YMCA CAMPSITE, NILSHI, PUNE LITERATURE

STUDY
LOCATION : Nilshi Village, Pune. SPACES
ARCHITECT : Christopher Charles Benninger. • The accommodation at Y.M.C.A is design for an active lifestyle.
ACCESS : 9m Wide road • All kinds kind of facilities and amenities are provided for a great
BUILT UP AREA : 2375 SQ,M camping which includes cabins, toilets as subterranean structures.
YEAR : 2003

SITE
• The Campsite measuring 80 acres, sits upon a wooded PLANNING
knoll, surrounded by a forest which ascents down on three • Parking some distance from the campus, one walks up to a small
sides to the blue waters of Andhra lake. plateau, that integrates the cabins, sanitary facilities, multi purpose
• The vast mountains of the sathyadri Range create a space, subterranean cabin and bungalow.
dramatic backdrop. • The human eye first perceives the place as an open garden, with
dining court covered with a tensile parasol
• The descending ramp leads into small foyers and into generous
CONCEPT rooms with glass wall opening to the blue Lake and to the green
• “DOING MORE WITH LESS” is the main theme of this small forest.
campus of tents, underground cabins, Multipurpose spaces and a
bungalow.
• It is an organic design which merges space within the natural
landscape.
• The Architect himself describes it as AN ARCHITECTURE
WHICH IS HARMONY AND UNISON WITH NATURE. Sculturepseque skylight which Tensile roof with floating View of the Manager’s Bungalow
brings light and air into interior roof column with skylight on the roof

MATERIALS ACTIVITIES
• The project is conceived in natural, local Basalt stone, with • Provides opportunities in camping adventure and
concrete roves. personality development.
• A floating column supports a tensile structure over the dining • Serves as a perfect spot for dancing, sketching, painting,
area letting in natural light and ventilation from the sides. origami and other art and craft events.
• Activities like Rock climbing and rappelling, kayaking, Rock climbing Kayaking
Basalt stone Rugged trekking, Treasure hunt and night trail are SUHAIL KAFUR A
performed 7238 1925 1050