Krishna Dental and Engineering College, Mohan Nagar, U.P.
A 16 acre campus is located at Mohannagar. This campus has been developed partly as an adaptive reuse of an industrial unit namely the Tata Oil Mills and further expanded by acquisition of more land . A unified campus comprises of Dental and Engineering Colleges.
The campus has been redeveloped and restructured in places and has been revitalized by structuring of movement networks and development of open space system addressing the existing built form. New buildings have been added for academic and residential purposes along with sport and recreational facilities as part of the integrated campus.
The expression for the campus is specified using linear elements as openings punctured with glass walls in the north direction and use of materials in their pure form. The facade is proposed to be finished in exposed brick and concrete. The design of open and semi - open spaces through built volumes and desirable orienta¬tion for thermal comfort and adequate ventilation as part of the building system to meet requirement of composite climate. The landscape has been integrated with the building holistically. The courtyards which are partially covered at the roof levels have been provided with pathways punctuated with planters, urban furniture , public art and feature walls using red sand stone . The central green areas have been designed as forecourts and as quads.
A comprehensive scheme for conservation of water, treatment of waste has been provided for the entire campus.
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Category: Campus Planning
- Client – Friends Charitable Society. Mohan Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Site Area – 17 acres
- Design Team: Amit Hajela, Ashish Saxena, Ankon Mitra, Swati Jain, Nidhi Aggarwal
- Completion - 2007