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Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects

Architecture

2024

Photographer : Vinay Panjwani

Nokha Village Community Centre, located in the desert region of Nokha in Rajasthan, India. The sweeping curvilinear volume rises up from the northeastern corner, looping around the site and rising up on the northwest corner to create a north facing open courtyard.

The brief of the clients was to create a memorial for their father, Padmaramji Kularia. Nokha is a district in Rajasthan that encompasses 144 small villages. Studies of the vicinity and the current facilities in the village schools and the village areas fueled the need to create a community centre for all age groups.

The main spiral building of 9,000 sq. ft. becomes an inclined garden with two varying slopes, allowing it to be used for recreation and gatherings, and offering views of the surrounding desert landscape from the rooftop.

Beneath the garden, at the lower eastern side, there is a small museum with a children’s digital library on the higher western side. The southern side is enveloped in a grass covered earth berm to mitigate heat gain in response to the desert climate, where temperatures of 35 to 40°C are common for 8 months annually. The building forms an open courtyard with an amphitheatre to provide a space for music performances, talks, and social interaction.

Nokha,Rajasthan,India

Architects : Sanjay Puri Architects
Area : 9,000 sq. ft .
Year : 2024
Website : https://sanjaypuriarchitects.com/

Exterior view of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Exterior view of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Exterior view of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Exterior view of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Amphitheater of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Amphitheater of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Amphitheater of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Library of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects

The ovoid library is sheathed in natural sandstone screens derived from traditional architecture in Rajasthan, with the stone being sourced from the immediate surrounding area. These screens reduce the heat gain and create different shadow patterns throughout the day. The library serves all the village schools in the region, most of which do not have libraries of their own. The museum is lit indirectly by scooped recesses within the roof garden berms.

To facilitate the servicing of large gatherings, a linear amenity block housing, cafeteria, toilets, stores, and parking flanks the entrance at the northern side.


Library of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Museum of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Detailed shot of wall of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Dusk light exterior view of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Bird eye view of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects

The rooftop gardens, the stone screens, the north facing courtyard, and southern grass berm collectively reduce the heat gain, rendering the spaces energy efficient. Rainwater harvesting and water recycling make the building and its construction sustainable, using local craftsmen and contract labor with materials available in the region.

A building with a built up area of only 9,000sqft (810 sqm) generates a 9,000 sq.ft. rooftop garden and a 27,000 sq.ft. open auditorium and, in addition to the enclosed spaces, generates usable space that is four times more than the built space.


Bird eye view of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Bird eye view of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Entry Level Plan of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Roof Plan of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Section 1 of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects


Section 2 of Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects



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community centre
architecture
interior design
public architecture
public interior
2024
5000 to 10000 sq.ft
india
rajasthan
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