The first phase of student residence for Thapar University delivers space for 1200 students in 4 towers around a new public space on the campus in Patiala. The L-Shaped towers (3 further towers under construction) are linked by an elevated garden podium which shades the public spaces and pavilions beneath from the intense heat of the Indian sun. Each of the towers contains generous double height and inter-locking social spaces on all floors while all bedrooms have access to a private sun-screened balcony.
Editor’s Note: “Middled in the residential zone of Thapar University, the first phase of student’s residence houses 1200 occupants in four towers. Responding to the composite climate, shaded elevated garden podiums, pavilions, and vibrant communal areas enhance the user’s comfort. Each tower features double-height spaces and private sun-screened balconies. Inspired by traditional architectural aspects, locally sourced GRC screens reflect Punjab’s red ochre soil, combining contemporary aesthetics with the campus’s distinct urban and calm character.”~Baarat Krishna
A Student Residence In Four Towers With Elevated Gardens And Private Balconies | McCullough Mulvin Architects with Designplus Associates Services
We designed the student residences as a key element of the master plan, connecting them to the Learning Centre. It was accomplished through a shaded walkway that links to the main teaching buildings on the campus.
Looking at traditional buildings where shade and privacy are created with jali screens around verandahs or by cutting down into the ground, we further made an artificial geography by creating a podium level linking our towers, under which all kinds of social exchange could take place.
We wanted to create a specific sense of place for students to live together, on a range of scales from the individual to the community.
Using GRC (glass reinforced concrete), locally manufactured – and translating the red ochre soil of the Punjab into a filigree of red GRC screens, a unitary massing is created which lets light through to balconies and it also allows the massive concrete structures to read clearly from the social spaces to create a strong background rhythm to daily life and patterns.
We try to understand the place and what is special about it– where bustling Indian cities alternate between crowded spaces and islands of calm and reflection, typically found within walled gardens, courtyards, and buildings. Thapar University campus is a microcosm of the city outside its gates, further generating a series of places alternately buzzing and calm.
Fact File
Designed by: McCullough Mulvin Architects with Designplus Associates Services
Project Type: Residential Architecture Design
Project Name: Thapar University Student Residence One
Location: Patiala, Punjab
Year Built: 2017
Project Size: 99081.36 Sq.ft
Photograph Courtesy: Christian Richters
Quantity Surveyors: Vinod Markanda
Contractors: Gannon Dunkerley & Co. Ltd.
Landscape Architects: Integral Landscape
Civil: Pristine Solutions
Structural Engineers: Pristine Solutions
Mechanical & Electrical Engineers: Aeon Integrated Building Design Consultants
Civil & Structural Engineers: Pristine Solutions, Delhi
M&E Engineers: Aeon Integrated Building Design Consultants
Façade Consultants: K. R. Sureish, Axis Facades
Client: Thapar University
Manufacturers: Crompton, Everest GRC Mumbai, GDCL New Delhi, GP Enterprises Delhi, MSD Furniture Delhi, Zamil Delhi
Firm’s Website Link: McCullough Mulvin Architects with Designplus Associates Services
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