South Front College, in full 360°.
A south-facing academic block, ground plus four floors of classrooms, in terracotta brick with grey concrete frames, green jali panels, two glazed stair towers with timber louvers and a diamond-jali brick wing. On the 5th floor sits the 69 × 40 ft rooftop pavilion: seven posts at 11.5 ft centres and a roof 14 ft high at the front, falling 1.4 ft to 12.6 ft at the back. Spin the building, peel it back floor by floor, walk the rooftop verandah and switch to evening lighting.
Every number in the building, in one place.
| South frontage | 207 ft18 bays on an 11.5 ft column grid, the same module as the rooftop posts |
|---|---|
| Depth (south to north) | 60 ftClassrooms to the south, 8 ft corridor line, services to the north |
| Floors | Ground + 4 + 5th-floor rooftopGround 14 ft, upper floors 13 ft floor to floor |
| Floor levels | G +2.5, 1st +16.5, 2nd +29.5, 3rd +42.5, 4th +55.5 ftMeasured from finished ground |
| 5th floor (terrace) level | +68.5 ftStair and lift towers rise to +84 ft |
| Floor area, ground to 4th | ≈ 62,100 sq ft207 × 60 ft × 5 floors |
| Classrooms (concept) | 287 per floor on floors 1 to 4, each 23 × 37 ft |
| Rooftop pavilion | 69 × 40 ft7 posts at 11.5 ft c/c, aligned with the central block columns |
| Pavilion roof | 14 ft at the south, 12.6 ft at the north1.4 ft fall towards the north, 1 in 28.6 |
| Rooftop verandah | 69 × 10 ftCafe seating under a timber ceiling, glass railing at the terrace edge |
Projecting concrete frames and green jali panels shade the classroom glass from the high south sun, while the brick skin keeps the interiors cool through the afternoon.
The two glazed stair and lift towers break the 207 ft front into three parts. Their timber louvers filter light into the stairwells and rise one storey above the terrace.
Your 69 × 40 ft design becomes a rooftop pavilion for seminars, a cafeteria or events, with a 10 ft verandah facing south over the campus.
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