ARTSIST VILLAGE

LIVYA ROBY
S10 BArch

Thesis (2019-20)
1.INTRODUCTION
ABOUT ARTISTS VILLAGE
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” -Pablo
Picasso
India has a vibrant and a colorful art works, culture and music that
admires people all over country to visit such places. Arts village is a
unique and a different place as the architecture and art works of each
and every place defines and understands the importance of art. Each
people who visits this place experiences the art forms the culture of the
place and their express any form of art. The highlight of this art village
is it recreational center where art has no limits. Each form art works
drives our emotions and make us thing big.

The meaning of art is explored in a branch of philosophy known as

aesthetics. Artistic village defines the environment with different art
works, considered as the backbone each art and culture of that place. It
not only provides an improved working environment to artists but will
also contribute to the urban level functions that a living city requires.
For a living, the artists here practiced as art teachers in schools or as
designers but they were permitted too little time for sustained creative
work

Art and music go hand in hand. Music plays a vital role in doing a great
art work. Music helps an artist to describe a different art form. Music,
this is often known as the song intro or just the intro to any artistic
work.

There are different types of music, and each music has a rhythm.
Rhythm in music is patterns of sounds in relation to a beat - repetition
of elements - openings, shapes, structural bays- establish regular or
irregular rhythm in architecture.

“MUSIC AND ART THAT MAKE A BRIDGE ACROSS THIS WORLD IN

WAYS THAT NOTHING ELSE CAN CHANGE” – JULIE ANDREWS

1.1 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION

The project proposed is artistic village, Veli, Trivandrum. The land
proposes of 13.7 acres land in Shang mugham road.

This project mainly refers to an artistic village combination of art works

and music studios involving other activities such as exhibitions,
museum, art and music studios, etc. Art, also called as Visual art, a
visual object or experience consciously created through an expression
of skill or imagination.

The term art encompasses diverse media such as painting, sculpture,

printmaking, drawing, decorative arts, photography, and installation.
Art is the process or product of arranging elements in a way to affect
the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human
activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music,
photography, sculpture, and paintings.

Art can be taken in 3 forms as conceptual art, textile art and performing
art.
1. Conceptual art
2. Textile art
3. Performing art
Conceptual art Textile art involve painting, sculpture works, ceramics
and Performing art involves music Performing art involves music.

Performing arts refers to forms of art in which artists use their voices,
bodies or inanimate objects to convey artistic expression. It is different
from visual arts, which is when artists use paint, canvas or various
materials to create physical or static art objects.

Performing arts include a range of disciplines which are performed in

front of a live audience. Theatre, music, dance and other kinds of
performances are present in all human cultures.

With the cities growing into urban culture, the need for the growth of
art, cultural and public spaces in the corporate city is often ignored.
Therefore, the emphasis is to establish the link between the city and
the depressions of art cultural complex. Also, to generate the new
landmark for artists and people who being into these works. To create a
holistic environment for learning, teaching and performing arts and
spaces.

Due to these reasons, the Artistic village is being proposed to make

people aware of their art, culture and tradition of India.

1.2 SITE JUSTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS

The site is spread over a 13.7hectare land at veli Sangh mugham road,
madhavapuram colony, veli,
Total site area: 13.7 hectare
Ground Coverage:
FAR:
 THE ABOVE FIGURE SHOWS THE SITE CHOSEN IN VELI TRIVANDRUM

Climate
The prevailing climate in Trivandrum is known as a hot tropical climate.
The total annual average rainfall in the district is about 1,500 mm
(59 in) per annum. The mean maximum temperature is 95 °F (35 °C)
and the mean minimum temperature is 69 °F (20 °C). The access to this
site is through shanghamugham road. December to February are the
coolest months. The average temperature goes down to 69 °F (20 °C) in
these months. It is generally considered as the winter season. The
summer season starts in February and continues until May. The average
temperature goes up to 95 °F (35 °C) in these months.
Cold weather is experienced in the mountain ranges, whereas lower
down, the weather is bracing and is generally hot in the coastal regions.

Transportation

Distance from railway station (kochuveli railway station north) is 2.1 km

5 min by 4-wheeler or 2-wheeler. 900m from kochuveli bus stop
airport. 6.4 km from airport. The site accessibility is around 30 minutes.
Anyone can access to this site easily as there are many landmarks and it
is easily reachable.
1. Veli tourist village
2. Veli lake

Site advantages

1. Easily accessible as the site is near to the kochuveli bus stop.

2. Area is lie near infrastructures with malls, hospitals nearby.
3. Major attraction point is the riverside development to the people
of the city.
4. Veli river lay to east near the site, giving away excellent visuals.
5. The adjacent plot is tourist village spot area which already is a
tourist’s place.

Site Reference Study

The village site could be a wonderful fit at a river side complimenting

the programme with benefit of riverside development. As the riverside
development can be an attraction for the people of the city as well as
people coming from other cities.
This statement has a supporting reference of an architectural project
done by Charles Correa.
The Sabarmati ashram
"BRTS Surat Project." Surat Municipal Corporation. Accessed July 2017.
https://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/Departments/BRTSCellIntroduction
"area, population, density, growth rate, slum house hold & population."
Surat Municipal Corporation. Accessed July 2017.
https://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/TheCity/City/Stml3 30 Super User,
"History," Gandhi ashram Sabarmati, accessed May 2017.
https://www.gandhiashramsabarmati.org/en/ in Ahmedabad, housing
the museum for Mahatma Gandhi is on the bank of Sabarmati river.
The most successful project creates a peaceful
environment even with the huge crowd visiting every day.

1.3 JUSTIFICATION- SITE SELECTION

This site is chosen for its better connectivity from airport, railway
station bus stops and roadways. Also, tourist village in veli is a well-
known tourist place and will attract people, families from all over parts
of India. The artists Kanayi Kunhiraman art work shanghamugham
attracts people and creates a center of attraction to that place.

As the village attracts thousands of people from different states of India

for entertainment purposes. Also, people are so busy in their fast
forward life that they are forgetting their art. To make them aware of
their art and culture and also to make a great impact into their lives and
society. The artists have been made a greater effort to establish a
connection between the people and their art and also, to create a
public space with traditional learning and teaching and for
entertainment purpose.
THE ABOVE FIGURE SHOWING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN HOSPITAL THE VELI THE RAILWAY STATION

1.4 JUSTIFICATION- THESIS PROJECT

This project is taken as it will give me an opportunity to design

architecture exhibition spaces, designing an auditorium for artist
village. Delivering about art works to people through the sculpture’s art
studios keeping in mind the acoustics and various design criteria and
social gathering spaces which will give me a perspective of observing
and then designing the elements of architecture in a creative way.

The challenge is to create a responsive architectural design among the

urban space.

1.5 AIM OF PROJECT

To highlight the quality and uplift the quality of art works and promote
the appreciation of different arts in the city
1.6 PROJECT OBJECTIVES

1. To establish a center for the preservation and promotion of

traditional performing and visual arts. Various art-forms in the
traditional idiom will also be promoted as part of the center
cultural programmers.
2. To establish, equip and maintain schools, auditorium, libraries,
archives, museums, studios, workshops and other facilities
necessary to fulfill the above objectives and provide recreational
facilities.
3. To create an environment for the preservation of the traditional
crafts which are fast dying due to the onslaught of industrial
products. In the pursuit of this aim, it would further be necessary to
establish a direct contact between the craftsmen and the buyer by
removing the middleman.

1.7 LITERATURE STUDY

1. KALANGA ARTISTS VILLAGE, BANGLADESH, INDIA

PLAN OF KALANGA ARTISTS VILLAGE

THE VIEW OF ART GALLERY AND LIBRARAY BLOCK PLAN OF ART GALLERY AND LIBRARY
WORKSHOP- PLAN VIEWS AND SECTIONS
 AUDITORIUM- PLAN, ELEVATION, SETION AND VIEWS

CAFETERIA- VIEWS ELEVATION AND SECTIONS

2. SANSKRITI KENDRA, DELHI, INDIA

To revitalize the artistic sensitivity in people, this cultural center was
established in 1993. The center is spread over 3 hectares of land,
providing a temporary and contractual residence to all the artists,
sculptors, writers, musicians and the craftsmen from nearby villages
and the landscape terraces. The design focuses on the unique
relationship between the closed-box and open to sky spaces, the whole
continuum of zones with varying degrees of privacy.

THE ABOVE PLAN SANSKRIT KENDRA – ARTIST VILLAGE, DELHI

The organic development of the project in the foothills of Aravalli

ranges, has kept natural elements throughout the site. The rainwater
channel is a linear cooling pond which starts from the pond and runs
down to the stage of the Amphitheatre.

The existing trees become the major structuring element of the layout
plan. Individual identity is given to the courtyards and the landscape
terraces.

The major design focus is on the distribution of function and

connection through circulation. Public spaces such as galleries and the
governing body is situated near the entrance. Studios and dormitories
are distant from the public spaces to avoid any kind of distraction.
The site only has 10 percent of built mass as the rest 90 percent is a
judicious mix of formality and informality of hard and soft landscaping.

THE ANALYTICAL SKETCHES OF STUDIOS AND ADMINISTRATION AREA SHOWING

THE EMERGENCE OF BUILT MASS WITH THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE AREA

From the observation of rural architecture of India, the architect Uppal

Ghosh choose cement that can generate the appearance of mud bricks
with terracotta tiled roof. His intention was to give the project an
Indian identity but parallelly he wanted the buildings to be long lasting.
IMAGE SHOWS: IMAGE 1 ARTISTS STUDIO
IMAGE 2 ADMINISTRATION
IMAGE 3 AMPHITHEATER SURROUNDED BY THE RESIDENCE
IMAGE 4 OUTDOOR EXHIBITION FOR ARTISANS AND ARTISTS

The administration block houses the facilities such as office, library and
conference room. A double storey structure can be entered from
various levels, allowing the activity to flow into each other. All the
interior areas are visually as well as physically connected through
double height. The architect has played with levels within the building,
even keeping both

3. SHILPGRAM ARTIST VILLAGE, UDAIPUR, INDIA

Shilpgram is the workplace of craftsmen and a potential pilgrimage
place for artists. The village has spread across 33 hectares of land,
accommodating seven huts of Rajasthan, twelve of Gujarat, seven of
Maharashtra and five from Goa and depicting their cultural activity and
living styles.
In circulation, a central axis run throughout the site, connecting
continuous pedestrian movement pattern at several intervals.The
village also houses the rural market, performing art Centre, vocational
training center and other aspects of tribal life. Along with it, there is a
park of sculptures of Indian Gods at the hill top, exhibiting the statues
which have been carved by Indian and foreign artists who have visited
the village.

All different type of hutments can be seen in an order, as their retail

area is adjacent to the pedestrian path forming a street market culture
in the village. The spatial organization of the village is designed based
on communal hierarchy.

The huts depicting the culture of Rajasthan state, are called Ramaroa.
Specially designed for extended family, these huts have a boundary wall
which serves the purpose of safeguarding the house from the deserted
dust of Rajasthan and even deliver the sense of privacy to the family. It
has a kitchen, grain store house and weaver’s workshop area. The roof
of the hut is made from the wood of Kade tree and covered with grass.
The other hut from Rajasthan, designed for middle class family
has stone pillars and roof made of wood. The well crushed clay
has been laid on walls in many layers.

The other type of huts is from south Gujarat, called Dang huts. These
are largely made of dang wood with thatch grass is used as insulation in
walls, which are layered with clay. The special feature of the huts is
beautifully painted walls in Pithoda style. The huts from west Gujarat is
made on a hire plain of clay. The granaries of these houses add lustre to
the structure. The women of houses decorate the interior walls of the
houses in mud-mirror work. The mixture of clay and camel dung is used
with mirrors.

THE IMAGE SHOWING: THE HUSTS IN RAJASTHAN STATE

The other type of huts is from south Gujarat, called Dang huts. These
are largely made of dang wood with thatch grass is used as insulation in
walls, which are layered with clay.

The special feature of the huts is beautifully painted walls in Pithoda

style. The huts from west Gujarat is made on a hire plain of clay. The
granaries of these houses add lustre to the structure. The women of
houses decorate the interior walls of the houses in mud-mirror work.
The mixture of clay and camel dung is used with mirrors.

HUT FROM RAJASTHAN STATE MUD-MIRROR WORK ON WALLS

Hutment from Goa has two different types. The main architectural
feature of this Hindu mainstream house from Vasco is the lavish use of
iron and red laterite stone. The stone is intricately carved in lintel
projections.

The interior of the house revolves around a courtyard, which houses a

Tulsi plant in Centre. Other type is for fisherman community, called
Kundi Kora. The house here is made by clay and terrace of thatched
sloppy slaves. Dates leaves and trunks of trees are
used as reinforcement.
COURTYARD OF DWELLING FROM GOA EXTERIOR OF GOA HOUSE

Shilpgram is the best example for self-sustained artist community. The

art and craft of India, cherishing in the lap of rural craftsmen and
exploring the possible linkages with the modern
world today.

Shilpgram is well stocked with all the functions which an artist village
demands. These organically developed functions, lead an idea of such
programme to its accomplishment. An
informal settlement entices even an unknown visitor to be a part of it.
Daily performances, workshops with artist, even the retail places
provide a direct interaction to common masses
with the dying heritage.

“Heritage Crafts Association of India said, some traditional crafts are

now ‘in the hands of ageing population’ and at risk of fading away in
next five years.” From the establishment of Belapur Artist village in
1983, Charles Correa has started a movement for growth of artist
community. India being the power house of handicrafts, each state
should have its own artist village, sheltering and evolving at least the
native art and crafts.
 4. BELAPUR ARTIST VILLAGE, INDIA
A Low-cost incremental housing typology for artisan, was done by Ar.
Charles Correa. Located 1km away from the city Centre of New Bombay
and spread across 6 hectares of land. Correa made a cluster of seven
houses, where in between there is a central courtyard. increasing
interaction and participation within the user group.

1.8 SCOPE
To understand relationship between built and open spaces.
The design would focus upon landscaping and would stress upon the
relationship with its immediate surrounding.

1.9 LIMITATION

As the project contains an apparently vast infrastructure variety of

functional components. thus, it would not be possible to stress upon a
particular component of its functional utility. hence needs team work
and a multidisciplinary approach, which is difficult because it is being
handled individually, with in a limit time period, within a limited time
period. but an attempt will be embedded to these units in one scheme
and identity shall be of the project as a whole.

1.10 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

 Cafeteria
 Connecting bridges
 Museum
 Central library
 Cottages
 Art and music studio
  Open arena
 Amphitheatre
 Multipurpose hall
 Offices
 Auditorium
 Art gallery
 Music and art studio

1.11 DATA COLLECTION

MUSIC STUDIO REQUIREMENTS

The requirements of a music studio is similar to that of dance studio.

The music studio classroom needs better acoustics and sound
insulation though. The requirements for good rehearsal facilities are:
 Good sound insulation
 Sufficient amount of absorption
 Special requirements for the instruments need to be met like floor
and reflecting wall etc.
 Other environmental controls are needed (ventilation, lightning,
temperature)

Apart from the group studios, Indian classical music requires space for
which is individual practice. That doesn’t need to be closed. These
require a space approx. 10 sqm per room, for a single person. The
music studios need to be attached to storage spaces for instruments.

1. Acoustics

Suitable reverberation time for music rehearsals ranges between 0.6

and 1 second. There are two ways to reduce the reverberation time of a
room: either the sound absorption must be decreased or the volume
must be decreased. Increasing the sound absorption in a classroom is
generally easier to achieve than reduction in volume.

Small music room vary in size and accommodate diverse group ranging
from a solo instrumentalist to small music ensembles. Louder
instruments need larger rooms. As music students can spend up to 40
hours per week in music practice and rehearsal rooms, these rooms are
very important in the daily activity in the music.

Although rooms with non-parallel walls, flooring and ceiling are

preferred for music rooms, to maximize the utilization of the available
space, the rooms are normally designed rectangular in size with floors
and ceiling perpendicular to walls. Curved walls are not recommended
for small rooms to avoid focusing and undesirable effects.

By controlling the ambient echoes in your music room, you deliver back
superior sound quality. Acoustic panels, wall or ceiling mounted, can be
introduced in the music studio for the purposes of capturing and
converting the echoes from your room.

Whether your music room is for teaching, recording or performing, the

acoustics inside the room will reach premium quality once the level of
reverberation is under control

AMPHITHEATRE

An Amphitheatre is an open sir venue used for entertainment,

performances and sports. A contemporary Amphitheatre, in the sense
in which the word has come to be popularly used now, is a curved,
acoustically vibrant performance space particularly one located
outdoors.

Contemporary amphitheaters often include standing structures,

called bandshells, sometimes curved or bowl shaped, both behind the
stage and behind the audience, creating an area which echoes or
amplifies sound, making the Amphitheatre ideal for musical and
theatrical performances.

One of the first aids to good sightlines is an effective slope. Seats may
be set on a rising parabolic curve or on two different inclines, a fairly
mild slope for the lower half of auditorium and a steeper slope for the
upper half. The slope recommended for the lower portion is 12 and for
the upper 24 or steeper.

 Tall trees must form the rear boundary of the theatre as they are
very useful in absorbing the external noise and also, lend a nice
landscape to the theatre.
 The slope of the floor should be towards the stage and it should
be about 12 to 15 degree to the horizontal,
 The shape of the theatre should be such that most of the
audience is drawn close to the stage.
 The area of the theatre excluding the stage may be calculated at
the rate of 0.8 to 1 sqm per person.

ART GALLERY

 An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the

exhibition of art, usually visual art.
 To show the art and painting, institution should provide
protection against damp, sunlight and dust.
  Exhibits should be displayed in such a way which allows the public
to view them without effort

AUDITORIUM

An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch

performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theatres, the
number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.
Auditoria can be found in entertainment venues, community halls, and
theaters, and may be used for rehearsal, presentation, performing arts
productions, or as a learning space.
 An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and
watch performances.
 The floor area of the hall including, gangways (excluding the
stage) should be calculated on the basis of 0.6 to 0.9 sqm per
person
  The height of the hall is determined by considerations such as
ventilation, presence of balcony and the type of performance.
 The average height may vary from 6m for small hall to 7.5 for
large halls. Ceiling maybe flat but it is preferable to provide a
slight increase in the height near the center of hall
Spaces in auditorium

 Lobby: The lobby is a room in a theatre which is used for public

entry to the building from the outside. Ticket counters, coat
check, concessions and restrooms are all usually located in, or just
off the lobby.
 Box office: A place where tickets are sold to the public for
admission to a venue
 Green room: The lounge backstage. This is the room where actors
and other performers wait in when they are not needed onstage
or in their dressing rooms.
 Balconies or galleries: one or more raised seating platforms
towards the rear of the auditorium.

The control booth, control room, lighting box, technical booth, tech
booth, or just booth to theatre or television technicians is the area
designated for the operation of technical equipment (lighting and
sound),

The Stage

 FULL STAGE: more than 100 sqm

 SMALL STAGE: less than 100 sqm
Support Spaces
 One of the most important support areas is the set
construction area. This is a combination of storage, as well
as space to build sets.
  Don’t forget the dressing rooms.
 Plan for a ticket booth, a “green room” that can double as
rehearsal and instructional space, and a general storage
area.

Changing room
LIBRARY

A building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and

sometimes films and recorded music for people to read, borrow.
1. STANDARDS & WORKSPACES
1. Reading table
2. Shelves
3. Circulation
4. Washroom
5. Computer room
6. Reference desk
Shelf aisles should not be more than 3 m long
• Books should be carried in trolleys (.92mx.99mx.5m)
• Clear space between shelves at least 1.3m- 1.4m
1.12 SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

1) Vegetation
 In veli, which forms a transition zone where dry deciduous forests
shades into desert scrub‐ a semi‐arid environment.
 Existing vegetation on site: Trees and shrubs like Phulai and
kareel.
 The natural vegetation of Gurugram falls within the Northern
Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest (including Anogeissus pendula and
Boswelliaforest edaphic sub-types) and Northern Tropical Thorn
Forest types.
 Deciduous plants are useful.

2)Soil Conditions
Alluvial soil is found in veli. The alluvial soil is spread all over the plains
of north India. Alluviums are mainly loaming, i.e. mixtures of sand and
clay. New alluvial loams are very fertile. In the younger stage of the
riverine plains, sandy soils are more common.

 Mostly available soil in India (about 43%) which covers an area of

143 sq.km.
 Widespread in northern plains and river valleys.
 Humus, lime and organic matters are present.
 Highly fertile.
 They are depositional soil – transported and deposited by rivers,
streams etc.
 Sand content decreases from west to east of the country.
 Colour: Light Grey to Ash Grey.
 Texture: Sandy to silty loam or clay.
 Bearing capacity is 80kN/sqm to 160kN/sqm.
 Raft Foundation is preferred for alluvial soil.