SHILPGRAM (UIDAIPUR)
BY: - N I M E S H N A R E E G A R A
N I R AV PA N S U R I YA
N I D H H I VA N V I
PRIYESH BUNDELA
T E JA S TA N K
LOCATION
Location :- Shilpgram, Uidaipur, Rajasthan.
INTRODUCTION
Shilpgram is a rural arts and crafts complex, situa-
ted 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the city of Udaipur, India.
The center is spread over an undulating terrain of
about 70 acres of land, surrounded by the Aravali
mountains.
Shilpgram is an ethnographic museum
that depicts the lifestyles of the folk and
tribal people of the region.
With an objective of increasing awareness and
knowledge about the rural arts and crafts,
the Shilpgram provides opportunity to rural and
urban artists to come together and interact through
the process of camps and workshops.
• SITE MAP
ARCHITECTURE
Surrounded by several huts, Shilpgram is constructed
in the old architectural style to offer the feel
of rural markets.
The small huts are built using mud and natural building
material to give the real picture of the ethnic diversity
of the western states of India. The hut offers workspace
to occupational dwellers making the place a lot livelier.
Every hut or traditional village house has a distinct
style and features reflecting the history and culture
of each state it is representing.
The occupational homes of the artisans
are constructed in an adjoining manner to
reflect the concept of “Unity in Diversity.”
There are about 26 huts which
include five from Rajasthan, five from
Maharashtra, five from Goa and seven
from Gujarat.
There is an open-air amphi-theater in the Shilpgram
Complex offering a seating facility for about 8000 people.
The amphi-theater is used to conduct festivals at regular intervals.
The special tribal and folk dances performed during the
celebrations are a treat to watch.
TYPES OF HUTS
There are different types of huts:
RAMARAO HUTS (RAJASTHAN)
• The huts depicting the culture of Rajasthan state, are called Ramaroa.
• Specially designed for extended family, these huts have a boundary wall
which serves the purpose of safeguarding the house from the deserted
dust of Rajasthan and even deliver the sense of
privacy to the family.
•It has a kitchen, grain store house and weaver’s
workshop area.
•The roof of the hut is made from the wood of Kade
tree and covered with grass.
•The other hut from Rajasthan, designed for middle
class family has stone pillars and roof made of wood.
The well crushed clay has been laid on walls in many layers.
DANG HUTS (SOUTH GUJARAT)
• The other type of huts is from south Gujarat, called Dang huts.
•These are largely made of dang wood with thatch grass is
used as insulation in walls, which are layered with clay.
•The special feature of the huts is beautifully painted walls
in Pithoda style.
•The huts from west Gujarat is made on a hire plain of clay.
•The granaries of these houses add lustre to the structure.
•The women of houses decorate the interior walls of the
houses in mud-mirror work. The mixture of clay and camel
dung is used with mirrors.
MAHARASTRA HUTS
•The third typology of huts is from Maharashtra.
•The coastal Koli community is dependent on coconut.
•The structure of house is made from poal
wood, further the coconut leaves are put
together to make a mat and hung on the wall.
•Finally, the clay is used for thickening
and roof is covered with thatch.
GOA HUTS
•Hutment from Goa has two different types. The main architectural feature
of this Hindu mainstream house from Vasco is the lavish use of iron and
red laterite stone. The stone is intricately carved in lintel projections.
•The interior of the house revolves around a courtyard,
which houses a Tulsi plant in centre.
KUNDLI KORA
•Other type is for fisherman community, called Kundi Kora.
•The house here is made by clay and terrace of thatched sloppy slaves.
Dates leaves and trunks of trees are used as reinforcement.
SITE ANALYSIS
•In circulation, a central axis run throughout the site, connecting
continuous pedestrian movement pattern at several intervals.
• All different type of hutments (see glossary) can be seen in an order, as
their retail area is adjacent to the pedestrian path forming a street market
culture in the village.
•The spatial organization of the village is designed based on communal
hierarchy.
