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DISSERTATION ON INDIAN ARCHITECTS : AR. JEEVAN KAPUR

Dissertation
ON

INDIAN ARCHITECT AR. JEEVAN KAPUR

Submitted in partial fulfilment For the award of degree of Bachelor of Architecture Submitted by Guided by AR. TAUHEED MEHTAAB

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE & EKISTICS JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA NEW DELHI-110025 2010-2011
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Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Certificate
In the partial fulfilment of the B. Arch degree program, this is to certify that MD. WASEEM AKRAM has worked on the DISSERTATION project entitled INDIAN ARCHITECT- AR. JEEVAN KAPUR under my guidance and supervision.

AR. TAUHEED MEHTAB Prof. S.M. Akhtar (Dissertation ( Dean)

Guide)

External Examiner 1 External Examiner 2 External Examiner 3

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AKNOWLEDGEMENT

Writing a project of this nature is an arduous task. I was fortunate enough to get help and gui-dance from a large number of persons. It is a pleasure to acknowledge them though it is still inadequate appreciation of their contributions. I am grateful to Ar. Tauheed Mehtab , my supervisor during the project, who inspired me to take up such an innovative project. Since its beginning he offered incisive and valuable suggestions, which significantly influenced my thinking process. I would also like to thanks professor S.M. Akhtar, dean and head of the architecture and ekistics department, Jamia Millia Islamia has always been there with me to help. My sincere thanks to Ar. Rajiv Aggarval, who was very Instrumental in help and guidance from time to time.

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CONTENTS

1) Introduction

Ar.

Rajiv Aggarval
2) philosophy 3) Case Studies a) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha universty i) Function and planning ii) Drawings b) Danish Ambassadors Residence i) Function and planning ii) Drawings 4) Interview

Bilbliogaraphy

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ARCHIGROUP ARCHITECTS
Archigroup Architects (AA) is architectural consulting company established in the year 1981 as a partnership firm. In the year 1993 Archigroup Architects Private Limited was also formed with the erstwhile Archigroup Architects being the sister concern of the company. AA has successfully completed projects like institutes / universities; diplomatic missions, commercial / office complexes; health facilities; industrial complexes; airports; museums; interiors etc. in and around India. To provide comprehensive architectural services, AA associates with highly qualified consultants for various services affiliated to architecture.

JEEVAN KAPUR (Director/Partner)

He is a celebrated architect whose most of the projects Worked have been the universities famous and colleges. Achyut under architect

Kanvinde for 6 years. Mr. Jeewan Kapur graduated from the Delhi University in 1976. He has an international working experience.

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PHILOSOPHY
Mr Rajiv Aggarval evokes a sensibility that is modern, having a strong reference to the theme of the building and most importantly climate, culture and craft rooted in a strong regional context. He as always tried to preserve the tradition and the culture of the site in his designs which brings life and the connection of the land together. Architecture is an embodiment of 'a way of life' and the values that determine its path. The 'design process' is closer to the one experienced by an artist while creating a work of art. Of course, the site, context, materials and function do play a role in defining the actual design moves and these get absorbed and internalized to aid the design process unselfconsciously. A successful work of architectural design has SIMPLICITY & CLARITY with crystallization of design thought and moves to a degree that the design is simple, almost austere. The construction techniques and materials are used to explore all their intrinsic qualities like strength, density, and texture in their bare HONEST form. A constantly changing experience jogs the mind constantly and it continues to absorb and react to the built environment making it PLAYFUL. Constant play between two contrasts like changing views, light and shadow, change in axis, smooth and rough texture, hard and soft landscape. Each one enhances the opposite by contrast in close proximity. There is always a duality at play - two opposite materials, two colors, two spaces, two geometries and two textures. Eventually the built environment consists of SPACES, which are sensed through a play of LIGHT. These are the both, the tools as well as the end products in architecture. The basic idea in any design has been to see the simplicity of the site, and the driving facts which contribute to the connectivity and to blend with the site and the surrounding. In all the designs the architect has maintained the key features of Green Architecture.

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WORKS
PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSTY

BABA GULAM SHAH BADSHAH UNIVERSTY , RAJAOURI(JAMMU & KASHMIR)

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BHUTAN BRAODCASTING STUDIO, THIMPU

STATE MUSEUM COMPLEX BOULEVARD, SHRI NAGAR [Type text]

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CASE STUDIES
GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSTY

The University is located on sec 16C of Dwarka in Delhi.

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The planning is based on a series of visually interconnected pedestrian clusters. The liner fashion was observed thoroughly and keeping in mind the building was designed in context to the site.

Due to the extreme climatic conditions of New Delhi, where the summer sees temperatures of above 45 degrees centigrade, and the winters often see temperatures below 5 degree centigrade. The buildings function was decided according to the movement of the sun.

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Building with varying heights to provide mutual shading concept and builtvolumes define these clusters.

Visual transparency has been maintained at ground level by providing stilted areas. Almost all buildings in the Academic Zone are connected with elevated walk-ways. Al lot of shaded area have been provided taken in consideration of activities of students and the climatic conditions.

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PLANNING AND FUNCTION

The design won the first prize in design competition for Architects from SAARCH countries. The area of the site is 60 acres . and the total built up area is 2.0 million sq. ft. the university consist of :

12 college buildings State of the art Library Tech park Computer Center Workshops Drawing halls Administration 1400 boys hostel 1000 girls hostel Residential facilities for 600 staff members VC residence Guest house

Sports and Social Areas Auditorium 1200 seats Seminar halls Indoor sports complex Swimming pool Playing fields.

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The university also possesses many features of green architecture such as: Passive solar design elements Energy efficient lighting Rain water harvesting Waste (grey &black) water recycling Use of solar water heater Use of solar lighting Use of environmental friendly construction materials

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