KHAMIR CRAFT RESEARCH CENTRE, BHUJ, GUJARAT
• Y shaped branching of streets forming
Architect: Neelkanth Chhaya
Assistant: Sachin Soni interconnections at regular intervals. Chowks
Structural Consultant: which further form village settlement.
• Every house had an internal courtyard which is
Himanshu Parikh
Specialised Building either placed at the entrance forming an
Techniques: Hunnarshala entrance courtyard which is open to the sky or
Foundation an internal courtyard which is connected to
Site area: 8 acres other spaces.
Built up area : 2200 sq.m
Topography:
Gentle contour
climate:hot and dry climate
DESIGN CONCEPT
• Khamir was designed to create 2500 sq m facility
for the promotion of craft in Kutch.
• Concept of planning this center is derived from
Map of India showing Gujarat the local streetscape and village pattern noted
before earthquake .
SITE CONTEXT
• Khamir operates out of a unique campus in
Kukma, Kachchh. Located 15 kilometres from
Bhuj,
• The campus is a space for artisans, resource
groups and institutions, buyers, suppliers and
craft lovers from around the world to gather
under one roof to exchange ideas, collaborate
and learn.
• The space is always alive with potters creating
clay masterpieces or imaginative textiles being
woven by resident weavers.
• The Campus was established in 2007 with the
support of the Government of Gujarat and the
Confederation of Indian Indutries.
• It was designed by Professor Neelkanth Chhaya
of CEPT University, Ahmedabad
PLAN • The planning of khamir is done in the same manner as of
the village street layout forming chowks and courts.
• As an accelerator for community spaces throughout the
campus. It establishes a kind of urban approach having
intergrity and involvement.
ZONING
• The courtyards of khamir are planned similar to the
courtyards in the houses such that it has both semi covered,
covered and internal courtyards which are connected to
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS each other which becomes the major activity area’s
[Link] office
[Link] space and studio space
[Link] center for documentation design
[Link] for regional anf chemical dying
[Link] laboratory
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[Link] material unit
[Link] spaces for documentation and learning
[Link] and exhibition halls
[Link] residence and dormitory
[Link] hall and canteen.
ANALYSIS
ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS
• 70% of the total area consist of open areas
which acts a s circulation area, workshop
area. Most of the activities occur in these
areas more than the built area
• Interrelation between closed , semi open and open spaces
• The void organizes the Surrounding and is
to create natural and fresh environment for people
working there. necessary to make it workable.
• Kattas (outdoor seating) are provided in courtyard. Permits circulation among the path admit light
Staggered arrangement of built form and air
STREET PLANNING
• Defined area of the building unit to whole
• Single complex, all units are joined together.
Reinforced by geometry and structure. Each
individual unit have a relationship of repetitive
to unique.
ADMINISTRATION
Administration block is designed for 10 users
WORKSHOPS
• Workshop areas are made by making a
module and repeating it six times creates a
lanes.
• Module level-the modules area created
wth covered Interior spaces around a semi
open space at the centre • Accomodations are mirror of one
which acts an informal active verandah. block, connected with staircase and
courtyards.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
• Khamir campus is a manifestation of the idea of
sustainability. it is built by Hunnershala foundation known for
sustainable practices in construction.
• Khamir employs some unique strategies of making it
earthquake resistant, earth architecture and vernacular
architecture of Kutch region.
Section through workshop area
• 2m Rubble stone foundation with cement concrete base.
Above the ground floor steel frames take over and the
support the roof.
• The roofs are made with above corrugated sheeting
covered with country tiling using naturally available
compound purlite, as an insulating and binding agent
• The walls of the first floor of this Craft Facility were made
with Wattle and Daub Panels. In this method of construction
the vertical wooden stakes or wattles are woven with
horizontal twigs and branches.
• ‘Daub’ is a combination of materials such as wet soil,-
clay,sand,lime,animal dung and dried grass.
Simple construction
Highly durable
Highly sustainable
Maintenance cost less
• Mainly there were two types of roof. One was supported with metal
truss and metal sheet above it. Concrete was laid on it for thermal
insulation.
• Another roof was supported with wooden truss.
• Bamboo strips were laid on it with country tiles above it.
• Decorative facia were used Gutter were provided which were further
connected to recharge pit through metal pipes.
POP SCULPTURED WALL
• the large gables underneath the roofs , brings in indirect light through
structural plaster pf paris sculptured wall with small openings.
INFERENCES
• orientation and configuration takes into account apprpriate • Manifestation of the idea of local availability and sustainability
breeze,flow and reduction of thermal radiation and create effective • Disaster resilient techniques
daylight conditions. • Clubbing of courtyards and activities
• New techniques like POP sculptures wall
• The site selection criteria should be based on the location of
the user
• materail used here is the locally available .
Ganga Maki Textile Studio
• The site consists of 4 L shaped
designers studios,a guest
house,a small exhibition
space,dye house and a
canteen.
• The complex is completely
hand built and made of only
local available materials.
canteen and
dye house
Project specifics
Location - Bhogpur. 30kms from Residence
Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Project size- 1300 square metres gallery
Project Breif:
• Gallery ganga maki is resting in the mango grove in
the foot-hill of Himalayas, 6kms east from Dehradun
airport.
• It is a part of Ganga Maki workshop, where yarns are
dyed naturally and hand woven, garments are made,
and materials are home grown as much as possible
under the guidance of Chiaki Maki, the textile
designer from Japan.
• The Ganga Maki Textile Studio in Uttarakhand is a • At its heart are four L-shaped studios where weavers
collaborative project undertaken by the Maki Textile and craftspeople make handwoven fabrics and
Studio from Japan and commissioned to one of garments.
India’s leading architecture firms, Studio Mumbai. • Arranged around a courtyard, the simple
• The Studio is a venture by a leading Japanese textile rectangular boxes are buttressed on one side by a
designer,Chia Maki and entrepreneur Rakesh Singh. narrow storage and service space, and on the other
by a slightly elevated workspace.
• The main spaces are made of bricks, finished with
lime, covered by asbestos-free cement sheet roofs,
and paved with stone floors.
• Adjacent work areas have stone slab roofs and lime the main building is protected by courtyard
and nested on the hills
the studio sits on the lower foothills of the Himalayas floors.
• courtyard act as the idea is that this facility has the ability to
contract and expand depending on seasonal weather
changes.
• It allows you to work outside when you can and then
retreat back indoors on days when there is more rain or a
great amount of sun.
Studio
• North of the central courtyard run the blocks housing the
dyeing workshop, guest dining and other amenities.
• Right at the top of the campus sit the owner and guest
residences.
• At the entrance, a gallery invites visitors; this double-
height space is covered by a translucent white marble
roof that sits atop walls plastered by local craftspeople
after they were trained by the Japanese and Swiss artisans
who had created samples for the interior and exterior.
Owner/guest residences & dyeing workshop -
SITE PLAN
• The buildings are constructed with brick and locally harvested lime, as well
as stone, marble, and bamboo.
• RECORD contributing photographer Iwan Baan, who spent a number of
days on-site shooting the complex, says, “Bijoy is always amazing at
finding craftsmen who have been doing a specific thing for many years.
• Every column is a single piece of stone. There’s never a veneer with
these buildings—all its components are visible.”
• While most of the roofs are made of cement sheet or stone, Gallery Ganga
Maki has a sawtooth roof fitted with thin, translucent panes of marble,
protecting the showroom from harsh sunlight and heat and creating a
soft, immersive glow.
• Jain notes that, in fact, the stone is a more economical solution than
traditional glazing in this part of India.
• The entire concept of developing it depends on the context and
its ecology without any hardcore driven geometry which dictates
and falls out of place in the outlook of the entire design.
• Ganga maki Studio has one huge green space which is used by
all and which helps for a versatile space definition.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HANDLOOM TECHNOLOGY
AND NIFT KANNUR NIFT KANNUR :
(NET STUDY - 3)
IIHT SALEM IIHT JODHPUR NIFT Kannur is in Dharamshala in Kannur district of [Link] campus is
situated in 10 acres of land and was designed by Indigo Architects.
• The Indian Institute of Handloom Technology are a group of
government run public institutes o higher education in the
handloom sector.
• There are six institutes in central sector and four in state
[Link] IIHT’S provides a three year diploma in Handloom
and Textile technology.
• The Varanasi and Salem campuses also offers a one and half year
post diploma in textile processing.
The Campus building changes from low to high rise gradually through radical
increase in [Link] main facilities are located around a 40 m courtyard.
# Textile testing laboratory:
• Various testing are carried out on different types of textile fibers to
determine strength and other properties
• [Link] : 15 Students . Approx area : 55 sqm
• Requirements : Tearing tester,Per spirometer,Hot Air
Oven,Shrinkage scale,Count Tester,Fabric Thickness Tester,Stiffness
Tester
CAD Laboratory:
• This Lab is equipped with Computer and software that help in
computer aided fashion design.
• Max capacity : 30 students area provided 60 sqm.
MAC Laboratory:
• This lab also functions like CAD lab except that the system used
have higher specification and performance.
• Max capacity : 30 students area provided 60 sqm.
Surface dyeing and printing laboratory:
• This lab provides the student with the skill of adding
aesthetic value to textile material and develops the sense of color.
• The equipment provided cover the range of chemical finishing
lab processes such as scouring,bleaching,dyeing,printing
[Link] labs require an adjacent terrace or dying area.
• Max capacity : 30 students area provided : 124 sqm
• Requirements : printing machine,absorbency tester,
oscillation dyeing machine,Horizontal paddle mangle.
# Weaving Laboratory:
• The Weaving laboratory contains hand weaving machines on which
students have to work out various knitting pattern manually and
produce a variety of handwoven products
• Max Capacity : 30 Area provided : 124 sqm
• Requirements : Weaving looms.
