ORANJE CASTLE, LUCKNOW The program of the Brick Gardens comprises of three categories: Activity, Experience and Sport.
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Typology: Group Housing
Name of Project: Oranje Castle E
Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Name of Client: Mr Ashish Khemka
Principal Architect: Mr Sourabh Gupta
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Site Area: 28878.58 Sqm.
Built-Up Area: 131,602.13 Sqm. A
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Start Date: October 2015
Completion Date: On Going
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ABOUT ORANJE CASTLE
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The Oranje castle is a housing project on which Archohm collaborated with
the globally-renowned Dutch architectural firm MVRDV. The 7 acre site is
The standard 3BHK apartments occupy the lower
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situated in one of the upcoming areas of Lucknow, just off the Amar
Shaheed path, which is the main artery connecting the city to its Airport.
Overlooking the Gomti River across its green buffer, the Oranje Castle is a
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seven floors, while the larger apartments with
exclusive terraces are located on the higher floors.
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self- contained housing development.
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TOTAL UNIT = 437 UNITS The massing of the built form begins to get
MIXED TYPOLOGIES : 3BHK, 3 & 4 BHK UNITS with exclusive terrace 7 9 modulated at the upper floors to make room for
private terraces, thus, breaking the monotony in the
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5BHK PENTHOUSES with private terraces
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CONCEPT:
The design breaks away from the tower morphology.
A typical tower is designed and stamped all over the site. 4 9
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Taking into consideration the orientation, massing, variation
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PLANNING AND FORMATION :
1. Main entrance to the courtyard
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At the Oranje Castle, the dwelling units are arranged in a ring format along
the periphery around a large courtyard. The playfulness of undulating
skyline is extended onto the brick-
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Further, all terraces, which are at
the courtyard has the size two football fields, ensuring a landscape different levels, feature gardens that clad facade which is punctuated
connection for each apartment. render an additional green dimension to with balconies that are of two
The massive courtyard in the center creates the maximum distance
the project. kinds – hollowed out as well as
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between two apartments in a manner that the window of the neighbor is
the farthest possible.
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This allows enough privacy as well as adequate natural light and
ventilation to all units.
The concept for the central courtyard derives from the traditional Indian
garden, which features an eclectic combination of live animals, water
fountains and lush shade-giving plants . Along with this, the complex
geometries of traditional Indian textile design and the evocative forms of The emphasis on vertical circulation
contemporary artist Anish Kapoor. allows each apartment to enjoy
opposing views and all-important
cross ventilation
Submitted by:
Asha Gogoi Harsh kumar keshri
Aryan Singh Judith Thingshung
Architectural design Kuldeep Yadav
SITE PLAN PERGOLA L
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GRASS CIRCLE WATER FEATURE E
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STORM WATER DRAINAGE CONCEPT
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A combination of point drains and linear There is an integrated 3BHK-STANDARD
drainage pipes prevents the brick garden from seating on the edges of 3BHK- DUPLEX
flooding, and directs water away from the the bird cage, pergola,
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buildings and parking garage. water feature, palm tree
planters; inside the grass EXCLUSIVE
circle and on the PENTHOUSE
amphitheatre.
Submitted by:
Asha Gogoi , Harsh kumar keshri
Aryan Singh , Judith Thingshung
Architectural design Kuldeep Yadav , Shreyash Gupta
