FORMER FELLOWS Title: Carving Identity-An Institution for People
Reinvigorating the culture of Dhrangadhra through its Built Enviornment Manasvi Samani | Batch 2015
Manasvi Samani
“What could be that thewas appropriate built environment incould a scenario that addresses the geographical The main question addressed in this Thesis was: "What be the appropriate built environment in current location of a particular place, its climate, necessity and its socio-cultural aspects?” It was then scenario which addresses the geographical location of the place, its climate, its need, its socio-cultural aspects?" demonstrated by designing a Public Institution thehistoric historic town of Dhrangadhra(land of stone), This was demonstrated by designing an Public Institutionfor for the town - Dhrangadhra. The climate of this region as a part of undergraduate thesis. The landscape here is barren and monochrome , the climate being is Hot and Dry with minimum rainfall. Hence, the landscape of the place is barren and monochrome due to less vegetation, hot ans dry due which there is less vegetation. Tolayout avoid heat, specific spatial layout and stone land and dry to area. To avoid extreme heat, certain spatial andextreme architectural elements are used in the Institution architectural elements of passive cooling are used in the Institution along with few derivatives from and few derivatives from the Old Town are used. They are: Small courts between each spaces, Corridors on the South the Old Town. These for were small light courts between corridors on the screens West side, Jali screens the partial to come in and each for thespaces, ventilation of the space, WindSouth catcherWest, towersJali to naturally for partial light and ventilation of the space as well as wind catcher towers to naturally ventilate ventilate the spaces, use of Sand stone as the infill material to act as a Thermal Insulation for the spaces, providing more the spaces. Sand as a material naturally insulates the spaces andThrough through institute, shaded spaces in thestone Institution and building with the natural slope becomes essential. this this Institution, an we demonstrate building in current times by retaining the essence of town. example is set for the kind of Architecture that is required in the current times by keeping the essence of the town in it.
Illustration explaining "What is Identity of the place? What are the factors affecting it?"
Contextual Isometric View
Section AA' View of Market
Section BB'
View of Central Courtyard
View of Entrance Court
Plan at 9.0 Mt
View of Exhibition Bridge from Balcony
