WHAT ONE BULDING U WANT TO BUILD TO BE REMEMBERED
FOR?
Textile Hub
A cultural space that celebrates traditional weaving, global fashion,
and maybe gives indie designers a home
WHAT CHANGES YOU WANT TO BRING IN SOCIETY THROUGH
ARCHITECTURE
1. Revival of Heritage, Reimagined
Change: Preserve the past, empower the future.
Textile Hub becomes a living museum — not dusty display cases, but weavers
weaving, dye pots bubbling, stories being told. It brings Bengali textile traditions
like Jamdani, Muslin, Kantha back into the global conversation — not as
souvenirs, but as living art forms.
2. Dignity & Livelihood for Artisans
Change: Craft is not charity — it's power.
Too often, artisans are pushed to margins. This hub flips that script. It gives
them:
Proper workspaces with natural light and ventilation
On-site childcare, healthcare, and resting zones
Direct-to-buyer market areas — cutting out middlemen
The architecture respects their hands — ergonomic, thoughtful, human-
centered.
3. Sustainable Fashion Starts at the Source
Change: Textiles that heal, not harm.
The Textile Hub becomes a lab for climate-conscious fashion.
Your architecture supports:
Natural dye gardens on terraces
Wastewater recycling systems from dyeing units
Earth-friendly materials (mud bricks, bamboo, lime plasters)
It becomes a blueprint for sustainable production in India.
4. Youth Empowerment Through Design
Training studios for young weavers & designers
A textile startup incubator for fashion students
The hub isn't just about old ways — it's a launchpad for new dreams.
Amphitheater for fashion shows, storytelling nights
Cultural exchange zones — Japanese indigo meets Bengali indigo, etc.
A place that feels like a temple of texture, a school of craft, a revolution stitched
in thread.
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THESIS TOPIC:
THE TEXTILE HUB, a place to learn and earn_Design Dissertation
THOUGHT PROCESS
Purpose:
•A central space for traditional weavers, modern designers, fabric
researchers, and textile artists to collaborate.
•A revival engine for Bengal’s historic textile arts – think jamdani,
muslin, kantha, tangail.
•A training and innovation hub for youth — where tradition meets
tech (AI looms Eco-dyes Blockchain for artisan rights
•Spaces for:
•Artisan studios
•Dye labs & weaving workshops
•Textile museum + gallery
•Fashion incubator + ramp for local showcases
•Community bazaar (for direct artisan sales)
Impact:
•Jobs + empowerment for local women and youth
•Global recognition for Bengal's textiles
•Cross-cultural collaborations
•Education pipeline — schools + colleges visiting, interning,
learning
WHY TEXTILE HUB
1. Revitalizing Traditional Industries
Textiles have deep cultural and historical roots in India. Designing a
textile hub supports the revival and modernization of traditional
crafts like weaving, handloom, and embroidery—ensuring these
skills are preserved and passed on to future generations.
2. Empowering Local Communities
A textile hub can generate employment for local artisans, especially
women, promoting gender equality and rural empowerment. It
becomes a space where communities can thrive economically and
socially.
3. Sustainable Urban Development
Textile hubs can be designed with sustainability in mind—using eco-
friendly materials, waste recycling systems, and energy-efficient
processes—making it a model for sustainable industrial architecture.
4. Boosting the Local Economy
By clustering textile-related businesses and services in one place,
the hub stimulates entrepreneurship, reduces operational costs, and
strengthens supply chains, leading to broader regional economic
growth.
5. Platform for Innovation and Education
The hub can house training centers, research labs, and exhibition
spaces—encouraging innovation, skill development, and
collaboration between traditional artisans and modern designers.
SITE PROPOSAL:
Why Mahisbathan is Ideal for a Textile Hub:
1.Strategic Location: Located in the Hooghly Industrial Belt, Mahisbathan
is near major industrial zones like Kalyani, Naihati, and Barrackpore, with
excellent road and rail connectivity.
2.Proximity to Urban Centers: Just 50 km from Kolkata and 30 km from
New Town Rajarhat, offering easy access to infrastructure, markets, and
business services.
3.Government Support: State initiatives like the Integrated Textile Park in
Ashoknagar and the Naihati Bori Cluster Common Facility Centre are
boosting textile development.
4.Established Industrial Ecosystem: The area is part of India’s second-
largest industrial belt, rich in textile, jute, and engineering industries.
5.Skilled Workforce: Regions like Madhyamgram already host textile mills
and provide a pool of trained labor essential for the industry.
With its ideal location, supportive infrastructure, and government-backed
initiatives, Mahisbathan is well-positioned to grow into a vibrant textile hub,
driving both economic growth and employment in the region.
Case Study :
Location: Bhogpur, 30 kms from Dehradun , Uttarakhand
Area: 1300 sqm
Typology: Textile studio
Year: July 2016
Architect : Bijoy Jain
Introduction:
Weavers' shuttles, birdcalls, buzzing bees, and the breeze: these are the
sounds that architect Bijoy Jain says a visitor can hear in the protected
courtyard of the Ganga Maki Textile Studio. Located in a grove of
mangoes in the foothills of the Himalayas, in Bhogpur, India, the heart of
the project-where a water trough is positioned to reflect a full moon.
Planning:
Functional Analysis Structural and Material Analysis
Sun
The orientation of the building is Geometry
such that the buildings are mutually The complex has an orthogonal
shaded. The courtyard is the most geometry. The Four L shaped
shaded area due to the presence of workshops are arranged around the
trees and buildings on all four sides courtyard meeting at right angles.
Repetitive to unique Structure
The complex has a combination of Columnar and planar structure,
mainly two forms. All the forms are Regular, structure defines the space.
repetitive.
Inference
1. Incorporate designer
& weaver in same space
2. Consists of all
necessary & important
elements & programs
briefly.
3.Manifestation of the
idea of local availability
and sustainability
4. Project Amenities
programming
5. Area and space
mangament
