Abstract:
Architects have a fair share in addressing the issue of energy crisis by designing
ethically. The first step of this ethical design process is the use of the age old passive design
techniques, which reduce the energy demand of any building in the first place. Secondly, the
design must be a resultant of the parameters governing the existing ecology of the site. Last
but not least, the design must be in accordance with the major usage aspects of the future
users.
In my thesis project, Central Agriculture University, Jhansi, I have used the key
passive design strategies for natural lighting and cooling of the buildings situated in a
composite climatic zone. I have attempted to integrate the climatic parameters and the site
level parameters to generate a common language for the built and the open spaces
constituting the university. I have also attempted to integrate the spatial aspects of the core
areas of the university, constituting the Administrative area, Academic area, the Central
library and the refreshment area, all distributed throughout the central landscape of the
university campus.
