Amithvishal P 101113005

Line of Force, Auroville

Mixed-usage Development
Introduction:
Auroville, the universal township is divided into four major zones residential, cultural,
international & economic zones with matrimandir, peace zone in the middle. The
division line between these zones are blurred by four major curved zones known as lines
of forces. It’s a rectangular strip of approximately 1.5 km x 300 m. It gradually raises
from GF till 8 stories height. Through their gradual curvature and raise in the height they
provide visual dynamism to the city scape. They mainly comprise of residential units,
commercial spaces, recreational spaces, office spaces & industrial. They basically serve
the people who work in the nearby region of 400 to 500m radii.
Brief:
Auroville city planning was done on the concept of decentralizing & localizing the
residential, services and workplace of the people so as to reduce the travel distance and
promote eco-life. So these lines of forces act mixed usage spaces catering to the local
needs of housing, services, amenities, commercial, recreational, administrative offices &
small-scale eco industries.
I am considering strip between economic and cultural zone. The users’ spectrum will
vary between industrial & cultural zone employees, tourists, volunteers, college
students and research peoples. These people will have all the required services,
amenities and work area within the walkable distance. Generally, office spaces would
located towards the crown zone followed by residential, commercial, recreational
spaces and finally disintegrates into small scale factories towards the green belt. By
concept it is a single building with sufficient amount of porosity and open spaces for to
and fro traffic between the zones.
Objective:
 To understand the complex interaction between different zones and activities
 To have sufficient amount of porosity and open spaces for communal activities
and interaction
 Energy efficiency, sustainable & eco-life
Scope:
Residential
 Community housing
 Penthouses
 3BHK
 2BHK
 Community kitchen with dining space
 Common room
 Parking
 Condominiums/Service apartments
 2BHK
 1BHK
 Community kitchen with dining space
 Common room
 Services like Laundry, parking
 Guest Houses
 Typologies based on attached, shared or common bathrooms
 Community kitchen and hall
 Parking
 Dorms/Hostels
 Single/double/more with attached or common bathrooms
 Community kitchens and hall
 Services like hot-water, laundry, browsing, parking, common room
Amenities
 Library
 Gym
 Club houses
 Recreational spaces
 Parks
 Theatre
 Plazas/open spaces
Commercial

 Shopping district
 Basic amenities (super market, textile, stationary, saloon)
 Food courts
  Restaurants
 Souvenir shops
 Factory outlets (for factories in economic zone)
Administrative spaces
 General Office spaces
 Office
 Meeting rooms
 Multi-purpose room
 Auditoriums
 Audio-visual rooms
 Auroville administrative
 Financial section
 Housing section
 Blue-light (Network providers)
 Print section
 Canteen
Misc
 Electricity back-up(generators)
 Piped gas
 Piped hot water
 Rain water harvesting facilities
 Provisions for urban farming on rooftops & nearby areas
 Water treatment plant
Site:
(750m x 300m, approximately 45% of the strip) Line of force between Industrial and
economic zone, Auroville
Special study:
Low cost housing for volunteers using containers or railway coaches
Case study:
 Summer Retreat Centre, Ooty
Introduction:
Online live project, currently design stage located in Kotagiri, Ooty. It’s approximate land
area is 5 acres, with varied gradients of slope and a small stream. The thesis
encompasses study on local environments, flora & fauna, soil conditions, local culture &
design of villas, dorms, suite rooms, club houses, landscaping, outdoor camping, bar,
restaurant, party hall, construction details and services.
Brief:
In this present machine life, people seek solace in their day to day hectic life within the
place filled with nature. The design should help the people to lead a peaceful holiday
with their partner, friends during their stay in the resort. The site is situated well inside
the forest with diverse flora and fauna & varying gradients of slope. There is small
stream running across the site. The design involves approximately 20 to 35 rooms with
club house, party hall, restaurant and buffet hall.
Objective:

 To provide a built environment healed by nature to relieve stress from their

tedious routine
 Eco-friendly, sustainable, energy efficient design with less environmental foot
print
 To design with minimum intervention on the site
Scope:
Accomodation
 Villas
 4 to 6 rooms
 Living room
 With/without Jacuzzi bath
 Suite rooms
 2bhk with/without Jacuzzi bath
 Dorms
 1 bed
 2 bed
Amenities
  Club house
 Book cafe
 Theatre
 Game room
 Spa
 Sauna
 Indoor swimming pool
 Restaurant
 Party hall
 Buffet room
 OAT
 View points
 Souvenir shop
Administration
 Office
 Maintenance staff room
 Meeting room
 Manager room
Misc
 Landscaping
 Rainwater harvesting
 Waste water treatment plant
 Electrical back-up
Site:
5 acre land in Kotagiri, Ooty
Special study:
Integration of earth architecture and bamboo construction with modern materials
Case study:
 General hospital with Maternity and Pediatric care
Introduction:
Proposal for a 200 to 250 bed hospital in Auroville for projected population of 50,000 in
near future.
Brief:
Hospital is not only a place to patch up your wounded body to normal, but it’s a place
which should also heal your mind and guide you to good habits. It should also act as
healing space catering to both physical and phsycological needs of the patient.
Objective:
 To provide a built environment healed by nature to cater to the physical and
psychological needs of the patients
 Eco-friendly, sustainable, energy efficient design with less environmental foot
print
Scope:
Site:
5 acre land in Kotagiri, Ooty
Special study:
Integration of earth architecture and bamboo construction with modern materials
Case study:
Public Access
Woman care unit
 OP consultation
o General
o ENT
o Dental
o Ophthalmology
o Physical Therapy
 IP Ward (4bed, 8bed, suite & 2 bed)
 Labour Delivery Room
 Operation Suite (Cesarian section)
  Post natal care units
 Critical care units
 Isolation units
Child care unit
 OP consultation
o General
o ENT
o Dental
o Ophthalmology
o Physical Therapy

 IP wards(4bed & 2 bed with 1 for parents)
 OT
 Paediatric Critical care
 Neo natal critical care
 Isolation rooms
Infertility unit
 Counselling rooms
 Physician office
 Ultrasound
 Sperm collection
 Andrology lab
 Operation suite
 Sterilisation
 Post recovery rooms
 IP wards
 Critical care units
Blood bank
 Blood collection
 Lab
 Storage
Diagnostics
 Lab
 o Pathologist office space
o Microbiologist office space
o Technical facilities
 Bio-chemistry
 Hematology
 Microbiology
 Serology
 Clinical pathology
 Storage(refrigerated)
o Support facilities
 Starelization
 Supply reagent & storage
 Staff rooms
 Changing room with lockers
 House keeping
 Imaging suite
o X-ray
o USG
o Mammography
o Support facilities
 Equipment storage
 Radiologist’s room
 Technical work area
 House keeping
 Changing rooms with lockers
 Waiting area
Injection room
CSSD
Bio-medical Engineering
Hospital engineering services
Material management
 General storage
 Waste holding
 Clinical hazardous waste holding
  Container washing
 Inflammable storage
 Gas cylinder storage
Admin block
 Office spaces
o Chief Head
o Operation head
o Medical head
o Managers
o Asst. Managers
o Office space
 HIS centre
 Server room
 Photocopy/ stationary
 Medical records
 Board room
 Seminar hall
 Doctor lounges
 Staff rooms
 Kitchenette
Wellness centre
 Yoga centre
 Spa
Additional services
 Saloon
 Vanity shops
 Garment shop for kids and moms
Support spaces
 Kitchen
 Food courts
 Mess
 Laundry
 House keeping
  Pharmacy
 Mortuary
 Security
Site:
Auroville, Pondicherry
Special study:
 Waste management & disposal(Solid, liquid & hazardous waste)
 Services (Mechanical, electrical & plumbing)
 Mobile hospital – General consultation clinic with pharmacy in a bus
Case study: