{"id":10613,"date":"2021-04-02T11:19:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T05:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.biltrax.com\/?p=10613"},"modified":"2022-02-28T08:27:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T02:57:43","slug":"rane-vidyalaya-school-by-shanmugam-associates-providing-opportunities-for-students-and-promoting-local-labor-and-materials-under-one-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sh040.global.temp.domains\/~vitamind\/biltrax.mediacontent\/rane-vidyalaya-school-by-shanmugam-associates-providing-opportunities-for-students-and-promoting-local-labor-and-materials-under-one-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"Rane Vidyalaya School by Shanmugam Associates: Providing opportunities for students and promoting local labor and materials under one roof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Expedient and traditional architecture, sensible in nature and built of local materials, Rane Vidyalaya can easily become the face of contextual and vernacular approach to architecture in India. The educational institute is designed by Shanmugam Associates<\/a> in the village Theerampalayam, Tamil Nadu. Rane Vidyalaya CBSE school is a campus for K12 and a CSR initiative by Rane Foundation India Pvt. Ltd, a leading industrial corporation. The open and earth bound school supports and yields opportunities for students and teachers and makes studying and learning convenient.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With millions of children in need of education and employment in India, Rane foundation<\/a> reached out to rural regions that lacked schools with standard learning. Rane Vidyalaya, built in Theerampalayam aims to establish positive social influence on its local communities who are primarily involved in agriculture and unskilled labour.  The project was planned in 2 phases by Trichy & Chennai based Shanmugam Associates<\/a> who navigated budget constraints, deadlines and structural challenges. The use of local materials reduced the cost of the project since the project was executed at $20 per sq.ft. and ensured that the local context is maintained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The design for Rane Vidyalaya is inspired from the 6th century Thiruvellarai temple\u2019s walls and the layered cross-sections of 50-year-old local neighbouring houses in the district. The facade is created with levels of red wire-cut bricks obtained from local kilns alternated with grey fly ash bricks recycled from cement waste. This technique is inspired from the local construction system of layered cross-sections stacked for structural support. It consists of heavy materials such as stone and rubble set at the base and finer solid brickwork, mud and slate at the top. The architects smoothened the building corners with soft edges and circular columns. The soft contours form an inviting atmosphere, toppling the stringency traditionally associated with Indian academics. Roof slabs stretch through the building and jut outward as cantilevers to diffuse the sunlight coming in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n