{"id":6026,"date":"2026-02-24T10:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6026"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:17:19","slug":"sanjay-puri-architects-references-stepped-wells-for-indian-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/sanjay-puri-architects-references-stepped-wells-for-indian-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanjay Puri Architects references stepped wells for Indian university"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“An open auditorium” formed of stepped terraces<\/a> crowns this sprawling brick-clad university<\/a> building in Indore, revealed here exclusively<\/a> by Indian studio Sanjay Puri Architects<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located on the growing 13-hectare campus of Prestige University in the state of Madhya Pradesh, the five-story building contains offices, seminar halls, an auditorium, a library and a cafe.<\/p>\n

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Sanjay Puri Architects has created a stepped university building in Indore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Its defining feature is its 9,000-square-metre walkable roof, which comprises 463 stepped platforms that can be used as individual social spaces or as a singular auditorium for up to 9,000 people. Four terraces are accessible by wheelchair hoist.<\/p>\n

According to Sanjay Puri Architects<\/a>, its design was modelled on ancient stepped wells in India, which it said “were spaces not just built to store water but large social interaction spaces bringing the community together”.<\/p>\n

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It is modelled on ancient stepped wells<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Since this entire campus will provide education for over 3,000 students when completely built, we envisaged the entire stepped rooftop to be used as an open auditorium housing all the students together,” studio founder Sanjay Puri told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“In addition, these terraces act as spaces for social interaction, studying and relaxing. The college has already held multiple functions on these terraces, including flag hoisting on Independence Day, open lectures and games.”<\/p>\n

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The stepped roof is designed for use as an auditorium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 30,800-square-metre building steps up diagonally from its northern point, reaching a height of 28 metres. At its base is a shallow pool, designed to help passively cool the building.<\/p>\n

While providing events and meeting spaces, the stepped design of the building was intended to reduce the visual impact of its expansive volume, which is deliberately low-lying to minimise the amount of mechanical vertical circulation required.<\/p>\n

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Courtyards break up its form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The roofscape is punctured by courtyards, which draw light and ventilation deep into the plan, with the help of a diagonal “indoor street” that runs the length of the ground floor.<\/p>\n

According to the studio, this derives “from traditional Indian architecture”, which often has minimal dependence on artificial lighting and air conditioning.<\/p>\n