THESIS SYNOPSIS

GYANDEEP JAISWAL/2008BARC065

TENTH SEMESTER, DEC’12

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE

BHOPAL

DEC - 2012

OPTION: 1 PATLIPUTRA MUSEUM AT BIHAR

SITE

The new Pataliputra Museum will be situated on a 13.2 acre (approximately 53,000 sq mts)

site in central Patna.

Location Map of Site for the Proposed Museum

INTRODUCTION

Pataliputra is the name of the ancient city that is today’s Patna. Pataliputra was the capital of

the first unified Indian kingdom and the great Magadhan Empire. The new Pataliputra

Museum will focus on the contributions from this area to the evolution of the history and

civilization of the Indian Subcontinent. The collections to be displayed in the new museum

include many great and important stone, bronze and terra-cotta sculptures and artefacts that

tell the stories of ancient Pataliputra and the lasting impact these cultures have had on the

region, India and the World. Stories of the Buddha, Mahavir, Ashoka and other great

political, literary and scientific world leaders from this period will be told in the new

museum.

The Department of Art, Culture and Youth (DACY) along with the Building Construction

Department (BCD) of the Government of the State of Bihar is planning to develop an

iconic museum in Patna, which stands on the site of the capital of India’s ancient Magadhan

Empire, Pataliputra. This new facility, the Bihar Museum, will focus on the contributions

made by this empire and the entire region of Bihar to the evolution of history and civilization

in the Indian subcontinent and throughout Asia. It will be developed on a 13.2 acre site

located on Bailey Road in Patna. Six spacious government bungalows, housing a university

and a church among others, spread over 13.2 acres would be demolished to build the

museum.

AIM – To showcase the conserved relics and the remains of Patliputra which would show

magnificent contribution of Bihar to the evolution of Indian subcontinent.

Why the topic is being selected..?

History museums cover the knowledge of history and its relevance to the present and future. Some

cover specialized curatorial aspects of history or a particular locality, others are more general. Such

museums contain a wide range of objects, including documents, artefacts of all kinds, art,

archaeological objects. It would be my pleasure to design such an building which will have an

historical importance.

REQUIREMENTS –

Lobby

Orientation Theatre

Educational Centre

Multipurpose Central Hall

Shop

Cafe

Library

Thematic Permanent Gallery

Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Methodology for Designing

1. SITE ANALYSIS

2- LITERATURE STUDY

3-CASE STUDY (TENTATIVE)

STATE MUSEUM at Shahpura, Bhopal

CENTRAL MUSEUM at Indore

SARNATH MUSEUM at Sarnath, Varanasi

4- FRAMING OF REQUIREMENTS AND AREA ANALYSIS

5- DATA COLLECTION

6- SKETCH AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

7-PLANNING, VISUALISING AND PROVIDING A DESIGN THAT CAN BE

CONVERTED INTO REALITY AND HARMONISES WITH THE URBAN STATE.

8- FINAL DESIGNING

OPTION: 2 I.T. PARK in LUCKNOW

SITE

INTRODUCTION

Lucknow Industrial Development Authority (LIDA) has been established by Government of

Uttar Pradesh under the provisions of .Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Act-1976., with

an objective to accelerate the rate of industrial development in the State by providing

enabling infrastructure in the area notified under this Authority which lies between the

districts of Lucknow and Unnao. As a part of this endeavour to promote industrial

development, LIDA gas decided to promote an Information Technology Park (the Project)

adjacent to Lucknow - Kanpur National Highway No 25 on the Bijnaur Road is spread on an

area of approx. 1,30,000 sq. mt..

The site is about 14 km from the Lucknow International Airport and about 25 km from

Lucknow Railway station. Lucknow International Airport is well connected by air with Delhi,

Mumbai and Hyderabad. Several International flights to Sharjah, Dubai, Muscat and Doha

are operated from here. Lucknow has Indian Institute of Management, King George Medical

College, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute, Ram Manohar Lohia Post Graduate Institute

of Medical Science, Central Drug Research Institute, etc. Lucknow also houses more than 80

IT/ITes units which are engaged in the development of software and export. Software

Technology Park (STPI) is also established here to provide administrative support and

incubation facility. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and more than 20 engineering and

management institutes are established in Lucknow to support the need for requisite trained

man power.

AIM –

The aim is to create an architectural vocabulary which can reflect the multifarious

characters and provide an integrated space in which the built and landscaped area

would be seen as the single entity with appropriate and Conducive environment.

The project also aims at an effort to create an office environment that does not abuse

the urban space wherein an Office space in urban setup is rendered into on

absolutely introvert space in terms of social interaction within a community of the

workers.

Why the topic is being selected..?

Every man needs a special environment that imparts tranquillity to the spirit and stimulant to

mind. India has earned itself a reputation of an IT superpower. Software Technology Parks of

India has played a seminal role in accomplishing this status. Today, STPIs across over the

country are synonymous with excellent Infrastructure and Statutory support aimed at

furthering growth of Information Technology in the country.

Methodology for Designing

1. SITE ANALYSIS

2- LITERATURE STUDY

3-CASE STUDY (TENTATIVE)

Pune I.T. Park, Pune

Crystal I.T. Park, Indore

T.C.S. I.T. Park, Lucknow

4- FRAMING OF REQUIREMENTS AND AREA ANALYSIS

5- DATA COLLECTION

6- SKETCH AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

7-PLANNING, VISUALISING AND PROVIDING A DESIGN THAT CAN BE

CONVERTED INTO REALITY AND HARMONISES WITH THE URBAN STATE.

8- FINAL DESIGNING