Sahyadri School & Aman Setu

SAHYADRI
SCHOOL
PUNE
KHUSHRU IRANI DESIGN
STUDIO, PUNE
• Mayank M. (Education Philosophy)
• Mokshesh J. (Architecture & Campus)
• Mrunal S. (Activities & Anthropometry)
• Mrunmai A. (Material, Character of Open Spaces)
• Parth S. (AmanSetu School)
• Amidst an overwhelming landscape of the Sahyadri
range of Maharashtra nestles the Sahyadri School.
• Designed by Pune-based Khushru Irani Design
Studio, the architecture is an ensemble of spaces
sewn together with tactful geometry and generous
circulation.
• Situated on a remote site, the school was
established as a residential campus in 1996 for
students from class four to ten.
• A proposed extension of the school to include class
eleven and twelve presented itself with an
opportunity to express the workings of two
synergised design philosophies through
architecture
• Located on Tiwai Hill and nestled in the valley of
the Bhima River, the school is surrounded by gently
sloping green forest hills and valleys, 770m above
sea level.
• About 70 Kms from Pune City, the Sahyadri School
pays homage to the Sahyadri Mountain Range where
it resides. Nestled in the valley of the Bhima River, 25
km as the bird flies from Bhima Shankar Wildlife
Sanctuary, the river’s source, in a remote hamlet of
Khed, the school overlooks the picturesque huge
reservoir of Chas-Kaman dam.
• This slice of the Deccan rain shadow with its origin in
pre-historic volcanic activity is also part of a forest
reserve that is home to hundreds of species of flora
and fauna.
• Bio- Diversity enhancement initiated by the school has
rendered the hilltop verdant with various themes like
Devrai grove, Ficus grove, Sughandi van, Bamboo
grove, Nakshatra van and Fruit Orchards etc. along
with the indigenous deciduous vegetation.
• The intent of the schools is to equip the child with the most
excellent technological proficiency so that the student may
function with clarity and efficiency in the modern world.
• The educational philosophy of the school has its roots in the
profound teachings of J. Krishnamurti who envisioned a space
of learning free from obstacles, close to nature.
• A far more important purpose than this is to create the right
climate and environment so that the child may develop fully as
a complete human being.
• This means giving the child the opportunity to flower in
goodness so that he or she is rightly related to people, things
and ideas, to the whole of life.
• The school is concerned with developing the individual talent
and intelligence of each student.
• Based on this philosophy, teachers attempt to create an
atmosphere of space, freedom, care and security in which
students are helped to enlarge their horizons and grow.
• The cultivation of a global outlook, a love of nature
and a concern for mankind are all part of their
educational aims.
• A school is a place where one learns about the totality,
the wholeness of life.
• It is a place where both the teacher and the taught
explore not only the outer world, the world of
knowledge, but also their own thinking, their own
behaviour.
• One learns to look at the whole of man’s endeavour,
his search for beauty, his search for truth and for a
way of living without conflict.
• Conflict is the very essence of violence.
• So far education has not been concerned with this,
but in this school our intent is to understand actuality
and its action without any preconceived ideals,
theories, or beliefs which bring about a contradictory
attitude towards existence.
• Here, the children learn amidst nature from books
and trees and birds; they work with their hands and
their abundant imagination.
• Situated on a remote site
LOCATION
Academic Block
Spectacular views of
65 Acers of Campus Hills and Lake
below
Residential
Blocks
OFF FIT
BUILDING
Existing Structures
of the campus
Forecourt
CENTRAL PATHWAY
IDEAS OF BUILDING
Design and Constructed around

courtyard
Brings the Landscape and context
into the building
Pathway is made from building

itself
Connect two side of campus
Along the slope
Amphitheater
IDEAS OF BUILDING
Design and Constructed around

courtyard
Brings the Landscape and context
into the building
Views of Hill and lake to all

student rooms
• EXPOSED CONCRETE FOR
CELLING AND FOR COLUMN.
• IT GIVE ROUGH TEXTURE.
• KOTA STONE USED FOR

FLOORING
• PLASTERED BRICK WALL

• SIMPLE MATERIAL, MINIMAL COLOURS WHICH KEEP THE BUILDING GROUND TO
EARTH .
• MATERIAL : KOTA STONE
• ADVANTAGES : 1. IT IS NOT WATER ABSORBENT.

2. ANTI SLIPERY SURFACE.
3. IT FIT TO ANY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS .
4. VERY GOOD RELECTOR OF HEAT .
5. COMFORTABLE TO WALL ON.
6. COST EFFECTIVE ,ECONOMICAL AND EASILY AVAIBLE
,MOST DURABLE NATURAL STONE.
ANTI SLIPERY SURFACE NOT WATER ABSORBENT IT FIT TO ANY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
OPEN COURTS INBETWEEN
FOUR COURTS PEDESTRIEN
GREEN SPACES
WELL
• WATER BODY CREATS A FRESH ATMOSPHERE. • A INFORMAL SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE.
Simplistic approach and lots of spill over spaces to explor children
Spill over spaces
SEMIOPEN VERANDA
OPEN COURT AND AMPHETHEATER
SEMI OPEN SPACE CONNECTING TWO

OPEN AREAS
EXISTING TREES
Connecting verandah to two open spaces around courtyard
classrooms passage
Open amphitheater
Performing zone
courtyard
• What should I
do and what
not
• Spaces which are open have some connection with

nature affect children mentality .
• They feel more comfortable and fresh in open
x
areas and explore much more things • Whats the new ?? All the things are same over here • There are lots of thing that I should explore.
what should I exlore
STUDYING
OPEN SPACE USED
FOR STUDYING
ART ROOM
POTTERY EXPERIMENTING IN
CLASSROOM
OTHER ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL
IDEAS OF BUILDING:
• To bridge social divides.

• To nurture responsible citizens.
• To build a socially diverse ecology where
various talents can flourish.
• Create a thriving, green oasis where hope
and peace bloom.
• To influence the education system by
example
❖KALEIDOSCOPE:
A SMALL SEMI-OPEN PAVILLION FOR THE MUSIC AND ART SPACE.
EXPLODED VIEW IF PAVILLION

❖MATERIAL USED:
BAMBOO FRAME
EARTH BAGS PLASTERED

WITH CEMENT
❖PATHWAYS: ❖WATER BODY:
• PATHWAY CREATED BY KOTA TILES • INTERACTIVE SPACE FOR CHILDREN

• CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN TWO SPACES • CHILDREN CAN EXPERIENCE & SENSE
THE SPACE & NATURE
❖CLASSROOM: ❖OTHER SPACE:
• WALLS OF THE CLASSROOM ARE MADE FROM

MUD & PLASTERED WITH COWDUNG.
• CIRCULAR VOIDS ARE CREATED BETWEEN THE
WALL FOR LIGHT AND VENTILATION. OLD TYRE ARE USED TO CREATE A BRIDGE FOR CHILDREN
TOTRY OUT NEW IDEAS OR EXPERIENCE
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SAHYADRI

Design and Constructed around

Pathway is made from building

Along the slope

Design and Constructed around

Views of Hill and lake to all

• KOTA STONE USED FOR

• PLASTERED BRICK WALL

• ADVANTAGES : 1. IT IS NOT WATER ABSORBENT.

FOUR COURTS PEDESTRIEN

Spill over spaces

OPEN COURT AND AMPHETHEATER

SEMI OPEN SPACE CONNECTING TWO

• Spaces which are open have some connection with

• To bridge social divides.

EXPLODED VIEW IF PAVILLION

EARTH BAGS PLASTERED

• PATHWAY CREATED BY KOTA TILES • INTERACTIVE SPACE FOR CHILDREN

• WALLS OF THE CLASSROOM ARE MADE FROM

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