Concept: Design a confident learning environment for capacity building to face the challenge of 21st century. Program: The project aimed to train up less privileged indigenous people of North Bengal to modernize their vision to fight against poverty and face the challenge of globalization. The institute composed of: • Training room • Group discussion and workshop • Library • Museum & souvenir shop • Seminar & conference hall • Teaching stuff and back office facilities
Description: • The project is situated at a natural settings enveloped with vast agricultural green field. Regular grid pattern with diagonally installed louver at outer facades has created a unique institutional aesthetics of the building. • Warm and dry climatic pattern of the area has been specially considered by applying passive design solution. • Internal courtyard is designed to perform different open-air activities. • Casually placed terrace, group discussion areas and internal courtyard will trigger socialization process among the users. • Local building material and construction technology had been applied to enhance efficiency. • Simple design approach with passive solution is to encourage overcoming difficulties through a positive way of thinking.
Passive design solution: • Building orientation has maximum exposure to north - south for natural light and air circulation and reduced aperture from excess solar radiation of west. • Larger glass opening at south and north facade cuts off artificial lighting at daytime and ensures airflow into interior space, whilst provides panoramic view to the vast agricultural green land. • Louver installation and thermal mass at outer surface of building ensures heat protection. • Internal courtyard acts as air exhaust and generator device that maintains continuous airflow. • Green roofing system. • Solar panel for renewable energy source.
