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Town Hall Complex: Location:Auroville, Tamil Nadu

The Town Hall Complex in Auroville, Tamil Nadu was designed in 2005 by architect Anupama Kundoo in collaboration with Roger Anger, Auroville's chief architect. The complex consists of three interconnected buildings - the Town Hall, Multimedia Centre, and Cafeteria - that house offices and meeting spaces. The buildings use cantilevers, ramps, and bridges to link the spaces and create an urban feel with limited structures. Sustainable features include rainwater harvesting and wastewater reuse.

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Town Hall Complex: Location:Auroville, Tamil Nadu

The Town Hall Complex in Auroville, Tamil Nadu was designed in 2005 by architect Anupama Kundoo in collaboration with Roger Anger, Auroville's chief architect. The complex consists of three interconnected buildings - the Town Hall, Multimedia Centre, and Cafeteria - that house offices and meeting spaces. The buildings use cantilevers, ramps, and bridges to link the spaces and create an urban feel with limited structures. Sustainable features include rainwater harvesting and wastewater reuse.

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TOWN HALL COMPLEX

LOCATION:AUROVILLE, TAMIL NADU


PROJECT:2005
ARCHTIECT:ANUPAMA KUNDOO

• KUNDOO COLLABORATED WITH ROGER ANGER ,WHO WAS AUROVILLLE’S CHIEF ARCHITECT,TO CREATE A GROUP
OF THREE BUILDINGS TO HOUSE THE TOWN HALL
• THE TOWN COMPLEX CONSISTS OF THE AURVOLLI CENTRE FOR URBAN RESEARCH, INCLUDING OFFICES FOR THE
WORKING COMMITTEE AND MULTIMEDIA CENTRE AND CAFETERIA.

• THE CHALLENGE WAS TO CREATE AN URBAN FEELING WITH ONLY THREE BUILDINGS THAT WOULD ATTRACT THE
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA.
• THE INTERCONNECTING ELEMENTS BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS LIKE WALKWAYS, BRIDGES AND RAMPS PROVIDE
THE LINKS TO THE BUILDINGS.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN -VII SHAVIN I SHEETHAL I SPOORTHI


TOWN HALL COMPLEX
• THE TOWN HALL HAS A COVERED SURFACE OF 1300 SQM PLUS 350 SQM OF
VERANDAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 3 FLOORS. IT ALSO HOUSES A MEETING ROOM FOR
20 PEOPLE AND A CONFERENCE HALL WITH ADVANCED AUDIOVISUAL FACILITIES
FOR 100 PEOPLE. 
• THE MULTI MEDIA CENTRE HAS TWO FLOORS WITH A SURFACE OF 224 AND 227
SQM PLUS VERANDAS. AND IT ALSO INCLUDES A 154 SQM MULTI-PURPOSE
THE BUILDINGS ARE MAINLY CONSTRUCTED IN
AUDITORIUM CUM VIEWING THEATRE WITH LARGE SCREEN FOR UP TO 120 SEATS.
REINFORCED CONCRETE AND BRICK
MASONRY.

•  THE LARGE CANTILEVER OVER THE CAFETERIA ROOF SUPPORTED BY ONLY TWO • THE CITY CENTRE CAFÉ, HAS A WIDE OPEN DINING
PILLARS, AND VARIOUS RAMPS AND BRIDGES ALSO BUILT AS LONG CANTILEVERS.  PATIO AT GROUND LEVEL AND A CAFETERIA AT
• RAIN WATER IS HARVESTED FROM ROOF AND TREATED TO DRINKING STANDARDS FIRST FLOOR, OVERLOOKING THE MATRIMANDIR
AND SUPPLIED IN THE CAFETERIA. 100% OF THE WASTE WATER FROM TOILETS IS AND ITS GRADUALLY EMERGING GARDENS.
TREATED AND RE-USED FOR IRRIGATION.  • THE COMPLEX HAS A SOLID, MODERN, URBAN
• SPACES ARE PLANNED FOR ADEQUATE DAYTIME LIGHTING THROUGH THE CENTRAL FEEL.
SKYLIGHT USING ROOM SIZING.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN -VII SHAVIN I SHEETHAL I SPOORTHI


SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SITE PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN -VII SHAVIN I SHEETHAL I SPOORTHI


ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN -VII SHAVIN I SHEETHAL I SPOORTHI

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