CASE STUDY 1.
MANAV SADHNA , AHMEDABAD
In 1990, a team of young volunteers, inspired by Gandhian values, began gathering under the
branches of a tree in the Gandhi Ashram every Saturday to play with street children. They
provided the children with a nutritional meal and taught them about basic hygiene by cutting their
nails and bathing them. Manav Sadhna is a rehabilitation centre for street children as well as slum
children residing near by the centre, build by Ar Yatin Pandya. This Centre is amongst the best
example of architecture mixing with functionality in such a undersized piece of land.
Architect : Yatin pandya
Site Area : 1100 Sq. mt
Built Up Area : 515 + 438 plinth Sq. mt
Children strength : 300
SITE DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT
It is located in highly dense slums, near Gandhi ashram road. On a slope hill of ramapir tekro.
There are no main roads lead to the institute, hence it has to be reached by walking institution is
help for villager in order to accomplish their children’s need.
ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS
ROLE OF CENTRE:
•The institution consists of dormitories, admin block,clases library, and open central ground.
•Non formal and training centre school for the street as well as slum children.
•Multi-purpose ground to carry out several Activities.
•Evening Education Centre for Adults and Ladies.
•Training Centre ,workshops helping in earn, Crafts and arts classes.
•Kitchen preparing food for the students by Lady volunteer.
Who is served by this Centre?
As a center of activity, it really works for the poorest community in the city. It is located in one
of the largest slums in the city (who live more than one hundred thousand people).
-Used as informal school for young children -Afternoon training offered to youth
-At night becomes community center with health services, recreational and religious activities and
festivals.
-Even used as a place for medical camps The center of activity Manav Sadhna is an example of
architecture integrated design that tries to overcome some of the perennial problems of developing
countries.
ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION
•Plan is a c shaped with a central
•courtyard acting as a major breathing space of the building, a multifunctional space.
•The non programmatic spaces like the shaped spaces around a tree.
•corridors are key elements of the centre.
•The extended plinth acts as a semi covered room for the activities.
•Many non formal activities occur on the otla.
ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS FENESTRATION
The Windows are simple glass and metal combination.
There are two types of doors:
1)doors with acrylic shutters
2)Doors with the waste wooden Boxes shutter.
Openings are kept very normal in order to highlight the other elements.
INFERENCES:
Diagram showing organization of the centre and its connectivity with the slum.
PLANS :
SECTIONS:
The entire experience of the space is very welcoming and warming, the scale and feel of the
building is perfect for a homeless child. This child feels secure safe and gleeful in this institute.
Design Inferences : Inner Spaces connected with the outer area through visual connection. Semi
open space gives the opportunity of in –out space. Such introvert spaces helps the child to grow ,
gain confidence. With different types of materials used, students can enjoy and feel the difference
in the space. The extended plinth is amongst the main feature of the building, binding the entire
building as a single unit.
SPACE DISTRIBUTION :
AREA ANALYSIS:
CONCEPTUAL SECTIONS :
The passage here is the backbone of the centre that connects all the activities and leads to the
central courtyard. This plinth is used for many activities such as dancing ,painting art and crafts
etc. The courtyards play very important role in such center's.
The central open court is used for the major sports activities and makes centre
look spacious. The central court is shaded through out day and children take best benefit out of it.
In such centre the semi covered spaces or the extended plinths play an important roll in order to
carry out Non-formal activities. These spaces are spill out spaces that gives the opportunity to
extend the function and make the space more open.
CASE STUDY 2
MANAV GULZAR , AHMEDABAD
The centre Manav Gulzar is a project that operates under the NGO Manav Sadhna. Manav Gulzar
is based out of the Ram Rahim Nagar in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Manav Gulzar has worked to
build a strong relationship with the Ram Rahim community through the organization Ram aur
Rahim Jhupdavasi Mandal, which is a trust that operates in Ram Rahim Nagar and is comprised
of local residents. Building a relationship with the Ram aur Rahim Jhupdavasi Mandal and its
leaders was vital to Manav Gulzar being a sustainable program in the slum.
OPEN BUILT UP RATIO
Architect : Hiren patel
Site Area : 1000 Sq. mt Built Up Area : 355 sq. mt.
Children strength : 300
SITE DEVELOPMENT & CONTEXT : Manav Gulzar fosters lively community building,
empowerment, and participation for women, along with diverse educational and social
opportunities for young people and children.
PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES : Income Generation Self Help Groups Supplementary
Education Art and Culture Programs English Language Instruction Computer and Technology
Instruction Celebration of Festivals and Religious Observances. The center also has a library,
computer learning center, and health clinic
ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS: Fenestrations There are two types of openings in the Centre:
1) Sliding windows
2) Pivoted windows with bamboo used as shuttering material.
3) Metal doors
MATERIALS USED: -Exposed Brick work
-Waste glass bottles
-Bamboo -Corrugated sheets
-Mild steel
ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION :
The courtyard on the upper level is placed wide open in order to enjoy the view of Sabarmati
river. The vastness of the place is automatically increased up by the Side open beside the river.
Due to the presence of river the entire atmosphere is lively.
- Form is very simple with the central courtyard surrounded by the activities.
- all activities open in central courtyard.
- structure straight and according to the children.
They believe in value- based education where we teach : values, hygiene, spirituality, culture, and
social skills. We want the children and women that go through our program to come out with life
skills in addition to education.
INFERENCES:
Architectural innovations in open space are requied to faster creativity in overall devlopment of
children and even breck the durdgery of classrom. enter h=the building a new enviorment create
on a large slum area. community centre in evening. see the all activities in the setting on the class.
MOVEMENT OF A CHILD IN THE CENTRE :
ZONNING :
Exposed brick work suitable For the dry climate of ahm. is used. Also at some places there are
glass wall also constructed in order to beautify the area.
The structure is simple Beam-column with the Exposed brick work. In some area there are
Corrugated sheets used for Roofing.
AREA ANALYSIS :
The location has both positive and negative approach, the slum are so much compact and the
centre enjoys the endless view of river. The centre is very simple in terms of plan: Class--- court--
-play area Due to the wideness of vie the place also feels huge and the children enjoys very much.
The open court system is part that holds together the classes on the upper level. The upper level is
much more active and experiencing compared to the lower level.
