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Material
Specification
Where
Why
M1
Red sandstone
Karauli / Bansi Paharpur, Rajasthan
75 ashlar cladding in 500 courses, honed. 100 solid for plinths, copings and chajjas. 75 jaali panels
Plinths, reading hall, hall fins and cornices, gate pylons, boundary wall, chajjas, jaalis, lanterns
The regional ceremonial stone. It carves well for jaalis and brackets, and weathers evenly
M2
Buff sandstone
Dholpur, Rajasthan
75 ashlar. Column shafts in 3 solid drums on an RCC core. Steps 150 solid, flamed treads
Library wings, hall drum, column shafts, string courses, steps, parapets, tank flights 2 and 4
A lighter counterpart to M1 that reflects heat. It is the traditional pairing on red-stone buildings
M3
White marble
Makrana, Rajasthan
20 segmental cladding on a 150 RCC shell, SS pins, lime-putty joints
Library dome, the 13 chhatri domes, library finial base
High solar reflectance on the surfaces that take the most sun. Marks the campus's intellectual centre on the skyline
M4
Lime plaster
lime + surkhi
3-coat, 20 thick, lime-washed. Red stone base band and floor bands
Guest blocks, classrooms, dining, staff quarters, utility block, all interiors
Breathable, cheap to repair, and cooler than cement render. Keeps stone for the buildings that matter most
M5
Teak
plantation / certified
200 sq posts with bracket caps. 50 doors, ledged and panelled. Railings, fascias. Oil finish
Classroom verandas, yagshala ring beams, all external doors, balconies, roof fascias
Warm to the touch where people lean and sit. Durable outdoors in a hot-dry climate
M6
Clay country tiles
Double-lap on battens, breathable underlay, 50 insulation, RCC or steel rafters. Pitch about 27°
Classrooms, yagshalas, dining hall
The ventilated void under the tiles sheds heat. Deep eaves shade the walls and throw monsoon rain clear
M7
Copper
pre-weathered
0.7 standing seam at 600, on 18 ply and 100 PIR over steel purlins
Assembly Hall roof and lantern
Very long life on a conical 55 m roof. It can't be done in tile at that pitch and span
M8
Kota stone
Rajasthan
25 thick, 600 × 600, honed (not polished) outside
Verandas, porticoes, foyers, corridors, classroom and library floors
Hard, cool underfoot, low cost, easy to source
P1–P3
Paving
P1 buff flags 50, flamed, on a lime-sand bed. P2 brick-on-edge on sand, open joints. P3 black granite, flamed and polished
P1 plaza, axis and ramps. P2 all footpaths. P3 statue pedestal only
P2 lets rain soak in. P1 is laid in concentric rings in the plaza (see 3D model)
G1 · B1
Glazing and bronze
DG low-e, SHGC ≤ 0.3, in bronze-anodised aluminium. Cast bronze lamps, rails and finials
All windows, set back 300 or more behind a jaali or under a chajja
No glass faces the sun unshaded. Bronze ties the metalwork to the copper roof