B.Arch Thesis – Space for identity, Street Children Rehabilitation Centre, Md.

Shahabuddin
October 19, 2018

B.Arch Thesis: The street children rehabilitation centre is located at Kushtia district in Khulna division.
It’s located at 35-36 GK COMPOUND, THANAPARA, Kushtia 7000 near the Goari river.
The street children rehabilitation cente is located at Kushtia district in Khulna division. It’s
located at 35-36 GK COMPOUND, THANAPARA, Kushtia 7000 near the Goari river.

Area of the site : 12.31 acres

This project was initiated by the Jyoti -development foundation. Jyoti –development foundation
has been working since 2002 for establishing the right of women and children.

Major functions
A. Administrative Section

B. Academic Section
Primary school
Vocational training center

C. Residential block
Boy’s hostel
Girl’s hostel
Family houses
Staff quarter

D. Supporting function
Clinic
Multipurpose hall
Library
Cafeteria
Sells center
Social center

Project idea
The Street Children Rehabilitation Center stems out of a better future of those children. In our
present condition a major part of the population living under the poverty level. Street children
are a part of our society and this part of children are always deprived. So it is vital important to
build this projects to mature their potential in right way.
The proposal of rehabilitation center arises for the goal to embody the pride and hope, the
nation’s places on its future generation, recognition that street children with the enormous
potential are considered as a great part of our national wealth. And the objectives are (a) to
fulfill a long felt of need for an organization to guide, advice, co -ordinate and encourage the
activities of the various children organizations, both governmental and non -governmental; (b)
to rehabilitate and provide philosophical, educational and vocational training to the street
children as they become self-dependent individuals as much as possible.

The project goal is to provide an environment where they belong. But street is harmful for them
because of pollution, poison, and lack of security and safety trap of Ganges, drags, and many
sexual exploitations and dangerous diseases. So I want to trans-create the environment of
street in this project where the problem of the street is abandoned but the space of street are
trans-created.

CONCEPT FORMULATION

There are many NGO and organization who wants to help the street children for their educat ion
and habitation in Bangladesh, so that they can lead better life in future. But most of the street
children are not interested to involve those organizations or institute. There are two main reason
of not responding those organizations.
Because, street is the source of their income. Many of them have to help their family or family
member or relative. So they have to earn money. When they stay in street, they have do
something like begging, vending, paper and garbage collecting, rickshaw p ushing and pulling,
rode side tea stall work break braking and many other harmful works.

Another most important reason is that, they are habituated in street life style. They are
habituated in the freedom of street, like to stay in group with their friend, openness of space
and very close to nature.

Their shearing, communication, interaction all are happened in the street. All activity of street
children are tie with the street. They learn in street from their friend and the activity of street
informally.
Space for identity

I like to provide their such an environment where they belongs. But street is harmful for them
because of pollution, poison, lack of security and safety trap of Ganges, drags, and many sexual
exploitations and dangerous diseases.
So I want to trans-create the environment of street in this project where the problem of the
street is abandoned but the space of street are trans-created.

• The environment of street

• Scale of street in term of street
• Openness of space
• Permeability of function
• Direct relation with the nature
• Participation of children by shearing and gathering
• Very close connection of the function to the street
For their psychological and mantel growth recreational space are created like indoor and
outdoor play area, open air amphitheater, multi-purpose hall etc. to entertain the children. For
their physical growth and fitness gymnasium and health center are prov ided.

The proposed center is hosting all activities regarding for child development such as physical,
emotional, cognitive and socio-cultural that is obviously needed for their future development.
The aim is to flourish all creative efforts of children that inspire others to explore themselves at
its best. A street children re-habitation center would therefore work as an institution where
they will be flourished with their full capacity. Giving them the chance to maintain & return to a
quality life the project thus has a great value & potential from national perspective as well.
In master plan effort has given to trans create the environment of street with careful
consideration of safety and comfort, scale of street, openness of space, permeability of
function, relation with the nature, participation of children by shearing and gathering etc.

Drawings and model images:

REFERENCE:

Shahbuddin, M. (2021, November 5). B.Arch Thesis - Space for identity, Street Children Rehabilitation
Centre, Md. Shahabuddin - ArchitectureLive! ArchitectureLive! - Architecture and Urbanism from around
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