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Campus: The Design Concepts
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- The School of Management Sciences, SMS is not just a
juxtaposition of spaces, but it has to perform the functions
of education, information and association of Management
associates.
- Functionally, the essential requirement of building
is to have really efficient services, comfort conditions
and energy saving devices.
- There are 3 main images or features :
River Ganges
Ghats
Narrow lanes (galis)
- A metaphor of these galis has been used in the design.
These open-up into small courtyards, which provide access
to the different areas and finally terminate into the
promenade on the courts, leading to the entrance plaza
through the courts.
- Different types of openings have been provided in the
building, facing the galis. The walls are treated as panels
for murals and paintings depicting and highlighting the
images, festivals, and cultural events of the city.
- The important architectural feature of Varanasi, used
in the design, is the courtyard. Here too, the courtyards
serve as an extension of the working areas. It also acts
as a weather-controlling device and helps in improving
the microclimate due to the landscape treatment.
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