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This Institutional Design Takes Inspiration From The Sacred Indian Architecture | CCBA Designs

The concept for the institutional design takes its inspiration from the sacred architecture of old temples, churches, mosques, and building complexes. The spatial movement of the educational block mirrors the sacred attributes of these places through a modern interpretation. The institutional design includes elements such as mandapa, torana, gopuram, circumambulation, and a stump.

This Institutional Design Takes Inspiration From The Sacred Indian Architecture | CCBA Designs

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Design Story

The BIT Wardha academic block was a result of a social endeavour spearheaded by the Shiksha Mandal organisation. A century-old organisation based in Wardha, the client advocated for quality and affordable education in India at a time when similar educational institutes faced closure due to a lack of fresh enrollment. They suggested that a unique style of educational propagation and architecture would help dictate their vision of an engineering college for a small town like Wardha. Thus, the Bajaj Institute of Technology came into being.

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The BIT Wardha takes on a form that reflects the flavours of modern architecture while paying homage to the traditional elements of space-making. The adopted design takes on an elongated quadratic shape.

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With the building positioned around the periphery, a large central plaza opens at its core, creating a series of geometric abbreviations and focal points that intend to unify the architectural language. The campus is, therefore, conceived as one large complex dispersed over three levels and interconnected through a series of walkways and bridges that overlook one another.

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Spaces Derived Through Movement

Beginning from the entrance, a tall water tank captures attention and holds symbolic attributes with wayfinding for the design. Much like the ‘stumbh’, this triangular tower becomes the focal point and identity marker for the campus.

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Synonymously blending with the narrative, large triangular openings welcome one into a triple-height entrance area. A series of jack arches envelop this space, aiding in achieving larger spans with minimal obstruction.

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institutional design

Flanked by skylights and held by circular concrete columns, the expansive space, which also houses the administration area, heightens its spatial experience through its exposed attributes. 

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The movement from this entrance point allows the user to circumambulate the built-through long corridors and passageways. These ‘servant spaces’ map along the center, flanked on either side by classrooms, laboratories, and internal courtyards.

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Thus, the entire spatial layout transforms itself into a hierarchy of built and open spaces, harmoniously harbouring an environment that is independent of the harsh climatic conditions of Wardha.

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The Served Spaces

Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops, and Library: The classrooms of the academic block open into the central plaza. Arranged in a skewed manner, their large rectangular openings, lined with vertical louvres, are fixed and inclined to the orientation of the sun.

The laboratories, situated opposite each other, are knitted together in an ecosystem, cross-ventilated by internal vegetated courtyards. These courtyards use evaporative cooling and frame various vistas of the building through their triangular openings that act as “large eyes of the campus.” The workshop placed at the rear end of the site is a large RCC structure with a steel roof. Its aluminium jaali wall creates a live canvas for the interplay of light and shadow in its interiors.

Modern Architectural Language

The library, also termed ‘The Knowledge Centre,’ is situated at the end of the axis of the central plaza. Its location, dictated by its functionality, holds a symbolic meaning for the design. A design that speaks for itself—BIT Wardha, though modern in its architectural language—holds at its core the values of its culturally rich traditions. By aligning the design along the E-W axis, climatic conditions were tackled.

Without the interference of outward decorations, its exposed material palette lends its expression to modern architecture, nurturing itself over the passage of time.

Lending its roots in traditional Indian space-making, the design aims to reveal its truest form and inspire generations to come.

Fact File

Designed by: 
CCBA Designs

Project Type: Institute Design

Project Name: Bajaj Institute of Technology Wardha

Client: Shiksha Mandal, Wardha

Location: Wardha, Maharashtra

Year Built: 2019

Project Size: 250906 Sq.ft

Principal Architect: Christopher Benninger

Project Architect: Ar. V Noel Jerald

Mentors: Daraius Choksi, Rahul Sathe and Ramprasad Akkisetti

Design Team: Rahul Deshmukh, Srujana Paruchuri, Sahil Pherwani, Kunal Rakshit, Sweta Parab, Shivkumar Makwana, Shailesh Pathak, Aditya Patro and Abhishek Soni

Photograph Courtesy: Ashish Bhonde & Ramprasad Akkisetti

Text: Venessa Thomas

Furniture Design: Neo Alchemy, Bangalore and Manmohan Decor, Pune

Structural Design: J+W Consultants

Construction Management: Mr. Waman Timande

MEP: S.N. Joshi, Pune

Firm’s Website Link: CCBA Designs

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