Subject: Architecture Design III Class: Second Year B.Arch.

Academic Year 2017-18 Sem II

AIM:
To create a holistic understanding of socio cultural, geographical and economic aspects that
shape the built environment as well as to expose students towards design of simple community
oriented buildings.

OBJECTIVE:
 Organization of functional activities in relation to user requirements and the site.
 Relating a system of horizontal and vertical circulation, open spaced, parking etc.
 Responding to socio economic factors such as income levels, privacy, territoriality,
interactions etc.
 Considering materials, structure and services in relation to the design proposal.
 Integration of planned forms and three dimensional compositions (spatial organization).
Detailing for the physically differently abled and elderly.

Taking into consideration the aims and objective stated in the syllabus, following two projects
are proposed to be studied:
1. Housing for sheep’s wool weavers at Khuldabad, Aurangabad. (Major Project)
2. Nature’s Retreat at Gavtala, Aurangabad.(Minor Project)

Project 1st - Housing for sheep’s wool weavers at Khuldabad, Aurangabad.

Aim: To create a holistic understanding of socio cultural, geographical and economic aspects of
the weaver’s community and to study their life style and routine activities that shape the built
environment, and then proposing a design to emphasis simple community oriented housing.

Objective:
 Organization of functional activities (living and weaving) in relation to user requirements
–Weavers.
 Site location – Khuldabad is a Municipal Council and a Taluka in Aurangabad District,
with a population of 15,749. (As per 2011 census). This shall expose students to
understand the socio cultural, geographical and economic aspects in a different setup.
 Study of Weaver’s Community (as identified case study at Karmala Taluka of Solapur
district, Maharashtra with total 585 families) to understand functional activities, user
requirements, circulation system, nature of spaces (open, semi open semi closed and
closed) and their interrelation, parking, built response to socio economic factors such as
income levels, privacy, territoriality.
 Housing project – shall expose students to study the space-functional requirements.
 Design to emphasis on Integration of planned forms and three dimensional compositions
(spatial organization) along with considerations to materials, structure and services.
 Design – Space requirements shall be prepared after conducting and presenting the
case study.
 Probable sites have been selected, final site shall be provided to the students.
 3. Project 2nd - Nature’s Retreat near Gautala, Aurangabad.

Introduction:
Gautala is a Sanctuary, a protected area of Maharashtra state, India. It lies in the Satmala and
Ajantha hill ranges of the Western Ghats, and administratively is in Aurangabad District and
Jalgaon District.
The wildlife sanctuary was established in 1986 in an existing reserved forest area.
The proposed site for Nature’s Retreat is located in close proximity of Gautala.

Nature’s Retreat, the act or process of moving away from the hectic city life to the abode of
nature. The visitor would be introduced to the nature and its wonders through the environment
created through built spaces.

Aim:
To create a holistic understanding of educational and geographical importance of natural
resources and how to shape the built environment, and proposing a design to emphasis on
sensitivity in the process.

Objective:
 Site location – shall expose students to understand the, geographical and environmental
aspects of the natural resources available.
 A hospitality project – shall expose students to the related activities and its sequence
and space-functional requirements.
 Design to emphasis on Integration of built and natural environment.
 Consideration for integration of planned forms and three dimensional compositions
(spatial organization).
 Considering materials, structure and services in response to the site constraints/context.
 Relating a system of horizontal and vertical circulation, open spaced, parking etc.

Brief Outline of the Project:

The project would focus on Visitors- Families, School going Children, Researchers and would
mainly include 5 major zones

 Educational Zone./ Interpretation center

 Research center
 Display Gallery
 Orientation Center
 Seminal halls
 Audio-visual halls.

 Resort Zone
 Administrative office
 Restaurant/ Dinning space
 Kitchen and service areas
 House keeping
 Accommodation – villas, guest rooms, dormitories.
 Recreational Zone.
 Play zones
 Activity Areas
 Landscape Area
 Planned Landscapes/ Garden/Park
 Parking
Adequate Parking for Visitors and Staff.