May 2010 – Page 2 – Civil Engineering Projects

NIT Trichy | Case Study, Documentation and Analysis

May 11, 2010 by Designer

NIT Trichy, or the “National Institute of Technology” is an Engineering College in Tamilnadu.

The ensuing design is primarily based on the Indian values of living and at the same time converging a number of technologies, applied in a creative and innovative way.

Evolution of Form

The solar performance of various forms of the same volume has been analyzed to evolved the ultimate profile. A cuboid oriented with the longer side along the east west axis gets heated throughout the year.

A semi-circular cylinder with inclined walls performs exceptionally with insignificant heating in the summer and increased heating in winter.

Influence of space and volume on psychology

Variation in temperature and volume along the transition spaces increases user receptivity.

Interaction between the atrium and the various levels, facilitates cognitive mapping of the form.

Progression from formal to informal spaces promotes interactive group behavior.

The circulation staircase invokes a sense of accessibility in the building.

Redesigning School of Planning and Architecture | Delhi

May 11, 2010 by Designer

School of Planning and Architecture – SPA – Delhi

Concept

There are codes and with are de-codes. Environment by itself has a series of relationship with its elements with a certain pattern and alike to it is the city of Delhi. It holds within it layers of architecture of different time periods and eventually today it stands as a example of a place which has held all threads together yet attaining the cosmopolitan balance required to day. The design tries and depicts the essence of the spaces in Delhi like the gallis, chowks, dhabas…etc. by coming out with spaces which code and un-code visually or as per the activity pattern. The design further developed by understanding what a convention centre means in the Indian context hence consciously efforts have been on the lines to come out with a design which drifts away from the mall culture of Delhi and to come out with an amalgamation of ethnic elements of the capital city with the new age technology.

Site Justification and Analysis

Location:

Lodhi road, New Delhi

The road in front being 25m wide. The area is surrounded by many historical and official buildings like the Humayun’s Tomb and the Indian Habitat Centre respectively for making the site desirable for the project. Also the fact that the chosen area has green spaces along with public transport facilities add to the viability factor of choosing the mentioned site for the design.

Dome Light and Plastic Roof lights | Roof Light Construction

May 6, 2010 by Designer

In this article, we are going to discuss in detail about the uses and construction of Dome light and Plastic Roof lights.

Basically, roof lights are the elements of the roof that provide lighting into the interiors of the structure for efficient working of people and to keep the place well ventilated.

In today’s architectural terms, we call it skylights.

Roof lights are smaller openings in the roof structure as compared to Dormers.

Dormer construction is usually seen in the sloping roofs but rooflights are generally used when the roof is square, rectangular or circular

Dome light and Plastic Roof lights evolved after the Lantern light construction in which the transparent material used was glass.

Tubular Steel Monitor Roof truss | Large Span Constructions

May 3, 2010 by Designer

Steel Trusses

The trusses are structural members and comprise of one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. The triangular members arranged in series and supported on the walls.

Major use of steel trusses is being done in the construction of large span structures such as industries, factories, Auditoriums, Cinema Theatres, Shopping Malls, Concert Halls etc.

But the use of steel trusses is not limited to various types only. Major use of trusses is also seen in the construction of bridges.

Roof coverings used over Steel trusses

RCC roof can be used over the trussed construction but usually to keep the roof lightweight, asbestos sheets are used as roof covering.

Plastics sheets are also used as roof covering.