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INTRODUCTION:-
• LOCATION : Jawaharlal Marg, Jaipur
• COMPLETION : 1991
• TYPE : Arts and crafts center
• ARCHITECT : Architect Charles Correa
• PLOT AREA : 9.5 acres
• BUILT-UP AREA : 8100 sq.m.
• Jawahar Kala Kendra also known as nine-square house of culture, Jawahar Kala Kendra is an
MACRO SCALE MAP
arts and crafts centre located in the city of Jaipur. the centre is important not because of the
nomenclature but its close association with the city of Jaipur itself.
• It is located in the prime location of South Jaipur. The center is situated on Jawaharlal marg
opposite to Rajasthan commerce college. It is located on a parcel of land having 9.5 acres and
the building is surrounded by lush green landscaped garden. On one side it has a Shilp Gram
made in a replica of cluster of village huts.
ACTIVITIES:-
The centre has been made in eight blocks housing
• Museums,
• Theatres,
• Library,
MESO SCALE MAP • Arts display room,
• Cafeteria,
• Hostel, studio
• Administration
PLANNING
Each of the nine planet is represented by a
square, 30m x 30m, defined by red
sandstone walls, 8m high. The programme
of the Arts Centre is disaggregated into
nine separate groupings, each
corresponding to the myths of a particular
BUDH-MERCURY planet.
RAHU-
ASENDING
NODE SHUKRA-VENUS
GURU-JUPITER
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1. Aministration block GF 6. Alankar museum GF GALLERY GALLERY
2. Madhyavarti open theatre GF Curator FF
3. Library GF 7. Sudarshan art gallery GF
Audio visual reading FF Surekh art gallery GF
4. Sphatic art gallery/ GF Chaturdic art gallery FF
Music and dance GF 8. Satkar cafeteria GF
Sphatic art gallery FF Guest house / dormet FF
5. Parijat I GF 9. Rangayan Krishnayan GF
Parijat II GF Director theatre GF
Srajan workshops GF ALANKAR MUSEUM CAFETERIA
Srajan photo workshops FF
CIRCULATION AND PLANNING
• 2 Entries
• Pedestrian entry – defined by an arch
• Vehicular entry
• Both entrances lead to the admin
• One block moved aside to define an enter space
• Grid iron planning
• Central Courtyard
• Inward Looking
LIGHT SHAFTS HAVE STEP PROFILE WITH MARBLE CAPPING USE OF PERGOLAS PAINTINGS ON THE CEILING
KUND CONCEPT USED FOR THE MAIN COMMUNITY SPACE VASTU SYMBOLS ON THE FACDE OF EACH UNIT
COMMUNITY SPACES
DANCE PERFORMANCE IN THE OPEN THEATRE CRAFTS AND ART WORK ON DISPLAY AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN SHILPGRAM
TRIBAL MUSEUM, BHOPAL
•NAME: Tribal museum, Bhopal
•OWNER: Government of Madhya Pradesh.
•ESTABLISHED: 2004.
•ACTIVITY: Museum & gallery.
•AREA: 7 acres.
•ARCHITECT: KAMATH DESIGN STUDIO
CONNECTIVITY:
•AIRPORT- (Chandigarh) :14.2kms.
•RAILWAY STATION: 8.0kms.
•BUSSTAND: 6.9kms.
CLIMATE ANALYSIS:-
• Macro-climate: Hot & Dry
•Average temperature: 25.1 degree C
•Maximum temperature: 40.8 degree C
•Minimum temperature: 10.7 degree C
•Annual Precipitation: 1132mm
•Prevailing Wind direction: 12Km/h south-
West
LOCATION :-
Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum Shyamala Hills, Bhopal
462002, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA.
SITE DISTRIBUTION: AREA DISTRIBUTION:
INTRODUCTION:-
•The museum of tribal heritage at Bhopal was commissioned
by the government of Madhya Pradesh in 2004.
•The museum is designed to create a built fabric which the
tribal communities could identify with, extend, and evolve, to
represent themselves and express their own ideas and way of
life with ease and spontaneity. Sun path of Bhopal Prevailing wind direction
• While the architecture of the museum is inspired by tribal
SITE PLAN:
rhythms, geometries, materials, forms, aesthetics and spatial
consciousness, •The site is developed on the contours of
•These very qualities are now acting as points of inspiration shyamala hills, Bhopal.
for the • The staff and visitors area has been
•Display materials being created by tribal artisans, supported segregated and the main entry was
by anthropologists, sociologists and social workers. designed at first floor.
SITE PLAN
FLOOR PLANS:
•The well planned campus is divided into 6 galleries depicting cultural diversity,
Tribal life, Tribal Art, Tribal Mythology, Tribal’s of Chhattisgarh and Tribal games.
•It also has Art Exhibition Gallery and Open Air Theatre.
•All the artefacts in Galleries are majorly taken from 7 major and most important
tribes of state namely Gond, Bheel, Korku, Kol, Bharia, Baiga and saharia.
•The main entrance was at first floor and it connects ground floor through ramps.
ZONING: CIRCULATION:
• The museum is segregated between • At entrance a person has 2 choices whether
public and administrative spaces. to go the museum display or the warehouse.
• Continuity of the spaces is maintained• After entering the main museum circulation
to integrate spaces throughout path has been defined to make visitors go to
horizontal zoning. through the same passage and experience
• Administrative and workshop is placed the whole museum.
at lower levels while public area like• A separate passage way has been defined for
exhibitions galleries, auditorium and the people with the office related work. GROUND FLOOR PLAN
• Special care has been taken for the
restaurants are placed at upper level in
vertical zoning. movement of the physically challenged
visitors.
CONCEPT PLAN:
• A central area for seating for the fatigue.
• The museum is designed to create a
• Central area was created around the small
built fabric which the tribal
manmade lake with ducks which makes the
communities could identify with,
view quite relaxing.
extend, and evolve, to represent them
and express their own ideas and way
of life with ease and spontaneity.
CAFETERIA
Side elevation
ARTEFACTS STORE
• The galleries are raised above the ground on columns, forming a continuous
multilevel verandah the site is developed on the contours.
MERITS:
• It is a clear example of site responsive architecture and how contours are to
be treated as a boon to site.
• The incorporation of open and semi open spaces serves as means of
developing an interest and maintaining it.
• Segregation of spaces according to activities is done very efficiently.
• The replication of heritage by show casing the lifestyle through the means
Perforated lighting Courtyard of proper interior designing by using material suiting to that context and
incorporating it by tribal artisans only have added more essence to the
• Artificial lighting is used strategically in the tribal museum. concept, as a whole it is an experience worth learning.
• Spot lighting and task lighting is used particularly rather than ambient lighting. • Dormitory are provided for artists.
• To balance shadows and luminance is easily checked by artificial lighting in the • Balance between natural light and artificial light is well maintained
museum. • Ramps are provided for the physical challenging people.
• Balance between built vs open.
• Easy and friendly planning for circulation.
DEMERITS:
• Firefighting is an important issue while treating public buildings but there is
no such Provision for it in the whole scenario of space.
• Seating should be provide in galleries for elderly persons.
• Height of the galleries is almost triple height which created trouble while
designing interior of gallery.
• Workshops are placed near to canteen, which may cause distraction to the
workers.
• Dormitory does not reflect any identity of the tribes