26/06/2025
Project: B.P.A.H., Surat
Tucked in the heart of Surat—right along one of its busiest roads—B.P.A.H. stands as a quiet, thoughtful response to a chaotic urban setting. What makes it special isn’t just its exposed brick or efficient planning, but the way it embraces nature, context, and community.
Surrounded by large, decades-old trees, 98% of which were preserved through careful planning and construction, the campus enjoys a natural green shield, insulating its learning spaces from the city's noise and heat. Spanning 35,000 S.Ft., the institution houses state-of-the-art classrooms and labs that meet the latest academic standards, while also fostering a deeper connection between the built and the unbuilt through serene indoor garden courts.
Aligned along the East-West axis, the building opens itself to soft northern light through large windows, flooding the labs, and classrooms with daylight. Meanwhile, the southern and western edges are protected with wide corridors edged with greens and massive walls that quieten the city’s chaos outside.
More than 80% of the building is naturally ventilated and non-air-conditioned, yet it remains thermally comfortable due to the thoughtful passive design. And with rooftop solar panels powering its needs—and more—the campus quietly gives back more energy than it consumes on a daily basis, thereby making it net-positive in energy use.
B.P.A.H. isn’t just a place to learn—it’s a space that teaches by example.
Fact File
Designed by: V CREATE
Project Type: Institutional Architecture
Project Name: B.P.A.H. - Bharatia Polytechnic in Animal Husbandry
Location: Ghod Dod Road, Surat. Gujarat.
Year Built: 2024
Project Size: ~ 37000 Sq.ft
Principal Architect- Ar. Bharat Sheth.
Project Architect- Ar. Rutvan Sheth
Design Team- Yogini Patel, Yunus Bangdiwala, Ekta Patel, Ar. Dhruvi Vakharia, Ar. Anjali Pacchigar.
Photography - Ish*ta Sitwala.
Drone photography - Tarun Hirpara
Source of Motivation - Ella 🐰 & Esh*ta .aesthete
