S U S TA I N A B L E

S Y M B I O S I S

M A N - E N V I R O N M E N T a n d B U I LT F O R M

Redefining GREYS of the GREEN

- Y a t i n P a n d y a 2010

Environmental Sanitation Institute

Towards a Sustainable Built Environment

Site Area
7418 Sq. m
Built-up Area
2400 Sq. m

Programme
Administration
Academic Facilities
Training Centre
Library
Exhibition Space
Residential Facilities
Dormitory
Staff Residence
Kitchen & Dining

Design Considerations LAND MANAGEMENT

Soil Management
C u t

a n d

F i l l

Design Considerations LAND MANAGEMENT

Integrating
Unbuilt with Built
Space
Optimization

Design Considerations LAND MANAGEMENT

Land as
Reproductive Resource

C o n s e r v a t i o n

o f

R e s o u r c e s

PASSIVE COOLING (THROUGH DESIGN)

Subterranean Spaces (Earth as Insulator)

C o n s e r v a t i o n

o f

R e s o u r c e s

PASSIVE COOLING (THROUGH DESIGN) - Mutual Shading

C o n s e r v a t i o n

o f

R e s o u r c e s

PASSIVE COOLING (THROUGH CONSTRUCTION)

Ventilated Cavity Wall

Ferro Cement Roof

Ventilation

Door

Window

Type

Resources Generation: Solar Active Applications

Electricity

Water heating

Cooking

C o n s e r v a t i o n

Water
Harvesting

Roof water (Closed Tanks)

Capacity 1,80,000 Litres
Site water (Percolation Wells)
Capacity 70,000 Litres x 4
Garden water (Open Pond)
Capacity 7,00,000 Litres

o f

R e s o u r c e s

C o n s e r v a t i o n
Recycling of Waste

o f

R e s o u r c e s
Bio gas Plant

Waste water recycling

Root zone treatment
(5,000 Litres/Day for 50 persons )

Solid Waste Fertilizer Pit

C r a f t

a n d

C o m m u n i c a t i o n

Manav Sadhana Activity Centre

Sustainable Solid Waste Management Solutions:
Building Components from Waste

Type of Waste used for Product Development

Fly Ash

Waste residue

Vegetable Crates

Cartons

Glass Bottles

Plastic Bottles

Used Iron Bars

Jute bags

Oil Tin Containers

WALL APPLICATIONS
Meditation place

Flyash Bricks

WALL APPLICATIONS
Class Room

Wooden Crates

WINDOW APPLICATIONS
Library Window

Wooden Crates &

Reinforcement Bars

WALL APPLICATIONS

Plastic Bottle

WALL APPLICATIONS

Glass Bottle

Plastic Wrappers15 ton per person in life time

DOOR APPLICATIONS
Classroom Door

Fiber reinforced Plastic

VENTILATOR APPLICATIONS

Wooden Crates &

Oil Tin Sheet

ROOF APPLICATIONS
Exhibition room

Glass Bottle, Plastic Bottle

Flyash Brick

Ceiling: electronic waste as well as handmade terracotta

ROOF APPLICATIONS

Cement Bonded board with

Baked Clay Tile Insulation

VIGNETTES
Classrooms & Hostel

VIGNETTES
Classroom Interior

aYoginagar
Narayannagar
Gunatitpur
Srijinagar
Gariya
Modpar
khavd

Ludiya-Gandhi-nu gam
Dagala
Modsar
Rajsitapar
Navalgadh
Vrajpar
Khambda

Participatory Site Planning Process

Stage 1 Rapport Building

Stage 7
Relationship diagram converted into a site layout

Stage 2

Laying the units on the plot

Stage 3

Building
Foundations
and Walls

Stage 5

Building the Thatch Roof

Stage 8

Personalization and Dcor Interiors

Smokeless Stove

Solar Panels

Rain-water Harvesting

Agriculture

Lets

Resolve
To

Reduce
Consumption
Recycle
Waste
Regenerate
Resources

YAT I N

PA N D YA

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