VEDIC GURUKUL & RESEARCH CENTRE | Architecture thesis

V ED IC GU R UKULA & RESE ARC H CENTRE PROPOSED AT AUROVILLE, INDIA

Guide d by :

Ar. Jitendra Deshmukh sir Er. Reshma Kulkarni ma’am Submitted BY :

P ra thamesh Banthiya FY Architecture

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I wish to express my gratitude to Shri Ankushrao Kadam, the chancellor of JNEC College,under whose encouragement all possible facilities were provided for the successful completion of project.

I would also like to thanks to Prof H M Shinde, the prinicpal of JNEC College, Ar.Sunil Patil(HOD), my thesis guide Ar.Jitendra Deshmukh for their guidance & critique,Thanks to Ar.Abraham Pathrose, especially Prof.Sanjay Pawde for their constant support and sharing knowledge with me. further, I want to extend my thanks to all the faculty members who have taught me over the years & for their kind cooperation during the course. this thesis would not have been accomplished without the constant support of my family who have given me strength and encouragement throughout this journey .I would like to extend my gratitude to Kunal & Samay for all their help.

For all those who helped me and supported me during the time of need, you have my heartfelt thanks.Over the years i have founded inspiration in trusted friends and mentors,but also in unexpected sources.Thank you everyone, named & unnamed,for keeping me going.

Last but not least i want to thank me, i want to thank me for believing in me, i want to thank me for doing all this hardwork, i want to thank me for never quitting, i want to thank me for always being giver & trying to give more then i receive, i want to thank me for trying to do more right than wrong, i want to thank me just being me at all times.

Prathamesh Banthiya

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VEDIC GURUKULAM

Gurukul spaces are unique. Their irregular lines and unexpected shapes have become a stellar feature of the project. This particular architectural style has a profound meaning behind it, which is revealed in every one of its new buildings.

“I use irregular shapes and asymmetric lines to create harmony in unconventional ways,I am influenced by the energy of the elements, i respect the natural shape of the terrain, and also inspired by local construction techniques. Most importantly, i try to create something new using different materials that can be easily recovered by the jungle, like Palm branches,grasses, bamboo.”

The vedic gurukul is completely immersed in the jungle and required finding creative ways to work with concrete and manual labor to avoid destructive heavy machinery

SIT E L O CATION Near matrimandir, auroville, Pondicherry, India SITE AREA : 44271 Sqmt (10.93 acre) Wind direction : SW to NE

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SITE JUST IFIC ATION Strong context

the availability of land gives us the opprtunity to explore and design gurukul

Nostalgia

THE VEDIC GURUKULA SITE

the presence of old history and culture would gives us opportunity to explore values that would weave the old values with the new

well connected

the site is very well connected with the other scietific and religious building

Located in the heart of the city with a heritage precint

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GURUKULAM THE

Gurukulam is an Indian system for passing on significant information, lessons, and exriences to the next generation through man-to-man personal connections. Gurus presented themselves to the disciples in this manner, not as professional teachers, but as guardians.

“Guru” is a master of a subject, a spiritual teacher, a guardian, or a leader to the road of Glory. “Kul” signifies dynasty. Gurukul, then, refers to a family or dynasty of gurus and pupils.

T H E S TAKEH OLD ER S

Library

Classrooms outdoor learning aeas

Workshop School students

Dormitory Yoga & Meditation

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Teaching staff

Dinning

Kitchen Sport facilities

Gurus accomodation

A REA P R OGR AM SNO.

NUMBER OF UNITS

DESCRIPTION

UNITE AREA (IN SQM)

TOTAL AREA

(IN SQM)

LEARNING UNITS CLASSROOMS FASHION DESIGN MINISTRRY OF MAGIC AYURVEDA FILM DEPARTMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE DRAMA STUDIO DANCE STUDIO CLASSROOM FOR SKETCHING CLASSROOM FOR PAINTING MUSIC STUDIO CLASSROOM FOR JEWEL MAKING CLASSROOM FOR MINERALOGY CLASSROOM FOR CARPENTRY CLASSROOM FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CLASSROOM FOR TANTRA VIDYA

02 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01

155 40 155 155 155 155 155 190 75 75 165 155 155 155 155

310 40 155 155 155 155 155 190 75 75 165 155 155 155 155

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150

TOTAL

2400

SUPPORT FACILITIES/ SHARED RESOURCES DORMITORY FOR STUDENTS KITCHEN KITCHEN STORE AREA DINNING AREA SERVICE ROOM COW STABLE HORSE STABLE GUEST HOUSE GURUS ACCOMODATION

02 01 01 01 01 01 01 03 09

400 75 23 200 75 290 160 75 75

800 75 23 200 75 290 160 225 675

TOTAL

2523

155 30 540 75 155

155 30 540 75 155

TOTAL

955

35 155 75

35 155 75

TOTAL

265

2.3 2.3

83 74 1890

SPORTS ACTIVITY KALARIPAYYATU ARCHARY STORE ARCHARY PLAY AREA YOGA MEDITATION

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ADMINISTRATION ADMIN OFFICE DIETY ROOM DIETY STORE ROOM

01 01 01

CIRCULATION & SERVICES WC BATH CIRCULATION (30% OF CARPET AREA)

48 32

Total Built Up Area : 819 0sqm Total Site Area : 44271 sqm

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THE MASTER PLAN

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1.Admin 2.Jwell making 3.Workshop of mechanical engineering 4.C 7.Carpentry 8.Guest house 1 9.Guest house 2 10. Guest house 3 11. accom 18. Dinning area 19. Painting classroom 20.Drawing classroo store room 27. Dance class 28.Guru accoms 29. Diety room 30.Kala 37.Fashion design 38.Classroom 39.Library 40.CS classroom 41.Film Guru accoms 48.Yagyashala 49.Meditation hall 50.Ayurvedic resea

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Classroom for mechanical engineering 5.Mineralogy 6.Guru accoms .Guru accoom 12.Guru accom 13.Store area for farming 14. Cow stable 15.Fodder 16.Horse stable 17.Guru om 21. Kitchen & storage 22. Service area 23.Music classroom 24. Art gallery 25. Guru accoms 26.Diety aripayattu 31.Dormitory 32.Dormitory 33.Yoga centre 34. Art gallery 35.Drama classroom 36.Classsroom depsrtment 42.Film gallery 43.Archary 44.Guru accom 45.Ayurveda classroom 46.Ministry of magic 47. arch center

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THE MATERIAL PALETTE

Material Pallets have become the basis of a new architectural typology. Inexpensive and readily available, the woody trees, pebbles the perennial grasses.

This material is often used to construct the Majors and minors of the project.

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CONCEPT The structure harmoniously bends in with the environment, respects and honors the natural habitat that hosts it. With no straight lines or sharp angles, respectful of the organic shapes of the ground over which it was built, there is real purpose in its design: to force us to be present, paying attention and observing our every step. The use of concrete was specifically chosen to avoid the introduction of heavy machinery into the jungle, thus preventing the felling of thousands of trees. Moreover, the material gives the space a cozy feeling. The finish, carefully crafted with local materials, makes this a unique space of purely organic forms. Inside the building, there are living trees, some of which are inside the structure. Meticulously conceived with extraordinary and whimsical design, thorough attention to detail, this property redefines life in the jungle, promoting a non-invasive dialogue between architecture and its natural surroundings. Spacious and in touch with pristine nature The respect for nature is the principal ideal of the design proposal, nature has been here before mankind and will be after.

The premise of preserving all the trees within the space gave us the opportunity to build around nature, respecting it and learning from it.

The warmth and texture of the material bring the jungle as a physical part of the project, in different scale approaches, details, cover layer and structure that involves the inner space.

Our purpose is to generate spaces of possibility that confirm the link between human creation and nature, taking up ancestral techniques and knowledge.

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ROOF FUNNEL

Live trees emerge from holes in the polished concrete floor and shoot straight through tunnels that hang down from the ceiling. And when it rains, the holes in the roof funnel water directly to their roots.

ORGANIC SHAPE

The concrete follows the natural shape of the ground below and flows throughout the space becoming furniture which is not straight and loses weight as it moves between the void of the trees

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THE CLASSROOMS The vedic Gurukul system of education is the epitome of Indian style of learning.

Basically, a gurukul is a school where students live along with their mentors and receive education, moral values and life skills under their guidance. This process of learning is being practiced since early ages in India.

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KEY PLAN

ENTERANCE SEATING ARRANGEMENT

WOODEN FLOORING

Plan of a fluid organic shape of classroom

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AZULIK UH MAY AZULIK VREVRE ROTH AZULIK

5250 mm Roof level

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AZULIK UH MAY AZULIK VREVRE ROTH AZULIK

10000 mm Roof l

5750 mm Lintel l 5300 mm Sill lev

3200 mm Lintel l

2250 mm Sill lev

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level

level vel

level

vel

3850 mm Roof level 3500 mm Lintel level

5500 mm Roof level 4100mm Lintel level 3400 mm Lintel level

Shelf top @2100 mm Table top @800 mm

1000 mm Sill level

THE LIBRARY A vedic library is a collection of resources in a variety of formats that is (1) organized by information professionals or other experts (2) who provide convenient physical, digital, bibliographic, or intellectual access and (3) offer targeted services and programs (4) with the mission of educating, informing, or entertaining a variety of audiences (5) and the goal of stimulating individual learning and advancing society in terms of science and spirituality.

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FLOOR PLAN OF LIBRARY & OTHER DEPARTMENT : 1.Classroom 2.Fashion design 3.Classroom 4.Ministry of magic 5. Ayurveda 6. Computer science 7. Film department 8.Drama class

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AYURVEDIC RESEARCH CENTRE : Ayurvedic Research Centre is a unique place and an opportunity to share the ancient knowledge of Ayurveda. And It’s based on the belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance between the mind, body, and spirit. Its main goal is to promote good health, not fight disease.

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7000 mm Roof level

5400 mm Lintel level 4800 mm Sill level

Table top @900 mm

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THE SOLAR ENERGY

Solar energy is used for solar cooking, Solar cooking is a method of preparing food that uses the free energy from the sun as the fuel source. Solar cooking is becoming more and more popular around the globe – and with good reason. The benefits of solar cooking are many, and the disadvantages are few

THE ELEVATION OF KITCHEN, DINNING, SERVICE AREA

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FLOOR PLAN OF kI

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ITCHEN,DINNING,SERVICE AREA : 1. Dinning area 2.Kitchen area 3.store area 4.Service area

KITCHEN+DINNING + SERVICE AREA the kitchen located here is the self sufficient with the well feeded amount of organic food farm within itself & cooked with the solar power also cooked by students

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5900 mm Roof level

2100 mm Lintel level

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7400 mm Roof level

8800 mm Roof level

5000 mm Lintel level

2700 mm Lintel level 2100 mm Lintellevel Table top 1000 mm

1900mm Sill level

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THE YOGA CENTRE

A yoga studio is a room, building or other place where yoga classes and instruction take place. It can be as simple as a single room or as complex as a structure with multiple classrooms with built-in props and heated humidified rooms for Hot yoga.

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10300 mm

7800mm

4800 mm

2100 mm Lintel level

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AZULIK UH MAY AZULIK VREVRE ROTH AZULIK

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THE YAGYASHALA

Vedic gurukula contains a divine Yagyashala consisting of nine sacrificial altars (nav kundi) in which Yagyas, a fire sacrifice ceremony, are conducted regularly.

Performing a Yagya is one of the oldest rites in the Hindu culture. A Yagya is carried out to purify our mind and actions and seek blessings from God. This is done by chanting mantras and making offerings to God through the holy fire.

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SAPTARSHI = SEVEN YAGYAKUNDA

NAVAGRAHA= NINE ALTARS

DERIVED FROM YANTRA CONCEPT

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8000 mm Roof level

4050 mm Roof level

3250 mm Lintel level 2650mm Lintel level 1900 mm Sill level

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FLOOR PLAN OF DANCE & DRAMA STUDIO : 1.Enterance 2.Storage 3.Performance area

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THE DIETY ROOM

Temple Room or Devhara or Dev Ghar, Puja Ghar, or similar.

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6200 mm Roof level 6000 mm Slab level 4900 mm Roof level 3700 mm Lintel level

3200 mm Lintel level 2700 mm Lintel level 2200 mm Lintel level 600 mm Sill level

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FLOOR PL

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LAN OF FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT: 1.Enterance 2.Display area 3.Drawing area 4.Painting area

FINE ART DEPARTMENT

From painting, sculpting, applied arts, graphics to so much more, our program gives informed awareness of amalgamating fine art with existing visual, cultural and societal concerns.

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3350 mm Roof level 3000 mm Roof level 2800 mm Slab level Display panel @2100 mm

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FLOOR PLAN OF GUEST HOUSES : 1.Living room 2.Bedroom 3.Multipurpose area

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4200 mm Roof

4000 mm Slab

2200 mm Linte

150 mm Doors

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f level

b level

el level

3900 mm Roof level

3250 mm Roof level

3050 mm Slab level

2100 mm Lintel level

steplevel

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FLOOR PLAN OF MINERALOGY & OTHER DEPARTMENT : 1. Carpentry Workshop 2.Jwellary workshop 3.Mechanical workshop 4.Mineralogy department

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5100 mm Roof level

4800 mm Roof level 3300 mm Roof level

2600 mm Lintel level 2100 mm Lintel level Table top @900 mm

Workshop table @900 mm

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FLOO

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OR PLAN OF STUDENT RESTROOM: 1.Enterance 2.Rest area 3.Locker room

STUDENTS DORMITORY

dormitory is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as vedic school,

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5250 mm Roof level 4550 mm

3800mm Roof level 3600mm Slab level

3350 mm Lintel level

2900mm Lintel level

800mm Sill level

850 mm SXXill level

300mm Bed level

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FLOOR PLAN OF GOSHALA: 1. Water well 2.Store area for farming 3. Milking cow section 4. Bull section 5. Cow checkup section

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6.Calf section 7.Pregnant cow section 8.Fodder storage 9.Water tank 10.Walkway 11.Non milking cow section

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5200mm Roof level 4000mm Lintel level

4000mm Roof top level 2200mm Roof level

5650mm Roof level 5150mm Lintel level

4400mm Sill level 3950mm Lintel level 3200mm Sill level

2500mm Sill level 1500mm Parapetlevel

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THANK YOU

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