CENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS BUILDING CRAFTS
The Aim Of Giving Proposal Based In Shimla, Himachal Is To Revive The Kathkhuni Indigenous Building Construction System Which Practised From The Past In The Region. Because Of The Modernization ,Urbanization Came In to Place After Independence.In The Design The Construction system Is Modified For The Recent Needs. The Essence Of The Construct Still There.
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The Aim Of This Thesis Is To Revive/Reinterpret The Diminishing Construction System Of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Through Modification Of The Materials, Construction Details. Also There Is A Aim To Give The Energy Efficient, Climate Responsive And Earthquake Prone Construction System.Because Of The Scarcity Of The Wood, Metal Is Used Instead Of It.
Kathkhuni Construction- A Built Tradition
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.
Interpretations From The Settlement Patterns
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.
Interpretation At Elemental Level
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.
Site Location And Design Programme
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.
5.Conceptuals
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.
Final Site Layout
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.
Sectional Profile And Overall View Of The Site
Overall Site View, Model Images And Sectinal Profile With Material Details.,Typical Sections Of Workshop And Traditional Kath-Khuni Building.
Design Views
Views - Overall And Detailed Workshops And Labs.
Layouts At Different Intervals
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.
Comparison And Modification Of The Major Elements
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.
Comparison Of The Wall Sections
Mainly The Construction and Joinery Details Of Traditional and Modified Kathkhuni Tradition.Major Roof Components In New Roof, Details of The Both Floor Construction.
Details Of The Typical Workshop Of 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.
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PUBLISHED ON 3rd January 2020
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