JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA

JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA OPEN COURTYARD OUTSIDE ART GALLERIES SHILPGRAM- A RURAL COMPLEX WITH SIX HUTS SYMBOLIZING THE RURAL AMBIENCE OF VARIOUS REGIONS OF RAJASTHAN. BASED ON ART CULTURE ORIENTED ACTIVITIES FOLK ART FEST CALLED LOK RANG HELD HERE.

THE PLAN IS INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL CITY PLAN OF JAIPUR. THE CENTER HAVE NINE SQUARE BLOCKS IT HAS A HOUSING MUSEUM, THEATRE, LIBRARY ,ART GALLERY AND ADMISTRATIVE BLOCK.EACH SQUARE LINKED TO THE PLANET AS PER CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT PARTICULAR PLANET.

PLANET

COLOUR

QUALITY FUNCTION

VENUS

WHITE

JUPITER

LEMON YELLOW KNOWLEDGE

ART

SATURN

EARTH RED

KNOWLEDGE

MOON

MILKY WHITE

HEART

MARS

RED

POWER

DRAMA LIBRARY MUSEUM CAFÉ ADMIN

STREET STUDIOS AS WORKSHOP

CEILING FRESCOES

PLAY WITH LIGHT AND SHADOW THE SQUARE IS PARTIALLY OPEN TO SKY AND THE PARTICULAR SIDE HAS FULL GLASS GLAZING IN IT PARTIAL OPEN ROOF HAS PERGOLAS . THE CUT OUT IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS SHADED IT HAS POND IN THE CORNER AND IT REDUCES HARSH SUN ON THE LIBRARY. MUSEUM

USE OF LOCAL MATERIALS

RECREATION RECREA TION

WOODEN BAMBOO STICKS USED AS SPANNING BETWEEN THE BEAMS TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE SPACE FRAME.

LEARNING SPACE  ADMIN

THE MURALS FROM JAIN MYTHOGY, THE CHARTS  AND THE PAINTINGS ON THE CEILING OF OF THE CENTRAL DOME ATTRACTS TOURISTS AND THE

CENTRAL CORE OPEN THEATRE

THE SURYA KUND IS CENTRAL PART OF NINE SQUARES. STEPS OF SANDSTONE CONSTRUCTED ON FOUR SIDES OF THE COURT. IT IS SORROUNDED BY 8M HIGH WALLS.  AMPHITHEATRE  AMPHITHEA TRE INSPIRED BY BY RAJASTHANI RAJASTHANI STEP-WELLS.

CASE STUDY

 THE ARCHITECT IN HIS ATTEMPT TO CREATE A BRAND IMAGE FOR THE HISTORIC CITY OF JAIPUTR. THE PLACE HAS AN INTERRESTING INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW AND COLOURS,EVOKING EMOTIONS IN THE VISITOR. THE SPACES FLOW AS AN NARRATIVE AND THE MOODS OF THE VISITOR