Name of the student Manasvi Jindal

Class/ Section Section- B Date: 3/12/18

Topic of Thesis  Youth habitat centre

 Cultural and commercial space for youth

Typology of thesis Co-working space, cultural centre - INSTITUTIONAL

1. Introduction & Brief Description of the topic:

YOUTH (Age 18-30) PRESENT SITUATION AND HISTORY

a. Youth in this context is referred to as the age group 18-30 years. A youth habitat
centre or youth centre, often called youth club, is a place where young people can meet
and participate in a variety of activities.
b. Youth Clubs or Centres vary in their activities across the globe, and have diverse histories
based on shifting cultural, political and social contexts and relative levels of state funding
or voluntary action.
c. The United Nations Human Settlements Program (UNCHS-Habitat) defines youth
empowerment as “the circumstances and factors which enhance the development of
citizenship and productiveness among young people as they move into adulthood. It is
concerned with the adaptation of government structures and institutions to protect and
deliver children’s, youth and human rights, including the right to participation”. The word
'empowerment' means giving power.
d. The National Youth Policy, 2014, seeks to define the vision of the government of India, for
the youth of the country and identify the keys areas in which action is required to achieve
their full potential and through them enable India to find its rightful place in the community
of nations in the area of, education, employment and skill development, entrepreneurship,
health and healthy lifestyle, sports, promotion of social values, community engagement,
participation in politics and governance, youth engagement, inclusion and social justice.
e. The Youth represent the most dynamic and vibrant segment of the population. India is one
of the youngest nations in the World, with about 65 per cent of the population being under
35 years of age. While most of these developed countries face the risk of an ageing
workforce, India is expected to have a very favourable demographic profile.
f. Hence, it becomes important to empower youth by space where they can function and
work in their own skin and their own way
 PROJECT INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION

This youth centre will be based on the model of a commercial and socio-cultural space
clubbed in one (based on the model of India Habitat centre).

Commercial segment of the centre will be a Co-working space – allowing youth

entrepreneurs an affordable space to bring their start-ups to reality while allowing
community engagement and mutual benefits.

Socio-cultural segment will allow youth from different environments and businesses to
interact and bond and also allow public to experience and address this through different
mediums of expression and entertainment.

The goal is to make a safe, comfortable working space for the youth today which allows
interaction, work and entertainment altogether and also acts as a symbol for youth
empowerment.

PROJECT REQUIREMENT

A combined space for all types of youth and platform for them to interact, educate and
inculcate future leadership in a comfortable and motivated environment.

CONSUMER: Youth groups of the vicinity, Fresh graduates who want to work on their own
ideas instead of slaving in corporate. (target age group 18 – 30)
Audience: The entire population.

It will act as a symbol of youth, for youth and by youth.

SOCIAL ISSUE: Scrutiny of the present generations for their lack of knowledge and expertise,
ageism, youth empowerment.

2. Aim & Objectives

AIM: The aim of the design is to create a place for engagement, entertainment,
awareness, contemplation and communal workspace where youth is represented and
radically manifested bringing out their affinities in a perspective of implementation of
creative thinking and efficient working while focusing on energy efficiency.

This gives rise to certain questions which shape as the objectives of this project.

OBJECTIVES:

 To design a habitat-office and cultural centre space that acts as locus for youth
empowerment and promotion through a socio cultural and office setup.
 To design a cultural complex that acts as youth identity for public through elements of
creation the collective imagination of culture, traditions and history
 To create a communal workspace that marks efficiency, happiness and empowerment.
 To understand the concept of eco friendly buildings and target eco-friendliness in socio-
cultural cum commercial centre pertaining to the context.
3. Methodology

 Research youth statistics and reactions.

 Research through case studies different youth centres and understands their functioning.
 Research co working spaces through case studies.
 Use information and inferences to create a co-working, cultural complex for youth.

4. Scope

 Scope of this project is to study the influence of youth on design of a cultural space and a
commercial environment.
 The scope also researches the concept of eco-friendly architecture and incorporates it in
commercial design.

5. Limitations

 Limitations of the project are its limited focus on structural design.

 The interior details will not be expressed.

6. Site Information

 Site location : University area, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad

 Site area : 10 Acre
LAND USE MAP AHMEDABAD.

Motivation for choosing the site :

 University area-allows fresh graduates to create their own start-up instead of working under
other people.
 Influence on the students.
 Hub for youth.
7. Functional programming

 Co-working space.
o Administration
o Accounts
o Cabin spaces
o Meeting rooms
o Conference centres
o Café
o Auditorium/Community area
o Lounge

 Habitat centre/Cultural area

o Museum
o Exhibition area
o Amphitheatre
o Auditoriums
o Restaurant
o Conference halls

 Dormitory/living quarters

8. CITATIONS
 https://europa.eu/youth/es/article/54/27118_en - 1a.
 http://ec.europa.eu/assets/eac/youth/news/2014/documents/report-creative-
potential_en.pdf -1b.
 https://iasscore.in/national-issues/youth-empowerment-in-india - 1c.
 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Empowering-Indian-
youth/articleshow/38777444.cms - 1d.
 https://yourstory.com/mystory/d4c4e32c0d-importance-of-youth-empowerment -1e