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TOPIC- BLIND SCHOOL

DESIGN BRIEF
TRADITIONALLY INDIAN SOCIETY HAD IGNORED THE NEED FOR PROVIDING
TRAINING TO BLIND CHILDREN AND ACCEPTED THEM AS THEY ARE,
SOMETIME OUT OF PITY AND OFTEN GETTING AMUSED BY THEIR
AWKWARD AND SIMPLE WAYS.
BLINDNESS IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE MOST SEVERE HANDICAP
AND THE STEREOTYPE OF THE BLIND INDIVIDUAL IS LOADED WITH
NEGATIVE CANNOTATION SUCH AS HELPLESS, DEPENDENCY, INCAPACITY
AND HAPPINESS.ASA RESULT OF THIS TEREOTYPING, BLENDNESS EVOKES
PITY AND REPRESENTS AS UNUSUAL STIMULUS, WHICH MAY AROUSE
FEELING OF THREATS, CONFLICTS AND FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE.
ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN INDIA IS PHYSICALLY
HANDICAPPED IN SOME WAY OR THE OTHE.BUT MOST OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS HAVE A MOTIVE TO BE INDEPENDENT, TO LEAD A NORMAL
LIFE LIKE THE ABLE BODIED PERSONS.FOR THIS THEY NEED TO ACCESS
DIFFERENT TYPE OF BUILDINGS IN DAILY LIFE.THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT
ONLY LIMITED TO ACCESS WITHIN THE BUILDINGS BUT ALSO IS
CONCERNED WITH THE VERRTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT WITHIN
THE BUILDING.

WHY BLIND SCHOOL?

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING AN
IDEAL AND EDUCATIVE ENVIROMENT FOR THESE CHILDREN,DEPRIVED OF
THEIR VISION AND THEIR CONTACT WITH THE ENVIROMENT.TO BRIDGE

THE GAP THAT ALIENATED THESE CHILDREN FROM OUR ENVIROMENT BY

EXTENDING BASIC PARAMETERS ON ALL PUBLIC AREAS.

AIM:
THIS PROJECT AIMS AT UNDERSTANDING THE VARIOUS WAY IN WHICH THE
VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUAL RELATES TO HIS ENVIROMENT,
IDENTIFYING HOW THESE INTER-RELATIONSHIPS CAN BE INTERPRETED IN
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TO ENABLE THEM TO HAVE A RICHER
EXPERIENCE IN ANY SETTING AND ILLUSTRATING IT AN ARCHITECTURAL
PROPOSAL FOR A SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

OBJECTIVES:

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A

COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED LEARNING CUM LIVING
ENVIROMENT WHICH IS CHALLENGING YET SAFE FOR THESE
SPECIAL CATEGORY USERS.
TO PROVIDE AN ENVIROMENT WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THEIR
PERCEPTION OF SPACE AND ITS ELEMENTS AND PREPARE THEM
AGAINST ANY KIND OF DIFFICULTIES OBSTACLES AND HAZARDS TO
BE FACED IN THEIR FUTURE LIFE OUTSIDE THE PROJECTED
ENVIROMENT.
THIS COULD BE ACHIEVED THROUGH FOLLOWING PROCESS:
STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF THE DESIGN AND DETAILING FOR THE
VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
APPLICATION OF THE ABOVE IN A DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR A SCHOOL
FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS:

THE SCOPES OF THE PROJECTS ARE

TO STUDY ABOUT THE UNDERSTANDING OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED

PEOPLE.

TO STUDY HOW THE VISUAL HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL IS

EDUCATED TO MOVE ABOUT FREELY IN THE ENVIROMENT AND HOW
TO MAKE THEM APPRECIATE THE ENVIROMENT BETTER.
TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE SPECIAL FEATURES THAT WILL BE
REQUIRED FOR DESIGNING A BLIND SCHOOL.
TO STUDY ABOUT THE KIND OF TRAININGS BLIND PEOPLE GETS FOR
GETTING EMPLOYED.

STUDY AND INCOROPORATIONG OF LOCAL MATERIALS

WHICH COMPLY WITH THE FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS OF
THE CLIMATE AND ENHANCE AND ACCENTUATE THE
AESTHETICS.
THE LIMITATIONS OF THE PROJECTS ARE

ONLY THE LAND AREA, WITH THE APPROVED PROJECT CLEARANCES

IS AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT.
SERVICES WILL NOT BE STUDIED IN MUCH DETAIL.
RESTRICTED TO THE DESIGNING OF SPACES WITHIN THE SCHOOL.
STRUCTURAL ASPECTS WILL NOT BE STUDIED IN DETAIL.

METHODOLOGY
SELECTION OF

SELECTION OF
BUILDING TYPE
CASE

LITERATURE
STUDY

SELECTION OF SITE

STANDARDS

SITE STUDY
AND ANALYSIS

IMPLEMENTATION
OF BUILDING BYE LAWS

INFERENCES

DESIGNING THE SPACE

SITE LOCATION

THE SITE AREA IS 4.5ACRES.

IT LIES IN THE VASANT KUNJ AREA OF 'SOUTH DELHI
BY ADDRESS THE SITE IS VASANT KUNJ SECTOR POCKET B&C
DELHI.

VASANT KUNJ IS APPROXIMATELY 21 KMS FROM NEW DELHI

RAILWAY STATION AND 4.5 KMS FROM INDIRA GANDHI
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
VASANT KUNJ SECTOR A IS ON THE MEHRAULI MAHIPALPUR
ROAD. THERE IS A JAPENESE AMBESSY SCHOOL ADJACENT TO
THE SITE. THE WATER BODY IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE SITE. A HILLOCK IS ALSO THERE ADJACENT TO THE
WATER BODY.
TREES LIKE MANGO,KHAJJUR PALM ARE THERE ON SITE.

SITE PLAN