The document provides details about the master plan of the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, India. It was designed in 1961 by Sarabhai and Gira on a 63,848 sqm site located along the Sabarmati River. The site is divided into areas for commercial, residential, and government buildings. The hardscape includes pavements, street lamps, benches, and structures made of stone and iron rods. The softscape consists of lawns, flowerbeds, hedges, and numerous trees, covering 75% of the total area.
2. Project: National Institute Of Design
Location: Paladi, Ahmedabad
Architect: Sarabhai and Gira
Site area: 63,848 sq.m
Client: Ministry Of Industry, Government Of India
Year of completion: 1961
Structure: RCC frame structure
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•The site is located along the Sabarmati river.
• The site measures about 20 acres .
MAIN BUILDING
Sardar bridge
• In its surrounding is the Tagore hall, the kite museum and
opposite to the site is Diwan ballabhai high school.
Feasibility
•The site is 4km from the railway station and 3km
from the St. bus stand.
Context-
(surrounding area)
This site is connect to Sabarmati river ,
Main entry
educational area, residential area, museum(recreational area).
•Main Access of the site is from the main road.
To site
SITE&FEATURES:
• Its ground level 2.51 m below the high flood level .
• The shape of the site has influenced its design of the institute greatly.
• Most of the main buildings are provided with the river view.
• The shape of the site is such that it divides the
site into two parts.
• The site is sloping towards the river.
8. STUDIO
MEETING ROOM
WORKSHOP
SPACE
DISPLAY AREA
AUDITORIUM
EXIBITION SPACE
FACULTY ROOM
ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE FOR DIRECTOR
OFFICE FOR HEAD
ENTRANCE
SPACE HIERARCHY
ENTRY
• The shape of the site has influenced its design
of the institute greatly.
• Most of the main buildings are
provided with the river view.
11. Pre cast concrete
columns
Pave
d
path
way
Trees and plantation
allows the inflow of light
into the workshops and
areas of the exhibition
spaces
Reinfor
ced
brickw
ork
Artificially
made
structure at
entrance to
exhibition
space
12. Workshop
Turfing
Light post and plantation of small herbs
alongside of pathway in a line
SHADED PATHWAY VIZPIGEON
PARK
LEADING TO NIDFROMHOSTEL
BLOCK
Pathway
Light post
Pathway
Shrubs planted at a line
along with the pathway
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14. Vertical
Circulation
• The staircase has been
placed in the rear most
court, which is used as
secondary preference to
the triple height
staircase.
• Spiral stairs have been
provided as a means of
connecting workshop
to the studios.
• Lawns are used for
informal gathering,
cultural program,
etc.
• Lawns are not only a
feature of landscape
but they act as
Landscape
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16. Summery ofHardscapes in NID,Ahmedabad
• The Hardscape consisted of Pavements for
the public to walk.
• Street lamps along the pavements.
• Pole Lights along the hedge which was lit
during the night.
• There were RCC Street benches for the
fellows and students.
• Different artificial structures made of stone
and iron rods.
• Glass as wall of the buildings etc.
• FLOOR MATERIALS:
• Cement
• Sand Stone
Summery of Softscape in NID, Ahmedabad
• Softscape consisted of lawns flowerbeds Hedges tree’s
shrubsetc.
• Central Courtyards Within the building
• Numerous types and numbers of trees are in NID
Ahmedabad as it is consisted with
75 Softscape of its total area.
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