Vocational Training Centre

Barmer, Rajasthan

Project Office Project- Space Matters, India

Typology

Rural Training

Area

3500 sqm

Role

Project Architect

Softwares

Rhino | Vray | Autocad | Photoshop

Learning

Institutional design in Local Stone Construction

The project aimed at creating a training center for local women and men from the nearby villages of Barmer, Rajasthan. The training involves knowledge of knitting, sewing, pottery, computers and leadership to impart skills and catalyse development in the rural areas of Rajasthan.

The center is located in desert area where local stone construction is prevalent and to promote local materials and artisans, Random rubble masonry is chosed for the construction of this center. The massing of the campus was done to give a sense of homely workplace for the incoming learners with carved out courtyard in the center and a covered corridor on all sides. The courtyard was also a congregation space for the trainers and trainees to engage together in an eventful environment. My responsibilities included creating design drawings, 3d massing, visualisations and client presentations in the first phase. Once the project was commissioned to construct, I produced construction drawings, coordinated with the structure and MEP consultants along with quanitity and cost estimates..