Chandigarh college of

Architecture
GROUP:-1
INTRODUCTION…
The Chandigarh College of Architecture (or CCA) is a college imparting
. education and research in the field of architecture. It covers the north-
western region of India including the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir as well as the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
The college has an enrolment of 200 undergraduates.

PROJECT - CCA , CHANDIGARH

ARCHITECT - LE CORBUSIER
SITE AREA - 20,000 SQ MT. ( 5 acre )
BUILT UP AREA - 13,570 SQ MT. (INCLUDING BASEMENT)
LOCATION - SECTOR -12 , CHANDIGARH
ESTABLISHED - 1961
ACADEMIC AFFILIATION - PUNJAB UNIVERSITY

 Chandigarh College of Architecture was established on 7 August 1961 in

Chandigarh, India, and was set up to impart education in architecture.
 Le Corbusier, who developed Chandigarh's master plan in 1951, got CCA
established as a part of the Chandigarh Experiment.
VIEW OF THE EXTERIOR FACADE

Submitted By:-
Savera College Of Subject:- Title:-case study Sheet No.: 1 Date:- Submitted To:- Remarks:-
KUSHAL DESWAL
Architecture, Architectural Design-V Chandigarh college AISHWARYA LAMBA
Ar. Aditya
Gurgaon Of arch.(Chandigarh) AMANDEEP BHATIA, Ar. Sheryaa
SACHIN JHANGRA
ABHISHEK TIWARI
LOCATION….
 The college is situated on vidhya path sector-12D Chandigarh , INDIA.
 The campus is housed at the Punjab Engineering College Campus, Sector 12 in Chandigarh .
 CCA is widely spread in 5-acre (20,000 m2) campus with its own cricket ground, basketball court, volleyball court and a gym.
 The boys hostel is located 250 yards (230 m) at the back and the girls hostel is located in adjacent sector-11.

SECTOR -12 Approach

The distance between Chandigarh

The distance between Airport and CCA is junction and CCA is 11.4 km and takes 23
15.2 km and takes 29 min via udyog path. min via madhya marg.

The distance between Bus stand and CCA is

Location of CCA Site plan 5.4 km and takes 11 min via madhya marg.

Submitted By:-
Savera College Of Subject:- Title:-case study Sheet No.: 1 Date:- Submitted To:- Remarks:-
KUSHAL DESWAL
Architecture, Architectural Design-V Chandigarh college AISHWARYA LAMBA
Ar. Aditya
Gurgaon Of arch.(Chandigarh) AMANDEEP BHATIA, Ar. Sheryaa
SACHIN JHANGRA
ABHISHEK TIWARI
 • Centrally air-conditioned library with  NOTES
approx. 15,000 titles in architecture • Printing lab has scanners
All kind of books by
and related fields. and printer of all sizes.
famous architect, books
• Teaching aids like audio and • There is one stationary
about the heritage of
videocassettes are also available. shop as well
Chandigarh,
• Training reports of Seventh semester architectural
students are also available here for magzines,63 journals
• reference etc.

Library stair • Only display of

selected model.
Book shelf • Room Dimension is
70’x34’.
• Student also design
furniture, trusses
(wooden and steel).
• Models are mostly
made in workshop.
• Reputed firms also
send their models for
display.

Magazine display board Reading table

Librarian cabin

• ceiling is of 10 ft.
high.
• Max. height of shelf
is 5’6” .
• In photography lab a dark room is there, which is not in use now a days.
Bag self • CCTV cameras and
• College has its on photographer who accompany the students on there towards and
fire alarm are
side vises.
provided.
• Natural light and
ventilation is good.
• Diff. column for
new arrival and
separate space for
Ventilation librarian . Natural lighting
Submitted By:-
Savera College Of Subject:- Title:-case study Sheet No.: 1 Date:- ABHISHEKTIWARI, Submitted To:- Remarks:-
AMANDEEP BHATIA,
Architecture, Architectural Design-V Chandigarh college AASHWARIYA LAMBA,
Ar. Aditya
Gurgaon Of arch.(Chandigarh) KUSHAL DESHWAL Ar. Sheryaa
SACHIN JANGRA
• The college workshop caters to the need of ‘hands on’
experience in handling of building construction tools and • The dimension of the Clay modeling and
model making. room is 25’x18’. steel wire structures
• It has facilities including machines and trained personnel in • Separate sitting area made by student are
the fields of carpentry, metal work and model making. in the lobby and a displayed in the
reception is graphics lab and few
provided. sculpture were
• The list of toppers of displayed outside in the
all batches has been lab
displayed on the
wall of fame.
• Attached wash room
has been given in the
director room.

Personal cabins for all the faculty

members are provided but also all
the faculty rooms are not placed
 NOTES together they are located at
• 15 student can work at one time. different places in the college
• Turning letch and multipurpose machines are available here. building .
• A store room was there in work shop containing all the raw • Sitting arrangement is done
material like wooden block and ply etc. in the form of stairs wide
tread of 3’ and riser is 8”.
• The lecture is designed for
30 student.
In 1998, IIT Roorkee gifted a working • There is best use of
model of sun movement according to the northern natural light.
building at diff. date and time. • In facilities one white
board,3 fans, 3 tube lights
are provided.
The college has a
well equipped
seminar hall with a
huge table and
sufficient sitting.

Submitted By:-
Savera College Of Subject:- Title:-case study Sheet No.: 1 Date:- KUSHAL DESWAL Submitted To:- Remarks:-
AISHWARYA LAMBA
Architecture, Architectural Design-V Chandigarh college AMANDEEP BHATIA,
Ar. Aditya
Gurgaon Of arch.(Chandigarh) SACHIN JHANGRA Ar. Sheryaa
ABHISHEK TIWARI
 • The classrooms, studios are
• The studios are quite spacious
other spaces deeper on
and they are separated by low
north lights for their
height walls.
lighting. The lighting is
• The doubly loaded corridors
good during day time.
are dull spaces. The studios
• Ventilation is from small
and the workshop are
window, which are present
intercepted columns in the
on the outside walls. The
middle.
north side windows are
• Now days, further partitions
large and near the ceilings.
have been put in studios to
• The studio has a separate
divide them into subspaces.
display area.
• The walls are whitewashed
• Voids has been left in the
while the ceiling have left of
for lighting and air
bare concrete.
movement.
• Armed chair and stools are
used for design lecture and
drafting purposes
respectively .
• Dustbin is provided near
the door.

• The dimension of the studio is 60’x35’ with 30 drafting tables

and proper sitting.
• Every studio has CCTV, LAN, display board and fire alarm.
• Drawing boards are of A0 size.
• Openings for ventilation and lockers for file storage are
provided in the studio

• A fully centrally air

conditioned
computer lab with
the capacity of 40 • A complex network of corridors shows well planned
student is provided internal connectivity.
in the college. • The corridor of entrance has a glass façade which
• The computer lab lightens the corridor during day time which is very
is well spacious well used for display purposes

Submitted By:-
Savera College Of Subject:- Title:-case study Sheet No.: 1 Date:- KUSHAL DESWAL Submitted To:- Remarks:-
AISHWARYA LAMBA
Architecture, Architectural Design-V Chandigarh college AMANDEEP BHATIA,
Ar. Aditya
Gurgaon Of arch.(Chandigarh) SACHIN JHANGRA Ar. Sheryaa
ABHISHEK TIWARI
 • Electricity transfer
from transformer to
poles and then to
the MCB .
• Safety measures
regarding electricity
are taken into
consideration.

• Water is store in a water tank from

submersible pump and govt. water
supply.
• To water cooler are provided at the
two corners of the corridor.

Courtyard is the only open space in the college

which is well linked to the rest of the college.
It is a grassy lawn, used by students to relax
during their spare time. There is a large
garden at the south side of the college. A well equipped guard room is
present beside the main
entrance. • Waste water is
The guard room has spacious transferred from the
use as it has a table ,chair, a open canopy pipes to the
window but the ceiling is low drains then to the sewer
and has a height of 7’. and then to the main
There is good usage of open spaces whether it is internal or external open hole.
space. • Water drainage of the
An internal courtyard has been design with a stage which is well connected college is towards south
to the corridor of main entrance and internal corridor. direction.
There is open space in the front of the canteen where the sitting arrangement • The drains carry waste
is done very well. water from all the parts
Sculpture are placed such a way that they create point of attraction. of college to the sewers.
Football ground, cricket pitch and basketball are provided in the college
Submitted By:-
Savera College Of Subject:- Title:-case study Sheet No.: 1 Date:- Submitted To:- Remarks:-
Architecture, Architectural Design-V Chandigarh college Ar. Aditya
Gurgaon Of arch.(Chandigarh) Ar. Sheryaa
• Courtyard is the only open space in the • Architect has failed to link the courtyard in an active manner with rest of the
college which is well linked to the rest of building. As a result, it is a passive & a dead space..
the college. It is a grassy lawn, used by • There is little room for inter-faculty interaction corridors which are major
students to relax during their spare time. circulation arteries of the building help circulation in a very uninteresting and
• The classrooms, studios are other spaces boring manner.
deeper on north lights for their lighting. • The Courtyard has not been well linked with rest of the building
The lighting is good during day time.
• Being a concrete building it absorbs heat thus it become very cold inventor.
• is from small window, which are present
• Surrounding green belt is not well maintain.
on the outside walls. The north side
• No medical room in the college.
windows are large and near the ceilings.
• Girls hostel situated in another sector.
• Now days, further partitions have been
put in studios to divide them into
subspaces.
• The studios are quite spacious and they
are separated by low height walls.

• Advance fire alarm.

• CCTV cameras.
• Drinking water availability at the • BRICK HAS BEEN USED AS PRIMARY
middle of the college. BUILDING MATERIAL FOR THE ENTIRE
• Best usage of north light. COMPLEX WALLS, COLUMNS.
• Solar panel are provided. • BRICK ARCHES HAVE BEEN USED FOR
• Opening and exhaust fans are WIDE SPANS.
provided for ventilation. • USE OF CONCERETE HAS BEEN
• Bend pipes are used for fresh RESTRICTED TO FOUNDATIONS, FLOOR
oxygen from ceiling. SLABS, AND TIES FOR ARCHED
• Sitting space with in the corridor OPENINGS.
acts as positive area.
• White color in whole building
which reflect light and the space
appears wide.
• At the main entrance display area
is provided.
• Whole campus is surrounded by
lush green path way.

Submitted By:-
Savera College Of Subject:- Title:-case study Sheet No.: 1 Date:- KUSHAL DESWAL Submitted To:- Remarks:-
Architecture, Architectural Design-V Chandigarh college AISHWARYA LAMBA Ar. Aditya
AMANDEEP BHATIA,
Gurgaon Of arch.(Chandigarh) SACHIN JHANGRA
Ar. Sheryaa
ABHISHEK TIWARI
 Submitted By:-
Savera College Of Subject:- Title:-case study Sheet No.: 1 Date:- KUSHAL DESWAL Submitted To:- Remarks:-
Architecture, Architectural Design-V Chandigarh college AISHWARYA LAMBA Ar. Aditya
AMANDEEP BHATIA,
Gurgaon Of arch.(Chandigarh) SACHIN JHANGRA
Ar. Sheryaa
ABHISHEK TIWARI