JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA,

JAIPUR
 INTRODUCTION & HISTORY
About
• Jawahar Kala Kendra was launched by the State
Government to provide space to the cultural and
spiritual values of India and display the rich art and
craft heritage. The centre is also a venue for
theatrical and musical performances.
• The centre has been made in nine blocks housing
museums, one amphitheatre and one closed
auditorium, library, arts display rooms, cafeteria,
small hostel and Art Studio.It also houses two
permanent art galleries and hosts its own theatre
festival every year.

• Due to presence of the hills one of the squares was

Concept transposed to the east and two of the squares were
amalgamated to house the palace
• Jawahar Kala Kendra is an analogue of the original
city plan of Jaipur drawn up by the Maharaja, a • Jawahar Kala Kendra was designed by Architect
scholar, mathematician, and astronomer Jai Singh Charles Correa in 1986 and construction completed
the second in the mid 17th century. in 1991.
• His city plan, guided by the shilpa shashtras, was • Each unit is different from the other with the use of
based on the ancient Vedic Mandala of nine squares different materials and the presence of each of the
or houses which represents the nine planets – Ketu, planets is expressed by the traditional symbol inlaid
Budh, Chandra , Shani, Surya , Mangal, Rahu, Guru, in white marble.
Shukra.

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 INTRODUCTION & HISTORY

FORMATION OF JAIPUR CITY PLAN JKK PLAN : INSPIRED BY JAIPUR CITY PLAN
(NAVGRAHA CONCEPT)
• Correa’s plan for the kendra invokes directly the
original navagraha or nine house mandala.
• One of the squares is pivoted to recall the
original city plan and also to create the entrance.

JAIPUR CITY PLAN VS JKK PLAN DIMENSIONS OF ONE BLOCK

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 SITE , ACCESS , LOCATION & ORIENTATION
Site anaysis and Surroundings • Built up area : 7200 sqft.
• The Nine Blocks : Open air theatre, Cafeteria, Workshop,
• Climate : Semi arid Climate.
Art Gallery, Museum, Library, Performing Arts Centre,
• Location : JLN Marg, Jaipur Administration Block,

SATELLITE VIEW OF SITE

• Annual Rainfall : 650mm per year.

• Site area : 37000 sqft.
• 2 Entries – Pedestrian FLOOR PLAN
--Vehicular
• Both of the entrances
lead to admin block.
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 PLANS AND SECTIONS

KETU BUDH CHANDRA

SHANI SURYA MANGAL

RAHU GURU
SHUKRA

FLOOR PLAN : BLOCKS AND NINE

HOUSE MANDALS
Blocks : FLOOR PLAN : BLOCKS AND USE

1. Ketu : Alankar Gallery

2. Budh : Sudarshan Art Gallery
3. Chandra : Satkar Cafeteria
4. Shani : Srajan Workshop.
5. Surya : Madhyavarti , Open Air Theatre.
6. Mangal : Administration Block SECION THROUGH WORKSHOP,
7. Rahu : Sphatic Art Gallery. ADMIN AND OAT.
8. Guru : Sandarbh Library.
9. Shukra : Rangayan and Krishnayan
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 ANALYSIS : ZONING AND HIERARCHY

DEFINED SPACES HIERARCHY

MUSEUM/ GALLERY ADMINISTRATION

LEARNING SPACES LEARNING SPACES/MUSEUM/ GALLERY

ADMINISTRATION RECREATIONAL SPACES

RECREATIONAL SPACES

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 ANALYSIS : ZONING

FORMAL AND INFORMAL SPACES LANDSCAPE

SOFTSCAPE
INFORMAL COMMUNITY SPACES

FORMAL COMMUNITY SPACES HARDSCAPE

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 ANALYSIS : CIRCULATION AND DENSITY
INTERNAL CIRCULATION

EXTERNAL CIRCULATION

CIRCULATION

Main Features:
• GRID IRON PLANNING
• CENTRAL COURTYARD
• INWARD LOOKING
• TWO MAJOR AXES
MORE ACTIVE

LESS ACTIVE

SPATIAL DENSITY - EVEN PROGRAMMIC DENSITY

DENSITY
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 ANALYSIS : AREA
Area Calculation :

• Total Site Area : 9.7acres.

• Madhyavarti (OAT) :870 sqm.
Seating capacity: 2187
• Art Galleries (Surekh Sudarsh and Chaturdik):
140sqm.
• Sandarbh Library : 650sqm.
• Shilp Gram : 10000 sqm.
• Rangayan Auditorium : 12mx20m
Seating Capacity : 229
• Krishnayan :12.7mx12m
Seating Capacity : 150

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 ELEVATION CHARACTERSTICS

MERCURY VENUS

JUPITER RAHU
•Height of almost all the walls is 8m.
• Presence of each
•Area is much larger for all the blocks as compared to the
of the planets is
height.
expressed by the
•Scale of unit is relatable to humans as it does not
traditional symbol
overpower us and also makes the ground spaces feel larger.
inlaid in white
•Increase in height makes the central space smaller and
marble.
claustrophobic. So here, smaller height and larger areas SUN
eliminates this effect.

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 MATERIALS
GRANITE +
KOTASTONE

DHOLPUR
RED SANDSTONE STONE

MICA SLATE +
MARBLE
Materials used :
•Red Sandstone in Kund Steps
• External Wall around Kund – Beige Dholpur Stone
used in coping WHITE
• All the exterior walls are covered with Red MARBLE
MICA
Sandstone. SLATE
• Interiors are colored in auspicious colors, emotions
and mythic associated with that planet.
• Cafeteria furniture : Granite and Kota Stone.
• Cafeteria Flooring : Marble and Grey Mica Slate.
• Planets expressed in traditional symbols on walls :
White marble and at some places Granite and Mica PAINTED WALLS FOR INTERIORS
Slate.
• Use of locally available materials is preferred like Red
Sandstone , Kota Stone, Mica Slate etc.
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 DAYLIGHTING AND VENTILATION

CENTRAL OPEN AIR THEATRE INSPIRED BY

COURTYARD PLANNING TO PROVIDE BETTER SMALL PUNCTURES IN
VENTILATION WALLS FOR VENTILATION

Features: LIGHT SHAFTS WITH

STEPPED PROFILE

• Smaller Openings.
• Light Shafts at the corner of each unit.
• Light Shafts have stepped profile with marble
coping.
• Central court to bring in light and air.
• Small punctures on the wall for Ventilation.
• Use of Pergolas and Columns for shade and
interesting lighting effect, which creates beautiful
patterns at day time. PLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW THROUGH PERGOLA AND COLUMNS

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SERVICES
• Cooling plants and air conditioning for formal
areas like offices and some of the informal spaces
like Auditoriums
• All the other areas are naturally ventilated.
• Service Entry through Shilp Gram and Shaheed
Abhimanyu Singh Marg.
• Artificial Lighting in art galleries through ceiling
mounted spot lights.

SPOT LIGHTS MOUNTED

ON CEILINGS TO FOCUS
ON THE WALLS OF ART
GALLERIES

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 INFERENCES
Inferences:

• Response to Program : A volumetric module which is very well defined.

• Response to context : Going with Tradition.

• Circulation and Planning : Grid Iron Planning with good connectivity.

• Density : Spatially Even, Programmic Density varies.

• Community Spaces : Mixture of formal and Informal Spaces.

• Response to Climate : Well lit and Ventilated with less requirement of

artificial lighting in common areas.

• Building Language and Materials : OAT inspired from concept of Step well
(Kund) in Rajasthan.

• Materials : Locally Available materials are used such as red sandstone,

dholpur stone etc.

• Relationship to Landscape : Even.

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