CENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS BUILDING CRAFTS

This Is About How The Kath-khuni Construction Is Going To Be Done,To Understand How The Culture Effects The Built Form And The Lifestyle, Settlement Pattern Of The Villages and The Transformation In The Urban Areas In Segregated Pattern Of Living.

The Sheet Is About To Understand The Settlement Pattern Of Some Of The Villages During The Field Trips, Why And How Kathkhuni Construction Is Diminishing, Major Analysis Of The Places Like Temples, Palaces In these Villages To Understand The Culture, Living And Kathkhuni Construction In The Cold Climate Of Himalayas.

This Sheet Is About The Understanding Of The Major Components And The Elements Of The Traditional Kathkhuni Building And The Understanding Of Village Setting On The Steep Contours Of Shimla, Himalaya.

The Site Is Located In An Educational Patch Of Shimla.The Site Is Actual, Has A Gradient Of 1:2.4, Very Steep Contours.The Center Mainly Serves As The Learning Center Includes Workshops About Kathkhuni Construction And Other Traditions Similar To It., The Galleries, Cafe , Formal And Informal Spaces For Discussion, Recreational Areas.

The Flying Buttresses Used To Retain Whole Structures Against landslides And Earthquakes. The First Level of Every Block Have The Self Sustainable Arches, Which Give More Openness, Cross ventilation Will Increase Breathing Space.The Quality Of The Spaces Matters.

The Design Graphics Shows The Accessibility, THe Green Spaces v/s Built Spaces, The Functions Of The Institute, Zoning Of The Activities And The Height Matrix.The Designing On The Steep Contours Is A Major Challenge.The Planning And Organization Is Segregated Because Of The Earthquakes And Landslides.

Overall Site View, Model Images And Sectinal Profile With Material Details.,Typical Sections Of Workshop And Traditional Kath-Khuni Building.

Views - Overall And Detailed Workshops And Labs.

The Planning Is Done Following The Contours And Terrain Of The Place.The Majorly 4 Bands Are Created, On Each Band There Are 3-4 Activities.The Plans Cut At +15m, +35m,+48m & +75m.The Vehicular And Pedestrian Circulation Is Defined Clearly. Till The Construction Workshops Only The Vehicles Can Come, After That Band The Whole Institute Is Pedestrianised.

The Image Is About mainly The Comparison Of Cross Sections, Exploded Of Typical Blocks, Roof Elements And The Construction Details Of The Same.Where Wooden Beams Are Replaced By The Metal Box Sections.It's All About The Practicality Of The Design And Thoughts.

Mainly The Construction and Joinery Details Of Traditional and Modified Kathkhuni Tradition.Major Roof Components In New Roof, Details of The Both Floor Construction.

Construction Details, Plan And Section Of The Workshops The Trombe wall Is Designed On The Southern Edge Of Each Block to Get Maximum Sunlight And Heat.

Some Questions Related To Project Details Like Users Of The Project, Context And Location, Design Programme And Major Challanges While Designing....

Major Modifications Done In Kathkhuni Construction, What Are Those And How It Will Be Done....