Campus

In Centrity

Our campus is the manifestation of years of bounced ideas and loads of effort to bring the campus to life. After Keystone began ecodevelopment work, we felt the need for a permanent base that could serve as a central base for all activity in the Nilgiris and later on expand to other parts. The centre has also been visualised as a demonstration plot for appropiate technologies, training activities and others. This is why Keystone bought a piece of land in the hills to house the office/training cum information centre/processing unit/sales outlet permanently. It hopes to create over a period of time a centre for learning, use of alternate energy, conservation and recycling of water. The infrastructure will incorporate the following main structures, each having an inter-disciplinary and multi functional space allocation.

The infrastructure will incorporate the following main structures, each having an inter-disciplinary and multi functional space allocation.

Jenugoodu
Bidurhode
Hive
Mandakal
Shristi

Work started in 1999 and the buildings were fully constructed by 2003. There are five buildings with ample open spaces - infact the emphasis on open spaces gives the campus the breathing space that exudes vibrant energy. Each building is dedicated to a particular sphere of activity.

The Keystone campus is the culmination of years of conceptualization and design. The buildings have been made out of rammed earth - an alternative construction technique which compacts mud. It is environmentally friendly, provides great thermal insulation and importantly, less expensive, too

Mandakal

A meeting place

Mandakal - in local parlance, `a place to meet'. It lives up to its name of being the centre of activity not only for the campus but also for all visitors who venture in. It also houses the administration and accounts sections of the organization. Most importantly, it is the hub of all training programmes and trainings that take place. A hall which can seat about 30 people, comfortably, is used to hold meetings, seminars and a number of internal discussions.