Dandi kutir museum Gandhinagar architecture
Dandi kutir is the convention center and memorial located in Gandhinagar, Gujrat. mahatma mandir is one of the biggest conventional centers spread around 34 acres designed by Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering and Construction.
Introduction
| Project Name | Dandi kutir |
| Location | Gandhinagar, Gujrat |
| Area | 55955 sq.m. |
| Architect | Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering and Construction |
| Year of completion | 2015 |
| Client | R&B Dept Govt of Gujarat |
Dandi kutir is inspired by the mahatma Gandhi dandi movement. Dandi movement is the first nonviolent civil disobedience movement in the word. A new Indian era towards independence by Gandhi began with this.
Dandi kutir is the world’s biggest permanent museum to respect Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and dandi movement In the capital city Gandhinagar with the name similar and suitable as dandi kutir, the Gandhi museum.
It is just 20km away from the ahmedabad internation airport and 30km away from ahmedabad railway station.
Dandi kutir Concept and Design
A cone-shaped large structure of the museum is a giant replica of salt mound Which defines the success and importance of the dandi movement. It is based on his principles of satyagraha (truthful force), uprising all, and swaraj(self-governance).
Dandi kutir the Gandhi museum is structured in 90diameters with 10,700 square meters of permanent museum area and 1,900 square meters of temporary exhibition area. Dandi kutir is a three-story framework it showcases the childhood reminisces of Gandhi.
A canal of water around the entire structure of dandi is symbolic of the sea. A beautiful landscape garden is designed around the canals.
A bridge from the convention center leads to the dandi kutir as a ceremonial entry.
Mahatma mandir is divided into 2 parts, one is dandi kutir built in 2015 and other one is convention center built in 2013.
Dandi kutir has a big convention hall with a capacity of 5000 people and 4 seminar halls from which 3 have the capacity of 500 people and 1 have a capacity of 1000 people.
They also have 6 conference rooms, 9 business meeting rooms, and 3 exhibition halls which creates a high income to the government as many business summits and international level conferences are held here.
Construction
Dandi kutir is a modern Digitech museum pill on the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. The whole mound structure is 45 meters high.
The top conical form of the mound is made out of glass in order to provide natural and projected illumination on the museum and add aesthetics to it.
rough concrete finish in internal side
The stainless steel and glass cone is cladded with curves safely laminated back painted glass and weighs about 6.5 tonnes and the height 4.5 meters and diameters of 9 meters.
The design of the structure has been made by keeping the external factors such as air ventilation system mounting and anchoring the structure without conflicting with the existing polycarbonate roof and ensuring that the safety glass obtains from strong winds and hot weather.
Macro economical variables of dandi kutir
1. Employment generation:
Mahatma Mandir is a big project spread around in 1lac 36000 sq. Yards and the total cost of the building was around 215crs.
While construction of this project more than 500 workers Got employed which supports 5000 families and after that for management of the project around 170 workers also get employment which creates a great impact and contribution on the employment generation.
2.Growth of business:
Dandi kutir is the project mainly developed by the government to increase the tourism and scope of business in Gujarat. Dandi kutir campus has a huge capacity to handle 15000 people at one time.
Huge businesses summits such as vibrant Gujarat summit, make in India week, global startup summit, textile expo, logistic Asia, etc have occurred which creates big business opportunities for the state of Gujarat.
3. Beneficiary for the society
The place where mahatma mandir was constructed had a slum area where 350 families lived as the government had to develop the project they gave a facility of housing to all the 350 families which is a great step taken by the government.
Along with that because of such summits and expos, the local business gets a great platform for developing business which leads to overall growth and development and also increases the standards of living of the people.
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