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Banyan
the state of Tamil Nadu, India, near Pondicherry
Matri mandir
in South India.
Auroville was founded as a project of the Sri Theater
Aurobindo Society founded in 1968 by Mirra
Alfassa(also known as "The Mother")
Designed by architect Roger Anger.
The purpose of Auroville is to realize human PEACE AREA :
unity.“
At the centre of the township,
The concept was put before the Govt. of Comprising the Matrimandir & its gardens, the
India, who gave their backing and took it to the amphitheatre with the Urn of Human Unity that contains
the soil of 121 nations and 23 Indian states.
General Assembly of UNESCO. In 1966 UNESCO And a lake to help create an atmosphere of calm and
passed a unanimous resolution commending it serenity and to serve as a groundwater recharge area.
ROAD NETWORK
POWER:
Socio-Cultural Facilities:
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Sri Aurobindo Auditorium at Bharat Nivas with a sitting
capacity of 840 persons. total of around 250kw of electricity producing solar
panels are installed
Spiritual Centre:
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International exhibition
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AUROVILLE EARTH INSTITUTE MISSION STATEMENT:
To revive traditional skills, and to link ancestral and vernacular traditions of raw earth construction with the modern
technologies of stabilized earth.
To enable and empower people to build their own dwellings using earthen techniques. To develop cost effective
technologies, affordable to all.
To demonstrate that earth, as a building material, can be used for creating a modern, progressive, eco-friendly and safe
habitat
PHILOSOPHY ON SUSTAINABILITY:
The Auroville Earth Institute lays emphasis on the proper management of both human and natural resources to build a
sustainable future.
Human resource management: To offer awareness, training and education to people, to enable and empower people to
develop a skill and a livelihood.
Natural resource management: To manage natural resources appropriately, with sensitivity to the ecological balance of a
place. It is possible to sustainably use local resources with respect for nature and for people!
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
BHARAT NIWAS
For the last several years, BHARAT NIVAS has been serving the physical and cultural necessities of the
community of Auroville as a whole. The so-called unfinished buildings of Bharat Nivas have been the centre
of activities of life in Auroville by housing some of the most important services of the community. This
provided the necessary physical place for the existence of these activities, beneficial to the growth of
Auroville as a whole.
SAVITRI BHAVAN AIMS TO GATHER AND CREATE, TO HOUSE AND MAKE AVAILABLE ALL KINDS OF MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES
THAT WILL FOSTER A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF SAVITRI, OF THE LIVES, WORK AND VISION OF SRI AUROBINDO AND THE
MOTHER, AND OF THE AIMS AND IDEALS OF AUROVILLE, IN A SPACE THAT BREATHES THE ATMOSPHERE OF SAVITRI.
SITE SURROUNDINGS
1994 NOVEMBER 24 : THE AUROVILLE SAVITRI STUDY CIRCLE STARTED, AT
THE INITIATIVE OF SHRI SURESH DEY, SECRETARY OF THE AUROVILLE
FOUNDATION
1996 NOVEMBER 24 : PRESENTATION OF MASTER PLAN AND MODEL FOR THE
SAVITRI BHAVAN COMPLEX BY ARCHITECT HELMUT
2008 MARCH 30 : DEDICATION OF SRI AUROBINDO STATUE AND THE
SECOND MODULE OF THE MAIN BUILDING BY DR. KARAN SINGH
2008 FEBRUARY 21 : INSTALLATION OF SRI AUROBINDO STATUE, GIFTED TO
AUROVILLE BY THE AUROVILLE FOUNDATION
2008 FEBRUARY 29 : OPENING OF THE SECOND MODULE OF THE MAIN
BUILDING INCLUDING THE PICTURE GALLERY
ENTRANCES:
The entrances to the main building, the art gallery and the hostel are reached. All these facilities can be run
independently.These entrances are situated on a split level on top of an artificial hill, which not only gives an elevated
appearance to the complex but also allows the arrangement of a much-needed basement on ground level, thus avoiding
flooding problems during the monsoon.
At the foot of this hill it is intended to create a pond to catch rainwater from the roof areas of the buildings and contribute
to the landscaped beauty of the entrance garden space.
• There is a strong sense of repetition and rhtym by the sun breakers in the
facade
SITE PLAN
. The Geodesic dome is covered by golden discs
and reflects sunlight, which gives the structure its
characteristic radiance.
The Matrimandir is situated at the center of
Auroville next to a Banyan tree.
The exterior is completely covered with a thin
sheet of gold. It is placed as small square tiles on
the discs.
INNER SKIN
From the outside the matrimandir looks like a radiant sun but from
inside the mother wanted it look like a translucent sphere which
lets in a golden pink light.
INNER CHAMBER
It has a 12m radius. The floor is covered with a white woolen
carpet.
The wall is 8.65m high. It has 12 facets which represent the 12
months of the year and are clad with white marble.