ST. ANDREWS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT – BOYS’ HOSTEL BLOCK

ZERO ENERGY DESIGN LAB

INDIA

PROJECT DETAILS:

Typology: Commercial design/ Housing – Hostel Name of Project: St. Andrews Institute of Technology and Management – Boys’ Hostel Block Location: Gurugram, Haryana Name of Client: St. Andrews Group Principal Architect: Zero Energy Design Lab Design Team: Lead: Sachin and Payal Rastogi (Principal) Team: Rohan Mishra, Naveen Pahal, Tanya Makker, Arya Kaushik Site Area : 60,700 sq. m Built-Up Area:60,000 Sq. Ft. Photographer: Noughts and Crosses | Andre J. Fanthome

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The boys' hostel building at the St. Andrews Institute of Technology and Management by ZED Lab is a meticulously designed, well-engineered residential complex that obtains its character from the basic building block – the brick. The building maintains a strong horizontal emphasis and utilizes a restrained material palette consisting of fair-faced concrete exposed in the robust supporting structure in the façade. The design of the hostel block creates a sense of community and reflects the contemporary nature of the university buildings. It houses a fluid sequence of socially functional and environmentally sustainable spaces.

St. Andrews Institute of Technology and Management – Boys’ Hostel Block

Planning and Design Strategies
The boys’ hostel building reinterprets Indian vernacular architecture with ideas relevant to the present times and techniques. Anticipating the importance of student interaction with the spaces, the landscape around and amongst themselves, the galactic indoor spaces are design extensions of the exteriors. The layered interior planning of the building with passive design strategies facilitates comfortable intercommunication amongst the students.

The contorted central atrium allows natural light to penetrate deeper into the building. It also acts as a solar chimney that takes away the stale and hot air within the building through the stack effect. The block accommodates residential units for 360 students with inclusive recreational courts and mess facilities. The triple height spacious dorms depart from the conventional style of dorms, providing an enhanced user experience and a more expansive view of the outdoors to the students.