time activity :
• Academic and administration zones.
GREEN SPACE • More use of interaction and
SEMI-OPEN CORRIDOR
OPEN CORRIDOR
transition area-corridors, galleries
VERTICAL CIRCULATION and courts and foyers through out
CIRCULATION INSIDE THE BLOCKS the campus.
CIRCULATION AROUNDS THE BLOCKS
FACULTY BLOCK • Activities tend to flow between
classrooms, library, computer center,
canteens and students dormitories.
Night time activities:
• Library and hostel blocks and to the
courtyards and foyers.
Seasonal activities:
• Social gathering happening in Louis
Kahn plaza ( Graduation , culturals
etc )
ENTRY APPROACH Concave – welcoming to school
building
 Corridor width – 2.5 m
• Wide corridors acting as
multiuse space width should me
provided

Corridor width – 5m
View from corridor space in faculty block View from corridor space in classroom block

SECTION THROUGH FACULTY BLOCK , LOUIS KHAN PLAZA AND CLASSROOM BLOCK

SECTION THROUGH LIBRARY BLOCK AND LOUIS KHAN PLAZA

Also servers
as a buffer
area
AUDITORIUM , COMPUTER LAB CIRCULATION : KITCHEN & DINING HALL CIRCULATION :

OFFICE

CIRCULATION PATTERN Service

ORGANIZATION OF SPACE entry

THE STUDENT AND STAFF CIRCULATION IS RESTRICTED TO

THE FRONT – PUBLIC SPACE
AND THE KITCHEN AND THE WORKERS SPACE IS PLACED
BEHIND THE DINING AREA – SEMI PUBLIC MORE OF A
PRIVATE SPACE

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR

STUDENT DORMITORIES CIRCULATION :
• The architect considered
N the dormitories as a
extension to the academic
zone , so he combined
them for better pedestrian
movement , living and
FROM IIM NEW learning
CAMPUS

• The dormitories have

arched pathways and
underpass for better
circulation

• The semi open courtyards

in the first level and ground
FROM THE
MAIN ENTRY level plays a dual role of
providing circulation as
well as good interaction

TYPE 1 TYPE 2
VILLAGE STREET

UNDERPASS

BRIGDE WHICH CONNECTS CLASSROOM BLOCK WITH THE

DORMITORIES
INFERENCE :
Quantitative aspect :
R The corridors are shorter and wider and
Combing academic zones and
A acts like a interaction and self learning
residential zones for better
space .
learning experience and
pedestrian circulation
Qualitative aspect :
Restricting vehicular entry to the R • Openings on either side of the
academic zone and promoting A corridors create a sort of rhythm in
pedestrian friendly and safety the linear movement , which also
campus allows better lighting and ventilation
• Not only the openness or closeness of
the corridors varies but also the scale
Using landscape to guide the and proportion and it encourages to
movement and direction move
• Visual connect to the green spaces

Placing vertical circulation core Prominent and grand entrance

at the center or dividing it would be encouraged for better
equally for better crowd imageability and identity
management and also acts like
a buffer Separate service entry would be
encouraged