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Presented by A.R Abhay Kumar
Presented by Ambati R. Abhay Kumar, B.Arch(V)
Australian High Commission in New Delhi

•Concept
•Zoning
•Security Zoning
•Circulation pattern
•Design
•Landscaping
•Construction
•BCA, DDA compliance
•Air-conditioning & Energy
efficiency
CONTENT of presentationSCOPE OF THESIS
•Design of Purpose built
Chancery Facility
•Design of new Car parking
•Design of 5 town houses
•Design of clubhouse
•Design of recreational
facility
•Design of advanced security
features

SITE ANALYSIS
•Category 1 structure
•Functions of the Chancery
Image, policy, DDA/BCA
compliance, facility
•Necessity of the Building
cost benefit ratio, lifecycle
costs, security concerns
•Options considered
Refurbishment, extension, ‘do-
nothing option’

SITE
Si t e

SITE

CONCEPT

CONCEPT
Concept based on
•Function
•User
The central
pathway acts as
binder

CONCEPT
•It destroys the form and structure to remove the impurities hidden
within them.
•It advocates the application of Disruption, Dismantling, Deformation,
Distortion and NOT Demolition, Dismantling, Disintegration and
Decomposition
•To erase all kinds of historical relationships of the form of the building
Distortion of grids
Exposing of construction systems
Slanting walls
Bold columns
Intersecting planes
Visual distortion
Exposed materials etc.
Intra pure form conflict, NOT inter pure form conflict.
Method
Deconstruction

CONCEPT
Derivations from Aboriginal
architecture of Australia, for the design
of Clubhouse

CONCEPT
Design elements based on Jaisalmer style

ZONING

SECURITY PLANNING
Secur i t y
LEVEL 1
•Perimeter lighting
•Restricted
landscaping
•Cryptographic
interfaced
communication
systems
•Intruder &
explosive resistant
material
•Ultrasonic intruder
alarm
LEVEL 2
•900mm Diapragm wall
•Counter fort wall
(protective wall)
•Manned access
control system
•Card access control
system
•DFMD (50 ppm )
•Baggage scanner
(27mm metal plate
penetration, image
threat protection)
LEVEL 3
•Open architect security
integration system (OASIS)
•CCTV, Cameras (PTZF)
•Ballistics protection
•Containment measures

Secur i t y
SECURITY PLANNING

SECURITY PLANNING

CIRCULATION

Entrance view (North side)
DESIGN

Birds eye view (North side)
Birds eye view (East side)
DESIGN

view (South side) view (South-western side)
DESIGN

view from panchsheel marg
DESIGN

view from Chancery entrance
DESIGN

view of south glazing
DESIGN

view of internal court
DESIGN

Sciography on actual model
DESIGN
Late noon
Early noon

DESIGN
Morning hours
Central court during noon

DESIGN
Chancery in Normal
ambient lighting
North face of townhouse in noon
hours
South face of townhouse in
Noon hours

Mat er i al
Material finishes for each zone of the
Chancery block
Ground floor plan of Chancery
DESIGN

Speci f i cat i ons
External flooring of Chancery/Clubhouse
•Slate finish vitrified tiles, Shot blasted, I-Type inter-lock pavers
Wall finish
•R.C.C betons
•Glossy white ceramic tiles at Entrance
Lighting
•Color-21 for conference, library only. All other spaces shall have cool daylight.
(Osram-11)
•Illumination levels- 200 (public zone), 350-400(office zone)
Fire Fighting
•Manual call box, Heat detector, Optical detector
•Fire compartmentalization using- Fire check doors( with electromagnetic door
co-ordinator), water curtains, pressurized lift cores
•Sprinklers, wet risers, CO2 flooding system, handheld extinguishers
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

Cal cul at i ons
Chancery block:
•Total volume (GF): 8800m3
•Tonnage: 192 TR
•Wet riser shafts: 1 shaft for every 1100sqm.
•DG sets shall be acoustically insulated. Noise limit of 70 dB
High commission:
•Total built-up area: 12.7% of the site
•Smoke and roof extractor shall have 20 air changes (parking)
•Chancery blocks shall have air changes between 1.5-2.0/hour
SERVICES

LANDSCAPING
Landscapi ng
Delonix regia, Gulmohar
Plumeria obtuse, Pagoda
Magnolia grandiflora, Champa
Hibiscus sinensis, Gudel
Terminalia arjuna, Arjun
Ficus religiosa, Peepal
Cestrum nocturnum
Bauhinia tomentosa, Kachnar
Jasminum grandiflorum

CONSTRUCTION
Structural analysis done on
STAAD Pro
Results:
•Column size reduced from 70cm
to 50cm
•Percentage of steel is between
0.81% to 1.5% in columns and
beams
•Seismic load 55% of actual loads
Diaphragm wall
It shall be 900mm thick with
waterproofed floor slab

DDA & BCA COMPLIANCE
Codes & st andar ds
•Barrier free space to be provided- from allotted boundary to doorway,
and to car parking space
•Maximum area of ordinary fully framed glass of 8mm thickness shall be
11 sqm and 0.5 sqm for glazed doors
•For stairs 2R+T<= 70 cms; non-skid surface for tread is a must
•All external walls within 1.8mt of another building shall have fire
resistant surface from footing onwards
•Building should comply with 4-star energy rating in order to be termed
energy efficient
•Minimum R-value of roof and external wall shall be between 3.0-1.7
(zone-4)
•Maximum %age of total glazing area to total floor area shall be 33%

DDA & BCA COMPLIANCE

AIR CONDITIONING
Type- Variable Air Volume (VAV) systems
Ventilation- displacement method in recreational area and residences
Energy efficiency achieved through Radiant cooling method and double
skin insulation
Ducting (branched) is of rectangular GI sheets above false ceiling
Grills designed for blow of 15 mpm
Radiant cooling applied using panel system (sandwich system)

Thank You

FUNCTIONAL CORRELATION
•Building linkages for the High Commission
•Chancery space linkages
•Administrative section (detailed)
•Circulation for Auditorium
•Circulation for Library

FUNCTIONAL CORRELATION

Embassy of Finland, India
The winter art of the Wind

Client: The State of
Finland (National
Building Board)
Architects: Raili and
Reima Pietila
Interior design: Antti
Nurmesniemi
Structural engineer:
Heimo Kakko & Co.
Ceramic bas-relief: Rut
Bryk
Landscape design: Maj-
Lis Rosenbroijer
Main contractors:
Bhayana builders Ltd.

Gross floor area: 5200 Sqm
Set next to Imperialistic American, Russian and Pakistani High commission

Approval: Competition entry in the year 1963.

Completion: 1983-86

•Located in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The embassy of America, Sweden,
Switzerland surrounds the site.
•The structure is built on a 12-acre land.
Si t e

The 4278 Sqm is composed of six built
structures;
•The Ambassador’s residence and
reception area, the chancery and the
guard entrance as well as housing for both
the Finnish and the Indian staff.
Si t e

Site: The site is
located in the
international
diplomatic quarters
of New Delhi, an
eclectic urban
environment where
all kinds of national
styles are
represented.
Si t e

Philosophy: Design based on-“a portrait of Finland abroad”.
Phi l osophy

The building is grouped around an interior
quadrangle that functions as the heart of
the scheme, like the Finnish ‘piha’ or the
Indian ‘pol’.
Concept

The architects did
not oblige to
regionalistic styles,
instead adopted an
internationalist
approach called
‘nature-
architecture’,
practiced in arctic
countries with cold
winters and
landscape of snow
and ice.
Concept

Design concept: Consideration to the wind modeled snow on
Finnish ice fields and Himalayan mountains.
The aerial images of Finnish archipelago, country’s sand
ridges of the glacial period.
Reflections of the concept: Peculiar, undulating roof
structure, folded concrete roof slab.
Concept
Ambassador’s residence- elevations

Form: The building is a ‘geo-morphological replica’
of Finland’s natural wintry environment.
For m
Ambassador’s residence- elevations

Meaning-Function of
roof shapes: Practical
shelter and protection
from heat, wind, rains
(monsoons), and
generation of
architectural metaphor
of the Finish landscape
and its wind sculpted
snow.
For m

•Architectural style is primarily monumental with distorted geometry
governing the plan and elevation treatment.
•Sensuous style achieved.
•Organic style is predominant, if one understands the design process of
the architect.
St yl e
Equipment centre and A/C plant

Construction & Design: Windows on the
street side are basically clerestory, but
on the interiors they run down till the
floor level.
Interior walls vary in construction.
Spaces are separated by fragile screen of
slat work, part wood and part glass.
Teak works are exposed for texture.
Air conditioning vents are concealed
beneath painted wooden soffits.
Desi gn

The Finnish staff quarters are segregated from the Indian
ones through hedges. The Indians have a separated
entrance opening towards the back street.
Desi gn
Equipment centre and A/C plant

Drawbacks: Though embassy of Finland is a joyful and sensuous
work, it has been the least energy conscious in its designs.
Teak has been used indiscriminately and whole quarries of sandstone have
been excavated for cladding purposes
Dr awbacks

Conclusion: In the words of
the Architect, “We need
another concept of creativity:
one that is less greedy for
power, that accepts the
peaceful co-existence of
nature, integrates our cultural
plurality, deepens it,
preserves the world’s cultural
past”.
Concl usi on

Analysis
Finnish
embassy in
Delhi
Belgian
embassy in
Delhi
French
embassy in
Muscat
American
embassy in
Delhi
(control)
1.Archite
ct
2.Parking
Designed by
Raili and
Reima Pietila
(Finnish)
Separate:
Staff+Ambass
ador(10-15)
Chancery(6)
By Satish
Gujral(Indian)
Single parking
for embassy
staff only
By
Architectural
studio, France
Not known
By Edward D.
Stone
(American)
Separate:
Near
entrances of
chancery and
ambassador's
residence

Finnish
embassy in
Delhi
Belgian
embassy in
Delhi
French
embassy in
Muscat
American
embassy in
Delhi
3. Design
criteria
To portray
Finnish
architectural
style
To promote
Indo-Belgian
cultural
relations
Contemporary
representation
of Arabic
traditions
Symbol of
Indo-U.S
friendship
4.
Landscapin
g elements
Weak, non-
effective,
non-
participative
Provides
privacy,
shade. It is
participative.
Use of sheath
of water and
traditional
mashrabiyyah
Water bodies,
trees, shrubs,
hedges &
Lawns
Analysis

Analysis
Finnish
embassy in
Delhi
Belgian
embassy in
Delhi
French
embassy in
Muscat
American
embassy in
Delhi
5.Water
supply
Reverse
osmosis
plant+tank
Municipal
water line
Not known Municipal
water+own
tank
6.
Electricity
Main line+
generator
Main line+
generator
Not known Main line+
generator

Analysis
Finnish
embassy in
Delhi
Belgian
embassy in
Delhi
French
embassy in
Muscat
American
embassy in
Delhi
7.
Movement
Main entry+
adjoining
entries for
staff+chancer
y
Main entry+
separate
entries for
staff+chancery
Main entry+
separate
entries for
staff+chancery
Separate
entries for
chancery,
ambassador,
residences,
and staff qtrs.
8.Plot
Area
2.4Hac 2.0Hac 1.5Hac 4.05Hac

Finnish
embassy in
Delhi
Belgian
embassy in
Delhi
French
embassy in
Muscat
American
embassy in
Delhi
9. Built up
area
5200 Sqm 4000Sqm 4600Sqm 10935Sqm
10.%age
coverage
21.67% 20.0% 30.1% 27.0%
Analysis

Pr oj ect dat a
•Clients: Government of Belgium.
•Designer and Architect: Satish Gujral
of Design Plus group.
•Site area: 5 Acres or 2 Hac(approx)
•Covered area: 4000Sqm.
•Construction period: 1980-83
•Cost: US$2 million
Belgian embassy, New Delhi

Objective: The project
constitutes the Chancery
block, the Ambassador’s
residence, and servant’s
quarters.
Later additions were the
Chancellor’s residence in
the east-west axis and
the sunken tennis courts.
Obj ect i ve

Concept: Organic design methodology according to
the Architect.
It implies as logical and natural growth, a harmony with the
structure and a sense of belonging in the built masses.
Concept

Desi gn
Design: Requirements from the
client were few.
•The built forms were
integrated with the use of
passages and landscape.
•Land made contoured
using mechanical means.
•Material kept indigenous &
exposed for an organic feel.

View of the Grand lounge

View of grand lounge
from verandah at
Mezzanine level
Section of Chancery block

View of the Family dining area Living area

View of Entrance hall View of the Guest dining hall

Section- Ambassador’s residence
•The service areas placed in at basement
level with clerestory for ventilation
•The ground level raised by 0.5 mts for
aesthetic purposes

Plan of Chancery block

Location: Diplomatic city, Khouwair, Oman
Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
Won the Aga Khan award for architecture, 1992
French Embassy, Muscat, Oman.
Architect: Architecture studio, Paris, France

Program: The complex is composed of- staff apartments,
embassy building (the chancery), ambassador’s
residence and landscaping elements
Pr ogr am
Ambassador’s
residence
Chancery building Staff apartments

•Design: 1986-89
•Construction: 1988-89
•Occupancy: August 89
•Site area: 12600 Sqm
•Ground floor: 6440 Sqm
•Total Floor: 4560 Sqm
Si t e

Site: The plot area for all the nations is 180X80 mts, despite
disparate requirements of respective embassies.
The access road runs on only one side of the plot facing the
sea side. The site has a slight fall of 1% towards the sea.
Si t e

The original embassy for the French republic has historical and
architectural significance. Hence, the embassy had to be
relocated in a new diplomatic enclave, 30 kilometers west of the
city of Muscat.
Pr ogr am

Climate: The climate offers incessant sunshine with little
shadow. Temperatures frequently rise to 45 deg Centigrade.
Cl i mat e

Concept: Traditional motifs have been used all over in a regulatory
manner.
The courtyard, water, sun are key elements for forming the
composition.
The esoteric use of pergola to form a horizontal Mashrabiyya is
powerful and contemporary adaptation of traditional architectural
elements
Concept

Design: The structure is covered by giant pergola, supported
on 4.5X4.5 m analogous to the traditional Mashrabiyya.
The slope of the pergola is 3%.
Desi gn

The slope generates a sense of false perspective. 200 support
columns are placed at 90 deg to the Mashrabiyya. The pergola
visually links and unifies various functional units of the
building.
Desi gn
Side elevation of the embassy.
Model of the building

•Fountains are
placed along the
circulation axis.
•The Mashrabiyya
is covered by
series of small
domes with
circular
perforations.
Desi gn

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