Shiv Nadar School Faridabad (SNSF) is the third institution established by the group, following Gurgaon and Noida. SNSF boasts the largest campus among the three, spanning 13 acres and featuring two football fields, a 400-meter running track, and a cricket pitch. The campus is situated behind a public green belt, which is 30 to 50 meters wide.
The site consists of a 600-meter-long linear plot divided by a central road. On the south side lies a small-scale preschool education center enclosed by a courtyard, which extends northward to the primary, middle, and high school buildings. The school is designed as an L-shaped linear structure with permeable features on its northern facade. Its orientation aligns with the Hauz Khas complex, facing the prevailing winds from the north and west between October and June to maximize cross ventilation sourced from the surrounding green belts and open spaces.
The design is based on a 15-meter module, creating prefabricated two-story units that can house four classrooms or be adapted for art studios, activity rooms, or laboratories. These modules can also feature double-height balconies or terrace gardens.
The building resembles a long vessel with expansive openings facing the sports fields. A 6-meter-wide circulation corridor runs through horizontal openings and skylights, allowing for diagonal views and providing natural light and ventilation deep within the structure.
The first floor acts as a broad base, featuring a double-layered, clear-height covered playground and corridor. The multifunctional sports hall and a 1,000-seat auditorium are located in a semi-basement, which also houses a covered swimming pool.
Activity rooms for drama, painting, arts and crafts, and music have direct access to the terrace garden, enabling outdoor activities. This creates a complex, three-dimensional relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces, moving beyond the traditional interaction between classrooms and ground-level courtyards.
The SNSF project revisits the use of horizontal typologies in school design—whether as courtyard structures or elongated buildings with long corridors that often suffer from poor lighting. It introduces a multi-channel linear building concept with all facilities integrated into a flexible modular system.
This is achieved by employing pre-stressed double T-shaped slabs measuring 15 meters in length, 2.4 meters in width, and 2 feet in depth. These slabs are cast on-site and lifted into place using heavy-duty mobile cranes.
The innovative use of large-span prefabrication technology challenges the conventional 600-square-foot classroom grid as a structural load-bearing system. It also addresses the increasing demand for denser, taller school buildings.
The structure’s monochromatic gray reinforced concrete frame is fully exposed, balanced by the warm tones of clay or concrete bricks. Secondary industrial elements such as metal doors, tiles, and signage add subtle color contrasts.
Project Drawings
△ Sectional Perspective
△ General Layout Plan
△ Underground Floor Plan
△ First Floor Plan
△ Second Floor Plan
△ Third Floor Plan
△ Fourth Floor Plan
△ Fifth Floor Plan
△ Roof Plan
△ Section Diagram
△ Section Diagram
△ Section Diagram
△ Section Diagram
△ Section Diagram
△ Elevation Drawing
△ Elevation Drawing
Project Information
Architect: Stephane Paumier Architects
Area: 41,900 m²
Project Year: 2019
Photographer: Amit Pasricha
Suppliers: Hormann, Indo Solutions, Lighting Technologies, Mitsubishi, Pioneer Bricks, Schuco
Lead Architects: Stephane Paumier, Shaily Gupta, Adil Abuzar
Design Team: Shaily Gupta, Adil Abuzar, Nikhil Jain, Vaani Sood, Imlinoachet Walling
Function: School
MEP Consultant: dbHMS
Construction Company: Survi Projects Private Limited
Structural Design: Melior Structural Solutions
Location: Faridabad, India
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