TOTAL STATE POPULATION : 5,000,0000

SITE SURROUNDING POPULATION :5,00,000 section % volumes Area seats

TOTAL SITE AREA : 8 ACRES (32,368 SQ.M)
VOLUMES :2,50,000 Telugu 15 30,000 115 75
PER DAY NO.OF VISITERS : UP TO 500
Hindi/urdu 15 30,000 115 75
MIN.AREA FOR 2,50,000 VOLUMES:3,750 Q.M
OPEN ACCESS : 15 SQ.M English 15 37,000 115 75
PARKING AREA : 20% OF BUILTUP AREA(6,473 SQ.M)
FOOT PRINT AREA : 12% OF SITE AREA Sanskrit 15 15,000 80 75
ROADS AND PATHWAYS : 18- 20 % OF SITE AREA(6,473 SQ.M)
Textbooks 15 40,000 80 75
BUILTUP AREA :
GROUND COVERAGE :32 % OF SITE AREA (10,357 SQ.M) Children 5 12,000 100 50
OUT SIDE READING :
Braille 5 12,000 50 25
OAT :
SEMI-OPEN STUDY AREA : Technical 5 12,000 40 50
LANDSCAPE AREA :35%OF SITE AREA (11,328 SQ.M)
SET BACKS : FRONT 5M,SIDE AND RARE -7M
Newspaper 2.5 6,000 40 50

HEIGHT OF BUILDING :5 FLOORS

Reference 2.5 12,500 150 25
TOTAL READING AREA :

LOBBY/RECEPTION : 512 SQ.M

CYBER CAF : 600 SQ.M

AUDITORIUM :1500 SQ.M

LIFT, STAIRCASE, ESCALATOR :130 SQ.M

CURRENT NEWSPAPER SECTION : 550 SQ.M

CHILDRENS SECTION : 250 SQ.M

PERIODICAL SECTION : 696 SQ.M

REFERENCE SECTION : 550 SQ.M

STACK AREA ( TAMIL BOOKS) :2000SQ.M

READING AREA : 550 SQ.M

STACK AREA (ENGLISH BOOKS) : 2000 SQ.M

READING AREA : 500 SQ.M

INDIAN LANGUAGE : 1400 SQ.M

BACK ISSUE OF NEWS PAPER : 1000 SQ.M

READING AREA : 185 SQ.M

BACK ISSUE OF PERIODICALS :1160 SQ.M

 SITE SELECTION & SITE ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHY OF VIJAYAWADA: EDUCATION:
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT-AP) 0.8 km away from site.
The department of public libraries of Andhra Pradesh has proposed to
Vijayawada is surrounded by the Krishna river on the SRM University 2 km away from site
build a central library As the state was divided into two parts and state central library Amrita University, Amity
east and west, and the Budameru River on the north. The
was remained in one part. So there is a need to design a new state central library for a Indo-UK Institute of Health (IUIH)
northern, northwestern, and southwestern parts of the city are
new state.
covered by a low range of hills, while the central, SECRETARIAT :4 KM FROM SITE
VIJAYAWADA CITY:
southwestern and northwestern parts are covered by rich and
Vijayawada is a city in the Indian state of Andhra fertile agriculture lands with three major irrigation canals.
Pradesh, located on the banks of the Krishna River. NEAR BY TOWNS:
5.2 SITE SURROUNDINGS: VIJAYAWADA 16K.Mts
It is located east of proposed Andhra Pradesh Capital
GUNTUR - 30 K.Mts
City and is the second largest city in the state
AMARAVATHI - 15 K.Mts
after Visakhapatnam. The city is a major trading and
MANGALGIRI - 10 K.Mts
business centre and hence, it is also known as "The Business
Capital of Andhra Pradesh".[As of 2011 census, the city had
SWOT ANALYSIS
a population of 1,048,240, making it the second largest city
STRENGTH
in the state with a million plus population and it had an
Ground water availability is more in site.
urban agglomeration population of 1,491,202.
Site is in institutional area
Co-Orinates:16.5083 N, 80.6417 E
More greenery around the site
There is less vehicular traffic and pollution in the area.
There is a good view point in the site towards hill.
CLAMATIC CONDITIONS WEAKNESS
The surrounding areas are in developing process.
Vijayawada has a tropical climate with hot summers and a monsoon season.
There is less public transportation to the site.
Temperatures can reach 47 C (117 F) in MayJune, while the winter temperatures
OPPORTUNITIES
rarely fall below 15 C (59 F).
There will be much development around the site in future.
The average humidity is 78%, and the average annual rainfall is 921.5 millimetres(36
THREAT
in).
There is no threats.
WIND DIRECTION:
The north east monsoon period is from end
SITE: November to end February with predominantly
north easterly winds.
The pre-monsoon period is from march to
may usually, the period of the year when the
winds shift towards south westerly direction.
The south-west monsoon is from middle of may up to middle of October with
predominantly south-western winds and cloudy
weather and the rainy season.
The topography of Vijayawada is flat, with a few small to medium-sized hills. The Krishna The post monsoon is from middle of October to end November with variable

River runs along the city. These hills are part of the Eastern Ghats cut through by the Krishna weather

river. Three canals originating from the north side of the Prakasham barrage reservoir, Eluru, SUN PATH OF PROPOSED SITE ,VIJAYAWADA

Bandar and Ryves, run through the city SUN DIRECTION IS EAST TO WEST FROM SOUTH SIDE.

PHYSICAL ATURES OF PROPOSED SITE:

Climate : hot summers and a monsoon season.Average annual

Contours
temperature 28.5 degrees
: The site doesnt have contours, it slightly sloped towards the
N
PROPOSED STATE CENTRAL LIBRARY SITE AREA 8 acres
NW
Type of soil : black cotton soil SITE CIRCULATION
Shape of site : mostly square
Vegetation ROADS
: tress are situated around the site
Water bodies :the north east side of the site have a Krishna river SITE
SERVICES
from a distance of 7 k.mts and the north west of the site have SITE VESITATION:
ELECTRICAL PALM TREES
river canal.
VEGITATION SHRUBS AND BUSHES
MEAN SEE LEVEL OF VIJAYAWADA IS 19.354 NEAM