VALLEY SCHOOL
WATER MANAGEMENT

VALLEY SCHOOL
WATER MANAGEMENT

VALLEY SCHOOL
WATER MANAGEMENT

ISSUES
RESILIENCE | WATER
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE MECHANISM TO MANAGE A NATURAL CAMPUS
Institutional campuses typically occupy large tracts of land with often low built footprints. Open spaces are programmed for specific uses such as sports fields, parking areas, etc. The critical change they bring to the landscape is due to fragmentation of flows – people, resources, wildlife, etc. It is a rare opportunity to work on a campus whose foundational philosophy and everyday functioning is deeply respectful of the natural world. 
Narrative of the Valley environment
Storytelling of the Valley
Degraded riparian bed treated with gully plugs 2015
Restored Riparian habitat 2016
Silted and dry Reservoir 2015
Reservoir after watershed restoration 2016
Traditional open well showing severe ground water distress
Watershed management restores health of ground water
Based on the philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurthy, The Valley School is a veritable oasis amidst the urbanising landscape. Changes in surrounding land uses had severely impacted the water systems of the site. A detailed analysis of the topography and surrounding terrain helped derive a series of small but critical interventions. These were carefully located within the site with minimal use of imported material. Measures included arresting soil erosion, creation of detention areas and controlled movement of surface run-off. It is heartening to witness the landscape undergo a sea change within a single monsoon. The lake that remained dry over a decade is back to its healthy, natural state, the ground water is completely revived with the open well brimming with water after two decades. 

The system of small, non-engineered interventions are designed to allow the school and its students to continuously steward the land in a passive, sustainable manner. Immediate impacts are also seen on the quality of the undergrowth, avian life and general health of the natural spaces. 

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ISSUES
RESILIENCE | WATER
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE MECHANISM TO MANAGE A NATURAL CAMPUS
Institutional campuses typically occupy large tracts of land with often low built footprints. Open spaces are programmed for specific uses such as sports fields, parking areas, etc. The critical change they bring to the 
landscape is due to fragmentation of flows – people, resources, wildlife, etc. It is a rare opportunity to work on a campus whose foundational philosophy and everyday functioning is deeply respectful of the natural world. 
Narrative of the Valley environment
Storytelling of the Valley
Degraded riparian bed treated with gully plugs 2015
Restored Riparian habitat 2016
Silted and dry Reservoir 2015
Reservoir after watershed restoration 2016
Traditional open well showing severe ground water distress
Watershed management restores health of ground water
Based on the philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurthy, The Valley School is a veritable oasis amidst the urbanising landscape. Changes in surrounding land uses had severely impacted the water systems of the site. A detailed analysis of the topography and surrounding terrain helped derive a series of small but critical interventions. These were carefully located within the site with minimal use of imported material. Measures included arresting soil erosion, creation of detention areas and controlled movement of surface run-off. It is heartening to witness the landscape undergo a sea change within a single monsoon. 
The lake that remained dry over a decade is back to its healthy, natural state, the ground water is completely revived with the open well brimming with water after two decades. 

The system of small, non-engineered interventions are designed to allow the school and its students to continuously steward the land in a passive, sustainable manner. Immediate impacts are also seen on the quality of the undergrowth, avian life and general health of the natural spaces. 

FOR PROJECTS BY TYPOLOGY

CLICK HERE
ISSUES
RESILIENCE | WATER 
KEY ASPECTS
PLANNING | DESIGN
DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE MECHANISM TO MANAGE A NATURAL CAMPUS
Institutional campuses typically occupy large tracts of land with often low built footprints. Open spaces are programmed for specific uses such as sports fields, parking areas, etc. The critical change they bring to the landscape is due to 
fragmentation of flows – people, resources, wildlife, etc. It is a rare opportunity to work on a campus whose foundational philosophy and everyday functioning is deeply respectful of the natural world. 
Narrative of the Valley environment
Storytelling of the Valley
Degraded riparian bed treated with gully plugs 2015
Restored Riparian habitat 2016
Silted and dry Reservoir 2015
Reservoir after watershed restoration 2016
Traditional open well showing severe ground water distress
Watershed management restores health of ground water
Based on the philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurthy, The Valley School is a veritable oasis amidst the urbanising landscape. Changes in surrounding land uses had severely impacted the water systems of the site. A detailed analysis of the topography and surrounding terrain helped derive a series of small but critical interventions. These were carefully located within the site with minimal use of imported material. Measures included arresting soil erosion, creation of detention areas and controlled movement of surface run-off. 
It is heartening to witness the landscape undergo a sea change within a single monsoon. The lake that remained dry over a decade is back to its healthy, natural state, the ground water is completely revived with the open well brimming with water after two decades. 
The system of small, non-engineered interventions are designed to allow the school and its students to continuously steward the land in a passive, sustainable manner. Immediate impacts are also seen on the quality of the undergrowth, avian life and general health of the natural spaces. 

FOR PROJECTS BY TYPOLOGY

CLICK HERE
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