The CHIRAG School is the first environmental school in the central Himalayas. It is located in village Odakhan in Nainital district of Uttaranchal. The design of the school evolved through a participatory process with parents, teachers and young people from three villages.
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Ankur School
The Ankur School was designed as a preschool Ankur Trust in the Rajasthani desert village of Ghanerao. The school was constructed out of local stones from the site by the local community under our guidance.
The Ankur School was run by the Fabindia School, Bali till 2006. The students who enrolled in this school were mostly first generation learners.
One of the features of the school playground was a pathway that led from the main school block to a small art and craft center in the school yard. This pathway was designed as a river bed with found and recycled materials.
Matheran Valley Institute
The British School
The British School in Delhi is located in Chanakyapuri. In 2004, design proposals were invited for making a new primary school, and reorganizing the existing infrastructure.
The design proposed age specific learning spaces as layered and nested systems that created a greater whole.
Inside outside connections to every space were emphasized. A experientially varied play yard was designed for the preschool.
Jindal School Hissar
The Jindal School at Hissar in Haryana is on a 20 acre site. The school is envisaged as a child friendly environment for 2500 children.
It is an integrated K-12 school. The school has a special emphasis on sports and learning from healthy outdoor activities. The school consists of several academic buildings, a large multipurpose hall, a canteen and housing for teachers.
Naya Raipur
KCA under the leadership of Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee was the urban design lead for the Urban Design and Landscape Vision of the new capital city of Chhattisgarh, Naya Raipur, which is visualized as a medium density, medium-rise city on an 80 sq km Greenfield site for a population of 500,000.
To reinforce the role of Naya Raipur as a new 21st century capital city, planning and design of Naya Raipur promotes sustainable urbanism by combining the creation and enhancement of transit-served, walkable and diverse places integrated with high-performance, energy-efficient infrastructure and buildings.
“The Naya Raipur Urban Design Vision is remarkable for its attention to detail. Chatterjee’s street designs, the inside roads, pedestrian walkways, connectivity to public areas and the dedication to build a green city from scratch is an example of good urban design.”
– Joy Oomen, Chairman, Naya Raipur Development Authority
Bharat Carpet Manufacturers Office Campus
Upgradation and beautification of urban street network
BATHINDA & LUDHIANA, PUNJAB
Majority of streets in the city of Bathinda and Ludhiana have setback spaces which could be properly designed to create a unique transition to the built fabric. Currently most of the streets are characterized by commercial mixed use development that encroaches on setbacks. However the setbacks provide an opportunity to incorporate much needed pedestrian infrastructure and landscaping.
Strategies for developing the street edges in Bathinda and Ludhiana are based on the predominant building typology, nature of the street itself, and predominant landuse of the streets. Sidewalks, landscape strips, street furniture and other relevant pedestrian infrastructure are added wherever appropriate to create a comfortable and safe streetscape spaces. Streets are designed keeping in mind the sense of scale and enclosure for psychological and physiological comforts of users.
Jani House ‘Glen Haven’
“Ravi is a super easy architect to work with. He architected a home for us at Shyamkhet, Dist. Nainitaal, in the Kumaon range, which we not only hugely enjoy but also feel blessed to be able to share and enjoy with our family and friends. Every one who has been there with us, loves the views, the feel of space and comfort which each room provides.
The result and happy achievement of all this is, we believe, because Ravi brought his valuable experience, knowledge and cerebral insights in designing our home He truly explored deeply to understand our needs, life style and contextualized the design to the terrain of our land. ”
– Jayantika Dave and Himanshu Jani