... provides the strong control of daylight, depending on the specific research requirements. Similarly, the east, west and north facades are also patterned with laminated glass. There are soaring bamboo planted atriums, every third floor. The plants, as high as 12 meters, provide research facilities for students, researchers and staff. The marble floors, free standing columns and the concrete walls are seen through-out the building. The connecting pathways to surrounding older buildings-the Medical science building, the Fitzgerald building and Roseburg building- complete this project. The floor plan of CCBR provides large amounts of open space on each floor, with well executed enclosed areas. This open-concept floor plan of the CCBR involves several ideas similar to Le Corbusier's free-plan. In brief, the characteristics of the free-plan include columns supported floor-slabs, free arrangement of walls and columns, and freedom of façade design. The concept of a free façade and columns supported ceilings is ...

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