Case of indigeneous craftsman communities of Karnataka
LOCATION : BANGALORE I INDIA
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT I 10th SEMESTER(thesis) I JAN 2022 - MAY 2022
ACADEMIC PROJECT I ADVISED BY AR. AKSHARA VERMA (akshara.v@cmr.edu.in)
The tradition of weaving in the state of Karnataka dates back in the 8th century. The traditional handloom sarees such as Ilkal, Gaddi Dadhi and Hubli, blouse material known as Khana and other handloom products like dhotra (dhoti) and durries are known to be woven in the state. At present Karnataka has over 40000 handloom weavers spread across different regions. But the state of its primary stakeholders - the weavers is at risk. The handloom industry is heavily suffering from globalization and lack of upgradation. All the present weaving facilities are cramped, disorganized and spread in fragments throughout the state.
The craft centre revolves around the idea of regenerating and reviving the practices, the way of life of weavers and keeping the age old tradition thriving. The intention is to create an experiential architecture promoting a community as representation of fashion that will establish a dynamic environment staying within the spirit of the community while uplifting the face of the industry. The proposal aims at providing a platform for collaboration of weavers and designers to form a worldclass textile destination. It also aims at providing weavers from various regions an opportunity, to work, learn , teach and form a new form of suppy chain where fast fashion has failed. It gives the weavers and designers opportuniy to form a network to market and sell their produce to reach the global need for sustainable clothing today.
Railway Station
Industrial/Institutional
The residential zones are more dense compared to commercial and industrial.
NH 44 connects the site directly with multiple teritiary roads running into the town.
WIND
The wind in Bangalore changes throughout the year. Mostly it flows from North East direction.
NOISE
The site is mostly effected by the noise from vehicular traffic and some amount from trains.
VIEWS
The site has view points towards the lake and vegetation around.
SUN PATH
While the northern side of the site has residential buildings , the south side is completely exposed to the sun , thereby requiring shading devices.
The Site is sloping towards the lake, with 14m level difference along the length of the
WATER BODY
The site slopes down towards the lake, providing possibility of creating catchment area.
VEGETATION
The site has coconut tree plantation with shrubs and bushes aligned along the edge of the lake.
1. East West Elongated to minimise low angled sunlight.
2. Breaking of mass for better ventilation
3. Raising blocks to minimise heat gain from ground.
4.Internal and external courtyards to maximise cross ventilation
5.Roofs Closing towards South and opening towards North to prevent harsh sunlight.
Yelahanka Lake
Yashwanthpur
FIGURE GROUND ROAD NETWORK
LAND USE CONTOUR MAP
HOW TO MAKE IT SPECIFIC TO WEAVERS OF KARNATAKA?
Active Edge
Connect between neighbourhood and site
WARP AND WEFT SYSTEM
Embellishment/Craft
Retail/ Public
Centre more Cohesive
Production and Institution
MAIN BODY TYPICAL
PLAIN WEAVE WEFT RIB TWILL WEAVE
Multiple Possible Spatial Arrangements
Changing Grid to respond to Function and Structure
Sense of Connect
Interactive
Movement in Section Participatory Spaces
Movement IN-UP-OUT-DOWN
Explore Weaving in Volume
FLUIDITY OF THREAD
Direct Rainwater into the Lake, following topography
Ecological Connect with topography
Chanel Part of Embellishment all the way
Power of Fluidity, Soft / Sensual / Interactive
BORDER AND ACTIVE EDGE
Border Drapes along the Pallu
Water Edge acts as a Border
Bring in View of Lake
Inner Connect
Water Chanel
Flow of thread
Wraps the structure
Fluidity in Landscape
The axis is in response to the urban context of the buildings around the site, along with the alignment of the contours towards the lake.
The public edge is closer to the main road, keeping in mind the ease of access following the semi-public spaces that connectwith public edge. The private spaces are closer to the lake edge.
ACTIVE BORDER
The commercial and retail spaces are directly connected with the production spaceswith connecting event zone. The production spaces are also linked with skill development workshops. The institution has an closer connect with the skill development and production spaces.
The site has the definite view to te lake but the introduction of a water canal provides for internal views towards the landscape, with an intent to make every space look into it.
PVC Membrane
Double revetment zinc
OSB 30mm
Galvanised steel members
Wood batten
PVC membrane
Wood framework
COMMERCIAL SPACE ROOF DETAIL
COMMERCIAL AND EXHIBITION SPACE FIRST FLOOR PLAN
STREET STREET AND PLAZA
STREET ,PLAZA AND VIEW
The commercial zone has two floors that look into each other and the water body, providing physical and physcological connect, with the roofs opening out to the northern side to let in maximum light. The spaces connect with event and exhibition spaces , forming all round interaction to showcase the work of weavers.
The commercial zone planning follows the WARP and WEFT system with alternate grid pattern in floor plan, roof plan, and section that creates a pattern of spaces looking into landscapes on top floor and ground floor with play of levels and views.
1.Mangalore Tiles Placed on a wooden framework
2. Mud rolls 100mm dia
3. Reused Teak Wood Rafter 75X120 mm thk @1100mm c/c
4. RCC Lintel 50mm thk
5. Stone wall 300mm thk
6. Mud Plaster 12mm thk
7.Rammed Earth layer 50mm thk
8. RCC Plinth Band 150 mm thk
9.Uncoarsed Random Masonry with 1:6 Mortar 500mm thk
10. PCC 1:3:6
11.Uncoarsed Random Masonry Foundation
All the materials used are locally sourced like reused teak wood, mud rolls made on site, mangalore tiles and Sadarhalli Bangalore stone, to provide the weavers a sense of their traditional living. The units are incremental that
View of Production Unit
View of Production Unit Central Axis
ENTRANCE PLAZA
Entrance Plaza functions as a diverse gathering space for locals and landscape entrance for pedestrians , lined with seating with trellis and floral walkways looking into water body.
RESTING CORNER
The resting area for the weavers in production area looks into the water body with tree seating, cultivating sophisticated traditional village setting to encourage interaction.
CENTRAL PLAZA
Central Plaza marks as multiple entry point with landscape nodes differentiating hierarchy of spaces with different circulation routes lined with seating along water edge
INSTITUTION ENTRY PLAZA
Entrance plaza has a large afforested area looking into water body connecting to stepped pathway leading to breakponts, seatings and bridges with diverse activities.
Landscape and Dykes helps in water retension thereby increasing water supply and keeping canal green all year.
Landsape and dykes helps in preventing water runoff and improves water quality, thereby preventing flood.
DRY SEASON
RAINY SEASON
GREEN WATER CANAL
View of Commercial and Exhibition space
View of Commercial Area on top
View of Building facing water body and Northern Side
FURNITURE STOP
MIXED USE COMPLEX ( FURNITURE RETAIL + THEATRE + HOTEL )
LOCATION : SHIVAJINAGAR I BANGALORE I KARNATAKA I INDIA
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT I 9th SEMESTER I AUG 2021 - DEC 2021
ACADEMIC PROJECT I ADVISED BY PROF. CHANDRABHANU DVNL (chandrabhanu.d@cmr.edu.in) AR. PRASAD ROTTI (prasad.r@cmr.edu.in)
Shivajinagar has for its furniture market for decades, within the the Central Business distict of Bangalore. The local vendors of the market lack infrastructure and right resources to sell to a larger audience.The proposal of the Furniture Stop aims at providing a one stop furniture experience for the users, with furniture retail carried out by local vendors and high end brands and redevelope the marketting experience of shivajiagar.
The context has a highly dense and nonporouss fabric with next to zero green pockets and public areas. The need for urabn greenery has becomemore apparent than ever. The proposal acts as an oasis in the in the hardscaped city fabric. The complex aims at opening at the edges to continue the street market startegy to benefit the local vendors leading to public gardens. The concept came from a simple ‘Shop and Stop’ idea of combining nature with culture and enterntainment.
The Site has an existing Sangeeta theatre and multiple furnture stores. The complex houses about 30 local vendor stores and few high end brands combined with restaurants and redevloping the theatre. The building is porous providing connect to the urabn context from every edge, with allowing people to walk through it, emedding itself into the surrounding becoming a social catalyser for the area.
The site in CBD and has major landmarks around it.
CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION
The site has porous and non porous areas but with no green spaces.
The site is intended to give the green back to the city and creating space for recreation.
The local vendors that rae replaced are given priority by creating a market edge along the periphery to attract users.
Creating internal courtyards and making the building porous for cross movement and urban walkthrough the green spaces.
The site has two major junctions on the edges with one connecting to a bus terminal.
The urban edges facing the junction are left open with movement along the periphery for accessibility.
Segregating the mass according to the functions, with response to urban context, with open spaces facing main roads.
Elevating spaces like hotel and restaurants to invite people and get a better view of hustling city along with each space looking into courtyards at all times.
1. LEGAL BOUNDARIES
VEHICULAR ACCESS
3. SERVICE CORES 4. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
5. VISITORS ROUTE TO RETAIL STORES
1.ETRANCE PLAZA
2. LOCAL FURNITURE STORES
3.EXHIBITION / COURTYARD SPACE
4.ENTRANCE COURTYARD/ EVENT SPACE
5.WORKSHOPS
6. WORKSHOP INTERNAL COURTYARD
7.ANCHOR STORE
8.RESTAURANT
9.OUTDOOR SEATING
10.PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
11.ENTRANCE
12. ENTRANCE TO FIRST FLOOR
13.CENTRAL COURTYARD/ EXHIBITION
14. SERVICE CORE
15. ANCHOR STORE
16.DROP OFF
17. BACK ENTRANCE
18.HOTEL DROP OFF
19.HOTEL RECEPTION
20. HOTEL STAFF AREA
21. SERVICE CORE
22. HOTEL INTERNAL COURTYARD
23. HOTEL RESTAURANT
24.SERVICE ROAD
25. WAY TO BASEMENT
CINEMA THEATRE FOOD COURT
SECOND FLOOR
HOTEL
RETAIL STORES
CINEMA THEATRE
WORKSHOPS
RESTAURANT
FOOD COURT
FIRST FLOOR
HOTEL
LOCAL RETAIL STORES
ANCHOR STORES
RESTAURANT
GROUND FLOOR
PARKING BASEMENT WORKSHOPS
View of Local Furniture Retail Street
View of Entrance Courtyard / Exhibition Space
View of Central Courtyard with steps leading to Cinema complex
View of Entrance to Central Courtyard and steps to theatre
ANIMAL CARE AND PRACTICE
VETERINARY INSTITUTE AND HOSPITAL
LOCATION : BANNERGHATTA I BANGALORE I KARNATAKA I INDIA
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT I 6th SEMESTER I FEB 2020 - JUNE 2020
ACADEMIC PROJECT I ADVISED BY PROF. ANTRA BOSU CHAKI (antra.b@cmr.edu.in)
The site is in a rural setting in Bangalore, close to the oldest Bannerghatta National Park, that houses wide variety of birds and animals. The proposal aims at setting an architectural language that responds to the history and present day context. The context has lush green surroundings with hills and Eucalyptus forest, with irregular settlements on outskirts of city of Bangalore.
The proposal of a Veterinary Hospital and Institute aims at providing aid to the animals of the National Park along with establishing a medium for students and researchers from all over the world to learn within the surroundings of animal habitat. The program also aims at encouraging animal adoption and animal shelter services to cultivate safer environment for animals.
The Institute houses approximately 300 students and Hospital with about 75 attendents at a time. The design aims at prioritsing the animals by providing easy transitional and landscape spaces by connecting to the context and considering climate.
The site is located on the outskirts of the city, therfore having large difference between between the open and buiilt spaces, providing multiple viewpoints and explorations in design.
FIGURE GROUND
The Site has multiple variations around, with hill on the northern end to sloping land on southern following the lake.
Sunpath diagram indicates sunlight comes from southern direction, therefore aligning building to restrict harsh sunlight
The roof direction is aligned facing E-W direction with roof preventing harsh overhead sunlight.
The Windrose diagram indiactes winds blowing largely from east and West directions throught the year in Bangalore.
The direction of the butterfly roof helps aloow the passage of both the winds.
CLIMATIC CONSIDERATIONS
1.Larger Mass oriented towrads North-East to avoid Harsh sunlight from south
2.Breaking of Mass for better ventilation and circulation
3.Large courtyard and trees on South to direct wind & filter harsh sunlight
4.Maximum courtyards provided in the interiors for cross ventilation
5.Amphithetare placed in East-West direction to collect lateral sunlight
ZONING AXIS
The three main axis are in correspondence to the shape of the site, aiming to correspond to all features of contect from the hill, vegetation to the residences.
The Public space are arranged closer to the edge responding to the residences and private spaces arranged responding to the hill and away from redidences, with semipublic spaces connecting in centre.
The Public edge connects with the semipublic spaces, the hospital and central plaza, which connect with public edge of institution leading to private areas like research and hostels.
INTERNAL-EXTERNAL
The open and void spaces link with each other forming an indoor and outdoor connect of courtyards throughout that provide cross ventilation and view towards every feature of the site context.
1. VEHICULAR ACCESS
2. PARKING SPACES
3. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
4. VISITORS ROUTE TO HOSPITAL
VISITORS ROUTE TO INSTITUTION
PLAZA AND INTERNAL COURTYARDS
11.RESEARCH CENTRE
12. RESEARCH ACCOMODATION
13.LIBRARY
14. SPORTS COMPLEX
15. CENTRAL GROUND
16.HOSTEL
PERGOLA
CANTEEN HOSPITAL
View of Wooden Louvered Windows
View of Terracota louvers
SHAPING URBAN LIFE
Approach towards redefining Market Space
LOCATION : SHIVAJINAGAR I BANGALORE I KARNATAKA I INDIA
TEAM PROJECT I 7th SEMESTER I AUG 2020 - DEC 2020
ACADEMIC PROJECT I ADVISED BY PROF. AKSHAYA NARSIMHAN (akshaya.n@cmr.edu.in) AR.AKSHARA VERMA (akshara.v@cmr.edu.in)
The market spaces form an integral part of Indian urban fabric, with vendors stalls lined along streets and people marketting their products along the street edges. While these markets are still present today, they have lost their fundamental character in the urban landscape that has changed uickly to accomodate needs of the growing population.
The study focuses on one of the bussiest and crowded Junction of Bangalore City along the Russell Market Street and has 7 roads meeting at one point that connects to the Shivajinagar Bus Station , with multiple automobile vendors and vegetable market along its length. The aim is to take into account the everyday and periodic activities of the vendors due to their ever changing nature .
The project revolves around fixing the existing issues in the urban planning with a proposal of planning that is dynamic in nature taking into consideration the economic practices situated along the streets and recogonise the shifting nature of these econmic practices.
LANDUSE
The site has multiple commercial spaces along the edges with resdinces inside.
WASTE DEPENDENCIES
FIGURE GROUND
The figure ground is dense with few open green spaces.
TRAFFIC
The roads connect forming multiple junctions with taffic along main streets.
RUSSELL TAXI STAND
Wet Waste Solid Waste
Tempoary waste Metal waste
TYPES OF WASTE
The site area- 620 sqmt volume of garbage generated 110m tonnes.
RUSSELLMARKET JUNCTION ANALYSIS
PHYSICAL OWNERSHIP
Most dumps are produced from spaces with very low ownership, like public spaces.
JUNCTION EDGE
The junction is a directionless junction with edges occupied with vendors.
PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
7 raods meet at the centre with no pedestrian walkways or roundabouts.
PSYCLOGICAL OWNERSHIP
The waste spreads to other spaces due asense of psycological ownership of surroundings.
The taxi stand in the centre is used for parking, along with the edges of market. PARKING
1.Autos crowding the junction
2.Vendors along the road create pedestrican traffic
3.Cart Vendors park along road cause vehicular traffic 4.Taxi Stand used for repair produces mechanical waste
Unclean Public toilet 6.Irregular Parking at edge of market causes chaos
A central roundabout is provided with defined street edges for better vehicular movement.
The street edges are extended to accomodate foot path with appropriate zebra crossing.
The landscaped corner has access from both the streets and accomodates a seating space.
The edge of the market is used for parking and is not defined, causing choas in pedestrian nad traffic movement.
The parking space is converted into a pedestrian walkway, with a green or landscaping buffer.
The edges of the Taxi Stand and the market edge are defined to accomodate better flow of traffic.
The pathway is defined to accomodate drop off points for easy vehicular movemet. The possible edge of vendor parking is extended to prevent vehicles from parking on the road.
The taxi stand is defined to accomodate defined number of vehicles and provied with specific pedestrian and vehicular access to prevent irreregular movement.
Vendors are provided with a specific area that is yet dynamic and gives space to explore, while being connected with the suroundings and have easy pedestrian access.
The character of the vendor space is made to match with that of the Historic Russell market , to blend with the surroundings and compliment the architecture.
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1. UNDEFINED ACCESS
2. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
3. DROP OFF
4. VEHICULAR ACCESS
5. VENDORS MARKET
6. ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
Defined turning edges
FoothPath with Green Buffer and Curb Stone to prevent Parking
Zebra Crossings for pedestrains
Cental post with roundabout
Taxi Stand with Definite Car and two wheeler
Landscaped Seating
Pedestrian Walkway instead of Parking space Defined drop off point
Defined Pedestrian Walkway to vendor and Parkng
Specific space for vendors
View of Landscaped Corner Plaza
AXIS INSPIRON
MERGING COMMERCIAL WITH LANDSCAPE
FIRM : THE PURPLEINK STUDIO (thepurpleinkstudio.com)
LOCATION : SHIVAJINAGAR I BANGALORE I KARNATAKA I INDIA
TEAM PROJECT I 8th SEMESTER I JAN 2021 - JUNE 2021
PROFESSIONAL PROJECT I PRINCIPAL AR.AKSHAY HIRANJAL TEAM LEAD AR.SAMRUDHI SHIMPI
The idea of a Clean open facade in a commercial building, where the users feel the ‘need’ to be seen/ viewed from the outside, on the lower and upper levels, making the Glass, alomost mandatory in most cases, with spaces for ‘Signanges’. This combined with the tight spaces in most commercial hubs, would mean there would be hardly any space to look at Green Covers, making it even more difficult to connect.
The attempt here is to look at greens as a part of the built from itself, with Tree Pods and Planters at every level. Although not too large in numbers, with the pods being accessed from the inside, it would allow every user to grow, maintain and contribute in their own little way.
