Project
Prestige University

Category 
Best Project of Public Building or Facility

About the project
Situated within a 32-acre university campus, the main administration offices along with an auditorium, seminar halls, library & cafeteria form the functions of this building.As opposed to creating an imposing edifice, the building gradually steps up from the approach direction belying its 20 metre height.Stepped up from the northern direction, the entire terrace of the five-level building is accessible to the students and faculty of the university transforming it into an open auditorium amidst landscape.The multiple functional spaces within are interspersed with naturally lit landscaped courtyards allowing indirect light to infuse the internal volumes at each level.The north lighting & courtyards are imbibed from traditional Indian architecture creating an energy efficient sustainable building with minimal dependence on artificial lighting and air conditioning.The Prestige University is contextual to the climate of its location creating an energy efficient building.

Location
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Project design year
2020

Applicant and authors of the project
Sanjay Puri Architects.
Sanjay Puri graduated in 1988 from the Academy of Architecture , Mumbai. He commenced his firm Sanjay Puri Architects in 1992 which now has a strength of 81 people. The firm has won 207 International Awards and 99 National Awards in India.Sanjay has been a judge at The World Architecture Festivals in Barcelona, Amsterdam, Singapore & Berlin. He has been on the jury of Architectural Review Awards, London, Plan Awards, Venice, Inde Awards, Australia.
Principal Architect – Mr. Sanjay Puri.
Design Team – Ruchika Gupta, Manveer Chopra, Devendra Duggad.

Other participants
Client – Prestige Education Society
Structural consultant – Pyramid Consultants
Services Consultant – SEED Designs
Landscape design – Envision

Status of the project
Under construction

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