Temple Museum
Questions
How can museums connect traditional spaces to the contemporary? What makes the museum local? What is the role of museums in culture, history and society? Can it be a place which brings the local community together? How can the stories or the oral knowledge of a particular place be shared through the museum?
Intention of museum
A space which can connect the history and the contemporary culture of a local place. A temple museum which conveys the history of the historic monument and evolution of the city as well. The museum is imagined as a landscape which does not compete with the monumental nature of the temple.
Site Analysis
Site - Sinnar, Nashik
A temple built back in the 13th century
Site Plan
Site Elevations
Program of the museum
As the intent is to connect the tradition and evolution of a historical monument and the city, the principal program of the museum is to display the history and present adoption of it. As there are many stories about the temple known to the local community, the museum become a place where these stories can be shared. It is also a place where the archeological objects and the collection can be exhibited.
Design Ideas
Referring to the pyramid of Louvre as it is closely related to the site
An underground lobby connected to all the spaces of existing museum
Iterations and collage
Idea of underground porches connecting to different spaces
An underground exhibition space with landscape around as an experiential space
Zoning history display space at front facade and corners in the landscape around for archeological display
DESIGN DRAWINGS
Design plan
Design Sections
Experiential space at the northern facade
Underground space design which retained the aesthetic of existing structure