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NID Ahmedabad

The document provides details about the National Institute of Design campus in Ahmedabad, India. It was designed by architects Gautam Sarabhai and Charles Eames in 1961 for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on a 20 acre site. The campus is located near the Sabarmati River and has studios, workshops, exhibitions, an auditorium, and residential areas for faculty and students arranged around a central design street. Landscaping with trees and lawns helps integrate the buildings with the outdoor spaces.

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NID Ahmedabad

The document provides details about the National Institute of Design campus in Ahmedabad, India. It was designed by architects Gautam Sarabhai and Charles Eames in 1961 for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on a 20 acre site. The campus is located near the Sabarmati River and has studios, workshops, exhibitions, an auditorium, and residential areas for faculty and students arranged around a central design street. Landscaping with trees and lawns helps integrate the buildings with the outdoor spaces.

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PROJECT BRIEF

ARCHITECT: GAUTAM SARABHAI & CHARLES EAMES


CLIENT: MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
SITE AREA: 20 ACRES
BUILT UP AREA: 27488 SQ.M (APPROX.)
ESTABLISHED IN: 1961
CLIMATE: HOT AND DRY SUMMERS AND MODERATE WINTERS
LOCATION
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN IS A DESIGN SCHOOL IN AHMEDABAD, LOCATED IN PALDI IN THE NEW CITY AREA ON THE
WEST BANK OF RIVER SABARMATI,NEAR THE SARDAR PATEL BRIDGE.
ADJOINING AREAS
NID CAMPUS IS SURROUNDED BY THE SABARMATI RIVER ON ONE SIDE, MARKET
ON THE SECOND SIDE, SCHOOL ON THE THIRD SIDE AND RESIDENTIAL AREA ON
THE FOURTH SIDE. THESE BUILDINGS BEAR NO PARTICULAR STYLE OF
ARCHITECTURE THE IMAGE ABOVE SHOWS THE ZONING OF THE AREAS
SURROUNDING THE NID CAMPUS AT A MACRO LEVEL

APPROACH AND ENTRANCES


THERE ARE TWO MAIN APPROACHES FOR ENTERING THE
CAMPUS.
FOR THE INSTITUTE BLOCK.
FOR THE HOSTELS AND FACULTY RESIDENCESSITE ZONING.
CONFERENCE
PLACED BETWEEN THE EXHIBITIONS AND FACULTY CABINS. THE SEATING ACT FOR FORMAL DISCUSSIONS & INFORMAL AREA FOR
FACULTY MEMBERS
STUDIOS
ALL STUDIOS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED SPECIALLY DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT OF THE COURSES. ALL OF THEM ARE
ON THE EXTERNAL WALLS AND WELL-LIT WITH NATURAL LIGHT. THE STUDIOS HAVE A VERY INFORMAL OF THE WORKING
METHODOLOGY WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT BASIS OF THE DESIGN EDUCATION. THERE ARE WELL MAINTAINED PERMANENT
EXHIBITOR SPACES BOTH SIDES OF THE DESIGN STREET, SEPARATE SPACES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR SEPARATE DISCIPLINES.
WORKSHOPS
ALL WORKSHOPS HAVE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION. WORKSHOPS OF WOOD AND METAL HAVE DOUBLE HEIGHT CLEARANCE.
THERE ARE SLIDING PANELS STARTING FROM SKIRTING TO SILL HEIGHT WHICH PROVIDE SUFFICIENT NATURAL LIGHT AND ALSO
HELPS MERGING THE MECHANICAL INTERIOR WITH OUTSIDE SKIRTS. DUE TO LARGE OPENINGS THERE IS GOOD LIGHT AND
VENTILATION. MOREOVER THESE ARE CONNECTED TO OPEN COURTS WHICH FURTHER PROVIDES SLIDES AND VENTILATION AND
ALSO ACTS AS OUTDOOR WORK AREAS.
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITIONS IN GLASS WALLS. USED TO DISPLAY THE LATEST PRODUCTS BY THE INSTITUTE, DISPLAY OF POSTERS & OTHER
WRITTEN MATERIALS REGARDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE INSTITUTE IN VARIOUS FIELDS IN ORDER TO TELL THE VISITOR WHAT
THIS INSTITUTE IS ALL ABOUT LIGHT FILTERING INTO THE SEMI DARK GROUND FLOOR AREA, CREATING THE PLAY OF LIGHT AND
SHADOW.
AUDITORIUM
AUDITORIUM IS PLACED ON THE SECOND FLOOR, ITS CAPACITY IS ABOUT 230 PEOPLE. IT COULD BE DIRECTLY APPROACHED BY
THE MAIN STAIRCASE FROM THE FOYER, BUT DUE TO ITS LOCATION IT'S BECOME A PRIVATE ENTRY. IT IS FULLY AIR CONDITIONED
AND USED FOR CULTURAL PROGRAMS, LECTURES, DISPLAY, ETC.
VEHICULAR MOVEMENT
VEHICULAR MOVEMENT IS RESTRICTED ONLY TILL THE ENTRANCE FOR THE VISITORS. STUDENTS AND FACULTY CAN
TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS & ACADEMIC BLOCK BY SERVICE ROAD PROVIDED AT THE WESTERN
SIDE OF THE CAMPUS. SERVICE ENTRY IS PROVIDED FOR THE VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AT THE EASTERN SIDE
PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR MOVEMENT ARE NOT SEPARATED
PARKING SPACES
THERE EXISTS ONLY ONE COVERED PARKING STRUCTURE FOR 2 WHEELERS OF STAFF AT THE ENTRY OF THE INSTITUTE
BODY.
CIRCULATION AROUND THE SITE
THE CAMPUS HAS SUCCESSFULLY SUCCEEDED IN PEDESTRIANIZING THE ENTIRE SITE SO AS TO EMPHASIZE ON THE
PEDESTRAIN EXPERIENCE WHEN ONE EXPLORES THE CAMPUS AND ITS BUILDINGS
PATHWAY
PATHWAYS ARE NARROW LINEAR PEDESTRIAN PATHS LINED WITH TREES ON EITHER SIDE WHICH KEEPS THE PATHWAY
COOL THE PATHWAY IS OF HARD GROUND AND EDGES AND DEFINED BY PAVED EDGES IN BRICK.
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPE FORMS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SITE. THE BUILDING BY AN EXTENSIVE GREEN LAWN ON ONE SIDE &
TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. ON THE OTHER WHICH ENCOURAGE FREE MOVEMENT THROUGH IT. TREES ARE PLANTED ALONG
THE PERIPHERY OF THE BUILDING WHICH PROVIDES SHADE ALONG THE WALKWAYS IN THE GROUND FLOOR. THE
BUILDING IS PARTIALLY VISIBLE THROUGH THE FOLIAGE OF TREES ONE SIDE OF THE MONUMENT HAS BEEN
CONVERTED INTO THE BACKDROP FOR THE OPEN AMPHITHEATER. WHICH HAS BECOME AN AREA FOR MANY
INFORMAL GATHERINGS, FEATURES, SEMINARS AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCES.
SECTION THROUGH
ADMINISTRATION
AT THE GROUND FLOOR SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE ACADEMIC AREA, 4 BRICK WALL AND WOODEN

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