Academic design project · 07

Gramam

A sustainable veterinary education campus conceived for the tropical landscape of Pookode, Kerala.

Year2010–2011

TypeAcademic · Unbuilt

LocationPookode, Kerala, India

Aerial view of the Gramam veterinary campus among bamboo groves

Panoramic view of the bamboo veterinary institute and water garden

Interior courtyard beneath the branching bamboo roof structure

Bamboo pavilion and tropical planting after rain

Rain-kissed garden steps leading toward the bamboo pavilions

Perforated screens illuminated within a bamboo water garden

Rain-kissed bamboo courtyard arranged around a stone basin

Lush community garden with woven seating beside a reflecting pool

Bamboo courtyard and water garden with a looping sculpture

Elevated view of clustered bamboo learning pavilions in a tropical landscape

Shaded academic courtyard beneath a woven bamboo canopy

Sectional view through a bamboo and earthen learning pavilion

Rain-kissed landscape courtyard and water garden between bamboo pavilions

Learning within the landscape.

Gramam proposes a Government Veterinary and Animal Science Institute as an open, courtyard-based campus connecting students, local communities and the surrounding ecology.

The masterplan brings together academic and administrative buildings, student and staff accommodation, farms, pastureland, community facilities and bamboo cultivation. The detailed academic block is formed from modular bamboo and earthen pavilions shaped by passive ventilation, shade and rain.

Inspired by Kerala’s vernacular erumadam structures and Vedic planning principles, the proposal combines flowing roof forms with locally available materials. Bamboo cultivation and preparation on site would support gradual construction, local craftsmanship and the regional economy.

RoleProject Architect — research, masterplanning, architectural design, environmental strategy, bamboo construction development, landscape planning and visualisation.