JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA

HISTORIC IDEALOGY

& PLANNING CONCEPT

ART GALLERY
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
VENUS

COLOUR
WHITE

JUPITER

QUALITY FUNCTION
ART

LEMON YELLOW KNOWLEDGE

SATURN

EARTH RED

KNOWLEDGE

MOON

MILKY WHITE

HEART

MARS

RED

POWER

DRAMA
LIBRARY
MUSEUM
CAF
ADMIN

STREET STUDIOS AS WORKSHOP CEILING FRESCOES

LIBRARY BLOCK
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.

USE OF LOCAL MATERIALS

MUSEUM
RECREATION

WOODEN BAMBOO STICKS USED AS SPANNING BETWEEN THE

BEAMS TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE SPACE FRAME.

LEARNING
SPACE
ADMIN

OPEN AMPHITHEATRE
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 INSPIRED BY RAJASTHANI
STEP-WELLS.

CASE STUDY

CENTRAL CORE OPEN THEATRE

THE MURALS FROM JAIN MYTHOGY, THE CHARTS

AND THE PAINTINGS ON THE CEILING OF THE
CENTRAL DOME ATTRACTS TOURISTS AND THE

CONCLUSION
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