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PUPIL TREE ACADEMY, BELLARY

A Report

Concept
A stimulating learning atmosphere was to be created in a recognizable, local context and so the academy is built in local materials and the art centre is totally crafted out of random rubble and mud. The academy was segregated into three zones Academic, Administrative and Art and interspersed with courtyards and water bodies to optimize light, ventilation and humidity. A Among its highlights are a classic Chinese circular arch opening, a brick dome 16 ft in diameter and thatch roof with bamboo framework with a 50 ft diameter without centre supports in the dance hall.

The 20,000-square-foot campus has been treated to speak to the students in some way or another. Bellary being a mining area, has many varieties of granite. Craft persons were from northern Karnataka. This project was finished in a mere eight months.
Round structures inspired by traditional rural homes in the vicinity, light-filled courtyards and water bodies animate the imagination of students.

Materials
Foundation: Random rubble and sand Flooring: Unpolished shahbad, oxide floors and mud packed floor Ceiling: Filler slab, brick dome, mangalore tiles, thatch roof and mud-packed roofs Finishes: Undulating plaster, mud plaster, oxides, exposed brick and random rubble

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