Cultural upliftment of art communities in Kutch, India

Cul tural Revi val of Communi ti es i n Kutch.

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Cul tural revi val of communi ti es i n ni rona,kutch.

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I ntroducti on to Thesi s Guj ar at

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Dr awbac kofc ent er sandgr oupswi t has i mi l ari ni t i at i v eandi nt ent i onofupl i f t i ngc ommuni t i esand t hei rl i v i ngs t andar ds .

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-Rec entboomoft our i s mf r omal lov erWor l dandI ndi ant our i s t s .

-Unor gani s ed,unpl anneddev el opmentofdi s t r i c tpos t201 1ear t hquak e.

-Lac kofov er al ldev el opment ,t husl eadi ngt ol os soft r adi t i onand c ul t ur e,nos ens eofbel ongi ng.

I ssues-Communi t y

-Lac kofbas i ci nf r as t r uc t ur e,educ at i onalr i ght sandhy gi eni cl i v i ng; s pec i al l yi ns mal lv i l l ages .

-Noper manenthous esf ort hev i l l ager sandf ami l i esoft hear t i s ans .

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ms 20k

ms 40k

Communi t i es

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Landuseoft heVi l l age

Vi l l ageofNi r ona

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Shr uj an -Noc ommmer c i alpl at f or mav ai l abl ef ort hev i l l ager st husl eadi ngt o vocat i onalcent er ex t i nc t i onofr ar eandt r adi t i onalar tf or msduet oc hangei noc c upa- t i onandas pi r at i onsofy oungergener at i ons .

-I nef f i c i ent ,i mpr operwor k s hopsav ai l abl e -Lac kofoppur t uni t i esandpr opogat i on.

ms 75k

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Si te Responsi ve Zoni ng

T owar dsFar ml ands I nf r as t r uc t ur ef orr es i dent sandv i s i t or si spr ops edatt hec onf l uenc e poi ntofper manentr es i denc eand dor mi t or i es .

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Nei ghbour hoods pac e-r el at edt ohous es , wher eal laangan’ sopeni nt o.

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Mai nChowk-c ompl et el yenc l os ed, openi ngi nt ot woort hr ees t r eet s .

Ex i s t i ngr es i dent i alar eaar ound s i t e.

Thust heboundr yl i nei sdi s s ol v ed t omer gepr opos edr es i dent i alz one wi t hex i s t i ngr es i dent i alar ea.

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Mai ns quar eoft hev i l l age

Wi nd Exi st i ngst r uct ur es

Li neDat um or gani z est heel ement si nt hef or mofl i ne.Li nec an t y c utt hr oughf or msgi v i ngr i s et oapar t i c ul arpat t er n.I nt hel ay outof Communi et t l ement Dhor dovi l l age-t hemai nopens pac esf al lont hel i ne,ax i sor s r oadnet wor kf or mi ngar egul argeomet r y .Thel i neofax i sor i gi nat es f r omt hemai nopens pac e.Thuss oc i al ybi ndi ngt hec ommuni t i es andr ev i v i ngt hei rc ommuni t yl i v i ng.

Fur t herav i s ual l yandphy s i c al l y c onnec t i ngax i sordat uml i nei s dr awnbet weent wopar al l ell i nes c r eat ed.

Whi c hbec omest hemai npat hof mov ementf orv i s i t or s .

Par al l elt ot heex i s t i ngpat hwayan ent r anc ewal li sc r eat edwhi c hasa wel c omewal lf ort hev i s i t or s .

Accesst oSi t e 16000 sqm.

ACCESS-Ex i s t i ngpat hway ,us ed byv i l l ager s ,c onnec t st ot hef ar ml ands .

Si ngl eent r ypat hf r omt hemai n nat i onalhi ghwayt ot hes i t e.

Mapshowi ngt r adi t i onalvi l l ageofDhor do.

Cul tural revi val of communi ti es i n kutch.

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PROPOSED CENTER FOR COMMUNI TI ES I N NI RONA Model-Vi ew

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Kundc anbeut i l i s edf orc ommuni t ymeet ngs ,panc hay at , heal t handpol i t i c alr al l i esoranymas sac t i v i t yc ar r i edoutby t hemember sofSHGort hec ommuni t yi t s el f .

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Resettlement of Communi ti es i n Ni rona Exi sti ng Dwelli ngs JatCommuni t y

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Revi vi ng Vernacular Structure -Bhunga

I ssueswi t hExi st i ngBhunga’ s

1.Bas i cmat er i alus edf orc ons t r uc t i onofbhunga’ s wasmud.

Thusneedst obepl as t er esev er yy ear .

Hi ghmai nt enanceduet omat er i al .

2.Duet oi t sc i r c ul ars hapes t or agehast obeei t herc us t omi s ed ori si nappr opr i at e.

Thusnopr operst or ageduet oci r cul arshape.

-Reqi r edmat er i alnotr eadi l yav ai l abl ei nt hear ea,t husi nc r eas edt r av el l i ngc os t .

-Ver ypoors t andar dsofl i v i ngc ompar edt oot herv i l l ager s .

-Lac kofbas i cf as c i l i t i es

Khat r iCommuni t y

Sol ut i on-Opt i on1

Communi t yDwel l er s

Thusac ombi nat i onoft wof or mswi l lbeamai nt enanc e f r eeandf eas i bl es ol ut i oni nex i s t i ngs c enar i o.

-Byj oi ni ngt wof or mswi t hc i r c ul arf or mi ngt her es i denc eandl i nears pac ef or Li vi ng s t or age.

Ar ea -Cons t r uc t i oni nadobebr i c k st hus m a k i n g i t e a s y t o c o n s t r u c t a n d t husc onSt or age v eni entf orr epl i c at i onandex pans i on.

1.T aper i ngwal l st hus mak i ngt hewal l ss t abl e.

2.Adobec ons t r uc t i onus i ng mudbr i c k sandmudmor t ar t husc r eat i nghomogeneous s t r uc t ur e.

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-Pr ac t i c edbyonl yonef ami l yal lov erI ndi a.

-Nopr operpr opogat i onofar t .

-Hugemanpowerr equi r ed.

-Nopr operdes i gni nput sobt ai nedt husr es t r i c t ed ev ol ut i on.

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Longt er m Vi si t or s-Dor mi t or i es Mezzani nepl an -Vi s i t or sc omi ngt ot hec ent r ef oral onger per i odi nor dert ol ear nort eac ht hec ommuni t y dwel l er sandv i l l ager s .

-Al s o,ot herv i l l ager s c omi ngt ot hec ent r e t odi s pl ayt hei rwor ki n ex hi bi t i onsors el lt hei r goodsi nt hehaat .

Sect i on Cul tural revi val of communi ti es i n kutch.

Commonpubl i cs pac esl i k eT empl eandWat er pumpsar es oc i al l yac t i v ei nr ur alc ommuni t i es andt huss uc hs pac esar el oc at edatmaj or nef f i c i entl abour ,t husc annotr eac ht hedenodesofopens pac esandl oc at edc ent r al l y . -I mandsofout s i demar k et .

-Femal emember soft hehous ebec omemer e hel per swi t hnopr operac t i v i t y .

-Lac kofs t or ageandpr operdi v i s i onofs pac es t husheal t hoff ami l yaf f ec t ed.

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Conceptual Master Plan for Di stri ct of Kutch.

Concept ualmast erpl an Showi ngl i nk sf orov er al lupl i f t mentoft hedi s t r i c tofk ut c h.

M a i n n o d a l c e n t r e f r o m w h i c h a l l t h e p r i m a r y c e n t r e s a n d s ec ondar yc ent r eswi l lwor k .

Study of Vi llages i n Kutch Thel oc at i onoft hes ec ent r esar edec i dedbas edont heov er l apsofv ar i ousv i l l agesofdi f f er enti mpor t anc e.

Thec ent r esar ec onc ept ual l yl oc at edbas edont heneedsanddemandsoft hes ur r oundi ngs .

Thepr ogr amwi l lbedemons t r at edf ort hemai nnodalc ent r ewher east hepr ogr amc anbemodi f i edf orot herc ent r es bas edont heneedsandr equi r ement soft hes ur r oundi ngv i l l agesandac t i v i t i eshappeni ng.

Det ai l edar c hi t ec t ur alex ampl ehasbeendemons t r at edf ormai nnodalc ent r eatNi r onai nt hi st hes i s .

-I ft hemai nnodalc ent r ei ss uc c es s f ult hi snet wor kc anbees t abl i s hedbyt hegov er nment ,f oranov er al lupl i f t ment oft hec ommuni t i esl i v i ngi nKut c h.

fi nal year thesi s

Ar tVi l l ages

Anov er l apofpl anss t udi edbymappi ngt our i s tac t i v i t i es ,i ndus t r i alz ones ,ar tpr ac t i s i ngc ommuni t i esandgr een ar easoft hedi s t r i c t .

Vi l l ageswi t hRel i gi ous i mpor t anc e

I ndus t r i alVi l l ages

KUTCH Mai nCent er Pr i mar yCent er

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