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Institutional / Research

Competition Proposal (2nd Place)

National Agri Food Biotechnology Institute

A competition proposal for a biotechnology campus shaped around ecological planning, institutional clarity, and long-term scientific growth.

A competition proposal for a large-scale agri-food biotechnology research campus.

Overview

Developed as a design competition entry, the NABI project outlines a 35-acre institutional campus with substantial built-up area for biotechnology research. The proposal integrates ecological planning and sustainability strategies through specialist consultants.

Design Intent

The proposal imagines a research institute as a legible academic landscape where scientific work, shared space, and environmental planning support one another from the outset.

Site / Context

The larger site is treated as an active planning framework, allowing ecological systems, built form, circulation, and phased institutional growth to be considered together.

Program / Brief

Research laboratories, shared institutional facilities, and campus-scale support spaces are arranged to balance technical performance with a coherent public identity.

Material / Spatial Strategy

Spatial order, environmental response, and consultant-led sustainability strategies are used as primary design tools rather than secondary technical overlays.

Outcome

As a competition proposal, the project frames how a science campus might combine long-range institutional clarity with ecological intelligence and adaptable research infrastructure.

A research campus can feel rigorous without losing landscape, shade, and public life.

Credits

Team
  • Ecological Planning: Akshay Kaul & Associates
  • Sustainability: Sameer Diwakar (dBHMS)

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