LEARNING CENTRE

Prof. Kukke Subramanya

Prof. B L Manjunath

Prof. Nagesh H D

Prof. Anand Chalawadi

Prof. Umesh Nuchin

The learning centre is aimed at providing a shared physical space for community members in which they can discuss their views on community issues while also participating in non-formal learning activities. It aims to contribute to collective transformation in the villages by promoting the pursuit of optimal personal development and by improving villager’s awareness of cultural, community and environmental issues. It should cater to people of all age groups and interests including children. It should accomodate activities such as Library and reading space Indoor play area space for music classes space for dance and drama practice space for discussion and meetings ,Kitchen and dining space and space for learning tailoring and weaving

Melkote, being a small town, but a local sacred place in Karnataka, very traditional and orthodox charming village. The village is located on a elevated ridge in the landscape with Yoganarashima temple on a hillock linked with the Kalyani-complex in the north and the Tirunarayana temple in the south marking the street - Raja Beedi (Royal Street, since it serves as path for temple processions) which terminates to raya gopura. The important aspect of the settlement is the hierarchy of spaces from Raja Beedi, the public realm, secondary streets start off and enter the private realm of the settlement, meandering through it and ending up in clusters of dwellings. The important aspect of the village is the water harvesting system with interconnected kalyanis of various sizes dotted across the village with various utilities, finally leading to lakes on the lower level. Being a very important village for the followers of Saint Ramanujaacharya, this has become a place of worship and people across India visit here seeking for knowledge. The recent addition of Academy of Sanskrit Research has further enriched the place.

All the blocks on the site which hold different functions are placed to create a sense of continuity between spaces created for different functions. The staircase down to the kalyani is still maintained to retain its significance. The spaces on either sides of the central starircase follow a similar pattern and ends by touching the water - to keep the walk down sacred. Activities such as the food court and the tailoring and weaving centre has been kept on the side adjoining the road to allow people to quickly step in and step out. Activities such as Music , Dance and the Library have been kept closer to the water to create some sense of privacy or distance from the main commotion. These activities are connected by a underground pathway to create an element of surprise and further add to the experience of circulating through the space.

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Section BB’

Section DD’

Working Drawing

Prof. Srinivas S G

Prof. Manoj Ladhad

Prof. Thyagarajan C

Asst. Prof. Surendran Aalone

Asst. Prof. Gregory M Anto

The semester focused on making basic and detailed working drawings of a housing project. It required making legible drawings to communicate the details and specifications of a project to make it fit and easily readable for construction purposes.

Toilet Plan

Kitchen Plan Plan at +0.5M