LABORATORIES & WORKSHOPS

1) CLIMATOLOGY/ ENVIRONMENT LAB

Climatology is an important part of the curriculum of B.Arch. programme. In order to teach climatology more effectively climatology lab with modern instruments has been set up at SDCA. This lab helps students to get exposure of the climatology study which they learn as theory subject in third semester. Our lab has instruments to measure temperature, humidity, wind speed, and lighting etc.


2) SURVEYING LAB

Surveying is an important part of the curriculum of B.Arch. programme. Surveying lab have various instruments for distance measurements and for measuring heights of the buildings & objects. The lab is equipped with the instruments and tools that students use throughout the surveying courses.


3) MATERIALS TESTING LAB

We have a common lab for material testing with civil department. In intent of the lab is to impart practical learning to the students with the behaviour of structural materials like Bricks, concrete, Timber , steel etc. , under different loading conditions as well as to test the quality and properties of the building unit.


4) ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING LAB

The electrical lab displays various lighting fixtures, switches, MCBs, ELCBs, Isolators of different amperage etc. the lab also details out basic electrical circuit for simple residence.


5) PLUMBING & SANITATION

The plumbing & sanitation lab displays various plumbing fixtures, traps, pipes etc. the lab also details out basic plumbing & sanitation layout for simple residence.


6) COMPUTER LAB

At SDCA we have fully air-conditioned computer lab with more than 50 computers that are configured to latest operating system with latest version architecture software installed –AUTOCAD, REVIT, 3D MAX and other software used in architecture.


7) MATERIAL MUSEUM

The Material Museum at SDCA has a vast display of various modern building materials. This serves as an information centre for the students to decide on their choice of materials during their architectural design studio project.


8) MODEL MAKING WORKSHOP

The workshop has various material cutting equipment’s and model making tools, where students learn and explore model making technique with different materials and make models for their architectural design studio projects.


9)CARPENTORY WORKSHOP

We have a centralized workshop for carpentry with other department. At carpentry workshop students learn the fundamentals of wood working and carpentry tools, wood working equipment’s, various carpentry operations and the method of making wooden joints.


10) CONSTRUCTION YARD

Construction yard is an open space available for the students to perform hands on exercises of using various building materials like clay, bricks, stone etc. to constructs building elements and gain practical experiences using different construction techniques.