AUTO WORLD

THE VINTAGE CAR MUSEUM

BY : KISHAN MESHIYA
GUIDE : RAJDEPEP RAUTH
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AKNOWLEDGMENT
ABSTRACT
 CONTENTS

1.Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 History.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 About cars .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.4 Why Automobile Museum? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Aim ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
1.6 Objectives .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.7 Scope ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.8 Methodology .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.Research ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Car Display ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Museum Lighting ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.Case Study ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 The Heritage Transport Museum,Gurgaon .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Auto world,Dastan,Ahmedabad ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.Site introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 0
5.Design Program ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 0
6.Final Drawings ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 0
7.Refrences .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 0
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 INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

 It was circa 1900 when the first car came into India. In the next few years three Oldsmobiles were imported into the country, and within 10 years of the
first car, there were several thousand vehicles, driven by the many Maharajas, Princes, Industrialists and Philanthropists in the country.
 Anticipating the need for cars in India, General Motors set up, as early as in 1927, their own "assembly" in Mumbai. Within 10 years General Motors
India Ltd. (as they were known then too) could churn out as many as 11,000 cars and trucks - Buicks, Chevrolets and Vauxhalls - per year.
 Today, more than 75 years later, India boasts of a sizable collection of early and vintage cars. The largest collection of Vintage cars in the world is in
India, owned by founder pCresident and patron Mr. Pranlal Bhogilal. The Vintage and Classic Car Club of India was founded by Mr. Pranlal Bhogilal
with the objective of preserving this rich heritage of cars in the country.

1.2 HISTORY

 India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Industry segments like automobile, textile, and agriculture have grown since the nation’s
independence.
 The support received from government and welfare schemes have given a boost to these segments for steady and progressive growth.
 The first car that plied on Indian roads was as early as 1897 and the first Indian to own a car in 1901 was Jamshedji Tata. It was in 1942, before India’s
independence that Hindustan Motors manufactured the first automobile in India.
 Soon after India’s independence, the Government of India tried to boost the sector by encouraging manufacturing of automobiles. Before that, the cars
were imported directly .
 The evolution of the auto industry contributed much to the economic growth of the country.
 It also helped the finance and insurance sectors. In time, vehicle insurance was set up and governed by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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1.3 ABOUT CARS
 There are mainly 3 types of cars.
1. Classic cars
Cars that lie somewhere within the range of 20 and
40 years of age are generally defined as classic
cars. Classic cars are expected to be kept as close
as possible to the stock manufacturer design and
specifications. The cars suffer from a significant
loss of value if they are modified. The same is
applicable even in case of engine modifications,
stock accessory replacement, and the paint job. Not
just that, a car might lose its standing as a classic
car in case it undergoes too many modifications.
2.Antique cars
One of the most widely accepted guidelines for
defining antique cars is that the car should be
more than 45 years old. Like classic cars, antique
cars are also to be kept close to the original
production model, both in terms of technical and
cosmetic features. But that also signifies that the
owners might have to place special order for
parts and spares, to keep the car running.
3.Vintage cars
Vintage cars and antique cars have an overlapping
definition. Some vintage cars might qualify as
antiques, but not all. One of the guidelines define
vintage cars as the cars which were built between
the time period of 1919 and 1930. However,
unlike antique cars and classic cars, the vintage
cars do not lose their value in case they are
modified. Alterations made to the design or engine
specifications do not make them any less of a
vintage vehicle.
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1.4 WHY AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM ?

 All automobile museums in india are vintage car museums with no infrastructure.
 There is no place which explains indian automobile history with historical exhibition and explanation.
 They are built to collect, document, preserve interpret and exhibit some form of material evidence.
 A museum is a center where people when visit can connect themselves to the past. Well a past in connection in details.
 This museum designing for car lovers and the automobile industries to promoting their product.
 The museum neglected thing, substance etc. goes into a collection by showcasing and displaying of it, it enters a new and different category. A connection
with any famous personalities can make any invaluable and make people imagine something invisible.
 It showcases the heritage and contribution of the place as well as the country.
 Compare to other museums and infrastructures of automobile in foreign countries, india has not such structures.
 There is no proper infrastructure where museums, expo, public interaction platform and other events can be performed.
 There is no dedicated infrastructure for museums. most of the automobile museums in india are just a structure where cars has been placed.that’s why
people in these days don’t like to visit museums.

1.5 AIM

 To Redesign And Devloping an existing vintage car museum in to a create a Dynamic structure thus representing architecture and the technology of
automobile.

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1.6 OBJECTIVES

 To design an automobile museum this will exhibit different types of automobile in chronological order.
 To contribute to the advancement of knowledge in science and technology in the automobile industry.
 To provide certain infrastructure and start developing museums in right and modern way .
 To provide a platform to people who are working in automobile field.
 To enhance the development into the automobile sector by promoting and exhibiting.
 To explore various display technique in museum.

1.7 SCOPE

 The scope of the project is to understanding car museum experience. the main focus of study is to understand how automobile and architecture work
together and different spaces and its manifestation through different display type, movement, pattern, and interpret the functions, concepts, built forms,
technologies etc. that attemp of this study is to concentrate on to make people visit frequently and take interest in automobile.

1.8 METHODOLOGY

 Studying and understanding about the history of cars, and the views of the collectors of these cars.
 To study in detail about the technical aspects of the cars.
 Understand various points like space,movement, display, lighting, surrounding, materials and overall ambience bt conducting various case studies.
 Studying the requirement of automobile museum.
 Delivering the best museum in terms of functions and technology in the best possible ways.

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 RESEARCH

CAR DISPLAY
 PLATFORM ARRANGMENT DISPLAY
(When the rise the car on the top floor.)

 CIRCULAR ARRANGMENT DISPLAY

(When the car arrangement in circular platform and it could be a rotation platform.)

 RANDOM / FREE ARRANGMENT DISPLAY

(It could be rise/grounded in sequence wise on floor)

MUSEUM LIGHTING

 NATURAL LIGHTING
(Natural light plays a major role in museum construction & design.)

 ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING
(Artificial lighting is the light that we get from the electric source.)

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2.1 CAR DISPLAY
1. Platform Arrangment 2.Random/free Arrangment 3.Circular Arrangment

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2.2 MUSEUM LIGHTING
 Lighting is a critical component in a museum environment because the space enables visitors to see objects, experience new sights and react to the
surrounding environment.

1.NATURAL LIGHTING Slits : 2.ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING

Courtyard : Spot light :

Louvers :

Cove Lighting :

Glass Facade :

Skylight :

Slits :

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3.1 THE HERITAGE TRANSPORT MUSEUM,GURGAON
 Tarun Thakral, founder and managing trustee of the
Heritage Transportation Trust, is a unique kind of Indian
car collector. Like many others he started off collecting
cars in 1994 and soon had his private car collection.
Then he decided to build a museum and show his cars to
the public.
 The Heritage Transport Museum is India's major
museum dealing with the history of human
transportation.
 It is located at Tauru (Taoru) in the Gurgaon district of
the state of Haryana. Just two hours from New Delhi.
 The collection focuses on the development of transport
in India.
 It is situated on 3 acres and has 90,000 square feet -of
exhibition galleries.
 When it opened in 2013 it became India's largest private
museum.
 Gurgaon based architect Jyothi Rath has designed the
building.
Types of collection :
Auto mobile Gallery : This gallery showcases the evolution
of the indian car industry, as well as cars that have been used
in india since the advent of motoring. on display are over 75
vintage and classic cars.
Pre-mechanised Transportation : A timeline of
transportation in India, beginning with the story of the wheel,
on display are palanquins, howdahs, bullock carts, horse
carriages, and camel carts. Alongside these are displayed
decorative objects, such as carriage lamps, carbide lamps, and
palanquin finials.
Heavy Mechanised Transportation : Designed like a bus
depot, this section showcases the romance of bus journeys with
a display of restored buses
CASE STUDY
Railways : The museum explores the grandeur of travel by rail
through a historically inspired railway platform and a 1930s
restored railway saloon from BBCI Railway. Also on display
are models of popular locomotives and memorabilia including
original posters, train tickets, lamps and railway maps.
Aviation : This section details the history and evolution
of indian aviation industry, including early trials and
experiments and the history and growth of air india. also
on display are early models of aircrafts used in india.
Two-Wheelers : This gallery showcases the evolution of early
two wheelers in India including bicycles, scooters,
motorcycles, and mopeds.
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 Collectible India Toys on Transport : This section
includes an inventory of fun, collectible, nostalgic, original Souvenier Shop : There is a one Souvenier Shop in museum.
toys made in wood, tin and die-cast toys, all made by Indian
Venue Hire : The museum hires out spaces where high
manufacturers.
profile events, corporate, family or children’s events may be
hosted in an extraordinary venue for a fee. Below is the list of
venues on the museum premises available for hire. The
conference rooms may also be hired for seminars and
workshops.

Historical collection : They include old lithographs and Tribal art : The museum is also decorated with works of
engravings, original photographs including rare albumen Gond and Warli tribal artists. Tarun says, "These artists have
prints, old post cards on modes of transportation in India, a unique way of expressing themselves which I found very Venue Capacity Area Dimensions
philatelic collection of stamps and first-day covers issued interesting. So we commissioned them to depict what
in various countries, rare books on India's transport history, transportation means to them. Their paintings give a very Cafe 85 pax 173.4 sqm 10.2m X 19.5m
vintage road and touring maps of India, vehicle different artistic representation to isitors."
advertisements from old Indian dailies and magazines, old Terrace I 200 pax 230.7 sqm 30.6m X 7.2m
bills, receipts, license copies, share certificates, old Services : (Level 2)
automobile spare parts in original boxes, old automobile
memorabilia including carriage lamps, decanters, ashtrays, Cafe : There is a one cafe in museum. Terrace 2 475 pax 566.9 sqm (7.52m X
mementoes, lobby cards etc. (Level 3) 38.6m) + (34.9m
Auditorium : The mini auditorium will have regular X7.9m)
screenings of films on transportation.
Conference 175 pax 177.7 sqm 15.6m X 11.4m
Room I
Conference Rooms : A large conference room with a
capacity of over 300 people may be used for corporate or Conference 150 pax 173.8 sqm 15.2m X 11.4 m
special events. Accessible from the conference room is an Room 2
expansive terrace. The conference room can be partitioned
with soundproof folding screens to create two rooms of equal Conference 325 pax 351.5 sqm 31.4m X 22.8m
Maritime Gallery : Here is depicted the history of India's Room
inland waterways, their evolution and decline, and the story size so that smaller events may be held simultaneously. The (1+2
of the Ganges alongside models of boats, navigational museum offers state of the art audiovisual equipment for combined)
maps, etchings, and aquatints. presentations, meetings and conferences. A range of food and
Mini 35-40 72.2sqm 8.4m X 26.2m
beverage options depending on the event is also available. Auditorium children
Contemporary Art Gallery : The museum also has works
by contemporary artists inspired by modes of
Library : The library holds over 2,000 books related not only Entrance / 100 pax 111.2 sqm 39.2m X 28.3m
transportation. These exhibits have been created by
to transportation and its history but also on art, design and Reception Area
renowned artists like Baptist Coelho, Pooja Iranna, Ranbir
Kaleka, Hanif Kureshi and Nataraj Sharma. The eminent technology, street art, enamel signs and so on. There are
artist Atul Bhalla has created a site-specific work especially several rare books in the collection that were printed in the The museum grounds may also be hired for outdoor
for the museum inspired by transportation traditionally events.
early 20th century.
used on inland waterways.

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FLOOR PLANS

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