Sangath, Ahmedabad – B. V. Doshi

Passive Design:

• Not require mechanical heating and Cooling
• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions from heating, cooling, mechanical ventilation and lighting
• Take advantage of natural energy flow
• Maintain the thermal comfort

INTRODUCTION:

• SANGATH means “moving together through participation.”
• It is an architect  office
• Location:   Thaltej Road, Ahmedabad 380054
• Client:    Balkrishna Doshi
• Period of construction:  1979-1981
• Project Engineer:  B.S. Jethwa,   Y. Patel
• Site area:   2346 m2
• Total Built-up Area:    585 m2
• Project Cost:    Rs. 0.6 Million ( 1981 )

Design concept And Features:

• Design concerns of climate ( temperature or humidity or sunlight).
• Extensive use of vaults
• Main studio partly bellow the ground (sunken)
• Very less use of mechanical instrument
• Special materials are used resulting in a low cost building costing it
• Lot of vegetation & water bodies
• Continuity of Spaces
• Use of lot of diffused sunlight
• Complete passive design
• Grassy steps which Doshi uses as informal Amphitheatre

CONSTRUCTION OF VAULT

• 3.5 cm thick  RCC
• 8 cm ceramic fuses
• 3.5 cm thick RCC
• 6 cm thick water proofing
• 1 cm thick broken China mosaic finish
• Ceramics are temperature resistant.
• Broken China mosaic is insulative and reflective surface.
• Broken China mosaic  gives a very good textures.
• Water cascades from fountain into series of Channels
• Glass bricks
• Diffused light in the drafting studio
• Whole area is covered with vegetation
• Terracotta pots and sculpture lying in the compound

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