Living and Learning Design Centre

Film and Multimedia Institute

Re-development of Indore Mill

Purvita Shah

Living and Learning Design

Centre
Living and Learning Design Centre is a multi-dimensional craft
educational and resource centre that is dedicated to preserving and
promoting the crafts. This is an initiative to preserve, emulate and
replicate the notion of what may be deemed as vernacular, for
example Kuttchi of Kutch, Rajasthani work of Rajasthan. To
create a contemporary space for interaction between tourists,
artist, and rural craftsmen.
It will put the crafts of particular area on the world map and
strengthen the crafts enterprise so that the craftspeople can earn a
prosperous and dignified livelihood. The place would become a
tactile and repository of the various types of crafts of the place. Its
primary role is of a resource centre for artisans doubles up as a
public museum and place for demonstrative, hands on learning.
The site proposed for this is in Kutch, the rich heritage and
vernacular of Kutch with, 20 varied handicraft types, ranging from
textile, prints, weaving, pottery work, metal work, wood, and silver
work etc. and increasing tourism would support and enhance the
project.
And increased popularity of rural/vernacular art will support the
project for the upliftment of rural areas, interaction between
artisans. As tourists or artists can stay and learn the handicraft
techniques and experience the rural environment.
Bhuj has a major tourist attractions due to its beautiful palaces,
museums, handicraft items, temples etc. this would promote
Cultural and Rural Tourism. Keeping the heritage value of site and
the nature of existing rural oriented tourism, the project is inclined
to propose the following concepts: Tourists Hut, Food Court, Art and
Craft Theatre.
It comprises of:
Craft Tourism Components:

o Handicraft Learning and Resource Centre

o Craft Bazzar
o Theatre
o Museum
Commercial Components:
o Tourists Huts/Tents
o Food Court and Restaurant

Film
and
Institute

Multimedia

Film and multimedia institute is an educational building type which

would promote the opportunities of career in film, animation, and
multimedia industry. The institute would comprise of different types
of courses for the theoretical and practical education of the same.
The film and multimedia school doesnt fit in for four walled classes
and hence, architecture plays an important role in shaping open
and indoor spaces in the learning of the very influential and
important field in all types of industries.
It would comprise of:

Filmmaking and screenwriting

Media and communication
Animation
Acting
Fashion
Music
Design
Photography and cinematography

The institute would cover all the types of on screen and off screen
departments, to have a formal education in these fields.

The sites proposed for these are in Hyderabad and Chandigarh, as

these have a closer contact with film city which helps in practical
and on field knowledge enhancements, and these are the upcoming
metro cities of India, which has more inclination towards these nonconventional educational fields.

Re-development of Indore Mill

Indore was known as the city of mills till 80s, there were 7 mills in
Indore, it was a huge city for textile production, from handloom to
cotton mills, which has now become extinct. Some of the lands
have already been redeveloped with skyscraper buildings or
commercial centres. But the textile value of the commercial capital
Indore
is
still
lost.
To save the historical background of Indore and the lost textile
techniques, handloom, and power loom. All the mills of Indore
which have closed are: Hukamchand Mill, Rajkumar Mill, Malwa Mill,
Swadeshi Mill, Kalyan Mill, Bhandari Mill, and Hope Mill.
Proposal would redevelop the mills into a centre for:

textile learning and research centre

regular workshops spaces
studio class rooms
Handloom training centre
Dye and Printing
Museum
Library
Interactive spaces for communication
Exhibition areas

The re-development of mill would create a space for Textile back

Indore with its lost glory and it would help new designers also to
contribute and learn from these centres.