CASE STUDY

THE LIVING & LEARNING

DESIGN CENTER
AJRAKHPUR DIST. – KACHCHH, GUJARAT
AR.UDAY ANDHARE & AR. MAUSAMI ANDHARE

BY RANJITH RAVI NAYAK

ARCH-22-40
ADITYA COLLEGE OFARCHITECTURE
INTRODUCTION
• LOCATED IN PROXIMITY TO BHUJ CITY
AT A DISTANCE OF 15 KM.
• LIKEWISE FROM TRANSPORT
FACILITIES LIKE
o RAILWAY STATION : 14.2 KM
o AIRPORT : 17.1 KM
o BUS STAND : 16.5 KM
LOCATION AND SITE PLAN
CONCEPT

• PRIMARY ROLE AS RESEARCH CENTER FOR

ARTISANS DOUBLES UP AS A PUBLIC
MUSEUM AND A SPACE FOR
DEMONSTRATION.
• THE HOT, DRY AND ARID LANDSCAPE OF
KACHCHH, ITS PEOPLE AND CULTURAL
NUANCES FORMA RICK BACKDROP.
• THE STRUCTURE PRESERVES EMULATES AND
REPLICATES THE VERNACULAR
ARCHITECTURE OF KACHCHH- IN THIS CASE
KACHCHHI.
• THE ARCHITECTURE IS A SERIES OF LARGE
SOLID VOLUMES, PUNCTUATED BY
CONIDIAL SKYLIGHTS.
• ANCILLARY PASSAGEWAYS AND SHADED
SPACES FOR DEMONSTRATION AND
WORKSHOPS.
• THESE AREATTACHED TO THE CORE AS
APPENDAGES CONNECTING THESE
ACTIVITY SPACES TO THE MAIN BUILDING.
 LIPPAN
EMBROIDERY
WORK

ART AND
LACQUER
POTTERY
ART

CRAFT AARI ART LEATHER

BANDHANI MUSIC
 • WINDOWS AND CUTOUTS ON WEST AND SOUTH ALLOW
WINTER SUN TO WARM INTERIORS WHILE KEEPING OUT
FENESTRATIONS THE SUMMER SUN
• CONTROLLED APERTURES ALLOW EFFECTIVE VENTILATION.
 • LOCAL LOW WATER CONSUMPTIVE, DENSE
CANOPY TREE SPECIES –
VEGETATION • TREE SHADED ENCLOSURES ENSURE
APPROPRIATE USE OF OUTDOOR SPACES IN
INTENSE SUMMERS AS WELL.
 PROGRAM DETAILS AND BUILDING
• THE MUSEUM COMPRISES OF 4 GALLERIES INCLUDING A TEMPORARY EXHIBIT AREA.
• MAIN GALLERY WITH PERMANENT COLLECTION THAT INCLUDES 1150 EXQUISITE DEMONSTRATIVE
EMBROIDERY PANELS.
• OTHER GALLERIES HOUSE TRADITIONAL ARTIFACTS OF TEXTILE ARTS RELATED TO EVERYDAY LIFE.
• THE MAIN GALLERY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK FORMTHE CORE OF ALL SPACES WHILE THE LIBRARY,
AUDITORIUM SPACE, CONFERENCE ROOM, CLASSROOMS FOR ARTISANS AND PUBLIC ORIENTATION,
INFO KIOSKSOUTSIDE GALLERIES COMPLETE THE MODULE.
• CRAFTS SCHOOL: WORKING
SPACES FOR EVERY ART AND
CRAFT OF KACHCHH.
• THE PLANNING OF THIS ACTIVITY
AREA ORGANISES ACTIVITIES
ALONG A CENTRAL MOVEMENT
SPINE.
 BUILDING
MATERIALS
AND DETAILS
INFERENCES
• IDEA OF LOCAL AVIALABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
• VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN MODERN WAY
• DISASTER RESILIENT TECHNIQUES
• CLUBBING COURTYARDS AND ACTIVITIES
• OUTDOOR INTERACTIVE SPACES
• PROXIMITY TO MAIN ROAD AND ACCESSIBLE VIA TRANSPORT
REFERENCES
• WWW.SPACE118.COM
• WWW.NATIONALCRAFTSMUSEUM.NIC.IN
• WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET
• WWW.GOOGLE.CO.IN/MAPS
• WWW.ARCHITECTURECASESTUDIES.WORDPRESS.COM
• WWW.INDIGO-ARCHITECTS.COM