CASE STUDY 1

AJANTA VISITORS CENTRE

Location: Ajanta, Maharashtra, India

Year Of Construction: 2005-2013

Climate: Hot & Dry

Architect: Chaya and Chaya Architects

Site Area: 3,23,695 sq.m

Total Built-up Area: 19,700 sq.m

Ground Coverage: 0.8%

Building Components: Spaces for

exhibition, shops, Restaurants

Reason for choice: There is lack of

facilities near the caves and in
Aurangabad. The visitor’s Figure 1 site paln of AVC
centre was developed to
increase the amount of local
and foreign visitors to the
caves. The spaces provided not
only attract people but also
help in spreading the
information about the history
and culture of the caves.

Figure 2 view of AVC

Design Philosophy

The concept behind the built form of the

building comes from the shape of Ajanta caves. The spiral shape in which the visitor’s centre in built
originates from the horse-shoe shape from of the Ajanta caves. The form of the caves and the centre run
parallel to each other.