Home Away from home - Foster care and Orphanage

Location - Mysore, India

The city of Mysore (or mysuru), located in India’s south-western Karnataka state, served as the capital of the kingdom of Mysore. The opulent Mysore palace, the former ruling of the wodeyar dynasty. The palace mixes gothic, Rajput, Islamic, and Hindu styles. The centuries-old devaraja market, located in Mysore, is also home to spices, silk, and sandalwood. Mysore city has an industrial area called Hebbal. The city has emerged as the second largest software exporter in the state of Karnataka, next to Bangalore, due to the growth of the information technology related industry in the first decade of the 21st century.

Design Description

The basic idea behind this project is “Home away from home,” where two generations coexist in the same area and where the elderly engage in parental roles while orphans can bring joy to the elderly. The idea was to provide for the requirements and demands of the young and old in one place, yet they had to work independently.

Aim

• Children are one of the most sensitive group of societies; they hold the promise of the better tomorrow. Unfortunately many of them don‘t have a family or guardian to depend upon.

• Another weaker section of society is the elderly, abandoned by families, who need inspiration and love.

• The kids and the elderly together in one small co-dependent community and ensure their better living.

Climate Analysis

Mysore city is situated on the southernmost point of the Deccan plateau, has a very pleasant climate. The temperature rarely rises over 35 degrees Celsius in the summer and rarely drops below 15 degrees Celsius at night. Moreover, it receives strong breezes from the southwest and has reasonably even rainfall throughout most of the year. The design criteria are intended to accommodate both the sweltering summer months of April through August and the several days throughout the year when it rains heavily, primarily from June to December. The summer months are hot and humid, with relative humidity levels between 50 and 60 percent.

The Site is situated in Mysore’s Prime Industrial District, close to the Infosys Campus. It has three side road accesses and is encircled on all sides by enormous trees. The land is steep, with a difference in slope of 14 metres. Water easily flows from the north to the south side, and sheet flow causes a pond to emerge at the site’s edge. On the south side, it receives the most sunlight and has access to the southwest breezes. The elevated ground in the middle prevents breezes from the northeast.