Programme + Strategy.

Exploring what goes on inside ‘Nari Bari’.

Relaxation Space

Spread across the GF and 1F are plenty moments of relaxation and spaces to take a break from learning or working. All the spaces are either semi-enclosed or open to the elements, yet privacy + peace are still achieved through visual barriers and thermal comfort.

Factory

The factory is split into two main volumes with a joining middle section containing factory ancillary spaces and circulation. See page_ for more information about the factory space.

Learning Centre

The learning centre is split across two floors ranging from public to private spaces. The GF rooms have openable doors and full length windows for maximum ventilation, with brick perforations to let in light without compensating overheating

Circulation + Ancillary

These spaces include the toilets/ changing rooms as well as the external walkways. The factory houses a female toilet/changing room with showers as well as a disabled (gender neutral) toilet with a shower. The learning centre contains more female toilets and another disabled toilet.

Cafe On the GF is the cafe for the workers/ students. This space is enclosed with big openable bamboo doors to allow for natural ventilation and to engage with the external environment

Mixed-use Veranda

The space above the cafe provides an open environment for the building users (and their children if required) to relax, play, craft and more

Worker’s Space

A quiet space at the back of the factory with views out for the workers/ students to have more private chillout time

Assembly Flat-packing ‘Khudi Bari’ to send off and testing new prototypes. Balcony above to aid in manouvering materials

Store Room

Contains extra tools and materials required to aid the fabrication process

CAD Lab

Computer suite to test out new designs and for general admin

Materials + Fabrication

Materials stored and fabricated into required sizes

Factory Entry Entry-way with lockers meant to create a transitional space before entering factory (safety as well)

Circulation

On the GF there is a route through the building to transport materials. On the 1F, the walkways connect the upper floors, with two sets of stairs and one small low-tech lift

Female Toilets/Changing

The factory is for women therefore the majority of the building users will be women. Some of these women might have suffered from gender-based violence also, so it’s important to keep this space private and single-sex.

Office/1:1

Space for private meetings for professional or personal reasons

Classroom

Internal classroom for group learning and group discussions

Prayer Room

The learning centre also houses the prayer room which is multi-faith and open to all building users. (See page_ for more detail about this space)

Disabled Toilet

There are two disabled toilets, both with showers. These toilets act as gender neutral to accomodate male users/non-binary people.

Meeting Room

Situated at the back of the building for privacy and also so visitors can travel through the building/factory space first

Comic Strip #1

This comic strip illustrates the building’s wider strategy; providing work and education to vulnerable women impacted by the climate crisis, and alongside the women, developing the ‘Khudi Bari’ prototype.

Sharing Learning Designing

Journey Through the Factory.

Using wayfinding to create a safe + clear route feminist design strategies

Material Storage

Metal Cutting Area easily identifiable wayfinding through the factory vibrant coloourful space is more engaging segregates areas in factory for safety and order visual connection between different stations to spark interest

Bamboo Cutting Area

Fabrication Storage

Flat-Pack Storage

Factory Floor Plan

Flat-Pack Area

Prototype Materials

The floor plan demonstrates the wayfinding routes through the factory. The wayfinding will be painted on the ground by the local volunteers/building users during the construction process. The floor is concrete which makes a great base. This activity of painting reinforces community and creativity.

Prototype Assembly