Oasis Valleys Institute / EssTeam Design Services

Minimum Footprint - On such a beautiful hilly site of about 7 acres, the design exhibits tremendous restraint of occupying minimum footprint and doing minimum environmental harm. The building is a rectangular block measuring about 12 m x 80 m, sitting North-South in the valley with the hills sloping down on the East, West, and North. This is to create minimum disturbance to the rainwater flowing through these ravines of River Narmada. The building consists of two sets of spaces - Workshops and Residential Spaces, connected by a very interesting five-story atrium. The movement across the atrium on various floors through interestingly composed bridges and landings encourages many interactions across the levels. The entry to the building is through the top floor, which is a paradigm-shifting experience for the visitor, which is also one of the important aspects of character-building education, which is the primary mission of this institute!