TITAN TOWNSHIPIn 1991, Titan established a township spread over 110 acres at Mathigiriarchitect Charles Correa, it was designed in a manner that blended urban landscapes. Currently about 130 families live at Mathigiri, which has rows of duplex houses

arranged in clusters around landscaped courtyards. Every house has an open space in the front and a private garden in a common courtyard at the back. There is a conveniently located shopping centre, a medical clinic, a sprawling recreation centre and other facilities aimed at encouraging a vibrant communal life. Blacktopped roads and landscaped common areas make this area pleasing to the eye. The Titan School, started in 2001, teaches almost 350 children in classes ranging from pre-primary to the fifth standard. This school has an alternative approach and emphasizes holistic rather than merely academic education. Children use the unconventional sight and phonetic reading method to learn. The school has no examinations till the fourth standard.

CASE STUDYTITAN SCHOOL-HOSUR

BOARD NO:1

LOCATIONPLACE :HOSURLATITUDE : 12° 43' 0" NLONGITUDE : 77° 49' 0" E

CLIMATE

TYPE : TROPICAL SAVANNA CLIMATE

DISTANCE FROM TEMINALASHosur Central :7 kmsRailway Station :3 kmsBus Stand :7 kms

APPROACHApproach to the school can by made through Titan Township. There is only one entry to the school and it is in North-East and it has a 3m wide road.

ACCESSSince the site is located at near by the bus stand. Transportation is easily accessible through buses,auto,two wheelers and four wheelers.

SECURITYOFFICE

ROTATING GATE

ENTRANCE

INDIA

TAMILNADU

TITAN TOWNSHIP

CASE STUDYTITAN SCHOOL-HOSUR

BOARD NO:3

INFRASTRUCTURE

SCHOOL BLOCK

SCHOOL :Ground+1 FloorAUDITORIUM :Ground FloorKIDER GARDEN :Ground Floor

GROUND FLOOR: LOBBY

Lighting is achieved in the lobby with daylight and its available from sun raise to set.

DAYLIGHTING

KINDER GARDEN PLAY AREA WITH SAND PIT

SINGLE STAIRS WITH TWO DIFFTENT LANDINGS

DAYLIGHTING

Ground floor, the areas are with frequent activates,such as security room,corridor,stair case, class rooms for kinder garden.There is enough sensitive spaces has been provided for circulation and interaction.It has play area for the Kinder garden school children's.Has two stairs for move to primary and secondary class areas. To the right side of stairs the art roomis present. Next to the security room the multi purpose hall is located. And attached to the hall theMusic room is also located.

Kinder gardens with separate activity space and separate leering classes

GROUND

FLOOR

PLAN

Ground floor has mostly public area and the class rooms are restricted from their vies and disturbance are avoided in order to make them lively in the class hours

The ground floor is mostly for the kinder garden since they have more safety and security for them and even the kinder garden is with sand pit in the centre as a mini play area for them

LOBBY

FIRST FLOOR:On the right side of the stairs goes to Principal room, Toilets, Class room, Math lab, Biology lab.There was enough spaces has been provided for circulation and interaction.The classes are separated by landscape and also it used for ventilation purposes.The beading was given on the walls to display the works are done by the students.

FIRST

FLOOR

PLAN

TOILETWhere rest rooms for the children are nonadjacent to the classroom, inordinate time is wasted in moving children toand from the restroom . If rest rooms are integral parts of the classroom, children can use them independently anddevelop self-reliance .The theory that the fixtures should resemble those in the children's homes has merit, but theoverriding considerations are convenience and utility . The wash basin and toilets should be appropriately sized forchildren .

SPACESES CORRIDOR WITH LANDSCAPING ON EACH INTERVEL

There are 6 toilets in one cubic. Here we could see Indian type toilets and Western type toilets. Each toilet space could accommodated of 6 pupils at a time. The level difference of the hand wash area had varied according to the age group and heights. The toilets were well ventilated and illuminated.

BOYS TOILETS

CORRIDOR

BIFARATED stairs

PARGOLA BSEDIDE PRINCIPLE CLAMBER WITH landscaping

CASE STUDYTITAN SCHOOL-HOSUR

BOARD NO:2

LABSPhysics lab:

This lab has equipments dealing with the electricity, and equipments to behandled with much care.There are storage sections in lab to protect these equipments and theglass materials .Tables are provided for the purpose of experiments.Special spaces been allotted for the staffs.Display charts are provided regarding the subject.

Chemistry lab:As it was dealing with the chemicals and reagents somesafety measures been followed.One of them was the providing the wash porcelains and firstaid kit, and fire extinguisher in case of any fire accident.All the reagents and chemicals are arranged in a separatecupboards to provide any chemical accidents.Lab was provided with the charts displaying like periodictables, reactions table etc..

LIBRARYLibrary may be yesterdays term for yesterdays services, forthe school library has become the information and resourcecenter for the school ,and Is more appropriately now calledas learning resource center. In addition to the books andperiodicals there are now records, tapes and production films, cameras & projection equipments.

EXIT OF ONE LIBERY WHICH CONNECTS THE ANOTHER LIBERY TO THAT’S EXIT WITH PARGOLA AS AN MAIN AESTHATICS ELEMENT

There are two liberty which are interconnect by a common corridor outside with pergola one for primary and another grown ups

PHYSICS LAB

BIOLAB

AV ROOM WELL VENTILATED

MATH LAB

LANDSCAPE

Landscape is the one of the main feature in any structure. There is an alternation of landscaping with classrooms either sides of the corridor

PLAYAREALANDSCAPING

There were ornamental plants at the entrance, namely golden Durante + araucaria ,for decorative purpose.There were also pergolas with creepers provided at the entrance.Many useful plants like banana, cabbage and brinjal were also planted beside the art room to cook food for children's.Kinder garden was provided with a central courtyard with a sand pit which is very attractive.Many tall trees used as sound barriers were planted around the playground.The alternation of landscape with class rooms provided the class room with good shade and cooling effects.There were plants like paper flower and casuarinas with provided good effects on the auditorium. The trees are provided with name boards, containing both specific and common name, it is useful for students toknow in a lively atmosphere.The entrance was beautifully decorated with violet color flowers which was like a pleasant welcoming.

CREEPERS IN PARGOLAS

LANDSCAPING ALONG THE EXTERIOR WALLS WITH BANANA AND COCNUT TREES

ENTRANCE LANDSCAPING WITH PARGOLAS

LANDSCAPING IN THE CENTRE OF THE CLUSTER

LANDSCAPING TO PROVIDE SHDE IN THE CORRIDOR

Auditorium with landscape

Lighting and ventilationLight in school buildings traditionally is from a combination of daylight and electric light to illuminate

classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, offices and other interior areas. Light Fixtures currently in use usually provide studentsand teachers with satisfactory visual performance, i.e., the ability to read a book, have lunch, or play basketball in agymnasium. However, the impact of light on students’ circadian—which may affect test scores, attendance andbehavior—also needs to be considered.

LIGHT AND VENTILATION

SPACE LINKED BY A COMMON SPACE TO GET LIGHTING IN TO THE CLASS

LIGHTING IN THE 3RD STD CLASSES WITH RAGS BESIDE

INTERIOR OF 6TH STD CLASS WITH GREAT LIGHTING

CLASS PRE-PRIMARY

Day LIGHTING

LANDSCAPING

AUDITORIUM WITH BOTH LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING

In auditorium: sky lighting was

introduced in auditoriumand lobby space to makethose spaces lighter.

In Classroom: Each classroom was

accompanied by a commoncourtyard and balcony spaces tohave the space in space .pergolasare used to avoid direct sunlightand for aesthetics and to playwith light and shadow. With wellventilated class rooms crossventilation was used in staffroomand class room. labs have linearventilation. Windows were opento courtyard staircase wereventilated.

In library: When skillfully

introduced, daylight creates an

ambience of quietcontemplation and visualcomfort, and links themodern library userpsychologically with thepretechnological past. The alternative to day lighting, namely theuse of electric power for library lighting, contributes to the strainon electric generation capacity as well as the inefficient use ofnonrenewable energy resources.

DAY LIGHT: Natural ventilation and lighting was used

in the form of courtyards and large windows. theirwas a minimum of SIX windows in each classes. Thecourtyards was placed at regular intervals such thateach class room would have courtyard on eithersides.

NATURAL VENTILATION IN STAIRS

DAY LIGHT IN CORRIDOR

INTERIOR OF ACTIVITY SPACE

ALUMINIUM WINDOW FRAME

AUDITORIUM

MaterialsThe school was provided with the location of a security room at the entrance .The gates were

made of steel. The compounds wall made up of hollow block.Security room:. The flooring was made up of kotostone.the; kadapastone were used for the stairs; the basic requirements are table,chair,newspaper racks were present.

Sanitary:Sanitary were closed with air tight inspection chamber. The cupboards of AV room was made

of wood. The flooring were made up of granite. Ramps were used for most of the pathways. Wooden cupboards were used. Partitions were made up of wood and glass. The furniture's where made up of metal. The partitions of computer lab was made of steel grills. These partitions would differentiate the computers from the UPS room.

SECURITY ROOM

interior