Bharatesh Education Trust: Management and Engineering College

Location : Belgaum
Built-up area : 23,690 sq.m.
Site Area : 25,300 sq.m.
Duration of project : Commencement of work in 2017 (Work in progress)
Client : Bharatesh Education Trust
Services provided : Architecture
Estimated Cost of project : Rs. 46 crores

The Design Intent is to create an integrated campus design conducive for both work and play. The strong geometrical form with its quadrangle planning has a spacious central activity courtyard. The design facilitates phase-wise program and future development and it also allows flexibility in terms of academic needs and space requirements, which is necessary in efficient campus development.

Each part of a quadrangle is self-sufficient and independent in respect to its own departmental requirements like classrooms, laboratories, tutorial rooms, seminar halls, staff rooms, ancillary services and central courtyard with its unique character, which also acts as formal and informal interactive space. This courtyard with skylight above also provides ample light and ventilation for corridors and makes the circulation movement, a pleasant journey.

A pleasant and inviting entry through landscaped areas and a creatively designed signage wall attracts viewer's attention from main road.

This entry leads to main driveway around a beautiful pond and a drop off at double height entrance.

This entrance with double height glazing opens up into a grand atrium with coffered ceiling above. This area also acts as reception and waiting lounge for administration area on ground floor. A beautifully crafted staircase leads to administration area on first floor. Second and third floor of this main block has a majestic library with an interconnected court and staircase with skylight above.

Secondary entries, staircase blocks and connecting bridges are strategically located at junction of each department, which open up into central big court creating a interesting rhythmic facade. The network of internal and external courtyards through walking plazas connect the interior to exterior. Orientation of building and engineered facade openings with optimum light and ventilation add to its eco-friendly merit. A striking facade treatment with combination of brick cladding and exposed concrete gives a unique institutional character to the building.