Women Empowerment Centre

Case Studies

Submitted By:
Moksha Bhatia
 LIVE CASE STUDIES

Live Case Study

Institutes
Research Foundations Field Work based
Foundation
• Nari Niketan
• SWACH
Foundation • Azad Foundation
• National Vocational
Training Institute
• ICRW
for Women
 LIVE CASE STUDY – SWACH Foundation, Panchkula

A. SITE DETAILS

Location 645, Sector 16, Panchkula

History Established on 6th October , 1988

Nearest Landmark Gorakhnath Mandir

Major Access to site From Budhanpur Road

Topography Area is Plane

Neighborhood Residences and Gorakhnath Mandir

Structures

Location
Parking Facilities Surface Parking

645, Sector 16,

Area 1.8 acrea Panchkula
SWACH Foundation
Landscape Features 75 % site is filled with green areas & landscape
features SWACH - building
 LIVE CASE STUDY – SWACH Foundation, Panchkula

Area of site – 1.8 acre

Area left for future expansion
Green Area
Guest House

Surface Parking & Entrance

for 4 wheeler
Main block
Main Block

Entrance to site Courtyard in main

building
Site

Survival for Women and Children

Foundation is a research based
organization & help women by
guiding them in their difficult times Reception
 LIVE CASE STUDY – SWACH Foundation, Panchkula

• It has its own building in a

• Central core of the
campus of 1.8 acres land in N
Sector 16 Panchkula, Haryana. Director building is main focus.
Room Kitchen • It has 75% green area
• It has computer facilities, well
equipped conference hall with which includes large
AV aids, a library and vehicles
trees and beautiful
for field activities.
Conferenc lawns.
• Another building is also e Room
• The combination of
functional which is used as a
residential training and Reception exposed brick
Computer
resource center. Room structure and green
Staff lawns make the site
Entrance
Room
beautiful.
• No parking
facility
• Residential
Building in not
good position
 LIVE CASE STUDY – Azad Foundation, New Delhi
A. INTRODUCTION

• Azad Foundation is an organization which

provides employment to women.

• They do not have infrastructure but whole

work is on field.

• They provide employment by teaching

them driving.
Office
• They have office in Kalkaji, New Delhi. Reception

• They have small office of 500 sq ft

approx which consists of : Circulation Space
- Kitchen
Kitchen Azad Foundation building,
- Reception
Kalkaji
- Classroom
- Offices
- Toliets
 LIVE CASE STUDY – National Vocational Training Institute for Women, Noida
A. INTRODUCTION : Inferences :

• Designed and launched in 1977. The fees of the institute is

very nominal for girls of all
• The programme attempts to ages and background.

promote the women

B. COURSES OFFERED :
employment in industry (mainly
organised sector) as semi-
• Electronics Mechanic
skilled/skilled & highly skilled
workers by increasing their • Computer Operator

participation in skill training • Architectural Draughtsmanship

facilities.
• Desk Top Publishing

• Site Area – 8 acre (approx) • Secretarial Practices (English)

• Hair & Skin Care

D-1, Block D, Sector 1, Noida, Uttar
Pradesh
• Fashion Technology
http://dget.nic.in/content/institute/overview-nvti.php
 LIVE CASE STUDY – National Vocational Training Institute for Women, Noida

C. CLIMATE :

https://www.yr.no/place/India/Uttar_Pradesh/Noida/statistics.html
 LIVE CASE STUDY – National Vocational Training Institute for Women, Noida

D. SITE AND SURROUNDING :

• The main landmark around NVTI is 22 storey Gail building.

• It also has connectivity with metro.
• 40% of site area is covered in green.

View of Gail Building

from NVTI’s
entrance

Site Plan of NVTI, Noida

 Girls Hostel

Administrative Block

Green Areas
Entrance to the site
 Administrative Block

• Principal Office
• Reception Area
• Assistant Director Office
• Waiting Area
• Staff Room
• D.T.P Section
Administrative Block – Front Elevation Administrative Block – Rear
• COPA Section Elevation (model)
• Store Room
• Library
• Canteen
• Secretarial Practice – Computer Lab
• HUB (DLP)
• Conference Room
• Dining Room (for guest)

Waiting Area – near entrance

Staircase Waiting Area Computer Operator &

Entrance Programming Assistant
Section
Administrative Block

HUB (DLP) DTP Room

Jaalis of such type are provided in

many walls of the building for light
and ventilation in corridor.

Canteen
Workshop Block - 1

• Theory Rooms
• Cosmetology
• Fashion Designing (Basic)
• Fashion Designing (Advanced)
• Dress Making sewing lab
• Fashion technology lab
• HSC lab Workshop Block
• Drafting Lab
Courtyard
• Audio Visual Lab

Cosmetology Classes
Fashion Technology
Classes
Workshop Block - 2

• Meditation Room
• Architectural Draughtsmanship
• Electronic Mechanic
• CAD Labs
• Interior Designing Class
• Audio – Visual Lab
• Principles of Teaching
Workshop Block – 2

Solar panels installed at roof top

Architectural
Draughtsmanship Interior Design
Inferences
Administrative Block Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Overall

Easy to access Large Circulation space Installed Solar panels Green area (large)
provided on south-west

Connected with Courtyard Provided for No Jaalis only in this Planning & connectivity
Workshop – 1 block light and ventilation block done according to the
use

Very less space for Large spaces given to Smelly corridor due to Girls Hostel separated
canteen provided Cosmetology classes toilets by green area

Jaalis provided for Labs for Fashion Floors are segregated Toilets in every block
ventialtion and light in Technology Course through courses are in bad condition
corridor

Unhygienic toilets Toilets and other areas

need renovation in
girls hostel
NET CASE STUDY – Women Opportunity Centre, Rwanda
 Inferences
SWACH ICRW Azad NVTI Women
Foundation Foundation Opportunity
Centre

Area 1.8 acre 1000 sqft 500 sqft 8 acre 5 acre

Infrastructure Had offices Had computer No Proper Classrooms,

and computer labs infrastructure Institute Staff Rooms
labs and organic
farming

Open Spaces 75% green area - - 40% green 50% open

area spaces with
organic
farming area

Connectivity No such A corridor - Connectivity A central

connectivity separating through courtyard
office and labs corridors, connects
green spaces, whole capus
ramps. together
Passages
 SWACH ICRW Azad NVTI Women
Foundation Foundation Opportunity
Centre

Light & Green areas Artificial Light Not proper Light and Through roofs
Ventilation and openable & Ventialtion ventilation in ventilation
areas bring kitchen through
proper light & courtyards
ventilation and jaalis
Landscape Beautiful No landscaped No landscaped Simple green Organic
landscaping in area area areas but farming space
small area kept well beautifies
maintained whole site

Drawbacks Poor No natural Not what they Poor -

residential area light and have shown on maintaince
ventilation their website of toilets