Thesis: Community centre, Anegundi Radhika. Kavaloor

CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANEGUNDI,KARNATAKA

CAN A DESIGN INTERVENTION EMPOWER A COMMUNITY?

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Older than Hampi situated on the northern bank of Tungabhadra River.Part of the world Heritage Site, Hampi and falls the core zone of the heritage site.

Anegundi, believed to be the monkey kingdom of Kishkindha (Kishkinta means in local language a forest where the monkeys lived) in the epic of Ramayana.Anegundi-Elephant pit.(Area of water beyond the northern river side steps of the village where it is deep enough for elephants to wash.

Anegundi is a cradle city of Hampi.

With its many ancient temples it falls within the core zone of the Hampi world heritage site.

The four main road forms a simple square being center core of the village.

THE KISHKINDA TRUST

Banana fibre craft Water hyacinth craft Stone carving Education through performing arts Adaptive reuse and conservation Responsive tourism

L I F E I N A N E G U N D I

INTACH

INTACH Anegundi Hampi Chapter is dedicated to the holistic development of the Anegundi Village and has also extensively documented the Vernacular Architecture in the village of Anegundi.

INTACH Anegundi Hampi Chapter strives to create a balance between the heritage and world class facilities with minimal or no hindrance to the natural landscape. key focus is to: Retain the visual integrity of the place.

Protect the natural, cultural and intangible heritage.

Engage the local communities in capacity building and focus on community development.

Safeguard the historic settlements and the natural habitat.

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“Hampi has been put on a pedestal as a tourism destination, but not enough has been done for the community living around the site. I am concerned about heavy-handed investments without any vision. It would be easy for big investors to buy up the whole place, but I want the people to be proud of their heritage and not be dislocated om their livelihood. The vernacular heritage is important. To retain that, investors must involve the local people and engage the youth through employment. Anegundi is just a metaphor for the whole country.”

Walk to fields

women working in craft centres

Evening talks on kattes and open public spaces

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Area of exploration in the community studies - 10 settlements north to the Thungabadra river.

Simalar occupation and socio economic status

Secondary Focus

Primary Focus

Core zone Buffer zone Peripheral zone

Empowerment rate

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The site is very near to the biggest settlement i.e Anegundi so it is easier for the expansion of the activities running in the Anegundi to the site.

Site is located near the bus stop which makes the transportation easier.

Out of the core zone boundary. aproximate centre location of the community.

The site touches the main road. Transportaion becomes much easier for both community people and visitors to Anegundi.

Has a challenging landscape feature.So the level of exploration becomes much bigger.

CORE ZONE BOUNDARY

Bus station

CONSTRAINTS OF THE SITE SINCE IT BELONGS TO UNESCO. No developments are made in the core zone area Height restriction of the building - 10m FAR - 1.5

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Extraction of stem

Extraction of single strands

Straightening the strands

Making ropes

Drying the strands

Knitting to make a product

1m

2m

Space required per person to work comfortably is 2sqm Workspace in the design ooers space for 112 people for both Banana fibre craft making and Basket weaving craft.

Display space

Drying/ Straightening Space

Workspace

Storage space

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Soft stones are transferred to the site

Space used by per person to work comfortably is 5sqm 2.2m

2.2m

Workspace in the design ooers for 150 people in stone carving workshop space.

A sketch of the design is made on the stone and it is roughly carved

Again the sketching done in detail and carving is done.

Fine details are created using chisels and hamers of various size

Once the product carved the surface is smoothen with the help of stone.

Polishing enhance the surface.

Occasionally the idols are even painted with colour for decoration.

Workspace (Carving,Polishing, Painting)

Display space

Indoor storage

Outdoor storage

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Common Issues Low literacy rate Lack of educational infrastructure Parents uneducated School at a distance Poverty School Building is not in a condition.

Present conditions of the infrastrucrure of the schools in the community

Movement of the students for Secondary Education Only 2 Villages has the facility of Secondary Education

Project initiation in school development Total students - 350 From class 8th to 12th 5 level of class divided into 2 sections 10 classrooms with 3 labs , Library and computer lab As the primary function of the site is skill development it allows students to learn the skill as there curriculum in there studies. students will have the opportunity to participate in the workshops during weeekends and develop both education and local craft.

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MAIN AGENDA OF THE PROGRAM. To spread the activities happening in the Anegundi settlement to overall community.

Since it is making settlements more lively and uplifting the income which results to the growth in the empowerment.

Adding up the School component is basically encouraging School students to continue there higher studies and involving skill development in there curriculum so that the students get exposed in both ways.

Community people

COMMUNITY

ANEGUNDI

SITE

School students Expertise(artisans) Visitors Teachers (School)

No. of Permanent User group - 750 Community workshop - 385 Community School

Productivity

- 365

Learning

Stone carving space Weaving space Expertise Students Staff

150 225 10 350 15

EXPERTISE COMING TO SITE TO SHARE THE SKILL UTILISES THE SPACE FOR SMALL SCALE PRODUCTION IN THE AFTERNOON

10am - 6pm

10am - 6pm

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BOULDERS SHRUBS FARMING

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Sharp geometry of the structure vs the lines of the Boulders.

Scale and proportions of the each unit individually with the whole structure.

Grid layout in the plan was a major character of the Hampi Architecture inorder to get a proper scale and proprtions in each space and to get a clarity in the layout.

Main axis and circulation throuh the column and beam structure.Corbelled arches were one of the important charcteristics in the civic architecture of the Hampi.

For example : Lotus mahal, Elephant stable ,Queens bath and many Mandaps.

Material used for the construction is always exposed as raw material . The essence of the material is felt by the touch and visual.

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Taking lines from the rythem of the boulders sitting in elevation based on solid and void created by the boulders line

Turning the orientation of the lines according to the sun path direction so that the building stops harsh sun . and the diagonal lines distrupts the horizontality of the site

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