architecture and works: Tokha Cultural Center (Conceptual Design)

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TOKHA CULTURAL CENTER (Conceptual Design)

“THE TOKHA CULTURAL CENTER” is envisaged to create a center with a purpose to promote and continue traditional and cultural activities of the area. In the present days, the dynamics of the built environment are very different than those of the past. Too often they lack a sense of continuity and history. To increase the awareness of that past and create a sense of space, it is necessary to recognize, preserve, protect and integrate culture and positive historical elements in advance.

This work is highly influenced by historic, social and architectural context of Tokha culture. Programs have been included to promote the traditional creativity and also to serve to visitors and community. The design evolved through proper assimilation with the setting promotion creativity through the use of present say designs, technology and materials.

In this endeavor Tokha, being the traditional settlement of Newars. The flourishment of the culture, art and architecture of Tokha is essential since the domination to Tokha from the government have been seen in different forms from the very ancient times. During my research I have found very critical situation in the conservation of the cultural heritage by allied conservatory agencies in the area. The rich tangible and intangible heritage is degrading day by day. Tokha main settlement as a whole the best example of architectural design focused is a rare to be prevalent in the present day.

Hence, the art and architecture of Tokha, appreciated by its peculiarities, has now lost its native blend and direction at large due to several encroachments in the past and is still being continued by several means. Due to cultural and other social encroachment, the historic and native architecture is diminishing. Hence it needs the platform to practice the culture, which would aware people about its value, also increasing the tourism and for the conservation itself.

In the condition of Globalization, modern technology affects the old traditional architecture. It doesn’t mean that it is not good. With respect to Time architecture also changes. When we accept only traditional architecture, it will lead us backwards and when we adobe only modern architecture, we lost our own traditional values. So in my view, to conserve the traditional architecture and continuing the modern architecture, at least old settlements keep in its original form.

For this we must accept existence of the fourth dimension that is ‘Time’ and lead forward rather than try to stop it. With ‘Time’, society changes and hence should the architecture. So in architecture too we must move forward with ‘Time’ learning from the past values and applying them in the new builds rather than continuing with them.