ART AND CULTURAL CENTER

AT PONDICHERRY
 INTRODUCTION
The site is approximately 12900 sq.m along with adjecent site located near White CLIMATE ANALYSIS
Town, Puducherry 605001 , Having a exiting old distillary center which we have to redeveloped
into an art and culture center . Under Innovative use of Open Spaces Extension of Beach Promenade &
The climate of Pondicherry is classified as tropical wet and dry (As), similar to that of coastal Tamil
Development of Old Distillary site are few proposals under consideration. Old Distillery Site is a part
Nadu. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures may reach 41 °C (106 °F).
of Puducherry’s unique Industrial heritage sites. To conserve this, Arts and Cultural Centre has been
The average maximum temperature is 36 °C (97 °F). Minimum temperatures are in the order of 28–32
proposed on this site. The distillery’s strategic location, at the northern tip of the French Boulevard
°C (82–90 °F). This is followed by a period of high humidity and occasional thundershowers from June
town, also serves as a big attractor, and ideal place to house an Arts and Cultural Centre among other
till September. The northeast monsoon sets in during the middle of October, and Pondicherry gets the
attractions. This distillery will transform into a large public asset for the whole city to enjoy.
HOW TO REACH bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is
1,355 millimeters or 53 inches. Winters are very warm, with highs of 30 °C (86 °F) and lows often
NEARBY EMPLOYMENT HUBS – • ROAD/BUS dipping to around 18–20 °C (64–68 °F).
Pondicherry is connected to Chennai via the East Coast Road
Tennis Ground 0.1 km through Mahabalipuram. There are daily bus services from several
GVR Anandan house 0.3 km main stops from Chennai. The Pondicherry Road Transport
CULTURE
ambabhikshu house 0.3 km Corporation runs buses within the city and it runs Volvo buses to
Raj Bavan Test 0.4 km Chennai and to various places. The Tamil Nadu State Transport The people of Pondicherry are multi-national and multi-ethnic by nature and thus have a cosmopolitan culture but still they have
Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper Factory 0.4 km a strong hold to the native tradition of the region. One of the characteristic feature native to the territory of Pondicherry is that
Corporation operates Volvo air-conditioned bus services from
Playground 0.5 km they have a diverse culture and thus resulting in a secular attitude. When it comes to the music and the dances of the people of
Sri Aurobindo Ashram Dinning Room 0.6 km Chennai to Pondicherry.
• RAILWAY Pondicherry it is a very visible picture of the extension of the southern styles of classical music and dance. The classical music
Directorate of Health & Family Welfare Services 0.9 km
VIII Sem UD Project SAID SRM 1.3 km PDY/Puducherry (Pondicherry) is connected by train to all the mainly follows the southern style of Carnatic and the dance forms include Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi. Despite its French
four major metro cities of Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata (Howrah), and character, Pondicherry is a perfect example of Indian culture.All the festivals are celebrated with great excitement and
Mumbai, as well as other important cities such as Kanyakumari, enthusiasm by the people of Pondicherry like elsewhere in the country. The month of March witnesses the festival of Mascarade
Hyderabad, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam or the Mask Festival where the people parade on the streets merry making and it is more like the French version of Holi in North
and Mangalore. Moreover, VM/Villupuram Junction which is at a India.
SITE SURRONDINGS distance of around 24 mi (39 km) (both by rail & road) is
connected to several other Indian Cities.
• AIRPORT
Pondicherry Airport is located at Laws pet, an Assembly
East side - Beach view .
Constituency in the union territory of Pondicherry. It has direct
North side- Road side of site flights to Hyderabad, Bengaluru operated by SpiceJet Airlines.
North east - Cannel
South side -Public toilet ,road LEGENDS
ROAD CONNECTED TO SITE
SITE BONDARY

TOURISM OF PONDICHERRY :

Pondicherry is a tourist destination. The city has many colonial buildings, churches,
temples and statues which, combined with the town planning and French style avenues in
the old part of town, still preserve much of the colonial ambiance.

Public toilet at the south While the sea is a draw for tourists, Pondicherry no longer has the sandy beaches that
once graced its coastline.[citation needed] The breakwater to the harbour and other hard
structures constructed on the shore caused extreme coastal erosion and the sand from
Road view at south of old Pondicherry's Promenade Beach was permitted to disappear entirely. As a result of the
distillery city's seawall and groyne construction, the beaches further up the coast to the north have
also been lost. An enormous deposition of sand has accrued to the south of the harbour
breakwater, but this is not a commodious beach and is not easily accessible from the city.

But recently, the government has been taking steps by constructing a reef and re-dosing
sand. The sea is accessible by a small patch of land at the Promenade Beach (Goubert
Avenue).[29] Moreover, the beach is one of the cleanest in India and has been selected for
Blue Flag certification.
Beach view at east
There are a number of old and large churches in Pondicherry, most of which were built in
the 18th and 19th centuries. A number of heritage buildings and monuments are present
around the Promenade Beach, such as the Children's Park and Dupleix Statue, Gandhi
statue, Nehru Statue, Le Café, French War Memorial, 19th Century Light House, Bharathi
Park, Governors Palace, Romain Rolland Library, Legislative Assembly, Pondicherry
Museum and the French Institute of Pondicherry at Saint Louis Street.

Road view at north of old

Road side view of old distillery
distillery

SIGN NAME – GAURI DIPAK JAGTAP STAMP

SITE ANALYSIS COLLEGE NAME – APCOA

SUBJECT – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VII

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