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K.S. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Ganesh Pandal | Architectural Design-2 [15ARC2.1] Even semester| 2016 studio coordinator: Prof. Satya Prakash Varanashi & Ar. SubhadhaBattina

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in India every year with great fervor and enthusiasm. It is celebrated both in public and in private homes. A Public celebration involves installing large and colorful clay statues of Ganesha in pandals (temporary shrines) and a group worship. In Hinduism, a pandal is a temporary structure set up to venerate the deity, known as puja pandal. It is typically a fabricated structure, temporary in construction that can be reassembled the following year

As a tradition, every community installs a structure where in the statue is placed for the view of the residents. Large crowds flock to see Ganesha and enjoy the festivities.

This design should be attempt to present a solutions to pandal designs based on practices observed every year at your own community.

Requirements:

Choose location in your community commonly used for a Ganesh puja. Measure it and understand the context. Design/ sketch a Ganesh Pandal, keeping in mind all the activities that go on

during Ganesh Chaturthi on site, hand drawn to scale Design needs to shelter worshippers from rain and sun(climate) Need to be able to dismantle and re-use the following year Place for storage , music, performance etc Provide circulation/ circumambulatory path for the residents Make a formal drawing at the studio with the help of the sketches/ideas from the

site

Drawing requirements:

Site plan (show traffic flow) 2 site sections Detailed plan of the pandal 2 sections 2 elevations 3d view on the same

K.S. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Ganesh Pandal | Architectural Design-2 [15ARC2.1] Even semester| 2016 studio coordinator: Prof. Satya Prakash Varanashi & Ar. SubhadhaBattina

Schedule of work:

18.01.16 - Project information/ introduction

21.01.16 - (stage 1) Initial review of zoning, circulation, schematic design, overall contextual effect 25.01.16 - (stage 2) drafted plans, site plans, elevations, sections-final presentation

Note:

Dates mentioned are not negotiable

Submissions should be ready at 9:00 am on that particular date

K.S. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Urban insert | Architectural Design-2 [15ARC2.1] Even semester| 2016 studio coordinator: Prof. Satya Prakash Varanashi & Ar. SubhadhaBattina

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1. introduction Out of the total population of 1.22 billion in India, 530 Million people live in

Indian cities. In the last few decades, growing economy in India lead to fast transforming ‘hybrid’ spaces in urban cities. The word hybrid is used in the context of mix of old vs new, and a transformation in the understanding of traditional and modern. These conflicts are visible in urban India today and it’s vital to address them in understanding architecture and design. Understanding these transforming spaces, environments and culture is the crux of the studio theme. The objectives of this studio are to first understand the conditions and strategies prevalent in India and then figure out how student could bring about solutions in this fast changing city scapes. It would try to achieve this by working in a real context in Bangalore

The design project will be an ‘insert’ or a contribution to the existing urban area. The studio encourages using local interaction and local strategies to find a solution, which may be feasible and practical. The course introduces various approaches to studying space, place and architecture, and provides a framework for critically assessing the contextual, cultural and social significance of these concepts.

How do we leave minimum ecological foot print while achieving this?---------------------------------COST

How do we respect the traditional but incorporate the modern way of living?-----------------CULTURE

How do we, as designers make architecture specifically suitable to that context?--------------CLIMATE

The aim is also to challenge notions of ‘space’ as a reified entity which is conceptualized and inhabited in a collective manner, and to cultivate a more complex understanding of the processes through which humans manipulate form and space to produce the most visible, and perhaps most salient, component of any material culture.

In addition to the above, we will be studying theory and method in the anthropology of space/ place and architecture, investigation and documentation of the built environment.


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2. Objectives and learning outcomes of the course Students are required to engage in research that includes a brief but intense

period of fieldwork in the city. Below is the location of site. It is important to develop one’s project with a combined theoretical perspective and practical method; and to limit the scope of the documentation to something that can be realized in the allotted time.

In compliment to the documentation, students explore mediums of communication in preparing their final oral and visual project presentations which include the use of photography, drawing, map-making, models, analytical sketches etc.

3. Project Requirements: Design any of the following for a total of area aprox. 100m2:

1. Coffee/juice center 2. Milk booth with a HOPCOM 3. Shop with temple supplies and novelties 4. Tourist information center

PROJECT

LOCATION


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Field visit

Interaction, get a feel, measurements, sketches and photos. Note local conditions-landscape, Water, sewer, drains, etc

Documentation & analysis Mapping, Site analysis- climatology, geography, geology Local conditions-landscape, Water, sewer, drains, etc

Literature study & case study Books, internet, journals on urban study. Socio-economic data collection, anthropometric---all leading to Inferences/ concept, Story boarding

Make a site model and insert model of your design Final Presentation all drawing requirements listed below + model

4. Drawing requirements: Site plan (also showing analysis)

Site section

Literature study

Case study

Concept

Layout plan

2 Sections atleast

4 elevations

Sketches and details

5. Schedule: Jan 21st field trip,

Jan 23rd literature collection

(Jan 25th Ganesh pandal final)

Jan 28th Literature/case study submit/ mid review

Feb 1st –site model/ mid review

Feb 4th- layout model/lift top

Feb 11th-final presentation

K.S. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE E.W.S housing | Architectural Design-2 [15ARC2.1] Even semester| 2016 studio coordinator: Prof. Satya Prakash Varanashi & Ar. SubhadhaBattina

As per 2011 census, India had a population of 1210million of which 31.16% lived in urban areas. There has been an increase of 2.8% in the urban population in the previous decade. This growing concentration of people in urban areas has led to problems of land shortage, housing shortfall and congested movement and has also severely stressed the existing basic amenities such as water, power and open spaces of the towns and cities.

There exist a wide gap between the demand and supply of housing, both in terms of quantity and quality. Urbanization has resulted in people increasingly living in slums and squatter settlements and has deteriorated the housing conditions of the economically weaker sections of the society.

The government has categorized the families with respect to their income.

1. EWS-Economically Weaker Section-income < INR1.5 lakhs per annum

2. LIG-Low Income Group-income INR 1.5-3 lakhs per annum

3. MIG-Middle Income Group-income 3-10 lakhs per annum

4. HIG-High Income Group-above 10 lakhs per annum

In the current national scenario, the scheme which is being heard loud is the ‘Housing for All by 2022’. The government aims at various components or options such as Slum rehabilitation, affordable housing for the weaker sections, and subsidies for house construction. Hence the focus is on the EWS and LIG.

Understand key factors noted below:

How does a EWS settlement come about? Where are they located in a city? Characteristics and growth patterns.

Understand the living conditions, lifestyle in a typical EWS settlement (amenities available/not) Are slums inevitable? Why is it that EWS settlements are considered a shame and a disgrace

(from Laurie Baker's text book on slums), the lowest place to live by a learned man? Understand the importance/interdependence of EWS and economically higher classes.

Review of the need to reform/ revitalize Current government initiatives/schemes; their pros and cons The site undertaken -Azad Nagar. brief history, understand requirements/living style of the family What are the possible solutions? What is 'affordable' housing? Sensitize yourself towards the responsibility towards society


THE ONE ROOM EWS HOUSE

To design a ONE ROOM EWS HOUSE for a single family taken up at AZAD NAGAR.

The site/ house for construction shall be documented and analyzed after the field visit.

Project Requirements:

Goal setting: Understanding the project requirements, the scope of the project, the

final output

Site study and data collection on: Anthropometry Circulation and activity Climatology(sun, wind and rain) Building materials Construction technologies etc

Literature study & Case Study and Analysis EWS Housing

Concept to achieve the goals Conceptual ideas (form evolution, construction techniques etc.) Schematic drawings ( single line plans, sections and 3D massing)

Final Design with Floor plans Sections(minimum 2) 4 side elevations 3D rendering

Physical Model of the design with site context Special topic: “Cost effective design techniques implemented in the design”-with

illustrations

Note: All drawings and presentation to be done by hand. Computer generated graphics is not acceptable.


Time Schedule:

18.01.2015 Introduction to THE ONE ROOM EWS HOUSE project, Data collection.

21.01.2015 Submission of data collection, Literature Study

23.01.2015 Seminar on EWS housing

25.01.2015 Submission Literature study and Case study analysis, Field Visit, Urban study, site study and documentation.

28.01.2015 Submission and review of site study and analysis, Concept

01.02.2015 Submission and review of Design scheme presentation

04.02.2015 Classwork Design

08.02.2015 Submission of Final Design and Special topic

11.02.2015 Submission of Physical Model

There shall be no amendments in the submission dates Delayed submissions are not allowed and will not be valued at any stage later. Students shall submit their sheets one day prior to the submission date, in case the

submission date is declared a holiday or the student decides to be absent on the submission date.

K.S. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Tree House | Architectural Design-2 [15ARC2.1] Even semester| 2016 studio coordinator: Prof. Satya Prakash Varanashi & Ar. Subhadha Battina

A ‘tree house’ is constructed around, next to or among the trunk or branches of one or more mature trees while above ground level. Tree houses can be used for recreation, work space, habitation, and observation or as temporary retreats. They are not only eco-friendly, but also in a sense become a part of ecosystem, much like a birds nest.

As kids, most of us may have dreamed of climbing a tree to find a shelter, as a safe haven – a secret place where we could establish a top-secret club house away from our parents. Some of us still do. Interestingly, people in some countries don’t see tree houses as exotic, but as every-day parts of their lives.

Historically, tree houses may have been built as a protection from wild animals. Climate and illumination on ground level in areas of dense close-canopy forest may have been a few other reasons. In contemporary times, tree houses make an excellent option for building eco-friendly houses because they do not require clearing of a certain area of vegetation. Typically, a treehouse is built using natural materials, and is built based on the tree’s branching patterns and landing points.

Unlike conventional and more permanent dwelling areas of modern times, tree house designs cannot be drawn up in advance. They need to be understood and realized at the site and as it is built.

Requirements:

Choose a mature tree or trees that can contain the tree house at ‘Fireflies’ ashram

Understand the context around the tree. Sketch, measure and understand the branching patterns Design/ sketch a tree house, keeping in mind all the requirements, hand drawn to

scale. Design needs to shelter the occupiers fairly from rain and sun. Need to be built with eco-friendly materials as far as possible. Access could be a ladder to a hatch opening in the floor as an option. Make a formal drawing at the studio with the help of the sketches/ideas from the

site

K.S. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Tree House | Architectural Design-2 [15ARC2.1] Even semester| 2016 studio coordinator: Prof. Satya Prakash Varanashi & Ar. Subhadha Battina

Drawing requirements:

Sketch and pictures of chosen tree. Your design super imposed upon it Detailed plan Sections & elevations to explain you design further 3d view of the same

Schedule of work:

18.04.16 - day at Fire flies

21.04.16 - (stage 1) Initial review and talk 25.04.16 - (stage 2) drafted plans, site plans, elevations, sections-final presentation

Note:

Dates mentioned are not negotiable

Submissions should be ready at 9:00 am on that particular date

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