Sanjay Puri Architects

The Street

The Street
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THE STREET

Sanjay Puri Architects

ARCHITECTS
Sanjay Puri Architects

LOCATION
Mathura, India

CATEGORY
Housing

AREA
211000 ft²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Dinesh Mehta

MANUFACTURERS
Kohler, Somany, Texture and Paint

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTS
Padaria Consultants

CLIENT
GLA University

YEAR
2017

MEP CONSULTANTS
Epsilon Design Consultancy

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Taking a cue from the old city streets of Mathura city in India where this project is located, this 800 room students’ hostel creates organic spaces.

The Street
© Dinesh Mehta
The Street
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Designed in 4 level high, 5 linear blocks, the built spaces snake across a wedge shaped site twisting and turning along their length.Sitting adjacent to repetitive hostel blocks on the east and west these new hostels within a large university campus create individual spaces within a discernible identity in each part of the layout.

The orientation of all the buildings are done with a view of generating large north facing garden areas overlooking a vast playground towards the north.

The Street
© Dinesh Mehta
The Street
© Dinesh Mehta
The Street
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The Street
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The Street
© Dinesh Mehta

In addition, each hostel room is punctuated with a wedge shaped bay window oriented towards the north and the playground.

Each hostel room has ventilation openings in the internal corridor facilitating cross ventilation. The linear buildings create small break out spaces at each bending point allowing natural light into the internal circulation spaces.

The Street
© Dinesh Mehta
The Street
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The Street
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These factors create an energy efficient building minimizing heat gain in response to the climate which has average temperature in excess of 300 c for 8 months of the year when the sun is in the Southern Hemisphere.

During the winter months when the sun is in the Northern Hemisphere, direct sunlight is facilitated to prevent the rooms from becoming cold.

The Street
© Dinesh Mehta
The Street
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Two focal areas are created at the ends of the linear buildings to house cafeterias, games rooms and gymnasium opening into the north facing gardens and terraces.

Each of the public spaces are large volumes with 20’ high ceilings.

The organic layout of the buildings characterizes each space within the site. Color accentuates different blocks and facilitates within. Each block is differently colored along with the internal face of the bay windows of the hostel in bright colors to create an identity.

The Street
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The Street
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The Street
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The Street
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The Street
© Dinesh Mehta

Rain water harvesting and water recycling and usage of solar panels additionally make the project more energy efficient along with the orientation and facilitation of natural ventilation.

The Street is contextual to the climate and the orientation of the site thus creating varied experiences and changing perceptions of space in each part of the 6acre site.

The Street
© Dinesh Mehta
The Street
© Dinesh Mehta


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Design process


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Typical floor plan
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Ground floor plan
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Terrace floor plan


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Section / Elevation

Sanjay Puri Architects
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Sanjay Puri Architects
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