Our Campus
Our Campus
Area: 11 acres
Location: Vidyalankar Marg, Wadala (E) - 400 037.
Overview
Our entire campus has been designed by Planet 3 Studios Architecture Pvt. Ltd. Planet 3 Studios is a young, internationally award winning practice and it represents the vanguard of future-forward design in India. Founded and led by Kalhan Mattoo and Santha Gour Mattoo, the studio has evolved as a multidisciplinary practice with a rapidly growing eclectic portfolio of projects comprising institutional buildings, mixed use developments, high rise buildings, adaptive-reuse projects, housing complexes, colleges, schools, training centers, business process outsourcing facilities, corporate offices, banks, malls, retail outlets, resorts, spas, hotels, restaurants, lounges, nightclubs, furniture and even industrial products.Faculty and students have free Wi-fi and internet connectivity.
Ample space and infrastructure has been provided for research initiatives.
The enitre Campus Layout has been divided into 5 categories:
- Land Use Pattern
- Design Concept
- Facilities at Campus
- External Services
- Landscape Proposal
The Proposed Land Use Pattern
The fundamental task of campus planning is to maintain highly functional campus facilities which support the Institute's educational and operational programs while maintaining a healthy and attractive environment for the people who study and work at Vidyalankar. Although it is impossible to anticipate long-range changes in college curriculum and enrolment, the Institute has developed a Land use Plan to manage and develop the campus to best serve operational and community needs with as much long-range vision as possible
The three main goals of the campus plan are :
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Land and Buildings
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Natural and Landscaped Open Space
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Travel and Parking
To evolve a land use and building pattern that supports the Institute's academic mission, respects the unique physical environment, encourages lively social interaction, and promotes compact, pedestrian-friendly and sustainable development
To maintain and continue to evolve an open space system which protects and enhances environmentally-significant natural areas, provides safe, pedestrian-friendly links throughout the campus, and encourages social interaction through outdoor meeting places, relaxation spaces, playing fields and other outdoor recreational venues
To reduce motor vehicle traffic to the campus and to encourage increased use of public transit, cycling and walking
A schematic view of the Institute campus is shown below. 12 m internal road divides campus into two zones. On the left side, is the Institute building (19,000 sqm). The campus has a big play ground suitable for holding outdoor games. The Campus has enough free space to house additional construction like a separate building for the Bio-Technology department of the Institute, Staff Quarters, hostel (studio apartment) for students and a sport complex with swimming pool facility
Building and Facilities at the Campus
The Institute building fulfils all the norms laid down by AICTE. The building is divided in different blocks to suit the administrative & educational requirements
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14 Class Rooms
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1 Tutorial Hall
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1 Drawing Hall
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8 Computer Laboratories
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1 Library
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15 Laboratories & 1 Workshop
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Cafeteria and Guest House
Cafeteria, Lunch room, Guest rooms and a sick room.
Facilities at the Campus
The campus offers students a vibrant and attractive setting for their studies. Facilities on the campus include Computer Centre, Library, Student Union, Food court, Gift shop, Bank, Bus links to other parts of Mumbai and a lush green playground. It is also planned to have a full fledged Sports centre with a swimming pool. The Institute has hostel facilities at its Nerul, Navi Mumbai campus
External Services
The Institute is located in central Mumbai and is well connected by road and rail. Hence students have easy access to everything they need including hospitals, shopping malls, movie theatres, sport centres etc.
Landscape Proposal
The Institute recognizes the importance of landscaping and is aware that it is the landscape and not the buildings, which on the mature campus, creates visual impact and continuity. The landscape creates vistas and provides delight. The Institute has appointed a Landscape architect. He has been briefed to preserve most (if not all) of the wooded areas.