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Theedi t or i alt eam woul dl i k et ot hankt he Di r ect or , Day ananda Sagar School of Ar chi t ect ur e,Dr .Rama R.Subr amani am f or t he cont i nuous s uppor tand encour agement ,wi t houtwhi cht hi spubl i cat i onwoul d nothav ebeenpos s i bl e. Wewoul d al s ol i k et ot hankDr .Naganoor , ASIZonalDi r ect or ,t empl eaut hor i t i esand t he peopl e ofBadamif ort hei rcour t eous r es pons et owar dsouref f or t . Weappr eci at et heef f or t soft hef acul t yf or gui di ngust hr oughoutt hepr oces sand f or gi v i ngust hi soppor t uni t y . L as t l y ,wecommendt hes t udent swhohav e wor k ed t i r el es s l yt o mak et hi spi oneer i ng pr oj ectas ucces s .

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Ur bans t udi ocol l ect i v e( USC)i sar es ear chanddocument at i on i ni t i at i v e,s etupbyDSSAt oengaget hes t udenti nhandsdown ex per i encei nr ecor di ngv ar i ouss et t l ement s .Thi suni queex per i enceal l owst hes t udent st obeaf i r s thandwi t nes soft hev ar i ouscul t ur esand ev ol ut i on ofs et t l ementpat t er nsofa s mal l t owns . As et t l ementhasal way sbeent her es ul tofadi chot omyofoccur r encesbet weenpeopl eandpl ace.Howeachi nf l uencest he ot hert of or m a pl ace orhow t he ot herget si nf l uenced bya pl acebecomesa pr i or i t ypar amet eroft her es ear ch .Thecul t ur e,r el i gi onandhi s t or yoft hepl aceaddondi v er s el ay er st o t hi sdi chot omyt of or macompl exwebofev ent si nat ownwhi ch al mos tbecomesi ns epar abl ef r omt heot her . USC ai mst or ecor dt hes eoccur r encesandl ay er st hatf or mand s hape a s oci et yand ev ent ual l ya communi t y .A t r ue s ens e of pl ace and i t sat t r i but esi sofpr i mar yi mpor t ance t hr ought hi s s t udy Thehi s t or i calt ownofBadamiwi t hi t suni quegeogr aphi caland ar chi t ect ur alf eat ur eswast hef i r s ts et t l ementchos enf ort hi si ni t i at i v e.BadamiorVat apiasi twasf or mer l yk nownwast hecapi t aloft hepower f ulk i ngdomofChal uk y as .I tt hr i v edast hepol i t i cal ,cul t ur alandeconomi ccent r eoft heBadamiChal uk y asf or near l yt wocent ur i esand cont i nued t obea cul t ur aland economi c hub f ors ucces s i v ek i ngdoms .Thust he t ownofBadami andt hel ar gerpr eci nctt hati ti nf l uenceshasal ay er ednar r at i v ewhi chi satt i mesnuanced butbol deratot her s ,wi t heach s ucces s i v eout s i dei nf l uencel eav i ngbehi ndani mpr es s i ont hat wasas s i mi l at edi nt ot het own. Ourendeav ori nt hi sv er t i cals t udi oofUSC wast ounder s t and t hes ev ar i edf or cesandi nf l uenceswhi chpl ay edacr uci alr ol e i nt heev ol ut i onand f or mat i onofBadamit hr ought hepr oces s ofr ecor di nganddocument i ngof i dent i f i edt y pol ogi esands t r eet si nt heol dt ownofBadami .

The hi s t or i c ci t yofBadamii san es ot er i c wonder l and t hatcombi nesani nt r i cat el ypat t er nedbui l tf or mwi t han as t oundi ngl ybeaut i f ulnat ur als et t i ng.Si t uat ed i nNor t h Kar nat ak a among r ed s ands t one hi l l sand a s par k l i ng l ak e,t he l ackofl ar ge f ol i age t r eesand t he s emiar i d l ands capef or mabeaut i f uls et t i ngf ort hes et t l ement .The addi t i v e and s ubt r act i v ef or msi nt he t empl esand t he cav esof f era wi de ar r ay ofedi f i cesf orar chi t ect ur al s t udy . Thes ur r oundi ngt owni sal i v es et t l ementt hathasacont i nuoushi s t or yov ercent ur i espas tand cont ai nsmy r i ad t y pol ogi es ofhous i ng.The s t r eet s capes ar e di v er s e, s t emmi ng f r om v ar i ous per i ods ;and t he s et t l ementi s poi ntofi nt er es tf ors t udyofhabi t atandl i f es t y l esoft he t ownf ol k ,of f er i ngmuchs copef orav er t i cals t udi oconduct edaspar tofours ummerSchool . Wear ehappyt oof f ert hi smonogr aphasananal y s i sand document at i onoft hi sj ewelofKar nat ak a.

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Pr ev i ous l yk nownasVat api ,Badamii scons i der ed t obeanar chi t y peofI ndi anr ockcutar chi t ect ur e. I ti sdi s t i nct i v el yl ocat ed,i nt he nor t her n par tof Kar nat ak a,wi t hi nt he Bagal k otdi s t r i ctl i mi t sand hasgr own t en f ol ds i nce t he t i mesoft he ear l y chal uk y andy nas t y . Badamil i esont hewes tbankoft heAgas t hy aL ak e, and i sal s os ur r ounded ont henor t hand s out hby f or t st hatwer e bui l tl at eron.The Mal apapr abhu r i v erf l owsnor t heas toft het own,acr os st her ock y out cr opsofr eddi s hgol dens ands t one.



Thi sst r eetconsi st sofr esi denceswi t ht her ui nsofaf or t r ess whi chdi vi desi ti nt ot wopar t s . Ther esi dencesont hi sst r eetagef r om200year st oaf ew oft hemr ecent l yr enovat ed. Few r esi dences a whi t e washed f aรงade and ver yf ew openi ngs . The houseson t hi sst r eetal so have ext ended pl i nt hsorspi l loutspaceswher emostoft hei rdai l yact i vi t i est ak epl aceaswel lascommuni t yi nt er act i ons . The r esi dent i alst r eeti s nar r owert han t he commer ci al st r eetwi t hmi ni malamountofvehi cul arpassage.

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THEHOUSES:Thes t abl esar ea cl us t erofhous esl ocat edi ncl os epr ox i mi t yt ot heBhoot hnat ht empl e, was or i gi nal l yus ed t o hous e cat t l e and hor s es .Al t hough poor l ypl anned and s t agger ed cl us t er s ,t hes ehous es wer e bui l tbas ed onf unct i onal i t yand bas i cr equi r ement soft her es i dent satt hatt i me,and f ur t herbei ng r enov at edbas edont heneedsoft hepr es entgener a t i on. The s et t l ementemphas i z es on i t s et hni ci t y and i t s adamancet owar dss t i ck i ngt oi t sr oot s ,t her ebycr eat i nga s ecl us i onf r om t her es toft het own.Mos toft he popul at i oni swi del yempl oy ed i ns mal lj obss uchas weav i ng,s t i t chi ng,f ar mi ngands omeowns hopsi nt he mai nci t y . THEPEOPL E:Thi st y pol ogyi nt r oducesa f ami l yofs i x r es i di ngi na s t abl ehous e.Ther ecor ded hous ecompr i s esofDeepaak k awhoi samemberoft he5t hgener at i onofherf ami l y ,herf at herL i ngappa,who i sr et i r ed,herhus band who i sempl oy ed i na s t or ei nt he mai n ci t yofBadamiand t hr ee chi l dr en.Thi ss i mpl e f ami l ywhoear nsenoughf ort hei rl i v i ngi scont entwi t h t hel i f et heyl i v e. MATERI AL SUSED:500mmt hi cks t onewal l sus edt or es pond t ot he cl i mat i c condi t i onsoft he ar ea al ong wi t hwoodf ors t r uct ur alel ement s .Roof i ngs y s t emmade ofwood ,bamboo and s t r aw.Us e ofl i me pl as t er i ng andbr i ckf i ni s hesf ori nt er i or s . I NF ERENCE:Thes i gni f i canceofa cl i mat i cr es pons i v e des i gn becomesi mper at i v ei n or dert o adaptt oa r egi on and cr eat ei ndi genouss paces .We s ee t hi s t hr ought he ex ampl e ofs t r et chesofmut ual l ys haded s t r eet s ,wher et hes t udyofs unangl esai dsi ncr eat i ng s hadedar eas . Addedemphas i si sal s ogi v ent ot hes t udyofant hr opomet r y .





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