INDUS INTERNATIONAL 
SCHOOL

INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ISSUES
SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
DESIGN
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

Greenfield developments of an institutional nature pose several challenges as well as valuable opportunities for innovation. Conceived in the post-liberalisation period, they tend to be socially and spatially exclusive from the surrounding context. 

A formal site organisation softened through terrain modeling
Diverse elements break scale & add interest in the landscape
All drainage handled exclusively using swales and detention spaces
Swales punctuated with appropriate planting to manage soil erosion
Engineered drainage from buildings merge with natural swales
Formality of the buildings extend outdoors at places
Symmetrical structure of the landscape drawn from the formal buildings
A natural amphitheatre using soft construction

In the case of the Indus International school, these challenges are compounded by the very formal nature of the institution, reflected in its neo-classical architecture. With precious little to draw from the larger context, the approach to the landscape creates an inward structure, both functional and ecological. Responding to an extensive built environment, the landscape is premised on a completely non-built, non-engineered approach to structuring of the landscape. This is articulated through the extensive use of natural drainage networks, soft constructions for all amenities including a large amphitheatre, indigenous vegetation and natural play spaces. 



The Indus International School is located near Bangalore, India.

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ISSUES
SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
DESIGN
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

Greenfield developments of an institutional nature pose several challenges as well as valuable opportunities for innovation. Conceived in the post-liberalisation period, they tend to be socially and spatially exclusive from the 

surrounding context. 



In the case of the Indus International school, these challenges are compounded by the very formal nature of the institution, reflected in its neo-classical architecture. 

A formal site organisation softened through terrain modeling
Diverse elements break scale & add interest in the landscape
All drainage handled exclusively using swales and detention spaces
Swales punctuated with appropriate planting to manage soil erosion
Engineered drainage from buildings merge with natural swales
Formality of the buildings extend outdoors at places
Symmetrical structure of the landscape drawn from the formal buildings
A natural amphitheatre using soft construction

With precious little to draw from the larger context, the approach to the landscape creates an inward structure, both functional and ecological. Responding to an extensive built environment, the landscape is premised on a completely non-built, non-engineered approach to structuring of the landscape. 

This is articulated through the extensive use of natural drainage networks, soft constructions for all amenities including a large amphitheatre, indigenous vegetation and natural play spaces. 



The Indus International School is located near Bangalore, India.

FOR PROJECTS BY TYPOLOGY

CLICK HERE
ISSUES
SPACE
KEY ASPECTS
DESIGN
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

 

Greenfield developments of an institutional nature pose several challenges as well as valuable opportunities for innovation. Conceived in the post-liberalisation period, they tend to be socially and spatially exclusive from the surrounding context.


 

In the case of the Indus International school, these challenges are compounded by the very formal nature of the institution, reflected in its neo-classical architecture. 


A formal site organisation softened through terrain modeling
Diverse elements break scale & add interest in the landscape
All drainage handled exclusively using swales and detention spaces
Swales punctuated with appropriate planting to manage soil erosion
Engineered drainage from buildings merge with natural swales
Formality of the buildings extend outdoors at places
Symmetrical structure of the landscape drawn from the formal buildings
A natural amphitheatre using soft construction

 

With precious little to draw from the larger context, the approach to the landscape creates an inward structure, both functional and ecological. Responding to an extensive built environment, the landscape is premised on a completely non-built, non-engineered approach to structuring of the landscape. 


 

This is articulated through the extensive use of natural drainage networks, soft constructions for all amenities including a large amphitheatre, indigenous vegetation and natural play spaces. 


The Indus International School is located near Bangalore, India.


FOR PROJECTS BY TYPOLOGY

CLICK HERE