Kala Academy - Charles Correa Architecture Live Case Study Cultural center

1. LOCATION:
SITUATEDATCAMPAL,PANAJI,GOAALONGTHEBANKSOFRIVERMANDOVI.
THEAREAHASMIXEDLANDUSEWITHAMILITARYHOSPITALACROSSTHEROAD,
ANDACRICKETGROUNDANDAPARKONEITHERSIDE.
THEGREENAREASACTASBUFFERZONES.ONLYSOURCEOFNOISEWOULDBE
THEHIGHWAY
AACCESS:
REGULARBUSESCONNECTINGPANAJIANDTHEACADEMYAREAVAILABLE.
DABOLIMAIRPORT35KM.
NEARESTRAILWAYSTATIONISMADGAO53KM
CANBEACCESSEDBYDAYANANDBANDODKARMARGROAD
NEIGHBOURHOODCONTEXT:
OGROUNDANDPARKAREAWITHVEGETATION
OWATERBODY
OCOMMERCIALAREA
LIGHTHOUSE0.1KM
FEDERALBANK0.2KM
MILITARYHOSPITAL1.2KM
MIRAMARBEACH1.7KM
INOX0.8KM
VERTICAL&HORIZONTAL
ZONING
VIEWOFFRONTFACADEAND
THROUGH2ENTRYGATES
ENTRY,TICKETCOUNTERAND
INFORMATIONDESK
VIEWOFPARKINGFROMENTRANCE
ONEWAYROADINSIDESITE
TOTALOF5ENTRIESTOTHESITE
MUKTANGANOROPENSPACE
LIGHTHOUSEFACING
MANDOVIRIVER
WINDISFROMSOUTHWESTDIRECTION.ITFLOWS
FROMTHERIVERTOTHESITEANDISHUMID.
THISWINDISNOTUTILISEDANDBLOCKEDBYTHE
BUILDING.
WECANEXPERIENCETHECOOLBREEZEINTHEOPEN
AREAANDCAFETARIA
RRAINWATERHARVESTEDINTERRACEANDSTOREDIN
THEUGTANK
THEBUILDINGCREATESSHADOWINTHECAFETARIAAND
OPENSPACEREGION.LARGEROOFSEXTENDINGOUTWARDS
GIVESHADETOTHECIRCULATIONSPACES.
TREESSHADETHEPARKINGAREA.
THERMALGAINTAKESPLACEINMORNINGANDNOONHOURS
*THEBUILDINGISDIVIDEDINTOTHREEZONES:
GROUNDFLOORPUBLIC
FIRSTANDSECONDFLOORADMINISRATIONANDACADEMIC
*THEYAREPROVIDEDATDIFFERENTLEVELSSOASTOAVOIDCONFLICTBETWEENTHESEZONES.
LANDSCAPE:
*THEBEAUTIFULLAWNSFORMTHEMAINPARTOFTHE
SITE.TREESAREPROVIDEDAPTLYATTHEFRONTSIDEOF
THEBUILDING.
*SPECIALLYDESIGNEDBENCHESANDLAMPPOSTSLINE
THEPATHALONGTHERIVERSIDE.
ARCHITECT:CHARLESCORREA
BUILDINGTYPE:INSTITUTION
SITEAREA:6.3ACRES
SITEGRADIENT:GENTLESLOPE
COVERAGE:40%
BUILDUPAREA:12000SQM
SITEPLAN ALLDIMENSIONSINM
SCALE:1:500

2. AUDITORIUMANDOAT
CIRCULATIONANDSPILLOVERSPACE
SERVICEAREAS
ALLDIMENSIONSINM
SCALE:1:250
GROUNDFLOORPLAN
OPENAIRAMPHITHEATRE
SEATINGCAPACITYNOCHAIR2000
SEATINGCAPACITYCHAIR1034
PROSCENIUMOPENING15M
THESTAGEISRAISEDAT75CMABOVETHEGROUND
FLOORLEVEL,EYELEVELOFTHEFIRSTROW.
TTWOSEATINGRAKESPROVIDED.THELOWERSEATSHAVE
ARISEOF30CMANDTREADOF100CMWHILEHIGHER
ONESHAVEARISEOF45CMGIVINGADEQUATESIGHT
LINES.
THEREISENTRYFROMROADMAINLOBBYANDTHE
RESTAURANTAREA.
2GREENROOMS.
GGETSHOTDURINGTHEDAYTIMEANDCANNOTBEUSED.
SLOPEOPPOSITETOTHEROADBLOCKINGBACKHROUND
NOISE.
MINIOPENAIRTHEATRE
*THEMINIOATSEATS300PEOPLEAND125PEOPLEWITHCHAIRS.
*THEOATHASATREADOF85CMANDARISEOF45CM.
*TWOAISLESRUNALONGEITHEREND.THEWIDTHIS120CM.
*THESTEPSHAVE15CMRISERSAND28CMTREADS.
*THESTAGEISSQUAREINSHAPEOFDIMENSION7.5X7.5M.
VIVIEWTOWARDSTHERIVERMAYCHANGEFOUSOFTHEAUDIENCE
CAFETERIA100CAPACITY
*SQUARETABLESAREPROVIDEDEACHWITH4SEATS.
*ITISACCESSIBLEFROMALLTHEATREMEETINGROOM45SQ.M
*AREAOFTHEROOM7.30X6.15SQ.MTS.
*ROOMHASONEBIGTABLEANDSIXCHAIRS.
*PROXIMITYOFTHEWASHISNOTNEAR.
*3SIDESOPENIN*3SIDESOPENINTOTHEOUTDOORLANDSCAPE,ENJOYABLE.
CIRCULATION
ARTGALLERY
*RUNNINGWALLSPACE30X1.50MTSAPPROX.
*CARPETAREAOFGALLERY90SQ.MTSAPPROX.
*WHENEXHIBITIONSARENOTHAPPENING
PAINTINGOFCHILDRENAREDISPLAYED.
*THEEXHIBI*THEEXHIBITSAREDISPLAYEDONTHEWALLON
FOURSIDES.
A.CAUDITORIUM
SEATINGCAPACITY1000
AREA1300SQ.M
ORCHESTRAPIT7.2X2.1M
STAGEOPENING9.6M
STAGECEILINGHEIGHT4.5M
1.2MAISLES1.2MAISLES
THESTAGEIS80CMHIGHFROMTHEFIRSTROW.
THERAKINGHEIGHTVARIESFROM1020CM.
3GREENROOMSAND1VIPGREENROOM.
THEAUDITORIUMALLOWSFORAVARIETYOF
ACCOUSTICALCONDITIONS.
THETRANSPARENTFALSECEILINGALLOWS
AACCOUSTICALCHANGESTOBEMADEBY
CHANGINGTHEMATERIAL.
ACCOUSTICFABRIC,CURTAINSANDCARPETS
USEDFORWALLSANDFLOORS.
LIBRARY135SQ.M
*LIBRARYISINPROXIMITYWITHMINIOAT.
*BOOKSARERAKEDINGLASSSHELVESOF2MHEIGHT.
*0.8MTO1MAISLESAND2MHEIGHTSHELVES.
*READINGSPACEFOR20PEOPLE.
*PILLARSACTASANOBSTACLE.
SERVICES
*THESERVICEBUILDINGSACPLANTANDGEN
ERATORROOMAREPROVIDEDONTHEWEST
ERNCORNEROFTHESITENOWAYDISRUPTING
THENORMALFUNCTIONINGOFTHEBUILDING.
*TWOSEPARATESERVICEENTRIESHAVEBEEN
PROVIDED.ONETOTHEGENERATORROOM
ANDTHEOTHERONTHEEASTERNCORNEROF
THESITE.
*THEEASTERNENTRYCATERSTOTHENEEDOF
THEAMPHITHEATREANDTHECANTEEN.
*A*ALOADINGDECKHASALSOBEENPROVIDED
HERE.
*THESEPTICTANKISPROVIDEDUNDERNEATH
THEGARDEN

3. ALLDIMENSIONSINM
SCALE:1:250
SERVICEAREAANDJURYROOMSLOCATED
INFIRSTFLOORBESIDEOAT.
ENTRYTOADMINISTRATIVEAREADIRECTLY
THROUGHASERIESOFSTEPS
SECONDFLOORCONSISTSOFSTOREROOMSANDCLASS
ROOMS.
VERYMINIMALACTIVITY.
WECANSEETHATCIRCULATIONISMORECOMPLEXINTHE
PRIVATEAREASOFTHEBUILDINGANDAWELLDEFINED
CIRCULATIONWITHSPILLOVERSPACESINTHEGROUND
FLOORCANBEWITNESSED.
TERTERRACESAREUSEDFORRAINWATERHARVESTINGAND
THEWATERISCARRIEDTOTHEUGTANK.
ADMINISTRATIVEAREA
EDITINGANDVIEWINGROOM
CLASSROOMS
ADMINISTRATIVEAREA, CHAIRMANSCABIN, VIEWINGROOM, VIEWFROM1STFLOORTOGROUNDFLOOR CLASSROOMS VIEWFROMTERRACE
FIRSTFLOORCONSISTSOFADMINISTRATIVEAREAS
ANDCLASSROOMSANDVIEWINGROOMS.
ZONEDFORSTAFFANDSTUDENTS.
PROJECTORROOMFORMAINAUDITORIUMCANBEACCESSED
FROMADMINISTRATIVEAREA.
ALLSALLSPACESARECONVERTEDTOINTIMATESCALEASUSERAND
ACTIVITYISMOREOFPRIVATECATEGORY.
STAIRSDOWNTOGROUNDFLOORISCONFUSINGANDTHE
PATHISMISLEADING.
FIRSTFLOORPLAN SECONDFLOORPLAN

4. ANALYSIS:
THELAYOUT,THEBUILDINGANDSITEZONING,COMBINEDWITHCIRCULATIONBROUGHT
ANOVERALLEXCELLENCETOTHEPROJECT.
ARTUSEDTOENHANCESPACEANDCREATEANILLUSIONOFCONTINUITY.
GOODACOUSTICALTREATMENTINASSEMBLYAREAS..
THEFTHEFLOWOFSPACESHASRESULTEDINAGOODBUILTOPENSPACERELATIONSHIP.
GOODUSEOFSITEFEATURESHASMADETHEPUBLICSPACESINTERESTINGBYUSEOF
SCULPTURES,PAINTINGS,SEATINGSWITHPROXIMITYTONATURALVIEWS.
THECAFETERIAISTHEMOSTACTIVESPACEWITHGOODVIEWTOTHERIVER.
VEHICULARANDPEDESTRIANWAYSPROPERLYDEFINED.
SERVICEBLOCKSARESEPARATED,ANDSEPARTAESERVICEROADSAREGIVEN.
SECURITYMEASURESPROVIDEDAREMINIMUM,NORAILINGSANDLESSSECURITIES.
WELLOWELLORGANISEDPARKINGSYSTEMWITHSEPARATEPARKINGFOREACHCLASSOFVEHICLE.
HEIGHTOFSPACEANDCIRCULATIONSPACEVARIEDATDIFFERENTAREASTOMARKTHE
IDENTITYOFTHESPACEANDDEFINEITSSCALE.
OATSLOPEDAGAINSTTHEROADTOPREVENTNOISEFROMTHEHIGHWAY.
HORIZONTALEMPHASISOFFORMBYMEANSOFPARGOLASETC.
AREADETAILS
AREASPLITUP
1.D.MKALAMANDIR:1300SQ.M
TOTALSEATING:977
PROSCENIUMSTAGEOPENING:9.6MTS
EXPANDABLE:11.4MTS
PROSCENIUMHEIGHT:4.5MTSE,DEPTH
FROMCURTAINLINE:12.6MTS
APPEAAPPEARANCESTAGEDEPTH:2.7MTS
ORCHESTRAPIT:7.2X2.1MTS
STAGEHEIGHTFROMFIRSTROW:0.8MTS
ANGLEOFWALL:120O
2.OPENAIRAUDITORIUM:1750SQM
SEATINGCHAIR:1312NOS
SEATINGNOCHAIR:2000
PPROSCENIUMOPENING:15MTS
APPEARANCESTAGEDEPTH:2.7MTS
3.MINITHEATEROPENAIR:340SQ.M
SEATINGCHAIR:215NOS
SEATINGNOCHAIR:300NOS
TREAD:.85MTS
RISER:.45MTS
AISLEAISLEWIDTH:1.2MTS
STEPSTREAD:.28MTS
STEPSRISER:.15MTS
STAGE:7.5X7.5MTS
FARTHESTSEAT:6MTS
4.BLACKBOX:175SQM
SEATINGCHAIR:150NOS
SESEATINGNOCHAIR:200NOS
5.PREVIEWTHEATRE:45SQM
A,CAPACITY:24NOS
6.ADMINISTRATION:800SQM
7.REHEARSALHALL:150SQM
A,SEATINGCHAIR:100NOS
B,SEATINGNOCHAIR:200NOS
8.MEETINGROOM:7.3X6.15SQM
9.LIBRARY:135SQM
10.10.CAFETERIA:450SQM
11.GUESTROOM:53SQM
12.ARTGALLERY:150SQM
A,RUNNINGWALLSPACE:48X1.5MTS
B,MOBILEDISPLAY:4.2X1.5MTS3NOS
13.CLASSROOM:8.6SQM
A,VOCALCLASSROOM:1.1SQM/STUDENT
BB,INSTRUMENTALCLASSROOM:1.8SQM/STUDENT
14.CARPARKING:2000SQM
ILLUSIONPAINTINGSNOABRUPTENDINGOFSPACE BLACKBOX CIRCULATIONSPACEGRIDROOFING
ALLDIMENSIONSINCM
SCALE:1:250