KALAKSHETRA FOUNDATION

CHENNAI
 INTRODUCTION

• Made of words kala +

kshetra it means
Devotional centre of
art.
• Kalakshetra foundation
was established in 1936
 LOCATION
• It is located in the age old pilgrim centre of
Tiruvanmiyur in Southern Chennai.
• It is located away from the main road and
major traffic area
• It is spread over 100 acreS
• Approach – A direct road of around 800m
from the bus stand.
SITE MAP
 LAYOUT AND PLAN
• A FREE FLOWING INFORMAL PATTERN THAT
HAS ORGANICALLY GROWN WITH THE NEED
OF THE INSTITUTION
• THE CLASSROOMS,THE AUDITORIUM AND THE
PRAYER HALL ARE SPREAD IN THE CENTRAL
PART OFTHE CAMPUS,WHILE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PART,HOTELS,STAFF
QUARTERS,DINING HALL AND SCHOOLS
COVERED THE OUTER REGION.
 CLASS ROOM
• All classrooms in the
campus are single roomed
open cottage with
individual plinth , sloping
roof and small veranda
• They are roughly of two
sizes (8m x 4.5m and 10m
x 7.5m).
• The bigger one is usually
used for dance.
• The quality of accoustical
privacy doesn’t come in
here because the huts are
placed at a good distance
to each other,so they
don’t carry the sounds to
the next class room
• Even the little sound that
might travel are taken
care of by the trees
around.
• All class room have full
length bamboo jaali
work which provide
sufficient lighting and
cross ventilation
• All huts have red oxide
flooring
 PRAYER HALL
• It is situated seperately, further beyond the
classroom in complete quite.
• It accomodates 180 people.
• It is also used open class room for craft.
 AUDITORIA(RUKMINI ARANGAM)
• Originally build as an open air
theatre designed by architect
Peterson ,it served as an assembly
hall and performance stage for
many years until it was destroyed
during a cyclone
• Architect Lurie baker Designed a
proper theatre after cyclone
• Measuring 70’ x 80’, the open air
space can accomodate 300-350
audience.
• Dressing room are available on
either side of the stage.
• Each measuring 10’ x 12’.
BHARATA KALAKSHETRA AUDITORIUM
• Measuring 40’x40’ the
auditorium can seat 750-800
• There are 428 chairs on the
peripheral veranda and 104
in galleries in the balcony .
• Dressing room are available
for the artists, on the ground
floor .
• These auditorium is
equipped with state of the
art lighting system .
 AUDITORIUM (RUKMINI ARANGAM)
• The stage is made up of
black oxide which is
suitable for effective
lighting.
• The theatre is equipped
with lighting and sound
system.
 MUSIC
• The small man made
among the class room
with stone mandapas
make the ambience
very surreal
• All in all,a gurukul like
atmosphere prevails
which create a perfect
state of mind for music
learning