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    The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur campus is located on 1055 acres outside of Kanpur City. The campus was designed by architect Achuyt P Kanvinde and built in 3 phases from 1959 to the present. It features 108 buildings including academic departments, libraries, laboratories, and student housing. The campus layout centers the academic complex while surrounding it with residential halls and community buildings. Pedestrian paths and vehicular roads are separated. Open spaces, parks, and sports facilities make up 87% of the campus. Kanvinde's modernist architectural style drew from Bauhaus influences and emphasized functional design expressed through simple cubic forms and exposed structures.

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    The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur campus is located on 1055 acres outside of Kanpur City. The campus was designed by architect Achuyt P Kanvinde and built in 3 phases from 1959 to the present. It features 108 buildings including academic departments, libraries, laboratories, and student housing. The campus layout centers the academic complex while surrounding it with residential halls and community buildings. Pedestrian paths and vehicular roads are separated. Open spaces, parks, and sports facilities make up 87% of the campus. Kanvinde's modernist architectural style drew from Bauhaus influences and emphasized functional design expressed through simple cubic forms and exposed structures.

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    The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur campus is located on 1055 acres outside of Kanpur City. The campus was designed by architect Achuyt P Kanvinde and built in 3 phases from 1959 to the present. It features 108 buildings including academic departments, libraries, laboratories, and student housing. The campus layout centers the academic complex while surrounding it with residential halls and community buildings. Pedestrian paths and vehicular roads are separated. Open spaces, parks, and sports facilities make up 87% of the campus. Kanvinde's modernist architectural style drew from Bauhaus influences and emphasized functional design expressed through simple cubic forms and exposed structures.

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    The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur campus is located on 1055 acres outside of Kanpur City. The campus was designed by architect Achuyt P Kanvinde and built in 3 phases from 1959 to the present. It features 108 buildings including academic departments, libraries, laboratories, and student housing. The campus layout centers the academic complex while surrounding it with residential halls and community buildings. Pedestrian paths and vehicular roads are separated. Open spaces, parks, and sports facilities make up 87% of the campus. Kanvinde's modernist architectural style drew from Bauhaus influences and emphasized functional design expressed through simple cubic forms and exposed structures.

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    AD III

    Case Study:
    Indian Institute of
    Technology, Kanpur

    Presented by: Kalpak Mandal


    Introduction to the Campus
    9
    4

    Location: GT Road, Kalyanpur


    (Outskirts of Kanpur City)
    87

    Site: 1055 acres (4269434 sq.m)


    Total ground coverage: 9%
    Total road coverage: 4%
    Open space: 87%

    Architect: Achuyt P Kanvinde

    The campus was built in 3


    phases:
    Phase 1: 1959-1996
    Phase 2: 1996-2011
    Phase 3: 2011-till date
    IIT Kanpur Site
    Residence
    Site Plan
    Halls

    Academic
    Area
    Public
    Buildings

    Parks/
    Greenery

    Office
    Buildings
    N
    Sportsground/
    Fields

    School Area
    N

    Buildings Facilities Water body Park Parking


    About the Campus
    • The site is relatively flat, with a canal towards the West and
    transportation facilities (Railway Line and a National Highway)
    towards the East.
    • There are 13 academic departments and along with the PK Kelkar
    Library, Computer Centres, Laboratories, they comprise the
    Academic Complex
    • The Academic Complex is located centrally in the site, free from
    all traffic noise.
    • There are a total of 108 buildings, which includes the 10 boys’
    hostels and 2 girls’ hostels
    • The Sports Complex is near the Academic Complex.
    • Around 7000 students, 390 faculty members and 1000 staff
    members reside on campus.
    • The pedestrian and vehicular roads are clearly demarcated
    Features/ Ideologies
    • The residential campus is planned and landscaped with the
    hope of environmental freedom.
    • Halls of residence, faculty and staff houses and community
    buildings surround the central academic area to provide
    flexibility in movement and communication.
    • Core pedestrian island, comprising lecture halls, landscape and
    a water body is forms the main focus of the campus
    • The academic area is well connected by a long elevated corridor
    which links all the major buildings.
    • The academic area is located in the vicinity of hostels to provide
    easy accessibility to the students.
    • Conventional buildings were designed as isolated islands of
    departments.
    P K Kelkar Library
    • Established in 1960 as
    Central Library;
    Renamed as P K Kelkar
    Library in 2001
    • It is a four storeyed
    building with a total
    area of 5730 sq.m
    Basement: 700 sq.m
    Ground floor: 700 sq.m
    First floor: 1630 sq.m
    Second floor: 2700 sq.m
    • It is a framed structure based on a grid form
    • The whole building is made with RCC and exposed brickwork
    • The exposed brickwork reduces the maintenance costs and enhances
    the aesthetic appeal
    Halls
    of
    Residence

    Block Plan of Hall Mess


    Food Zone in the OAT complex

    Open
    Air
    Theatre
    Circulation inside the campus

    • No 4 wheelers are allowed inside the


    campus except those belonging to the Staff
    and Faculty.
    • Cycle stands are provided near each
    building for students’ commute.
    • Other modes of transport include buses and
    auto-rickshaws.
    • Bus stops are provided at various Junctions.
    • Roads for vehicular movement are 8m wide.
    Split Level/ Elevated
    Corridor System

    • Elevated pedestrian walkways


    provide sheltered yet and
    openness feeling.
    • It creates spatial expansion.
    • It protects from the harsh sun
    but also allows breeze to pass
    through.
    Sections
    • Kanvinde’s design was interpreted as
    “an expression that reflected culture
    and aspirations”.
    • The style shows a remarkable similarity
    with the morphology of vernacular
    architecture in parts of India.
    • Exposed concrete and brick structure
    became the determinant of form
    • The Bauhaus influence was clearly
    visible in Kanvinde’s design with Visual expression of elements rather than
    elements like: hiding structural elements
    Cubic shapes
    Smooth, plain undecorated surfaces
    Complete elimination of ornamentation Design Study
    Flat roofs
    • The design reveals internal functions as separate masses
    • Arranged in ways that were functional from inside and elegant
    from outside
    • Kanvinde strongly believed that the elevation of a structure
    should be defined by the functions inside
    • The design was mostly based on functionalism
    Thank
    You

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