Identity Through Art: Kids exploration of individual identity within the collective

INDIA DHARAVI

MAN/WOMAN/KID

COMMUNITY WORK

FAMILY

INDIVIDUAL

SOCIAL SPACE PLAYGROUND

PROJECT SPACE BUSY STREET

CAN V AS

SECTION B 1:100

PLA YGR OUND

PR OJECT

SP ACE

CALM GARDEN

KINDER GARDEN SCHOOL

SOCIAL SP ACE

PLAN 1:100 GROUNDFLOOR

Site plan 1:200

SCHOOL

KIDS ART SPACE CALM GARDEN

KINDERGARDEN

KIDS ART SPACES PLAYGROUND

ART CLASSROOMS x2

15-20 kids per class. Art classes, learning tecniques. Drawing, painting, sculptor, photo, movie, art history, etc.

ATELIERS

Individual work, developing skills and exploring. Generate new perspectives, inspiration.Several intimate spaces, comfortable, escape from the crowd but still connected.

PROJECT SPACE x2

Common art projects, experimental, larger scale of projects. Groups of 10 kids, several ongoing projects. Exploring, building and creating with use of recycled materials, learning by doing. Spatious atmosphere, high celing.

SOCIAL SPACE

Hang out inbetween classes, enclosed, calm, cozy, relaxed. Pause space

ROOFTOP SPACE

To get an overview, Open perspective on surroundings. Vivid, explorative, playful.

Playground? Large blanc canvas to fill, how they move create the art.

EXHIBITION SPACES

Surrounding outer shell, exposes the activities and productions, connects to Dharavi. Small nodes to spread out. The shell changes according to what’s going on inside

STORAGE

Space for storage of materials, collection of recycled materials for experimental proj- ects. Partly open to allow for own projects.

ENTRANCE SPACE

Transition space

OFFICE

For teachers and administration 7x10m

TOILETS

3x3m 1.5x2m

2x4m

10x12m

7x7m

5x10m

2x2m

1.5m

4x7m

1.5x2m

OUTDOOR SPACE

4x5m

Site plan 1:200 GROUNDFLOOR

1st FLOOR 2nd FLOOR

Section 1:200

SECTION A 1:100

ART IS A REFLECTION

PLAYGROUND

PROJECT SPACE

URBAN ART LANDSCAPE

ART CLASSROOM

CALM GARDEN

ON LIFE

ST AR T A CON

VERS ATION

Art

Exploration Center Inspirational walk

Finding ART in DHARAVI

Exhibition nodes 1:2500

ART CLASSROOMS x2

15-20 kids per class. Art classes, learning tecniques. Drawing, painting, sculptor, photo, movie, art history, etc.

ATELIERS

Individual work, developing skills and exploring. Generate new perspectives, inspiration.Several intimate spaces, comfortable, escape from the crowd but still connected.

PROJECT SPACE x2

Common art projects, experimental, larger scale of projects. Groups of 10 kids, several ongoing projects. Exploring, building and creating with use of recycled materials, learning by doing. Spatious atmosphere, high celing.

SOCIAL SPACE

Hang out inbetween classes, enclosed, calm, cozy, relaxed. Pause space

ROOFTOP SPACE

To get an overview, Open perspective on surroundings. Vivid, explorative, playful.

Playground? Large blanc canvas to fill, how they move create the art.

EXHIBITION SPACES

Surrounding outer shell, exposes the activities and productions, connects to Dharavi. Small nodes to spread out. The shell changes according to what’s going on inside

STORAGE

Space for storage of materials, collection of recycled materials for experimental proj- ects. Partly open to allow for own projects.

ENTRANCE SPACE

Transition space

OFFICE

For teachers and administration 7x10m

TOILETS

3x3m 1.5x2m

2x4m

10x12m

7x7m

5x10m

2x2m

1.5m

4x7m

1.5x2m

OUTDOOR SPACE

4x5m

Site plan 1:200 GROUNDFLOOR

1st FLOOR 2nd FLOOR

PROCESS

SECTION A

A

B

PLAN 1st FLOOR 1:100

A

B

PLAN GROUNDFLOOR 1:100 Site

Roads Railway Communities Location map 1:10 000

Dharavi

SITE PLAN 1:500

STEEL PILLARS

GAP FOR CROSS-VENTILATION

CONCRETE SLAB BRICK WALL TIN ROOF

TILES/STONE FLOOR

DETAIL SECTION 1:20

Release ar

t from

within Dhar avi

I D E N T I T Y T H RO U G H

A R T

Kids exploration of individual identity within the collective

Bachelors project Emma Gellerbring

2013