Since the construction works for phase 1 [ @ 1500 students + @250 faculty and staff] for academic block, student and faculty housing completed and functioning smoothly at IITGN, an institute to function as a truly residential campus. Some additional functions were necessary to be inserted in present space planning. These functions shall take care of extracurricular activities, leisure activities, basic day to day needs, some emergency facilities, and healthcare. This present phase will be followed by similar future development phases, where a need will be to have a seamless connection between core functional requirement and all supporting facilities to grow as integral and self sustainable residential campus. As per master plan, Parcel demarcated for the central arcade

development is part parcel no 11 – amenity no 4 [6922 sq. mts land area, 1.5 FAR and 75 % ground coverage]. this parcel has been planned in the centre of the southern

campus with built to edge design conditions this facility termed as arcade on central vista shall house basic day to day need in terms of essential shopping, food court zone, student activity centre, common community facilities for students as well as faculty, staff, students’ art centre, informal

students lounge and alumni offices, bank, restaurant, health centre and recreational multipurpose hall. This facility has been conceived as one of the most important buildings of the entire campus attributed to vibrancy of student campus life. Though the activities planned will work throughout the

daytime and many activities spill over the night-time, it is expected to be full of student life in the evening sessions and weekend. This building will be always a point of reference in student education life and likely carry in the memories of the students.

Overall building form as per master plan is rectangular in shape admeasuring 187 m x 33 meters, which is further broken in 2 blocks namely phase 1 and 2 block. With a

continuous covered corridor connecting all the blocks. All terraces and intermediate open spaces have been planned to be developed as outdoor student activity spaces.

This building has been conceived as ground + 2 storey as per master plan guidelines

The arcade being placed between the 2 campus greens, is an extension of the green space in its true sense. The greens

flow through the building

“The building is different from any other building on campus as it is meant for “unwinding” “undoing” “unlearning

We always say that while designing any institutional campus we should always remember that learning happens outside the classrooms

The personality is shaped knowingly and unknowingly in these areas where the students “happen to be present” without any specific agenda

This is “the space” where a student doesn’t “have to” go and would “want to” be The conceptual sketch section beautifully summaries the spirit of the design of this building. The street, spaces overlooking the street, the spirit of market depicted in the “street like” hallways on upper floor, curious semi-open spaces watching over the street and lots of “life” happening across the. street and somewhere midway The sketch of movement and life/ activities woven around the movement axis subtly guides the student across the arcade and sports Centre towards. activity zone It surely ignites the curiosity in the minds of a passer-by and makes him / her step into the arcade / activity zone making the arcade more active at any point of the day Being an unwinding space, it has tried to capture the impression of a typical urban unwinding space which is market or mall in modern cities, though in institutional architectural vocabulary

SALIENT FEATURES

1. Use of GGBS in RCC construction
2. No vibration for compaction of concrete
3. Use of fly ash bricks in construction
4. Wall Insulation inside cavity wall construction on west and south faces
5. Low u value DGU windows externally for reduction of heat / glare transfer inside
6. Sunscreen lovers on south and west side to reduce glare entering inside habitable spaces
7. Deep recesses, buffer terraces and mutual shading devices
8. Multiple inlet outlets for overall breeze movement inside overall building
9. Use of natural light in deep inside buildings and public places
10. LED light fittings
11. Low flow plumbing fittings, duel flush valves
12. Water free urinals
13. Use of Low maintenance materials such as stone grit, bare concrete surface, natural stone Kota / granite 30 mm thick
14. Application of Solar PV cell on roof
15. roof top rainwater harvesting in storage tank of 10 lac litre capacity 100% surface rainwater harvesting to recharge existing lakes at site 100%
16. Water recycles for flushing system and gardening
17. Segregation of wet / dry / electronic / plastic / paper waste and its process at campus such as biogas generation, land fill with construction debris 
18. Heat reflective China mosaic coat on India waterproofing with roof insulation for all roof terraces

BRIEF SPECIFICATION

20. M: 35 grade self-compacting concrete with GGBS added for form finish exposed concrete
21. Fly ash masonry work
22. Natural stone – Kota, river finish granite flooring
23. DGU aluminium windows with toughened glass as required
24. [Stone grit plaster with grooves externally [ marble chip 85% + mandana stone 15% – 8 – 10 mm size
25. Internal gypsum plaster with plastic paint
26. Teak wood frame doors, flush shutter with veneer cladding 
27. Water repellent transparent matt coat externally to plaster and exposed concrete all surface
28. Heat reflective China mosaic coat on India waterproofing for all roof terraces
29. SS railing
30. HVAC – VRV system
31. LED lighting internally as well as externally
32. CP fitting – Jaguar, sanitary fittings – parry ware
33. Teak wood fingers flooring for dance / drama hall