STARRING: LE CORBUSIER SANSKAR KENDRA AND MORE
ANIRUDDH VERMA SEMESTER-6 GUIDE: TANISHKA KACHRU
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AcknowLedgement DESIGN BRIEF MY DESIGN BRIEF MY INSPIRATIONS CONTENT RESEARCH INITIAL DESIGN DIRECTIONS NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT & SPACE PLANNING RISE OF A CAPITAL STORY BOARDING DESIGN EXPLORATIONS/ RENDERS BIBLIOGRAPHY
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CONTENTS
I have taken efforts in this project. However, it would not have been possible without the kind support and help of many individuals and organizations. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of them. I am highly indebted to Tanishka Kachru for her guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project & also for her support in completing the project. I would like to express my gratitude towards the various Industry personnel for their kind co-operation and encouragement which help me in completion of this project. I would like to express my special gratitude and thanks to industry persons for giving me such attention and time. My thanks and appreciations also go to my colleague in developing the project and people who have willingly helped me out with their abilities.
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acknowledgement
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DESIGN BRIEF
The first building by Le Corbusier in Ahmedabad was Sanskar Kendra - a cultural center and exhibition place (1954 AD). The exposed brick and concrete edifice with peripheral exhibition space raised ‘pilotis’ realizes his theory of extendable spaces for museums. Museum of the city, Sanskar Kendra was a part of an extensive cultural and education project that Le Corbusier repeatedly envisioned and never built. The program included museums of history anthropology, archaeology and ethnography along with exhibition area, restaurants and an open air theatre. Out of whole planned cultural center, only museum was built.
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SITE ANALYSIS
The actual site plan was never executed because the construction stopped after phase I because of insufficient funds.
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INTENDED SITE PLAN
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SITE ELEVATION
Different phases in which Sanskar kendra was supposed to be built, but the construction never continued after the core structure.
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GROUND LEVEL
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FIRST LEVEL
SECOND LEVEL
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THIRD LEVEL
ROOF The roof is an important issue because, although not the typical terrace used in all projects, Le Corbusier sees it as water-filled vessels which bring relief to the building due to the high temperatures that exist in the city. That’s why the deck is a concrete slab is covered with a layer of lightweight concrete, then a waterproof layer, then cover it for different layers of earth and gravel to fill all “vessels” with water.
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Approximate values of the scale. 12
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MY DESIGN BRIEF
VISION To make the young generation understand how ahmedabad came into existence. What was Ahmad shah’s vision of the capital city and how it evolved to become what it is today.
MISSION Making the learning more efficient by introducing learning by doing, which means the audience will consume the narrative by engaging in playful activities, rather than just looking and reading through it.
TARGET AUDIENCE My target audience is majorly kids (age 10-15). Kids tend to get bored fast, so as to get them involved more and make efficient learning through a museum which involves participatory activities. 14
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MY INSPIRATIONS
THE EMPORIUM The Emporium, was an immersive theatre in New Delhi by The Crow Experience. Here the audience was engaged in the activities happening by the virtue of a currency they could win by playing a game. They can further trade those currencies for something else and with the thing, they get to experience some other activity. Meanwhile we were also collecting information by different shopkeepers and performers.
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CancĂşn Underwater Museum The underwater museum is to benefit the protection of the coral reefs. Artificial reefs are usually created by sunken ships and other objects that have fallen to the bottom of the ocean floor. The statues are a new technique and material for coral to grow on, a means for art to save the oceans. As the statues were made with pH-neutral cement, coral, seaweed, and algae are able to grow and develop better than on an old ship. The water, the statues began to be transformed by nature. In time, all the statues will be covered and their figures will barely be visible. The visitors can scuba dive to see the statues or ride in a submarine for the experience.
INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM The museum has an interactive exhibit called Operation Spy, where visitors assume the roles of covert agents and participate in a one-hour Hollywood-style spy simulation, in which they move from area to area and are faced with puzzles, tasks, motion simulators, sound effects, and video messages as they work through a mission involving the interception of a secret arms deal involving a nuclear trigger. In the spring of 2009, the museum began an interactive called Spy in the City where visitors are given a GPS-type device and tasked with finding clues near various landmarks in the area surrounding the museum, for the purposes of fulfilling a mission of obtaining the password for a secret weapon. 18
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CONTENT RESEARCH
RESEARCH
Started with secondary research on origin of the city, which can be traced back to the 12th century when the settlements were of the Chaulukya dynasty, until conquered by Allaudin Khilji of the Delhi sultunate. The City was further won by the Gujarat sultunate and the present city was founded on 26th february 1411, and announced as the capital city on march 1411 by Ahmad shah I of Gujarat sultunate Once while travelling at the bank of Sabarmati river Ahmad shah found hare chase a dog, intrigued by the incident he asked his spiritual advisor. He said the unique characteristics of the land nurtured such rare qualities. Impressed by this ahmad shah laid the foundation of Ahmedabad after defeating chief of Aswal.
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AHMAD SHAH’S VISION
Ahmad shah I in honor of four ahmads, himself, his religious teacher Shaikh Ahmad khattu and two others Kazi Ahmad and Malik Ahmad named it Ahmedabad. Ahmad shah laid the foundation of Bhadra fort, starting from Manek burj, the first bastion of the city in 1411 which was completed in 1413. Ahmad shah developed Ahmedabad, and made sure that it flourishes until his death in 1442.
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TIME RULES.
After Ahmad shah’s death a lot of different rulers shaped Ahmedabad differently, and the city went through a lot of changes till India got independence.
Ahmad shah I Muizz-ud-Din-Muhammad shah Qutubuddin Ahmad shah II Daud Khan
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1443
1451
1458
Alaf khan Mughal rule Mughal-Maratha rule Maratha rule British company rule
1571
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1572-1707
1707-1753
1758-1817
1817-1857
Fateh khan Muzaffar shah II Bahadur shah Humayun Bahadur shah Chingiz khan 1511 1526 1536 1535 1537 (Mehmud Begada)
1458
British crown rule Post independence 1857-1947
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Gates OF AHMEDABAD
Ahmad shad I after establishing Ahmedabad made sure that the city and its people are safeguarded, Mehmud begada fortified Ahmedabad, to protect it from invasion with a number of gates for movement.
Gates OF BHADRA FORT
Gates OF MIRAT-I-AHMADI
OTHER GATES
Lal Darwaza Bhadra Gate Ram Gate Ganesh Bari Baradari Gate Teen Darwaza Salapas Gate
Shahpur Delhi Gate Dariyapur Kalupur Sarangpur Raipur Astodiya Mahuda Jamalpur Khan Jahan Rai Khad Manek Khanpur
Kharu Gate Halim NI Khidki Gomtipur Gate Shah-e-Alam Gate
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Prem Darwaza Panchkuwa Gate (built by british after railway construction to facilitate the movement)
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HUNDI ECONOMY
A Hundi is a financial instrument that developed in Medieval India for use in trade and credit transactions. Hundis are used as a form of remittance instrument to transfer money from place to place, as a form of credit instrument to borrow money and as a bill of exchange in trade transactions.
SAHYOG HUNDI
DARSHANI HUNDI
MUDDATI HUNDI
OTHER HUNDI
This is drawn by one merchant to another, asking the latter to pay the amount to the third person.
This is payable on sight, must be presented for payment.
A muddati hundi is payable after a period of time.
Nam-jog hundi Dhani-jog hundi Jawabi-jog hundi Khoti hundi Furman-jog-hundi Jokhim hundi Khaka hundi
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NARRATIVE STRUCTURE/CONTENT MAPPING A timeline of the genesis of the city, and how it developed under Ahmad shah’s rule and thereafter kept changing because of different rulers.
Foundation of city by Ahmed Shah, after defeating the Koli chief of Ashawal.
Social and economic development of the city, leading to the development of Bhadra fort, Manek chowk, Jama masjid, Hundi system, fortification of the city and the gates.
Mehmud begada continuing the fortification and beautification of the city.
Mughal Period Mughal-Maratha period Maratha Period
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A lot of industrial development took place during British rule like railways. Ahmedabad became important center of trade and textiles.
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Mahatma Gandhi came to gujarat and setup 2 ashrams. Kochrab ashram near paldi, and Sabarmati ashram on the banks of the river.
Became a state capital as a result of bifurcation of the state of bombay. Large number of educational and research institutes set up.
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INITIAL DESIGN DIRECTIONS
A playful maze, to experience and understand elements of Ahmedabad those lead to the development of Ahmedabad. Experiencing Ahmad shah’s journey of creating an economy, a trade center, a safe city. This includes doing civilization related activities like building, buying and selling, coming across hidden routes.
A journey through the gates of Ahmedabad. As the audience cross the doors they get to know bit by bit, followed by a time line, with currency exchange and collectibles.
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A virtual journey into from the eyes of Ahmad shah, experiencing the story of the past in futuristic sense, exploring what is lost.
An immersive experience into the realm of Ahmedabad from the time of its genesis by Ahmad shah to the present modernist icon. Experiencing the development by engaging in knowing by doing, stories, collectibles, currency exchange.
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Narrative development and space planning
SPACE MAPPING
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AUDIENCE FLOW
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ZONE MAPPING
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rise of a capital
In my museum i want to give the audience an immersive of living in present. More efficient learning can happen if we don’t relate a museum to being a collection of artefacts from the past, but rather make people experience the past in the present by making them engage in activities, by the virtue of which people will get to know about something. In Sanskar kendra I want my target audience to go through the exhibits and collect information about the evolution of ahmedabad as they traverse in the timeline. As they go collecting information by solving puzzles, talking to people in shops and stalls, they win collectibles. Which they can further use for other experiences. Overall as they traverse they get a reward by compleating certain job, and get another riddle until they complete the whole experience.
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KEY MESSAGE History of Ahmedabad till 1411, before Ahmad shah came. CONTENT Photographs and writings, illustrated history. EXPERIENCE/MEDIA A time line of events as people ascend the ramp, by the medium of tangible media, illustrations and writings. EMOTIONS Connecting with the past
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KEY MESSAGE The economy exchange, and introduction of hundi economy. CONTENT Tickets, Coins, Stamps. EXPERIENCE/MEDIA Creating a currency for yourself before entering the museum, using Stamps, Tickets, etc. EMOTIONS Understanding evolution of a system
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KEY MESSAGE Establishment of a civilization CONTENT Sabarmati river, early settlements and the markets, barter system. EXPERIENCE/MEDIA A genesis of a city, an economy, how resources come into play for a civilisation. EMOTIONS Importance of resources
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KEY MESSAGE The development and ownership. CONTENT Fortification of the city, Bhadra fort, taxation. EXPERIENCE/MEDIA Having ownership of the city, protecting it from the foreign siege, industrial development, government. EMOTIONS Ownership of the city.
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KEY MESSAGE Evolution of business. CONTENT Shops, markets, goods exchange, currency exchange. EXPERIENCE/MEDIA Experiencing the trade culture, exchanging currency and information, selling and buying. EMOTIONS Economic development.
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KEY MESSAGE Heritage architecture, culture, religion. CONTENT Establishment of cultural hubs and beautification of the city. EXPERIENCE/MEDIA Co-existence of multiple cultures, heritage of architecture and religions. EMOTIONS Unity in diversity.
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KEY MESSAGE Industrial development CONTENT British influence, railways, textiles. EXPERIENCE/MEDIA Railways simulation, first train from ahmedabad to bombay, textiles development, industrial training. EMOTIONS Understanding what we know.
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KEY MESSAGE Modern Ahmedabad. CONTENT Riverfront, Gandhi’s influence, post independence. EXPERIENCE/MEDIA Evolution of modern Ahmedabad, Gandhi establishing two ashrams. An exit from past to future. EMOTIONS Pride in what we have.
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STORY BOARDING
Foundation of city by Ahmed Shah, after defeating the Koli chief of Ashawal.
Social and economic development of the city, leading to the development of Bhadra fort, Manek chowk, Jama masjid, Hundi system, fortification of the city and the gates.
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Social and economic development of the city, leading to the development of Bhadra fort, Manek chowk, Jama masjid, Hundi system, fortification of the city and the gates.
Social and economic development of the city, leading to the development of Bhadra fort, Manek chowk, Jama masjid, Hundi system, fortification of the city and the gates.
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A lot of industrial development took place during British rule like railways. Ahmedabad became important center of trade and textiles.
Mahatma Gandhi came to gujarat and setup 2 ashrams. Kochrab ashram near paldi, and Sabarmati ashram on the banks of the river.
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Became a state capital as a result of bifurcation of the state of bombay. Large number of educational and research institutes set up.
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Design explorations / RENDERS
COLLECTIBLES
As the audience traverse through the museum exchanging currency, solving puzzles/riddles, knowing stories, they are awarded with small collectibles inspired from the city.
As soon as you collect a handful ofthese, they can be further used to experience the virtual narrative in the mezzanines.
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VIRTUAL NARRATIVE
A virtual experience from Ahmad shah’s view of the genesis and development of a city. The scenes are set in a futuristic scenario, the story is as it is in the past. To make the audience experience what does not exist anymore and what could be the possibilities by introducing a new perspective
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VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE in mezzanines
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BIBLIOGRAPHY en.wikipedia.org architexturez.net mgsarchitecture.in ahmedabad.org.uk holidify.com ahmedabad.org.uk wikiarquitectura.com inexhibit.com archinect.com
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Hi, I am Ahmad Shah I and that’s the end.
THANK YOU
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