ILTD GUNTUR

ILTD GUNTUR

ILTD GUNTUR

ISSUES
SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
REDEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS
Interventions in an existing campus poses several challenges. Other than the technical and spatial, the question of identity is a critical one. Long-time residents have particular imaginations of spaces with associated memories being a major aspect of any space. Redevelopment invariably causes immense conflict between nostalgia for the past and aspirations for the future. 
Existing vegetation is carefully mapped for all their potentials
Mature vegetation dictates dominant pedestrian circulation to address the harsh sun
The landscape structures the master plan to stitch together disparate uses
The master plan is articulated more through the unbuilt than the built
The periphery is composed of several layers rather than a blunt boundary
Shaded courts define entry to the buildings
Walled and shaded corridors define the pedestrian movement
Extensive shading strategies to encourage pedestrian movement
Existing vegetation determines both movement & functional distribution
Work in progress - water bodies for micro climate control
Work in progress - playful expressions developed by the users
Work in progress - integrating active and passive recreation
The open and green ILTD campus in particular has long associations with the residents as well as the neighbouring communities and posed several challenges in this aspect. Adding to the massive densification of the campus was the acute water scarcity of the region. Both these had to be effectively handled through articulation of the landscape and the master planning process.

The proposal effectively knits together existing spaces of import including the mature vegetation with a radically new master plan that reconfigured circulation as well as the character of the open spaces. Each of the spaces cater to a diverse age group of users; the harsh climate meant ensuring the circulation networks to be both pedestrian friendly and protection from the sun. 

The site program was largely guided by the mature vegetation on site and the associated nostalgia; this was both a constraint and an immense opportunity to create new identities for the site. Passive management of all rain water meant careful grading as well as developing soil storage capacity for the campus. The vegetation palette is both indigenous and reflective of the cultural ethos of the users.

The team comprised of M/s. Edifice Architects and was anchored by the CPO of ITC Limited. The Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Division is located in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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ISSUES
SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
REDEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS
Interventions in an existing campus poses several challenges. Other than the technical and spatial, the question of identity is a critical one. Long-time residents have particular imaginations of spaces with associated memories being a major aspect of any space. Redevelopment invariably causes immense conflict between nostalgia for the past and aspirations for the 
future. The open and green ILTD campus in particular has long associations with the residents as well as the neighbouring communities and posed several challenges in this aspect. Adding to the massive densification of the campus was the acute water scarcity of the region. Both these had to be effectively handled through articulation of the landscape and the master planning process.
Existing vegetation is carefully mapped for all their potentials
Mature vegetation dictates dominant pedestrian circulation to address the harsh sun
The landscape structures the master plan to stitch together disparate uses
The master plan is articulated more through the unbuilt than the built
The periphery is composed of several layers rather than a blunt boundary
Shaded courts define entry to the buildings
Walled and shaded corridors define the pedestrian movement
Extensive shading strategies to encourage pedestrian movement
Existing vegetation determines both movement & functional distribution
Work in progress - water bodies for micro climate control
Work in progress - playful expressions developed by the users
Work in progress - integrating active and passive recreation
The proposal effectively knits together existing spaces of import including the mature vegetation with a radically new master plan that reconfigured circulation as well as the character of the open spaces. Each of the spaces cater to a diverse age group of users; the harsh climate meant ensuring the circulation networks to be both pedestrian friendly and protection from the sun. 
The site program was largely guided by the mature vegetation on site and the associated nostalgia; this was both a constraint and an immense opportunity to create 
new identities for the site. Passive management of all rain water meant careful grading as well as developing soil storage capacity for the campus. The vegetation palette is both indigenous and reflective of the cultural ethos of the users.

The team comprised of M/s. Edifice Architects and was anchored by the CPO of ITC Limited. The Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Division is located in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

FOR PROJECTS BY TYPOLOGY

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ISSUES
SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
REDEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS
Interventions in an existing campus poses several challenges. Other than the technical and spatial, the question of identity is a critical one. Long-time residents have particular imaginations of spaces with associated memories being a major aspect of any space. Redevelopment invariably causes immense conflict between nostalgia for the past and aspirations for the future. 
The open and green ILTD campus in particular has long associations with the residents as well as the neighbouring communities and posed several challenges in this aspect. Adding to the massive densification of the campus was the acute water scarcity of the region. Both these had to be effectively handled through articulation of the landscape and the master planning process.
Existing vegetation is carefully mapped for all their potentials
Mature vegetation dictates dominant pedestrian circulation to address the harsh sun
The landscape structures the master plan to stitch together disparate uses
The master plan is articulated more through the unbuilt than the built
The periphery is composed of several layers rather than a blunt boundary
Shaded courts define entry to the buildings
Walled and shaded corridors define the pedestrian movement
Extensive shading strategies to encourage pedestrian movement
Existing vegetation determines both movement & functional distribution
Work in progress - water bodies for micro climate control
Work in progress - playful expressions developed by the users
Work in progress - integrating active and passive recreation
The proposal effectively knits together existing spaces of import including the mature vegetation with a radically new master plan that reconfigured circulation as well as the character of the open spaces. Each of the spaces cater to a diverse age group of users; the harsh climate meant ensuring the circulation networks to be both pedestrian friendly and protection from the sun. 
The site program was largely guided by the mature vegetation on site and the associated nostalgia; this was both a constraint and an immense opportunity to create 
new identities for the site. Passive management of all rain water meant careful grading as well as developing soil storage capacity for the campus. The vegetation palette is both indigenous and reflective of the cultural ethos of the users.

The team comprised of M/s. Edifice Architects and was anchored by the CPO of ITC Limited. The Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Division is located in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

FOR PROJECTS BY TYPOLOGY

CLICK HERE
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