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BAMBOO WEAVING COMMUNITY HOUSING,WORKSPACE,EXHIBITION. 1
 SCOPE:
The program facilitates
Affordable housing with
sustainable approach
Innovation centre to educate
new techniques

Craft shop with workspace

Craft court for workshops
Exhibition space.

Recreation, Leisure and Food

court for public

USERS

WEAVERS PUBLIC
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WEAVING COMMUNITY
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HOUSING,WORKSPACE,EXHIBITION.
BAMBOO WEAVING COMMUNITY HOUSING,WORKSPACE,EXHIBITION.
RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Housing. SCALE
Storage. The housing is for about
Recreation hall. 150-200 Families
Play ground. Source- from the article
and the direct interviews
Health centre.
INSTITUTION WHY CHENNAI ?
(Training)
Chennai is also considered
Innovation centre
as the cultural hub of South
Lecture hall
India.
Staff rooms
Admin
Craft identity
Toilets
Cultural Importance.
COMMERCIAL Economic growth.
Entrance court Tourist attraction
Admin
Workspace. SITE SELECTION CRITERIA
Craft shops(permanent and temporary)
Craft court(workshops) Public movement
Exhibition hall Tourist attraction
Food court Market place
Amphitheatre. Availability of raw material
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CASE STUDIES

AVADH SHIPGRAM
Architect – Archohm
Location – Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
Site area - 8 hectare(200 shops)
Project Year – 2016
DELLI HAAT
Architects-Archohm
Location-Janakpuri, New Delhi,
Delhi, India.
Architect -Mr. Sourabh Gupta
Area-16000.0 m2
Project Year-2014
TATA TITAN TOWNSHIP
(Master planning )
Location – Hosur,india.
Architect –Charles correa.
BELAPUR HOUSING.
(Affordable Housing)
Architect-Clarles Correa
Location-New Mumbai
5 acrea, 500 families
DAKSHINACHITRA
Location – Chennai, India.
Architect: Laurie Baker, Benny
Kuriakose 7
THRUST AREA
Sustainable architecture and planning, Innovative use of eco-friendly material.
Studying the community, workspace, gathering, interaction, celebration

LITERATURE STUDY

Rural community building, Lourie baker

Brick work, Lourie baker
Strategies for sustainable architecture, Paolo Sassi.

RESOURCE PERSON
Ar. Amal Alil (Architect and planner in sustainable community design)
Ar. Gangotri (Architect and specialized in Bamboo construction
Ar. Sudhir. (Rural housing projects)
Mr. Banu (structural engineer)
Mr. Sekar ( Research person for natural fiber saree weaving)
Mr. Mohan (Bamboo weaving community head)
WELLNESS RETREAT
Category-Live Project.

A wellness retreat is about

getting away from the
stresses, responsibilities
and mad rush of daily life
and letting the
mind quiet down from its
daily routine

AIM:

The Retreat aims to be a

quite gateway from the
chaos of the city, and it
focuses on the

Traditional ayurvedic and

yoga practices of India
Architecture as a tool for
connecting nature and
human
CLIENT VISION

Experience of being in a place

that nurtures my soul, sense of
peace and calm, Wellbeing.
Connect with themselves and
nature.
learn how to heal.
The wellness Retreat is the
medium, the catalyst, the guide
of this transformation
Life at WELLNESS RETREAT

1. Stay for 2 to 28 days

2. Live a life oscillating between
personal and communal
3. Wear a communal dress
4. Undergo daily treatments
5. Serve in communal
undertakings such as
gardening, cooking, cleaning
6. Participate in daily Yoga and
meditation
7. Eat balanced fixed diet
based on their diagnosis and
Ayurveda principles
 KEY ELEMENTS
1. Minimal modern or
Vernacular
2. Living space with own
indoor space and outdoor
space
3. Music is key element
4. Vegetable Garden
5. Total silence
6. Temperature on
retreat 5 degrees lower
than outside
7. Addressing all senses
8. Use of Indian crafts
9. Completely shaded
walkways
SPECIAL STUDY:

ARCHITECTURE AS A
HEALING ATMOSPHERE
I would like to explore the
architecture which can be
used as a tool for healing
VISION:
LIVING SPACE REQUIREMENTS
a. Cottages with outdoor sit outs - 10
SHARED SPACE
a. Reception/front desk
b. Dining/restaurant - 1
c. Swimming Pool - 1
d. Gym -1
e. Common washrooms
f. Walkways
g. Vegetable garden
h. Parking - 20 cars
i. Performance space (music and dance)
TREATMENT SPACE
a. Treatment rooms - 6
b. Showers for post treatment
c. Washroom
d. Doctor’s office - 1
e. Examination room - 1
f. Pharmacy - 1
g. Yoga room - indoor/outdoor - 1
h. Meditation room - indoor/outdoor - 1
i. Sauna Room - 1
j. Steam Room - 1
SERVICES
a. Kitchen and allied (store/cold store)
b. Housekeeping store
c. General store
WELLNESS RETREAT-TAMILARASI
SITE:
The site is
Located at
Gujarat, India,
15km from Rajkot.
Site area-18 acres
 Isha Yoga Centre,
CASE STUDY
Velliangiri Mountains

Swaswara
The concept of providing
rejuvenation to the mind, body
and soul, a transformation that
will gently help you to relax,
release & refocus.

Shreyas Retreat
Architects-The Purple Ink Studio
Location-Bengaluru, Karnataka
Category-Wellbeing
Area-20000.0 ft2

LITERATURE STUDY
Natural Architecture, Alessan Rocca
Strategies for sustainable architecture, Paolo Sassi.
Material Revolution, Sascha Peters.
RESOURCE PERSON
Ar. Amal Alil (Architect and planner in sustainable design)
Ar. Gangotri (Architect uses eco-friendly material in construction
Mr. Banu (structural engineer)