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GIC, BARAM

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Deep inside the Himalayas, in a valley along the Dhauli Ganga river is a small village, Baram (Dharchula Tehsil of Pithoragarh District). Baram, hosts the Government Inter-College (GIC). It is
the only Higher Secondary school for forty kilometres around; children trek long distances to come to this school. It is an old school, built in 1962, and in need of renovation. It is designated a model school for Uttarakhand, and so the state government of Uttarakhand, and TATA Trust invited Hunnarshala to design and build this as an example for the region.

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The north west corner of the site is heavily wooded, so we decided to build the school around the trees, retaining all 73. The stones that were retrieved from the old school were recycled to make foundations, plinths and the landscaping. The smaller stones were broken and used as aggregate for the small amount of RCC done in the school. All the ground floor roofs were made as shallow domes with bricks.

The design creates a series of interconnected courtyards shaded by the trees above. The children use the courts to hold classes, assemblies and to play.
Site Area
1.5 ha
Built-up Area 
22,900 sqft
Cost of Construction
Rs 3.53 crores
Project Status
Completed (2019)
Clients
State Government of Uttarakhand, TATA Trust

Architects
Sandeep Virmani, Pratik Zaveri, Tapas Upadhyay, Gaurav Dinodia
Engineers and Technical Experts
Mahijaa - Dr. Yogananda, Pramod AV  
Artisans
Gopal, Ranjan (Master Artisans)
Bharat, Nandu, Newton, Mahendra, Rajesh, (Brick Masons, Plasters, IPS Floors, Pointing)
Azad, Manish, Narayan, Khan Vasudev
(Shallow Dome Artisans)
Shankar, Naveen (Stone Masons)
Jagga, Shivji (Bar Benders)
Bhushan (Centering, Shuttering)
Govind, Vinod, Shravan, Vasudev (Carpenters)
Naveen, Manoj (Excavators & Stone breakers)
Pushpa, Munna, Manoj, Shatrughan, Mahendra (Helpers)
Magan (Spaceframe)
Rabbani, Wasim (Fabricators)
Ajay, Govind (Painters)

Project Managers
Mahavir Acharya, Rupesh Hurmade
Site Engineer
​Uday Jain
Site Supervisors
Hiren Gohil, Karamshi Rangani, Raja Gor
​Civil Contractor
​Kailash Chandra Upreti, Bhuwan Joshi
Consultants
Samir Mehta
Interns
Varun Bhat, Ekta, Haripriya, Ramya, Meera, Muskaan