Ahmedabad University unveils its new 2.25 lakh sq ft state-of-the-art University Centre

It is a colossal 2.25 lakh square feet of space spread over two basement parking levels, a multipurpose ground floor and four storeys of varied facilities, with the proverbial cherry being a rooftop jogging facility.

Ahmedabad University unveils its new 2.25 lakh sq ft state-of-the-art University Centre

Keeping students at the heart of learning, Ahmedabad University’s sprawling new University Centre is all set to challenge everything we thought a university building could possibly be.

Arguably the first of its kind in Gujarat and pan India, the University Centre inaugurated on the 13th Foundation Day, competes with the best internationally. It is a colossal 2.25 lakh square feet of space spread over two basement parking levels, a multipurpose ground floor and four storeys of varied facilities, with the proverbial cherry being a rooftop jogging facility!

Ahmedabad University roped in Delhi-based architecture design consultancy SPA Design, headed by Stephane Paumier, once more for raising this structure which is the heart of the campus. SPA Design has been the name behind the University’s elegant School of Arts and Science building.

The execution of the University Centre kicked off just as the pandemic set in. Two years later, when students got on-campus in full force by the last semester of 2021-22, they had a breathtaking surprise in store. A University Centre that spells panache, a hub built for them to enjoy. According to Stephane, the Centre is designed to be the default position for everyone on the campus. “You have a free lecture, you get there; you have free time between classes, you get there. That is the whole point of its existence, and there is just a 60-metre garden to dash across to reach it. And it’s multipurpose, with at least seven different types of usages. It really is a hybrid building,” he says.

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