The document provides details about Jawahar Kala Kendra, an arts and crafts center located in Jaipur, India. It was completed in 1991 based on a design by architect Charles Correa. The center is spread across 9.5 acres and consists of eight blocks housing museums, theaters, a library, art galleries, and other facilities. It was designed based on the original nine-square grid plan of Jaipur city, with each block representing one of the nine planets. The complex makes use of local materials, a courtyard plan, and shaded structures to respond to the hot, dry local climate. It hosts various art and cultural events throughout the year.
The document provides details about Jawahar Kala Kendra, an arts and crafts center located in Jaipur, India. It was completed in 1991 based on a design by architect Charles Correa. The center is spread across 9.5 acres and consists of eight blocks housing museums, theaters, a library, art galleries, and other facilities. It was designed based on the original nine-square grid plan of Jaipur city, with each block representing one of the nine planets. The complex makes use of local materials, a courtyard plan, and shaded structures to respond to the hot, dry local climate. It hosts various art and cultural events throughout the year.
The document provides details about Jawahar Kala Kendra, an arts and crafts center located in Jaipur, India. It was completed in 1991 based on a design by architect Charles Correa. The center is spread across 9.5 acres and consists of eight blocks housing museums, theaters, a library, art galleries, and other facilities. It was designed based on the original nine-square grid plan of Jaipur city, with each block representing one of the nine planets. The complex makes use of local materials, a courtyard plan, and shaded structures to respond to the hot, dry local climate. It hosts various art and cultural events throughout the year.
The document provides details about Jawahar Kala Kendra, an arts and crafts center located in Jaipur, India. It was completed in 1991 based on a design by architect Charles Correa. The center is spread across 9.5 acres and consists of eight blocks housing museums, theaters, a library, art galleries, and other facilities. It was designed based on the original nine-square grid plan of Jaipur city, with each block representing one of the nine planets. The complex makes use of local materials, a courtyard plan, and shaded structures to respond to the hot, dry local climate. It hosts various art and cultural events throughout the year.
• COMPLETION : 1991 • TYPE : Arts and crafts center • ARCHITECT : Architect Charles Correa • PLOT AREA : 9.5 acres • BUILT-UP AREA : 8100 sq.m. • Jawahar Kala Kendra also known as nine-square house of culture, Jawahar Kala Kendra is an arts and crafts centre located in the city of Jaipur. the centre is important not because of the nomenclature but its close association with the city of Jaipur itself. MACRO SCALE MAP • It is located in the prime location of South Jaipur. The center is situated on Jawaharlal marg opposite to Rajasthan commerce college. It is located on a parcel of land having 9.5 acres and the building is surrounded by lush green landscaped garden. On one side it has a Shilp Gram made in a replica of cluster of village huts.
ACTIVITIES The centre has been made in eight blocks housing • Museums, MESO SCALE MAP • Theatres, • Library, • Arts display room, • Cafeteria, • Hostel,studio • Administration
The centre is frequently occupied with
artists and arts loving people. Many exhibitions and performances by local artists are displayed at the centre. The annual festivals of classical dance and music are held in the centre. The centre hosts many workshops ofRailway station = OPEN AIR THEATRE 7 kmsand music. dance Airport =6 kms MICRO SCALE MAP JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA CONCEPT • The centre is an analogue of the original city pIan of Jaipur. • His city plan, guided by the Shipla Shastras, was THE NAVAGRAHA GRID based on the ancient Vedic madala of nine squares or houses which represent the nine planets. • Due to the presence of a hill one of the squares was transposed to the east and two of the squares were amalgamated to house the palace. • Correa's plan for the Kendra invokes directly the PLAN OF JAIPUR CITY THE NAVAGRAHA TRANSLATION BY THE original navagraha .One of the squares is pivoted to ARCHITECT recall the original city plan and also to create the entrance. PLANNING • Each of the nine planet is represented by a square, 30m x 30m, defined by red sandstone walls, 8m high. The programme of the Arts Centre is disaggregated into nine separate groupings, each BUDH-MERCURY corresponding to the myths of ZONING a particular planet. KETU- CHANDRA-MOON DESCENDING NODE MUSEUM/GALLERY LEARNING SPACE MANGAL-MARS ADMINISTRATION SHANI- SATURN RECREATIONAL SPACE
RAHU- ASENDIN G SHUKRA-VENUS NODE GURU-JUPITER
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MADHYAVARTHI OPEN THEATRE
VIEW OF THE ENTRANCE
DOME IN MANGAL BHAVAN -
ADMIN
LIBRARY
GALLERY N 1. Aministration block 6. GF Alankar museum GF GALLERY 2. Madhyavarti open theatre GF Curator FF 3. Library GF 7. Sudarshan art gallery GF . Audio visual reading FF Surekh art galleryGF 4. Sphatic art gallery/ GFChaturdic art gallery FF Music and dance GF 8. Satkar cafeteria GF Sphatic art gallery FF Guest house / dormet FF 5. Parijat I GF 9. Rangayan KrishnayanGF ALANKAR MUSEUM Parijat II GF Director theatre GF Srajan workshops GF CAFETERIA Srajan photo workshops FF
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CIRCULATION AND PLANNING • 2 Entries
• Pedestrian entry – defined by an arch
• Vehicular entry
• Both entrances lead to the admin
• One block moved aside to define an enter space
• Grid iron planning
• Central Courtyard
• Inward Looking
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DENSITY AND VOLUME
EACH MODULE = 30x30x8 M
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BUILDING LANGUAGE AND MATERIALS
• The external walls are clad with red Agra sandstone – topped by a coping of beige Dholpur sandstone. • On these surfaces, the presence of each planet is expressed by it’s traditional symbol inlaid in white marble with polish black granite and mica slate.
IUSE OF PERGOLAS
INTRICATE PAINTINGS ON THE CEILING LIGHT SHAFTS HAVE STEP PROFILE WITH MARBLE CAPPING
STEPPED TANK OR KUND CONCEPT USED FOR THE MAIN COMMUNITY6
VASTU SYMBOLS ON THE FACDE OF EACH UNIT SPACE
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COMMUNITY SPACES
View of the internal View of the Budh court
ketu court
View of the central
court
View of the pathway View of the mangal formal community area JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA RESPONSE TO CLIMATE
VIEW OF THE PERGOLAS
LIGHT SHAFTS HAVING STEP PROFILE WITH MARBLE CRAVING RELATION TO LANDS
VIEW OF THE OPENINGS IN THE WALL
• The climate of Jaipur is hot and semi-arid. • The architect has dealt with this by having a courtyard such that it draws in air from all sides. • The openings in the walls are small thus leading to venturi effect. • Use of pergolas to provide shade
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LOKRANG FESTIVAL SHILPGRAM – A RURAL COMPLEX HOUSED IN IT 9.5 ACRE COMPLEX KNOWN AS LOKRANG – A MEGA ANNUAL FESTIVAL AT SHILPGRAM IS THE VENUE FOR JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA , STARTED IN 1994, FAIRS, HAAT BAZAARS AND IS A 11 DAY FESTIVAL HELD IN TH MONTH OF FESTIVALS. IT HAS SIX HUTS OCTOBER-NOVEMBER APPROX 15 DAYS REPRESENTING BRAJ BEFORE DIWALI FROM THE FIRST DY OF THE (BHARATPUR), HADOTI (KOTA), MONTH OF KARTIKA. TRIBAL( DUNGARPUR), DESERT (BARMER AND BIKANER), TO CELEBRATE THE FOLK ART AND CULTURAL SHEKHAWATI (SIKAR) AND TRADITIONS OF INDIA THE LOKRANG OR CENTRE ( JAIPUR). CRAFTS ‘NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL ‘ COMPRAISING FAIR, FESTIVALS AND FOLK NATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE ORGANIZED HANDICRAFT FAIR (AT SHILP BAZAR). IN SHILPGRAM FROM TIME TO TIME, BRINGING IT TO LIFE, VIBRANCY AND COLOUR.
DANCE PERFORMANCE IN THE OPEN THEATRE CRAFTS AND ART WORK ON DISPLAY AND DURING LOKRANG MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN SHILPGRAM
