DESIGN BRIEF

SUSTAINABLE HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

ASMA M A, HUDHA, MOHAMED EJAS, MUHAMMED RIZWAN, HRISHIKESH, YADHU,

SRUTHI, MALAVIKA, AMAL, ANEETTA, ANN ROY,
 INFORMATION CENTRE

AIM

To Provide Awareness Or Guidance Throughout The Heritage Walk

Specifically For Retrieving,Storing And Processing Information At Regular Intervals

SCOPE

To Provide Easy Accessibility For The Visitors Providing Them Trail Maps,Staff
Contact,Restrooms,Restaurants,Accomodation Etc.
Gives A Proper Knowledge To Tourists And Easy Communication Which Will Enhance
Tourism

REQUIREMENTS

Office Room
Information Desk
Restrooms
Currency Space
Store Room
Toilets (Public And Private)
Recreation Space (If Needed)
Software And Projectors Space
To Enquire About Times To Join A Guided Tour (Seasonal)
 SILK & HANDLOOM WORKSHOP

Weaving factory: -

Silk weaving production

Silk sale
Exhibition space

AIM:
To enhance the value and importance of silk and its production in Calicut that was being flourished in
the past.

REQUIREMENTS:
Outdoor exhibition area {Material display raw materials }
Material storage room
Machinery room
Reception counter
Shops, office
Workshop space

SCOPE:
Enhancing revenue.
 HOME STAY AND AMENITIES
AIM :

To provide accommodation for the visitors as a part of sustainable heritage development plan .
To increase the footfall of tourists in Calicut .
To enhance the tourism economy .
To bring back the lost heritage value of Calicut through adaptive reuse of heritage buildings .

SCOPE

Adaptive reuse of dilapidated buildings .

Development in neighborhood areas .
It provides job opportunities for the natives of Calicut .

REQUIREMENTS

Reception area , lobby

Kitchen / pantry / work area
Dining area
Warden - stay , toilet
Staffroom
Service room / store room
Rooms - single rooms
- family room
- double bedded room
- triple bedded room
- dormitories
Laundry room
Recreational room
Common toilet
Security cabin
Parking

AMENITIES

Public toilets
Drinking water spots
Medical shops / first aid
Internet cafe
Waste bins
locker room
Sign boards
Helpline number
Wifi
Atm
 HERITAGE RESTAURANT

INTRODUCTION

Calicut Is Basically Famous For Its Food Traditions ,This Restaurant Can Showcase Its Value
Showcase The Traditional Food Styles Of Calicut
Building Used Is Also A Heritage Building

AIM

To Enhance The Food Tourism Of Calicut

To Increase The Footfall Into The Place
To Act As Resting Spcace And As Well As A Recreational Zone

SCOPE

Food Traditions Will Be Explored More

Tourist Attraction
That Area Would More Known Due To It

Combination Of Souvenir Shop And Heritage Resturant

Souvenir Shop Will Be Placed First Then The Heritage Restaurant In Such A Way That The Souvenir
Shop Will Attract The Tourists First And Then When They Exit The Place Also, They Can Enjoy
The Scene In Souvenir Shop

Basic Requirements In A Restaurant

Ventilation
Refrigeration Needs
Lighting Design
Aroma Design
Storage Needs
REQUIREMENTS

Kitchen(Food Preparation Area)

Store(Veg And Non-Veg)(Refrigeration Area)
Serving Space
Seating Space-(Ac &Non-Ac)
Lounge
Laundry Area
Mop Area(Equipment Storage)(Janitors Room)
Wash
Toilet

Basic Design Principles

Modular And Flexibility

Flow Of Materials And Personnel
Ease Of Sanitation
Maintainance:Provide Easy Access To All Kitchen Equipment, Facility Mechanisms And
Systems For Regular Maintainance
Equipment Storage

Carts,Hand Trucks(If Needed),Skate Wheel,Conveyors,Forklifts

Temperature And Humidity

Hvac Dishwashing And Potwashing Areas

To Maintain The Moisture Level
Amount Of Air Supply
Temperature Within Comfort Zone

Floor Finishes

Slip And Fall Protection

Ease Of Sanitation

Furniture Selection

Durable Light Weight Tables And Chairs For Daily Cleaning

 SOUVENIR SHOP
AIM

To design a souvenir shop selling primarily selling souvenir relating to a particular topic or theme.
The items may be mugs, t-shirt, post cards, handmade collections & other souvenirs.

SCOPE

Tourist attraction, employment to earliest residents etc.

Ancient mural paintings, antique bronzes, old coins, models of temples, and megalithic structures are
of major tourist attraction.

Paintings of Raja Ravi Varma

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

Using the vernacular materials and the design reflecting the culture and history of Calicut. This can be
achieved through the use of paintings, installations etc.

REQUIEREMENTS

Entry
Managers cabin
Display Area
Trial Area
Exhibition Area
Indoor Garden-Space
Paintings, Wall Art
Janitors Room
Stock room
 INN AND DHABA

INN - A house or a building which provide accommodation with food and drinks for travelers.

DHABA road side pit stop restaurant mainly for truck drivers and night travelers, mainly serves local
wood with midnight service.

SITE valyangadi,near to gujarathi street.

Area which connects valyangadi gujarathi street to beach road.

AIM

To provide amenities for travelers, truck drivers, tourists and customers from valyangadi

stay
food service
resting space
parking area
For development of the area connecting Valyangadi to beach road
enhance the Guajarati street and its cuisine through dhaba
To provide employment opportunities for the localities.
To Provide immediate stay and service for the tourists.

SCOPE

Analyzing the present infrastructure of valyangadi, the main road way connects the beach road act as
an entry way for goods vehicles to the market. The main vehicles that carry goods to valyangadi, parked
in the area near to Gujarathi Street. And this area serves no services to the market and customers.

Proposing a dhaba and inn in this area can provide better infrastructure facilities like,

Helps to provide mid night services for tourists, truck drivers and night travelers.
Accommodation
Food service
Resting space
Development in the valyangadai area
Proving local food
Development in gujarathi street and its cuisine

REQUIREMENTS
Inn

15 to 20 beds
Midnight service
Separate Bathing facilities
Temporary stay facilities
24 hour service
Atm counter
Freshwater coolers
Parking space

Dhaba

Accommodation of maximum 50 to 75 people.

Parking facilities
For trucks and cars
Kitchen ( for local food and north Indian cuisine)
Toilets (10)
24 hour service

TOWNSQUARE
AIM:
To enhance the beauty and livability of the city by protecting its historic design legacy, reinforcing the
identity of its neighbourhoods, harmoniously integrating new structures with existing buildings and
the natural environment, and improving the vitality, appearance and security of streets and public
spaces.

REQUIREMENTS:
Pedestrian walk
Monuments
Amphitheatre
Recreation space
Drinking water outlets/ fountains.
Statues
Parking area
Seating space

SCOPE
 CULTURAL CENTRE

AIM
To preserve cultural values of Calicut and to make available these to the public.
SITE :

Two Sites have been indentified for the proposal of cultural centre.
1. At Mananchira , near the Commissioners office plot area 8000sqm.
2. At Thali, opp Zamorian School. plot area - 10,000sqm.

KMBR BUILDING RULES

Ocupancy of building
Falls in the Assembly Building Category.
Max permissible coverage (% of plot area) -40%
Max permissible FSI 1.5

The maxium coverage

1. At Mananchira , plot area 8000sqm.
Coverage = 3,200sqm.
FSI -1.5x 8000
12,000sqm
No:of floors 1200/3200 =3.75
4 floors
2. At Thali, plot area - 10,000sqm.
Coverage = 4,000sqm.
FSI -1.5x 10,000
15,000sqm
No:of floors 1500/3200 =4.68
5 floors

Why 2 proposals?
The two site have extremely different characteristics and also different culture. Mananchira
have a formal atmosphere and a different culture with respect to kuttichira area.
The governmental functions and the formal atmosphere can be taken as a theme for the cultural centre
of mananchira. It will be more concentrated on research and study purposes.
The cultural centre in kuttichira will concentrated on performing arts and the cultural art forms related
to the hindu and muslim settlement around the kuttichira
SCOPE:
Calicut is the city with wide diversity of culture. From the time immemorial the Malabar area was
well flourished in arts and culture,
Because of theforeigninvaders and influence of other cities Malabar area was filled with cultural
diversities and food diversity
Kozhikode has made some of the significant contributions in the field of Malayalam language. The
famous intellectual debate for Vedic scholars to win the coveted position of Pattathanam takes place
at Thali temple during the month of Thulam.
Not olny in Language, Calicut had made lot of contributions in the field of Musics, Art forms, Temple
Arts Murals and Painting and also in Martial arts.

Temple art forms like Ramanattam, Krishnanattam are evolved and formed in Malabar area. The
identity of kerala, Kadhakali, is also a part of malabar Art forms. There are records and proof saying
Kadhakali is evolved from Krishnanattam.

Preserving history and cultural records in an authentic way

Promoting art forms and cultural values
Giving proper recoganisation and job opportunity for the performing artists
Giving a proper platform to showcase the old art forms
A proper gathering space for those who love heritage and culture
A proper space for selling and buying books related to culture and history of Calicut

OBJECTIVES:

A cultural centremainly stands for preserving the history of culture and arts with out loosing its
original essence.
It also promote and help to the persons who perform this type of art forms.Through this we are
actually helping those art forms and the community which performs it

An Exhibition
An well designed space to exhibit and preserve old memories. The remaining of art forms, miniature
models, literatureremaining, old scripts can be exhibit there. This will help the others to know what
was our old past.

Library Space
This will a good source for those who love to learn about the art and cultural history of Calicut.
This library contains all collections and book remains of old glory of Calicut. This will help the
people who doing research and studies about Kozhikode and its culture. Also we can sell informative
books to those who need
A Performing Theatre
This will help to arrange public show and performance. People can watch the performance and
understand the what it was, lively. These will help the artist to earn and get proper recoganisation.

An Open Amphiteater
This space can be used for different performance, lectures and classes.

Proper Meeting And Conference Hall

For conducting Formal functions and meetings.
 REVITILIZATION OF CANAL

AIM:
To revitalize the canal and waterways.

Refinement of space with respect to the purpose and activity

REQUIREMENTS:
Food street (modular structures will be implemented-serving and pantry space)
Jogging track
Community park and garden
Boating
Parking area

SCOPE:
Over exploitation can be reduced by converting it as an active space
Pollution control.