ABOUT KALA ACADEMY,GOA

Situated at Carpal, Panaji, along the banks of river ACCESS

Mondovi.
• Regular buses connecting Panaji
Area has mixed land use with a military hospital
and the academy are available.
across the road, a cricket ground and a park on either side. • Diabolism airport, 35km Nearest
Architect : Charles Correa railway station is Magda, 53 km.
Building Type : Institution Site
LAYOUT
Area : 6.3acres
• Four entries to the site.
BUILDING STYLE AND CHARACTER • Boat jetty provided on the river
• Designed by ar. Charles correa. side. Coverage is about 40% Well
• Importance to the process of moving through the spaces in defined pedestrian and vehicular
a building. systems Includes the cafeteria,
• Built form has been kept low ranging from one to three floors. garden and amphitheater.
This is further enhanced by the use of parapet walls for upper • Site is divided into main building
floors, which emphasize horizontally. service building, muktangan, parking
• The 'pergola 'above the entrance acts as an extension to the area, the exhibition space.
foyer of the main auditorium and amphitheater. Use of wafer
slabs and parapet walls FACILITIES AT KALA ACADEMY
• Extensive use of specially designed seating 1) D.M Kalamandir
• Interior walls are painted with pictures mostly depicting 2) OAT
Konkanise culture and create illusion. 3) Mini OAT
4) Black Box
5) Rehearsal Room
6) Art Gallery
7) Meeting Room
BUILDING LEVEL ZONING 8) Guest Room
• Building is divided into three zones: Public, 9) Preview Theatre
Administration, Academic 10) Cafeteria
• Provided at different levels so as to avoid conflict 11) Library
between these zones 12) teaching Studio
• Ground floor includes facilities like auditorium, Preview 13) Green Room Kitchen LANDSCAPE:
14) Administration • Beautiful lawns form the main part of the site.
Theater, amphitheater, art gallery, and canteen etc.,
15) Reception • Trees are provided aptly at the front side of the
where public entry is invited
16) Lounge building.
• First and second floors include academic and administration
• Specially designed benches and lamp posts line
facilities.
the path Along the river side.
• 3groups of people using the building: Staff, students,
audience Circulation linked to the zoning and has been
segregated by separating them through levels - ground floor ADMINISTRATION PARKING FACILITIES
for audience functions and first and second floor for staffs Administrative area is on the first floor. • Parking facilities is provided on the south-
The area divided into closed and open eastern side.
cabinets total area comes to around • Nearly 250 public parking are provided.
500 sq. *Special VIP and staff parking provided.

LITERATURE CASE STUDY – MAJOR PROJECT - MICE 1

 FACILITIES MINI OPEN AIR THEATRE: KALA ACADEMY GOA
• 300 people.
D.M KALA MANDIR (A. C AUDITORIUM) • Used as an outdoor classroom and ART GALLERY
meeting space • Running wall space - 30 x 1.50 mts approx.
• Seating capacity - 1000 Stage • Carpet area of gallery - 90sq.mts approx.
• has a tread of 85cm and rise of 45
• opening - 9.6 m • When exhibitions are not happening painting of children are displayed.
cm. tee risers give it excellent sightlines.
• Area - 1300 sq. • The exhibits are displayed on the wall on four sides. Lighting features are very
• farthest seat is 6m away and no
• Orchestra pit- 7.2 x 2.1 m Variety of normal no facility to hold a good exhibition.
amplication required.
acoustical conditions ranging from speech, • A track is provided on all the walls, where the hook is given for hanging the
• Two aisles run along either end.
plays to sitar recitals and orchestral paintings ‡Paintings are hanged on the hook, it may not look nice in the
• The width is 120cm and The steps
arrangements context of exhibition but its looks simple as the building context ‡Cove
have 15cm risers and 28 cm treads.
• Changes made by manipulating absorbent lightings are used in gallery of the light and can be adjusted ‡Since the
• The stage is square is shape and has
materials placed within inner intensity of the light is less, the light is spread on the wall.
an area of 7.5 x 7.5 m
compartments hidden from view above
the ceiling.
• Walls of the auditorium are painted
illusions of an old goan theatre .Behind the
figures in the boxes real curtains may be
pulled to reduce reverberation time in
space. OPEN AIR AMPHITHEATRE:
• Stage is 80cm high from the first row. • Seating capacity (no chair) - 2000 Seating SERVICES ‡
• Raking height varies from 10-20 cm capacity (chair) - 1312 • The service buildings (AC plant and generator room) are provided on the
• Proscenium opening - 15m western corner of the site no way disrupting the normal functioning of the
• Depth from curtain line- 12m building.
• Amphitheatre is of double herringbone • Two separate service entries have been provided.
shape. Main entry from road main lobby and • One to the generator room and the other on the eastern corner of the
the restaurant area. site.
• Stage is raised at 75cm above the ground • The eastern entry caters to the need of the amphitheater and the
floor level (eye level of the first row) canteen.
• Lower Seat rise - 30 cm and tread of 100 cm • A loading deck has also been provided here
Higher Seat rise of 45 cm • The septic tank is provided underneath the garden.
• Acoustics are good as the seats block out
noise from the road side and the stage blocks ANALYSIS
out noise from the river side.
• The layout and the building zoning provided are Excellent has brought in a
BLACK BOX different overall treatment.
• Seating capacity - 200. • Good acoustical treatment
• Area - 175 sq. • The flow of spaces has resulted in a good built-open relationship.
• Used for experimental productions, music concerts, LIBRARY • Good use of site features has successfully made the public spaces interesting
meetings and amateur performances. - 135 SQ.M Library is in proximity with mini oat. by use of sculptures, paintings, seating's etc. The cafeteria is the most active
• Also used as a recording studio. ‡Control room and a - Books are raked in glass shelves space with good view to the river.
green room provided. CAFETERIA • ‡Vehicular and pedestrian ways properly defined.
• Black box lobby is also provided. - - 100 CAPACITY Square table are provided each with 4 • Service blocks are separated
seats 3 sides open in to the outdoor landscape It is • Security measures provided are minimum.
accessible from all theatre meeting room - 45 sq. • Signage provided is minimum.
- Area of the room 7.30 x 6.15 sq.mts • The trees have to some extent blocked the view to the river ‡Public spaces too
- Room has one big table and six chairs large.

MICE
GROUP MEMBERS: AKEENA,AKSHAY U,JASIL,JESILIN,SANGEETHA C K 2