This document outlines plans for cultural buildings and programs in Auroville, India. It discusses proposals for an African Pavilion to showcase African culture and house African students and guests. It also describes a 3H Summer School program using Auroville's experience in human unity and sustainability for student learning. Design concepts are presented for the African Pavilion, including a community hall, kitchen, and compost toilet. Future student projects are listed. The document promotes collaboration between Auroville organizations and acknowledges contributors to the project.

1. UNITY & DIVERSITY
BUILDING FOR CULTURAL
ENCOUNTERS
Auroville Green Practices
3H SUMMER SCHOOL 2015
©
2015
Auroville
Consul2ng

2. CONTEXT
“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’
But I dream things that never were;
and I say, ‘Why not’?”
– George Bernard Shaw

3. AFRICAN PAVILION
• Create awareness of the ideals of Auroville among the new generation
of young Africans,
• Accommodate African students and guests and allow them to directly
experience Auroville.
• Present Africa to the international audience of Aurovilians.
• Create a complex of buildings that will house activities and
presentations related to all the countries and cultures of the African
continent.
A proposal for the layout of the Africa House was made in 2005 by Brook
Teklehaimanot, Chair of the Architecture Department of Addis Ababa University,
Ethiopia.

4. 3H SUMMER SCHOOL
The
3H
Summer
School
program
is
an
ini2a2ve
using
Auroville
and
its
outstanding
experience
in
human
unity
&
sustainable
living
as
a
plaCorm
for
the
learning
and
personal
growth
of
students
from
around
the
world.
The
program
is
based
on
the
3H
approach
that
nurtures
hands
(skills),
head
(competencies)
and
heart
(inner
capaci2es)
of
all
par2cipants.

5. PARTICIPANTS
Alisha
Jain,
Anoushka
Sharma,
Anushree
BhaMacharjee,
Astha
Chopra
,
Bhairevi
Aiyer,
Harshitha
G,
Kri2ka
Sahu,
Pragya
Sharma,
Ridhima
Khanna

6. SITE
“Freedom is not the absence of
commitments, but the ability to choose -
and commit myself to - what is best for
me.”
- Paulo Coelho

7. SITE PLAN EVOLUTION

8. SITE PLAN FINAL

9. COMMUNITY HALL
60mm Diameter
Bamboo purlins
at 450mm c/c
Cement soaked
Jute bag on
Plastic sheet on
Bamboo mat
Translucent
roofing sheet
J-hook @
900mm c/c
4 nos 80mm dia
bamboo Column
Concrete ring
footing 800 dia
P.C.C Bed
Brick layer
Ramped Earth
SECTION AXIS - C
white ant studio 2015-07-04 African Pavilion Section

10. COMMUNITY HALL
4 nos 80mm dia
bamboo Column
80mm diameter
bamboo Rafter
80mm diameter
bamboo Eaves
60mm diameter
bamboo 450mm
c/c
60mm diameter
bamboo 450mm
c/c
60mm diameter
bamboo 450mm
c/c
PLAN AFRICAN PAVILIONwhite ant studio 2015-07-02
230mm width
brick wall up to
plinth

11. COMMUNITY HALL

12. COMPOST TOILET
+ 2960 mm
+ 3785 mm
GROUND LEVEL
+ 250 mm
+ 500 mm
+ 750 mm
+ 1000 mm
+ 1250 mm
+ 1350 mm
+ 2960 mm
+ 3785 mm
GROUND LEVEL
+ 250 mm
+ 500 mm
+ 750 mm
+ 1000 mm
+ 1250 mm
+ 1350 mm
+ 250 mm
+ 500 mm
+ 750 mm
+ 1000 mm
+ 1250 mm
+ 1350 mm
GROUND LEVEL
+ 2300 mm
+ 2980 mm
+ 3150 mm
+ 3930 mm
+ 1250 mm
+ 1350 mm
GROUND LEVEL
+ 2980 mm
+ 3150 mm
+ 3930 mm
+ 1150 mm
+ 1150 mm
SIDE ELEVATION
FRONT ELEVATION
SIDE ELEVATION
REAR ELEVATION
white ant studio 2015-07-02 African Pavilion -Plan and Section

13. PLAN OF SHOWER
FR
2244
2029
770
770
1035
430
750
80
1660
80
1960
80
2285
1980
2012
80
5446
230
770
3325
230
1400
770
769
490
2290
PLAN OF KITCHEN
white ant studio 2015-07-02 African Pavilion
FLOOR PLAN : KITCHEN & SHOWER

14. SITE WORK

27. STUDENT DESIGN
“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have
seen what could be and asked why not. ”
- Pablo Picasso

28. DESIGN BRIEF
Design
a
space
of
about
12,56
m2
that
can
be
used
to
accommodate
visi2ng
students,
volunteers
or
care
takers.
The
structure
will
be
a
temporary
one
with
a
life
span
of
about
10
years.
It
should
address
following
parameters:
-­‐
keeping
in
mind
minimal
needs
of
occupant
-­‐
sustainable
and
efficient
in
use
of
resources
-­‐
material
choice
to
be
taken
by
par2cipant:
op2ons
include
bamboo,
light
weight
wood
frames,
earth
materials,
natural
stones
etc.
-­‐
easy
maintenance
and
adaptability
to
change,
expansion,
reloca2on
-­‐
natural
topography
and
water
drainage
to
be
considered
-­‐
master
plan
constraints
(proximity
to
road,
entrance...)
to
be
considered
-­‐
reference
to
simple
architectural
tradi2ons
of
Africa

29. DESIGN BRIEF
Expected
are
well-­‐thought
out
solu2on
which
can
inspire
the
project
holders
and
help
them
in
further
fundraising
efforts.
The
design
concepts
may
be
built
in
future
or
will
serves
as
a
comprehensive
idea
collec2on
and
case
studies
to
answer
the
growing
need
of
temporary
and
cost
efficient
shelter
at
Auroville.

30. CONCEPT 1
• Derived from everyday architecture of Africa.
• Combination of essentials derived from a diverse culture.
• Fractal scaling
• Simplistic and symbolic architecture
MATERIALS USED
• Granite columns emerged in water for raising the base at a level of
600mm
• Wooden flooring of work tree (acacia)
• Wattle and daub for wall infill
• Bamboo and thatch roof
By Alisha, Astha, Anushree, Ridhima

34. CONCEPT 2
CONCEPT
-­‐
Shape
and
windows
similar
to
African
architecture
-­‐
Decora2ve
element
on
outer
walls
-­‐
Mud
clay
and
coconut
fibre
walls
to
maintain
temperature
-­‐
Pakamaran
leaves
as
floor
slab
roof
similar
to
African
with
bamboo
and
cement
jute
bags
By
Anoushka,
Bhairevi,
Harshitha,
Pr

35. CONCEPT 1

36. CONCEPT 1

37. CONCEPT 2
By Anoushka,Bhairevi, Harshitha, Pragya
CONCEPT 3
By
Kri2ka

38. • HOLE IN WALLS
• Beneficial for daylighting
and ventilation
• Walls would be covered
with mesh so that no insect
can enter inside.
• WATER SPOT
• WOODEN STAIRCASE – 3
wooden steps are there of
150 mm riser and 300 mm
tread.
• DIMENSIONS OF HOUSE –
4m in length and 3m in
breadth.
CONCEPT 3
• STARTED WITH VAULTED ROOF
• ROOF PLAN
• FLOORING
q Wooden Flooring – but oak is not
available here
q Cow dung Flooring :
1. Has power to kill bacteria which are
harmful for humans.
2. It acts as a natural mosquito
repellent.
3. Floor which is coated with cow dung
remain warm in winters and cold in
summers.

39. CONCEPT 3

40. CONCEPT 3

41. FUTURE PROJECTS
“We are all Interested in the Future,
because that is Where we Plan to Spend
the Rest of Our Lives.”
- Villain in Superman comic book episode

42. PARTICIPANTS’ FUTURE PROJECTS
DIMENSION
HUNGER
LOST
SPRING
ARCHITECTURAL
INTELLIGENCE:
TRANSPARENCY
IN
ARCHITECTURE
UNLEARN
ANKUR
RAW
EARTH
GREEN
STEPS
TOGETHER
LESS
IS
MORE

43. ACKNOWLEDMENT
“We may have all come on different ships, but
we’re in the same boat now.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

44. CONTRIBUTORS
African Pavilion Group & Unity Pavilion
Eric, Taheer, Miriam, Jaya, Shivaya, Iraguha, Kasturi, Chitra
White Ant Studio
Fabian, Lavanya, Joe, Remona, Sujith, Sushil
Samriddhi team
Diego, Mani
Auroville Consulting team
Balu, Segar, Satya, Vimal, Martin, Thomas, Vincent, Jean Sebastian, Jisu
Contribution Aurovilians
Ross, Sam, Audrey, Lucas, Ribhu, Suhasini, Toine, Vikram, Lara,
Bamboo Centre, Ganesh, Manu, Deepti, Luigi, Helmut
More
Brook Teklehaimanot Haileselassie

45. IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION
Auroville Green Practices aims to bring together various stakeholders to envision future townships that offer a habitat that is
ecologically, socially and economically nurturing. Auroville Green Practices is managed by Auroville Consulting a unit under the
Auroville Foundation.
White Ant Studio is a design unit based in the International City of Auroville and headed by Fabian Ostner. Born and educated
in Germany, Fabian works since several years in India and – after three years in Bangalore (where he worked with a renowned
architectural firm as project architect) – has relocated to this exciting place on India’s eastern coastline, just 150km south of
Chennai.
The Unity Pavilion is meant to be a catalyst for the development of the International Zone. It will be open to all nations
presenting cultural activities, and in this way initiate the realization of the national/cultural pavilions. In this context, the Unity
Pavilion’s objective will be to promote understanding between people, individuals and cultures, and in that way work towards
an understanding of human unity that is the basis for realization of world peace.
Auroville Consulting provides comprehensive consulting and advisory services for project developers, manufacturers and
policy makers engaged in ecologically and socially responsible development areas. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, we
create unique solutions in the domains of sustainable resource management (energy & water) and sustainable management
practices.
AurovilleConsulting

46. UNITY & DIVERSITY
BUILDING FOR CULTURAL
ENCOUNTERS
Auroville Green Practices
3H SUMMER SCHOOL 2015
©
2015
Auroville
Consul2ng