Selaqui International School, Dehradun Nestled amidst the idyllic village of SelaQui in Uttarakhand, SelaQui International School is the best boarding school in Dehradun, with an expansive campus of 52-acres. It is located in Doon valley (Dehradun), heavily forested on the foothills of middle Himalayas. The school campus is located on Dehradun-Chakrata road about 20km from Dehradun. Architect: Amandeep Singh.

1. SECONDARY
SCHOOL
Case study

2. SELAQUI INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL
-DEHRADUN

3. INTRODUCTION
Nestled amidst the idyllic village
of SelaQui in
Uttarakhand, SelaQui International
School is the best boarding school in
Dehradun, with an expansive campus
of 52-acres. Affiliated with the CBSE
board, the school provides an ideal
setting for experiential and holistic
education. The school’s vision statement
highlights a commitment to values,
excellence and leadership. By being at
the forefront of all comprehensive
practices, it ranks among the top
international schools in Uttarakhand.
The School boasts of an International
student community from over 15
countries and 25 states of India and is
among the top boarding schools in
Uttarakhand.

5. LOCATION
• It is located in Doon valley (Dehradun),
heavily forested on the foothills of middle
Himalayas.
• The school campus is located on Dehradun-
Chakrata road about 20km from Dehradun.

6. CLIMATE AND SITE
SPECIFICATIONS
• Summers are hot and humidity ranges between 27-41 degree
celcius.
• Winters are more pleasant may get cold. As the temperature
ranges from 5-27 degree celcius.
• Site Area: 52 acres
• Architect: Amandeep singh.
• Built up:
o School building area : 3 acres
o Facility: 1.2 acres(2.5%)
o Residential: 3.5 acres(6.7%)
• Open area:
o Parking and playground: 44.2 acres(86%)

7. ZONNING
Academic: offices,
classrooms, labs,
teacher’s rooms, toilets
etc.
Hostel block: separate
hostels for girls and
boys with common
rooms and warden
residences.
Staff Housing
Dining block: common
dining for students and
staff and kitchen.
Sports facilities:
swimming pool, tennis,
basketball, volleyball,
cricket, football, squash
and horse riding .
Other facilities including
Infirmary, Auditorium,
sculpture workshops

8. GUEST
PARKING
ENTR
Y
STAFF
ENTRY
ADMINISTR
ATION
CENTRAL
COURT
STUDENT'
S DECK AMPHITHE
ATER
DINING
ACADEMIC
STAFF
RESIDE
NCE
MEDICAL
ROOM
ACADEMIC
COURT
LIBRAR
Y
MEDIA
CENTR
E
STAF
F
ROO
M
STUDEN
T WORK
AREA CLAS
SROO
M
HOSTE
L
INDOOR
GROUN
D
LABORA
TORIES
PLAY G
ROUND
PUBLIC
SEMI
PRIVATE
PRIVAT
E

9. SITE PLAN
• 1. MAIN ENTERANCE
• 2. SERVICE ENTERANCE
• 3. ACEDMIC BLOCK
• 4. AUDITORIUM
• 5. SQUASH COURT
• 6. MUSIC ROOM
• 7. DMINISTRATION/LIBRARY
• 8. ADHAARSHILA
• 9. SCULPTURE ROOM
• 10. SWIMMING POOL
• 11. STP
• 12. BOYS HOSTEL
• 13. HOUSE MASTER'S RESIDENCE
• 14. GIRL'S HOSTEL
• 15. DINNING HALL
• 16. KITCHEN
• 17. HEALTH CENTRE
• 18. UTILITIES
• 19. FACULTY CENTRE
• 20. SENIOR FACULTY
• 21. GUEST HOUSE
• 22. CHAIRMAN'S RESIDENCE
• 23. PRINCIPAL'SRESIDENCE
• 24. ATHLETICS TRACK
• 25. CRICKET GROUND
• 26. FOOTBALL GROUND
• 27. HOCKEY GROUND
• 28. BASKETBALL COURT
• 29. VOLLEYBALL COURT
• 30. TENNIS COURTS
• 31. PARKING

10. DESIGN CONCEPT
• The philosophy of school emphasise on tradition and this is translated into the
architecture of the school, which works in harmony with the tradition of the local
architecture.
• Campus type planning has been involved with the integration of clusters and
courtyard forms.
• Interconnection of various activity zones is achieved so as to make all the zones
easily accessible.
• The application of the concept is achieved by incorporating traditional Indian
concept of building elements like courtyards, verandahs, terraces, jaalis, deep
overhangs, local materials, tradition and craftsmanship.
• The architecture of the campus incorporates the variation of scale that in-turn is
an expression of building function and indent as dining and academic block has
more imposing scale compared to the others.
• Confirming to the region as well as to achieve traditional architectural expression,
sloping roofs have been incorporated into the entire complex.
• These sheltering roofs have large overhangs to protect the building from region’s
fairly heavy rainfall.

11. PLANNING
ANALYSIS
• The layout of the
building and the
intensive amalgation
of landscaping
elements add to a
quiet and learning
environment of the
school

12. PLANNING
ANALYSIS
The layout of the building,
the intensive and luxurious
landscaping merges
beautifully with
surroundings, thus adds to a
quiet and learning
environment in the school.
Sports fields have been
incorporated in maste plan
with some sports fields
becoming a part of hostels.
Staff, services and
maintenance have been
planned on the periphery
with a separate service
entry.
Vehicular traffic is limited to
the periphery with an
intention to encourage
pedestrian movement.
Around this court are the
major blocks that form the
backbone of the campus.
The academic block is
placed in front of the main
entry.
The hostels are placed
seperately on the rare side
of the site.
The entry road leads to the
court of assembly, which is
organized around the
peepal tree that exists on
the site.

13. ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
• The Architecture of the campus incorporates variation of scale that
in turn is an expression of the buildings function and intent, as
dining and academic block has more imposing scale.
• Conforming to the climate of the region as well as to the traditional
architectural expression sloping roofs been incorporated for the
entire complex. These sheltering roofs have large overhangs to
protect the buildings from the regions fairly heavy rainfall.

14. ACADEMIC BLOCK
• The academic block is placed in front of the main
entry and side of the court of assembly.
• Named Nalanda, after the famed Indian university,
the academic block is organized around various
levels. These levels are negotiated by steps that are
on each of the four sides of a courtyard.
• Informal seating spaces are provided so that they
can be used by students during their free time
• It shows an exciting and remarkable play of terraces
and courtyards
• At the exact centre of this academic building lies the
data centre. Being at the lowest level the roof of this
centre becomes the connecting bridge between the
blocks.
• The academic block is organized around four courts
thus around four such split level stair device. This
allows the division of the block into four sub blocks
namely, the social science block, the physical
science block, the business science block and the
arts block.
• The corridors are single loaded with good lighting.

15. Corridors are 1.8m wide
Circulation space: Approx. 30-35%

17. CLASSROO
M
• Classrooms are bright and airy, are
square in plan with a chamfered
corner.
• All the classrooms are provided with
natural lighting and display.
INFERENCES
• Flexibility in layout has been
done by incorporating movable
furniture in the classrooms.
• There is no provision of storage
spacesfor students.
• Glare on blackborad in some
class rooms makes it difficult for
students due to the orientation
of class room.

18. LABORATORY
• Laboratory SIZE: 7.5m x 12.7m
• Student strength: 33
• i.e. 95 sq.mt. for 33 pupils
• There are labs for computer, physics,
chemistry and biology in the school.
• Besides working area, Technician’s space,
preparatory space and store is provided
INFERENCES
• Labs are well lit and ventilated.
• Enough storage space has been provided.

19. RESIDENTIAL
Hostel blocks:
• The hostels are placed seprately and on the rare side of the
site.
• The playfields are provided separately as well as in
between the hostels.
• 4 no. Hostel blocks for boys
• 2 no. hostel blocks for girls.
• Dining block is placed between the girls and boys hostel
blocks.
One cluster consists of:
• 12 seven bedded dorms
• 12 four bedded dorms
• 1 common room
• 2 caretake’s residence
• 2 housemaster’s residence
• Each dormitory opens up into the corridor facing the central
court
• Courtyards within hostels
• Two adjacent dormitories share common toilets
• Common toilets

20. DORMITORIES
STAFF HOUSING

21. STAFF HOUSING

22. LIBRARY
• Library of area 107sq.m is provided
including store of 10.5sq.m.
• Sitting arrangement for 40-45
student with 14 stacks for books.
• Library is in the separate block along
with the administration.
• Library has been located in such a
way to make it easily accessible to
the students and for teachers.

23. SPORTS FACILITIES
• Various sport facilities are provided in the
campus: Cricket, football, hockey, lawn tennis,
horse riding, squash, swimming pool,
basketball, volleyball.
HEALTH FACILITIES
• The school has well-equipped ten-bedded
Infirmary to address the medical problems of
the students it has separate provisions for
boys and girls including an isolated air-
conditioned ward.

24. SERVICES
• It is placed in center of boys and girls hostel.
• It serves 500 students at one time.
Dining block
• Storage spaces kept at rear end near the
service entry
• It has a different architectural character than
rest of campus.
• The folded plate roof gives it more imposing
scale.
• It is placed in centre of boys and girls hostel.
• It serves 500 students at one time.
Service block
• The service block is placed at the southern
side so that it is directly accessible from the
service road. It contains:
• Laundry
• Carpentry
• Store for furniture
• Electricity rooms

25. LANDSCAPING
• There is perfect integration of the
architecture of the school with its
landscape.
• There is an interesting blend of hard as
well as soft landscape.
• All the paths are lined with shrubs and
trees thus helping to soften the look.
• The layout of the buildings, the extensive
and luxurious landscaping merges
beautifully with the surroundings. All this
adds to a quiet, serene and pollution free
environment, which further enhances the
living and learning environment in the
school.

26. MATERIALS
• The buildings are largely built of locally
available stone. This is the river stone which
has been cut and dressed and used as
random rubble masonry.
• Exposed brickwork has been used in certain
buildings to cover R.C.C. elemants and to
provide a contrast to monolithic character of
stone.
• In certain parts of acedemic block, funicular
shell roofing has been employed. These
provide distinctive character to the acedemic
bulding and also reduce cost of construction.

27. Adani Vidya mandir
Designed By: Apurva Amin Architects
Ahmedabad,Gujarat

28. INTRODUCTION
• The Adani Vidya Mandir is envisioned as an answer to
the growing trends of so called “international schools”,
providing free education to the adept but deprived
classes.
• The project is located in the vicinity of “The Sarkhej
Roza” which is an important historical site, and
approached from S.G highway in Ahmadabad.
• It is a G + 1 structure with a built up of 120,000 Sq.
Ft.in site area of 28,704 Sq. Yards.

29. THE SITE
• The Site is rectangular in
shape
• Site Area: 28,704 Sq. Yards
• Location: Adani Vidya
Mandir, Sarkhej - Gandhinagar
Highway, Makarba,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• The Site Is:
• Well connected to facilities
• Easily accessible
• 18m wide front highway
• At the vicinity of historical

30. SITE PLAN & ZONING
• As per the site zoning the administrative and
primary education related functions are kept in
the front followed by Secondary and Higher
Secondary at the end respectively.
• Each classroom’s strength is 40 providing
platform of 1200 students per year.
• The school has basic supporting infrastructure
such as laboratories, computer center, dining
hall, assembly hall, etc.

31. ELEVATION
S &
SECTIONS
North & South Elevations
Sections

32. MATERIALS OF
CONSTRUCTION
• The building is a composite structure comprising
exposed concrete, exposed brickwork and plastered
masonry work as basic materials.
• Red Agra stone, Kota stone and washed terrazzo are
used as primary flooring materials.
• Steel studs and steel shear pins are used as structural
components along with exposed R.C.C. walls and
columns to free the horizontal planes from the vertical
columns at few junctions.

33. SPECIAL FEATURES
• The master layout depicts the scale of an institutional
building with informal yet controlled play of built and
open spaces.
• A series of experiences are crafted with a distinct
response to the immediate context via conscious design
process.
• The entry marked by the only vertical element
integrating the temple distributes the school into its
other functional divisions.
• The journey beginning with entrance plaza to transition
space leads to the core area following hierarchy of
space.

34. • Spatial expansions in form of
courtyards and water bodies
compliment the functional
organization to achieve the
institutional character.
• Orientation of built forms with the
large openings facing north direction
omits the direct exposure to harsh
sunlight and provides ample of
indirect natural light and cross
ventilation as an ideal response to
climate.
• Water body along the circulation area
provides a buffer to the functions
beside it and subdues the scale.

35. • In primary education zone the
curvilinear corridor spans along the
green space and merges with the oval
shaped activity area to provide a
seamless transition in movement.
• Building facade is treated with uneven
formation of punctures relating it to the
informal spatial organization.
• Capitals, bell tower and courtyards
break the monotony of the planer
surface as well as the horizontality.
• As a common foci of the entire planning
bell tower remains the iconic element
throughout the building.

36. Ventilation and light
void
Courtyards
Exposed
Brick
work

37. INFERENCES
• ALL THE BLOCKS ARE WELL INTEGRATED WITH THE SITE AND MERGES INTO THE OVERALL LANDSCAPE AND
WELL CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER THROUGH WALKWAYS
• THE ACADEMIC BLOCK HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY DESIGNED AROUND A CENTRAL TERRACE AND COURTYARDS.
THERE IS A VISUAL CONTINUITY OF THE CLASSROOMS TO COURTS AND TERRACES. OPEN SPACES ALL
AROUND ENHANCE OUTDOOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND RELATES WELL THE BUILT FORM.
• THERE IS PERFECT INTEGRATION OF THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SCHOOL WITH ITS LANDSCAPE. THERE IS AN
INTERESTING BLEND OF HARD AS WELL AS SOFT LANDSCAPE.
• USE OF LOCAL MATERIALS AND SIMPLE TECHNIQUES GIVES IT AN ETHIC LOOK AND FORMS A PART OF LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT.
• LIMITING THE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT TO THE PERIPHERY ALLOWS A TRAFFIC FREE ENVIRONMENT AND SAFE
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT WITHIN THE CAMPUS.
• THE MOVEMENT THROUGH INFORMALLY LAID CORRIDORS SURROUNDED BY COURTYARDS IS A PLEASANT
VIEW. HOWEVER HOSTELS LACKS IN SECURITY

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