“eArthshala” Campus

“eArthshala” Campus

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“eArthshala” Campus
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ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > STRUCTURAL
Bhairav Patel

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Milind Jhaveri, Sankalpa, Nikhil Patel, Manu Narendran

DESIGN TEAM
Harsh Soni, Dhruvit Mehta, Manish Mandaviya

LEAD TEAM
Milind Jhaveri, Sankalpa

BAMBOO ARTISANS
Suratji, Satyanarayanji And The Team

TECHNICAL TEAM
Manu Narendran, Satyanarayanji, Suratji, Gokul Kumar

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nikhil Patel

AREA
970 M²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
India

CATEGORY
Educational Architecture

“eArthshala” Campus
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Text description provided by architect.

Located amidst luscious tea gardens, the campus is designed to house a Training Hall, Office Studio & Residential units.

The building is designed to respond outside to extend the training activities into the landscape and the space in between the buildings to absorb different activities during different times of the day varying in scale and privacy.

“eArthshala” Campus
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“eArthshala” Campus
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“eArthshala” Campus
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This approach also confirms a campus built in a rural setup with many non-programmed activities anticipated by the PP team in the future.

The design intends to create an intimate yet expansive interior space making most of what a pitched roof can do as opposed to a flat roof in large-span spaces.

The recessed windows with built-in seating and storage below contribute to its intimate and inviting quality.

“eArthshala” Campus
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“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel
“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel

The complexity in spatial design in addition to the plan is substantially enhanced by formal articulation, nuanced color application, varying the pitched roof form and tectonics, and the overall craftsmanship.


“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel
“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel
“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel


“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel
“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel
“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel
“eArthshala” Campus
© Nikhil Patel


“eArthshala” Campus
Cross Section

“eArthshala” Campus
Longitudinal Section


“eArthshala” Campus
East Elevation

“eArthshala” Campus
Site Plan