GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC PLACES

1. GUIDELINES STUDY FOR PUBLIC PLACES
TOWN HALL, KOLHAPUR :
The town hall building is situated to the north east corner of the Kolhapur city. This
beautiful building was built by the state in the year 1876. its construction began in 1872.
The design of this beautiful building was prepared by Major C. Mant, the royal engineer
architect in service of Bombay government. The whole campus area is about 7.2 acres
It has following spaces:
• Large central hall.
• Gallery with two rooms.
• Symmetrical gardens,.
• The Glass house.
• The band stand.
• The Kukuteshwar temple.
• Old British press.
• Government vaccination centre.
DESIGN GUIDELINES:
• Exhibition halls are interconnected with one another with a
center circulation court 6m wide.
• It has separate entrance for VIP and physically handicapped
people.
• Basement consists of A.C. room, staff café, workshop.
• Artificial lighting is done while Natural lighting is only used in
centre circulation court.
• Building is made using high strength R.C.C. and red sandstone.
• Floor to floor height is approximately 4m.
• All internal walls are painted according to theme.
• In jewellery section the gallery is dark & recessed pockets are
made with minimal lighting.
• Bronze gallery is articulated in a different manner even the
pillars are used as display of sculptures.
• The whole structure is based around the central rotunda
which lits up the entire corridor.
CASE-STUDY:- NATIONAL MUSEUM, NEW DELHI.
National Museum in New Delhi is one of the largest museums in India. It was established in
1949. It holds variety of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art. Gwyer
committee was the architect firm.
It has following spaces:
• Exhibition space.
• Auditorium.
• Library.
• Office.
• Central open space.
• Museum shops.
• Services.
• Administrative section.
• Toilets.
• Conservation lab.
DESIGN GUIDELINES:
• The large central hall and a gallery with
two rooms on either side are joined to the main
hall by a spacious veranda in the front.
• There is a fine porch with a terrace over it,
joined to the hall and the gallery.
• The hall is spacious enough to
accommodate 500 persons.
• The Bandstand has a stone platform above
40 feet in diameter with cast iron columns
delicately carved that supports the circular roof
on the top.
• The Glass House is built with the town hall itself. built out of beautifully carved
cast iron sections forms a very important part of town hall.
• Temple consists of only garbhagriha constructed in stone masonry and the Shikharas
build directly above the garbhagriha is constructed in brick masonry.
• The town hall has beautiful facade. The facade has various decorative elements in it like
the trefoil window, the arcades, the colonnades, finials on roof top, etc.

2. Besides the great views, the
park features opportunities for activities such
as basketball, tennis, walking paths, and a
playground, and it is not uncommon to see
people throwing a frisbee, or dogs chasing
balls. It is happily shared by families and young
people at all hours of the day, and a bonus is
that it’s surrounded by some of the best cafes
the city has to offer – it is the perfect place to
bring a cup of coffee and a muffin with the
morning paper. Mission Dolores Park is
quintessentially California – it is placed in the
pathway of sunshine, dotted with palm trees, it
is often the center point for events and parties
of an alternative nature, and we feel it is a great
example of a local park.
Mission Dolares Park, California
On one side of the square
stands a traditional North African market, or
souk, selling food, spices, carpets, brass and
wood works, and tourist trinkets. All through
the day, and well into the night, the
marketplace offers an eclectic variety of services
such as dental care, traditional medicine,
fortune-telling, henna tattooing, and
storytelling for children. The bazaar is well
known for its hundreds of colorful umbrellas
that shield shoppers, performers, and
merchants from the harsh North African sun. As
a market, theater, and public gathering place,
Jemaa el-Fna is a repository of Moroccan
cultural traditions both ancient and new, and
we feel it is an excellent public space.
JEMAA EL-FNA – MARRAKESH, MOROCCO
Gateway Of India, Mumbai
The whole harbour front was
realigned in order to come in line with a planned
esplaned which would sweep down to the centre of the
town. On each side of the arch, there are large halls
with the capacity to hold 600 people Gateway of India
is constituted of a large arch. There are steps
constructed behind the arch of the Gateway that leads
to the Arabian Sea. .There is park in front of gate. There
is huge open space on which people gathers. As the
gateway of India shows the connectivity eith the sea by
its design as the steps merges in sea. There is
symmetry in plan.
Lotus Temple, Dehli
The temple complex, as seen
from the layout, consists of the main house of
worship; the ancillary block which houses the
reception centre, the library and the
administrative building; and the restrooms
block. The temple proper comprises a
basement to accommodate the electrical and
plumbing components, and a lotus-shaped
superstructure to house the assembly area.All
around the lotus are walkways with beautiful
curved balustrades, bridges and stairs, which
surround the nine pools representing the
floating leaves of the lotus. Apart from serving
an obvious aesthetic function, the pools also
help ventilate the building.