1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
- To design a masterplan for a new sustainable building on a Prestige University's campus, highlighting green and eco-friendly roofs as an open area for relaxation and recreational activities
- To reflect the traditional Indian Architecture approach by using local eco-friendly materials to adapt to the local climate condition
- To use sustainable passive strategies for reducing heat gain and maintaining local temperature
- To form an intangible connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces for social interactions
- To foster social relationships amongst living beings and the vegetation
- To develop an energy-efficient structure with low-tech sustainable solutions (1,2,4,5)
- To reflect the traditional Indian Architecture approach by using local eco-friendly materials to adapt to the local climate condition
- To use sustainable passive strategies for reducing heat gain and maintaining local temperature
- To form an intangible connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces for social interactions
- To foster social relationships amongst living beings and the vegetation
- To develop an energy-efficient structure with low-tech sustainable solutions (1,2,4,5)
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
- local temperature
- green space area (1,2,4,5).
- green space area (1,2,4,5).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Implementation activities
The building with a biophilic green roof concept for Prestige University is designed and implemented by Sanjay Puri Architects, an Architectural Consultancy based in Mumbai, with the support of various other engineering consultants (1,2,6). It includes the following features and activities:
- The designers gradually elevated a building up into what amounts to a small hill on top of the building on the rear south side. It is a 20m tall stepped building with red bricks and a series of green rooftop courtyards connected by small staircases. The building is basically an ample open public space with an accessible ground floor and landscaped roof (1,2).
- The green roof was developed to function as an open auditorium amidst the landscape (4,5).
- The building's grass-covered roof was stepped up from its north side, making its entire surface area an accessible terrace to be enjoyed by students and university staff (2).
- Small indoor courtyards were designed to work as recreational spaces with nature (2), and terraces were created to have open-air sections which feature natural ventilation to the building's interior spaces (1,2,5)
- Every floor comprises different spaces = Ground floor: a cafeteria, administration offices and an auditorium; 1st floor: library; 2nd floor: classrooms; 3rd floor: visitors will find more tiered classrooms; 4th floor: administrative facilities (2)
- Inside, there is a diagonal indoor street that splits the building and opens to interior courtyards that feature natural ventilation (1).
- The designers gradually elevated a building up into what amounts to a small hill on top of the building on the rear south side. It is a 20m tall stepped building with red bricks and a series of green rooftop courtyards connected by small staircases. The building is basically an ample open public space with an accessible ground floor and landscaped roof (1,2).
- The green roof was developed to function as an open auditorium amidst the landscape (4,5).
- The building's grass-covered roof was stepped up from its north side, making its entire surface area an accessible terrace to be enjoyed by students and university staff (2).
- Small indoor courtyards were designed to work as recreational spaces with nature (2), and terraces were created to have open-air sections which feature natural ventilation to the building's interior spaces (1,2,5)
- Every floor comprises different spaces = Ground floor: a cafeteria, administration offices and an auditorium; 1st floor: library; 2nd floor: classrooms; 3rd floor: visitors will find more tiered classrooms; 4th floor: administrative facilities (2)
- Inside, there is a diagonal indoor street that splits the building and opens to interior courtyards that feature natural ventilation (1).
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The design approach taken with the multiple green roofs at Prestige University is considered quite innovative, due to it's "clever layout, breaking the traditional square brick approach, and making access and exploration of the building fun and unique". "In addition to making the roof explorable, the green roof has obvious benefits with regard to carbon footprint and temperature regulation" (Ref. 4).
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Green roofs are considered to recently become pretty common on large buildings, but this project is considered to have a unique design, with its brick academic building having a stepped roof, allowing students and faculty to access different levels of the roof with a living planter approach (Ref. 4).
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
