INTRODUCTION

AIM OF THE PROJECT

To Serve The Underpriviledged
By Seeing The God In Every
Individual(manav), Mere Service
Is Transferred Into
Worship(sadhna).
Manaav sadhna chose to work
with the tekro because of its
proximity to Gandhi Ashram.
Lack of education and
Employment opportunity are the
core causes of many problems in
the Tekro

AHMEDABAD

ROLE
OF
CENTRE

THE

ACTIVITY

The Multi Purpose Activity Centre

Serves As An Informal School For
Young Childrens, Provides Evening
Education For Adults And Serves As A
Training Centre And Activity Workshop
For Manufacturing Of Craft Based
Products By Women And Elderly

ARCHITECT- YATIN PANDYA

SITE AREA- 1200SQM

CONTEXT
RAMAPIR NO TEKRO
It Is The Largest Slum Area Of
Ahmedabad Which Consists Of people
from Schedulded Castes Around Gujarat
And Potter Families Of Rajasthan. It Faces
All The Evils Of The Existence Such As
Health
Issues,Backward
Traditions,
Illiteracy Etc

IMMEDIATE
CONTEXT

JEEVAN TIRTH
A

Children
Centre
For
Nourishing
The
Cultural Values Of
Children In Juna
Vadaj
It
Is
Run
By
Manaav
Sadhna
NGO

JEEVAN TIRTH

TEMPLE

RUDRA MAHILA
UDYAN KENDRA

MANAAV SADHNA

TEMPLE

RUDRA
MAHILA
UDYAN
KENDRA
Providing
Vocational
Training To
Women, Along
With
Employment
Opportunities

ARCHITECTURAL
PLANS
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ENTRY
ADMIN
STORE-ROOM
TOILET
CLASSROM
LIBRARY
KITCHEN
DINNING AND WASH
AREA
DENTAL CLINIC
SITTING
MEDITATION SPACE
COURTYARD
DAY CARE
GYM
ANGANWADI

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

DESIGN CONCERNS :

SECTIONS

Non
Polluting
Environment,
Economic
Empowerment
And
Affordable Built Forms Are The
Three Key Dimensions Of This
Initative.
The Project Is An Outcome Of
Three Years Of Empirical Research
At The Vastu Shilpa Foundation For
Studies
An
Research
In
Environmental Design With The
Goal Of Converting Municipal
Waste From Domestic Sector Into
Building Components.
The Project Also Demonstrates
That Building Can Become An
Economic Activity, Empowering
People.

SECTION AA

SECTION BB

SECTION CC

3-D MODEL
CONSTRUCTION :
Wall Techniques
1. Cement Bonded Flyash
Bricks
2. Mould Compressed Bricks
3. Stabilized Soil Blocks
4. Recycled Glass Bottles
5. Recycled Plastic Bottles
6.
Vegetable
Crate
Wood
Floors
And Roof
Slabs
1. Paneling.
Filler Slab With Glass
Bottles
2. With Plastic Bottles And
Bricks
3. Stone Slab
4. Cement Bonded Particle
Board With Clay Tile
DoorCover
Paneling
5. Shreded
Pipe Truss
With G.I.
1.
Packaging
Sheet
Wrapper
2. Coated Paper Waste As
Reinforcement Substitute
For Fiber Reinforced
Plastic(FRP)

ANALYSIS
INTER-RELATIONSHIP

SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

PROGRAMME
GY
M
SERVICE
S
AANGAN
WADI

SERVICE
S
DENTAL CLINIC

KITCHEN
LIBRARY
TEMPLE

CLIMATE

TRAININ
G
CENTRE

ADMIN OFFICE

It
Has
Organization

The

Radial

A
Radial
Organization
Combines
Elements Of Both Central
And Linear Organization
Here All The Spaces Tend To
Open At The Central Court

UPPER LEVEL PLAN

TOILETS; 9%
GYM; 26%
DAY CARE; 31%

ANGANWAADI; 21%

Ahmedabad Has The Hot And

Dry Climate.
All The Spaces Are Oriented
Towards The Windward Side
Facing The Open Court For The
Ease In Cross Ventilation

The Courtyard Acts As A

Multipurpose Space Where
Childrens Dance And Play
Various Outdoor Games.
Many Cultural Programmes
Are Conducted Here

DRAWING CLASS; 13%

LOWER LEVEL PLAN

Services; 4%
Dental; 7%

Meditation place; 4%

Training centre; 73%

Library; 12%

AREA ANALYSIS
OPEN, SEMI-OPEN AND
CLOSE

BUILT- OPEN

UPPER LEVEL PLAN

LOWER LEVEL PLAN

17%
12%

30%
27%

34%
66%

58%

12%

73%

BUILT UP

OPEN

CLOSE

SEMI-OPEN

71%

OPEN

Semi Open Spaces Acts As A Good Transition From

Open Spaces To Closed Space. Due To Hot And
Humid Climate Users Mostly Prefer To Use This
Semi-open Spaces.

ANALYSIS
CIRCULATION

CLIMATIC RESPONSE

INTAKE OF LIGHT

HOT AIR ENTERS FROM SMALLER OPENING AND

GET COOLED KEEPING THE INSIDES COOL

MATERIALS

WALL TYPE 1- WASTE RESIDUE

BRICK
Materials:
Fly Ash, Water Residue,
Cement, Gypsum, Lime,
River Sand
PROCESS:
All The Required Ingredients Are
Measured By Weight And Mixed
Properly
The Water Content Is To Be
Maintained.
The Slurry Is Poured In A Mould
And The Mould Is Placed In The
Brick Making Machine And
Subjected To Vibration.
Proper Pressure Is Applied To
Achieve Shape And Size.

WALL TYPE 2- FLYASH

BRICK

Materials:

Fly Ash, Cement

PROCESS:
All
The
Required
Ingredients Are Measured
By Weight And Are Mixed
Properly.
The Mixed Slurry Is Poured
In The Mould.
Here The Bricks Are Laid
On Edge In Rat Trap Bond.
It Saves Are 25% Of Brick
Consumption Than Flemish
Bonded Masonry

WALL TYPE 2-SOIL BLOCK

Materials:
Soil, Cement, Sand, Water

MATERIALS

Materials:
Glass
Bottle, Flyash, Cement
Mortar
Skill/ Machine: Masonry
Composition:
1:3
Cement Sand
Cost
Component:
Glass
Bottle
-2rs/Bottle+labour
PROCESS
Charges

Empty Bottles Are

Cleaned Of Labels.

A Mockup Of Bottle
Arrangement Is Done
In Desired Pattern On
Ground
Without
Cement Mortar.
Bottles Are Laid In
Horizontal
Courses
Over Cement Mortar
Bed.
Deep
Groove
Pointing Is Done.

Materials: Plastic bottle,

Flyash, Cement mortar
Skill/Machine: Masonry
Composition:
1:3Cement Sand
Cost
Component:
Plastic
bottle1Rs/bottle+labour
charges
PROCESS
Empty bottles are
cleaned.
Bottles are filled full
of flyash or waste
residue.
Bottles are laid in
horizontal courses
over a cement mortar
bed.
Deep groove pointing
is done

MATERIALS
Materials : Resin,
cobalt, glass fibre
matt.
Skill/
Machine:
Masonry

Materials : steel
frame, cycle spareparts.

Composition:
96.5% resin, 1.5%
cobalt, 2% catalyst

PROCESS

Cost Component:
FRP Panel Per sqft =
Rs. 30-40*

Plastic Wrappers Are Cleaned

With Scissors Cut Into Fine
Shreds.

On A Clean Sheet Of Plastic

A Glass Fibre Matt Is Laid.

Shreds Are Laid Over It And

Then Covered By Another
Matt.

Mixture Of Polymer Resin

Catalyst And Stabilizer Is
Applied Over The Matt.

In Half An Hour The Polymer

Is Set And Plastic Sheet Is
Removed And FRP Sheet Is
Ready To Use.

Process

Doors Are Made Up Of

Steel
Frame
And
Recomposed Metal Parts As
Infill.

The Diverse Parts Of

Broken Bicycles And Used
Rotary Blades Of Stone
Cutter Etc Are Creatively
Composed Which Not Only
Is Like A Grill To Doors
Shutters
But
Creates
Dynamic Backdrop To The
Space.

MATERIALS

MATERIAL

MATERIAL

MS box
section
Cement
bonded
particle board
Country tile

Fiber
Recycle
Plastic(FRP)
Rugs

MATERIAL

MATERIAL

Corrugated
Galvanized
iron sheets
Mud mortar
Country tile
Steel tubes

Glass Bottle
Plastic
Bottel
Fly Ash Brick
Mild Steel
Reinforceme
nt Bar
1:2:4
Cement
Concrete

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