INTRODUCTION

SITE : NORBULINGKA INSTITUTE

LOCATION : PO SIDHPUR NEAR DHARAMSHALA DIST.
KANGRA HIMACHAL PRADESH
DONE BY : KELSANG AND KIM YESHI
AREA : 12500M2 ( 3 ACRE )
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MASTER PLAN
AERIAL VIEW
CIRCULATION AROUND THE SITE
1. Entrance gateway 30m2
2. Norbuling house 50m2
3. Hummingbird cafe 30m2
4. Staff quarter 40m2
5. Norbulingka craft centre 235m2
6. Workshop block 175m2
7. Temple 75m2

TEMPLE TEMPLE
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Hard pathways
Water body
Green area around site
Circulation pathways
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SITE AND SURROUNDINGS
● The site is almost in the middle of the place. According to the site and responses The Main Part in the norbulingka
institute is Greenery(Garden) and water(Lakes)
● The palace, with 374 rooms, is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the Potala Palace, which was the winter
palace. It is in the western suburb of Lhasa City on the bank of the Kyichu River which gives water and more views to
the norbulingka.
● The park, situated at an elevation of 3,650 metres (11,980 ft) had flower gardens of roses, petunias, hollyhocks,
marigolds, chrysanthemums and rows of herbs in pots and rare plants.The Norbulingka grounds were also home to
wildlife in the form of peacocks and brahminy ducks in the lakes.
CLIMATE
● The spring season starts from mid February to mid April. The weather is
pleasant and comfortable in the season.
● The rainy season start at the end of the month of June. The landscape
lushes green and fresh. During the season streams and natural springs are
replenished.
● The heavy rains in July and August, Dharamsala receives the highest
rainfall, nearly about 3400 mm. The reason is that it is enclosed by high
mountains on all sides.

Nearby Places to the Norbulingka

institute.
● Gyuto Tantric Monastery Temple
● Norbulingka Cafe
● Highland Village Resort
● Vajra Tibetian Handicrafts

● Rains- Rains starts from April Slowly and keeps on increasing till August and
decreases again and continues till october.

● Snows- There is not much snow in norbulingka but the weather is pleasant.

● Temperature -Avg temperature in jan is 8°

Avg temperature in june is 24°
Avg temperature in December is 9°.
● Norbulingka itself mean Treasure Garden and it completely involved in
the environment and its creating a better nature and peace of mind by
the quality of the space.
● It perfectly responses to its context as they have greenery around it and
they also added nature in it which made place similar and works similar.

● The Context contains Paddy fields at back side which

was merging temple into fields and also it contains
greenery everywhere in the Context which merged site
into the nature .

● There is a road around the Institute which contains some

places like cafe and resorts and have greenery to the
sides of the roads
SITE AND CONTEXTUAL RESPONSE (Nature is the context for the institute)
The Site Is So Spacious And The Context Of The Site Is Mostly Greenery Covered With Trees

● Adaptability Of Norbulingka Institute Include Its Response Towards

Elements Of Nature Domain.The More The Adaptability Of Structure The
Better It Will Compliment The Sustainability Of Natural Domain.This Lead
To Equilibrium Between Nature And Built Mass.

● Connecting The Open And Closed Spaces.

Used Transparent Glass For the windows and many

more spaces to connect with to the context of the
site so that it attracts the context more into the site.It
brings all the context inside.

The Site Contains Paddy Fields on the backside of the institute and
they left the space towards the paddy fields from the temple as it
became the tourist place there as it was so calm and peaceful it gave a
different type of feeling at that space.
Climatic Response
1.Vegetation

The different type of trees and their seasonal shedding and their height after light,heat and wind in the
immediate context.this alteration and its use was properly studied and categorized according to their heights.

2.Permeability

The ecology of the site and the design complements each others
permeability much like transparent layer of glass which allows light but not
rain .mutual permeability of the natural and build domains allowed
controlled transition on various aspects such as visual technological climatic
and cultural.
Light analysis if each day of each season is calculated and delineated to understand the holistic character of light on the
norbulingka institute. The following parametric curves showing the source the nature and intensity of light.

Light that gives direction to a space a light that occurs to help you guide you to
the purpose of that space like a spot light on a stage this is bright docussed and
intense

An encompassing glow of light that

warms and comforts a space and The infinite array of mall dots decorate
those who dwell in that space the landscape in varying patterns. It is
something playful something
interactive and dynamic.

Temple doorway, Norbulingka Institute of Tibetan Arts

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Climatic Response

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RELATIONSHIP OF BUILT UP Section through the site
AND OPEN AREA

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BUILT : 35%
OPEN : 65%
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

NORBULINGKA INSTITUTE (when under construction)

● In the early 1980's, Kelsang Yeshi, Minister of the Department of Religion and Culture, and his wife Kim Yeshi
began to imagine an institute in India which could act as a cradle for the revival of Tibetan art, and provide a haven
for artists to practice their crafts.
● The ground plan was designed to follow the proportions of Avalokitesvara, the deity of compassion.
● There are some construction details that are are included in the NORBULINGKA INSTITUTE construction
● The workshops and offices were to be constructed in the shape of his thousand arms. The temple would be his head,
while in the middle would be a water spring, representing his heart, emanating kindness to all living beings.
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● Structure of Roofs, Doors and Windows

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 MATERIAL USED

1. Special Construction Materials of Tibetan Architectures

● Masonry and window style

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Copper moulds Gneiss stone example

 Structural System and Masonry for Walls

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Stone wall with no masonry
in between

Masonry stone wall

WORKSHOP WORKSHOP

ENTRANCE ENTRANCE