ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM IN DETAIL

The centre will engage in the activities of promoting and bringing awareness of different folk performances. It will also generate an opportunity for all the folk performances to be recognized and grow.

1. A Place for Learning: ADHYAYAN – 330sq. Mtrs

There will be a learning center for the Folk Arts and people will be offered short term courses provided by the artists from the city or other places. Functional spaces required will be:

- Rooms (2/3 in number) where folk performances could be taught and performed in small groups of 5-20 students. The students may be of any age group – 100sq. mtrs./room =200sq. mtrs

- Interactive Platform – 100sq. mtrs.

- Common toilets (3 each for M/F) – 30sq. mts.

2. A Place for Expression: ABHIVYAKTI – 480sq. mtrs.

Folk performances from the region as well as from all over different places will be organized at this place. It is hence, a place that allows different modes of expression to be enjoyed and appreciated. Apart from this, it will act like a commonplace for neighbourhood where regular screenings of films and plays will be done. The functions include:

- An open-air theatre with a Stage – 200 people in the audience and individual/a group of 10-20 performers – 300sq. mtrs.

- Green rooms – 30sq.mtrs. each for M/F = 60sq.mtrs.

- Utility rooms for audio-visual effects and other additional things - 60sq.mtrs.

- Public amenities like toilets and drinking water- (5 each for M/F)– 60sq. mts.

3. A Place for Reflection: PRATIBIMB – 420sq.mtrs.

It is a place full of exposure to different folk performing arts across the world; in terms of exhibitions, physical & audio-visual resources, and a regularly functioning research and documentation cell. It allows one to intentionally ponder about different traditions across the world.

- Gallery space to display the art/artifacts of folk art from Saurashtra and its nearby regions + Additional gallery space to host solo/group/government-sponsored traveling exhibitions – 150sq.mtrs.

- Storage Room – 60sq.mtrs.

- Library - showcasing collections of books, magazines, audiovisual references related to folk art. This library will also act as a neighborhood reading place. It will look towards the archival and documentation of these folk arts. It will have stacks and reading spaces -150sq.mtrs.

- Research and Documentation cell – The researchers will conduct and promote activities to the Conserve region’s Living Traditions. It will have a workspace for 2-3 researchers and a common meeting area – 60sq.mtrs.

5. Stay for the artists: for those who are from other places + Researchers (3 rooms, pantry, meeting area, toilets) – 120sq. mtrs.

6. A Place for the Organization ‘Kathaalaya’ – 120sq.mtrs.

Director Room – 1+3 visitors

Administration + Account Section - 3

Inquiry space - 1

Formal meeting room – 15

Pantry

Refreshing Rooms – 2 (1 each for Male and Female)

7. Parking – 10 four-wheelers and 50 two-wheelers

It is assumed that vehicular access is restricted from the entrance to the Darbargadh from the Old City. All the people who are coming with their vehicles will have to park their vehicles at the East edge parallel to the river Aji. The parallel road is almost 9 meters below the site height.

4. A Place for Discussion: VICHAAR-VIMARSH

The site has the only open space in a dense neighbourhood. This place allows a human-nature and human-human interaction. Certain places with the opportunity that help people to pause-think-refresh in a natural situation are desired.

This place will be accessible throughout the day by people of different age-groups and will be the most interactive place of the institute. It is assumed that there will be around 10-100 people occupying this place at a single time.

Total Built-up area - 1470sq.mtrs.

The circulation must not exceed 15% of the total built-up area. The permissible limit of built on the ground - 60% of the total built-up