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CREATIVE DIGNITY-CRAFT CENTRE FOR PHULKARI
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SITE AREA- 2400 SQ MT.
Creative Dignity is a movement which focuses to provide relief, and rejuvenate the artisans in a bid to ensure their sustained prosperity. The agenda is to create awareness about the craft and the artisans, and to help the indigenous practice to modernize and prosper with the help of professional and designers. The idea is to generate spaces and built environment which can complement the social and cultural status of the craft. Also, offers an environment which gives them dignity they deserves. It also became a place where society and craft and professionals come together.
Phulkari
Phulkari is brought to the Indian Subcontinent by the migrant Jat people of central Asia in ancient times. The embroidery is done with floss silk thread on coarse hand woven cotton fabric. The cloth primarily used and preferred by the women, was the home-spun, locally woven and dyed .
Roof Form
The roof is derived from the most popular symmetrical phulkari motifs formulated into 3D form with slope.
The site is in the foothills of pandavleni hills which provides a dynamic backdrop for the design. The site is adjacent to the national highway which marks the ease of access for the visitors. Being in vicinity of a hilly region the site has light contours of up to 2 meters.
NORTH ELEVATION
The Entry to the centre is through a corridor created by two stone walls 450 mm thick which creates a curiosity to the user to explore more. The circulation after the entrance is based on the concept of revealing in stages like petals of a flower which mean ‘Phul’ which is seen in the motifs of the craft Phulkari. The centre is divided into three zones from the entry i.e. Public, Semi private and private zone. The main aim while designing was to spread awareness about the craft and offer an environment that which gives Artisans dignity they deserve.
LEGENDS-
1-Parking
2-Entrance Lobby
3- Shop
4- Office
5- Guest Quarters
6- Exhibition Hall
7- Canteen
8- Kitchen
9- Toilets
10- Fabric making & dying Area
11- Workshop Area
12- Artisan’s Quarters GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SOUTH ELEVATION
