PROJECTS
groundwater. The roofs have been oriented such that they require almost no artificial lighting, leading to substantial energy savings. Terrace farming is provided to improve ecosystems and food options, as well as enrich urban biodiversity.
Over one-tenth of the material used in the construction of the facility is recycled. The design of the facility also ensures the channelling of surface run-off for reuse, as well as recycling of greywater discharge, which results in the reduction of potable water consumption by more than half of the initial demand. The project has been awarded a LEED Platinum rating.
THE FUNCTIONAL SPINE The axes conceptualised for the facility’s design have been staggered to lay at an angle to the site boundaries. This creates large open spaces along the periphery to accommodate staff parking; heavy vehicle manoeuvring and off-loading; as well as recreational zones towards the east, west and north sides. The southern side of the site has been reserved for services, in tune with Vastu Shastra (a traditional Indian system of architecture). To segregate worker and visitor traffic as well as pedestrian and vehicular access, however, the entrance for the Production Wing has been provided from the western flank. This relatively private access provides workers the opportunity to assemble before starting work and clear the driveway for incoming vehicles. Preceded by a large lawn, the entrance along the western flank opens into a set of decontamination chambers for the workers, allowing them to systematically execute hygiene procedures before entering the production wing and subsequently the Raw Materials section.
Moving down the production line via a conveyor belt, the processed goods will be moved from the Production Wing to the Finished Goods Block at the northern end of the site, where they are inspected, packaged and made ready for dispatch. The fenestration strategy has been devised to provide the optimal window-to-wall ratio for each zone: the processing blocks have limited ingress of light, facilitated through skylights and north-facing windows, to prevent spoilage of goods.
ENERGY-SAVING HIGHLIGHTS For more of such passively designed projects, read about the following examples that FuturArc has covered in our Sep-Oct 2015 issue on Energy: • Indonesia: New Media Tower of Universitas Multimedia Nusantara • Japan: Zero-Energy Demonstration Building, Taisei Technology Center • Vietnam: Termitary House
Some commentaries in the issue include: • Earth, Not Energy • Be Cool: Dealing With Heat and Humidity in the Tropics • Indonesia’s Coal Addiction • Rethinking Comfort: A Pathway to Low-Energy Buildings
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PROJECT DATA Project Name Integrated Production Facility for Organic India Location
Chinhat, Lucknow, India Completion Date March 2019 Site Area 4.2 acres Gross Floor Area 120,000 square feet Number of Rooms Ground Floor: 16 rooms; First Floor: 14 rooms (Administrative Block) Building Height 8,275 millimetres (Administrative Block)
Client/Owner Organic India Architecture Firm Studio Lotus Design Team Sidhartha Talwar; Ambrish Arora; Nitika Srivastava; Raman Vig Main Contractor
Star Infra, New Delhi (Interiors); Blue Star (HVAC, Plumbing); Roha Landscapes (Landscape); ENAR Consultants (PMC)
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer Blue Star
Civil & Structural Engineer Dynacon India Pvt. Ltd.; NNC, New Delhi Images/Photos Noughts and Crosses LLP; Andre J Fanthome
Lucknow India Sun Path 21st Jun Equinox 22nd Dec
5, 6 & 7 Large open spaces and optimal window-to-wall ratio for each zone enable passive cooling of the blocks through stack effect and daylighting, which in turn helps lower dependence on artificial means of lighting
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