Bharat Bhawan Indian House
200best ES
Charles Correa
1981
Type
Cultural
Tags
art spaces , contemporary agoras, 200Best, underground
Visitability
Allowed
Description
The site for this Art Centre is on a gently sloping hill overlooking the lake in Bhopal. The natural contours of the site have been used to create a series of terraced gardens and sunken courtyards - off which are located various cultural facilities, including a museum of Tribal Art, a library of Indian Poetry (in all 17 major languages), galleries for Contemporary Art, workshops for lithography and sculpture, and a studio for an artist-in-residence.Bharat Bhavan also houses a repertoire company and facilities for the performing arts, including a large indoor auditorium, as well as an open-air amphitheatre overlooking the lake. The openings to the courtyards and terraces have two sets of shutters: the inner ones consisting of a combination of fixed glass and operable panels for light and ventilation; the outer ones consisting of large wooden doors, closed at night for security.(Charles Correa)