VISHRAM

sanskrit. / rest

Studio: Exploring the Nature of the Institution of Learning

Instructors: Sanal Thathapuzha | Sagar Trivedi

Teaching Assistant: Richa Surati

Program: Resting, Reading and Gathering Space

Location: Ahmedabad, GJ, India

Area: 1500 sq. ft.

CEPT UNIVERSITY | AHMEDABAD | MONSOON 2021

Designed to accommodate a small group of students for an extended stay, this institution carefully orchestrates spatial organization to foster openness and connection with nature. Programmatic spaces are strategically distributed to preserve a clear North-South axis, ensuring visual and spatial continuity while allowing the site to embrace the presence of a majestic existing banyan tree.

Inspired by the planning principles seen in Shreyas, where Balkrishna Doshi and Kamal Mangaldas intentionally dispersed spaces to create key campus nodes, this design follows a similar philosophy. By positioning structures as anchors rather than barriers, the layout encourages organic growth and gradual evolution over time, ensuring a flexible and adaptive environment that remains responsive to its surroundings.

*Groupwork at conceptual stage. Campus designed in a group of three with specific programs individually designed.

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