Akashara Vidhyasaramam School Arch Gate

A new main entrance for Akashara Vidhyasaramam School at Kondur, Cuddalore — the first thing students, parents and visitors pass through every day, so it had to be sturdy, secure and welcoming.

The entrance is framed by a reinforced-concrete arch: two load-bearing columns tied by a cast-in-place beam that spans the full width of the driveway and joins the existing compound wall on either side.

Within the frame sits a wide double-leaf fabricated steel gate in the school’s green, finished with gold-painted scrollwork, rosettes and a butterfly motif at the centre, with a raised arched top line. The concrete frame is cast and the gate is installed; plastering and the finishing coat on the arch are the remaining stages.