Undulating Grounds
Prarthna Shah
Site Observation
Observing through the lenses of volumes, heights and scales of elements, the landscape of the site varies in terms of these elements. Varied heights of compound wall offering different degree of publicness and interaction, shops creating layers of surfaces to display/ work, low seating which almost the touch the ground, while the heights of trees create specific volumes and experience of the space.
Design - Concept and Strategies
Sketches
Steps crafting dradual increase in volumes of spaces, where initial plinths form hawking space
Forming double height spaces and balconies which overlook from one program onto another
Floor plates shift in plan, which increase the reach of daylight to each space
Creating variations in plinth through steps which allows for free movement
Distinct heights of each shop, to generate a sense a ownership
Steps connecting ground planes, facilitate vertical interaction
Variations in plinths created which afford multiple inhabitations
Programme Zoning
Design Process
Iteration 1
Iteration 2
Iteration 3
Process Models
Design Strategies
Plinths forming a terrain
One plane leading to another
Plinths forming nursery and walkways in between
Low height seating around trees
Storage spaces formed beneath steps
Design Diagram
Diagram highlighting plinths and undulations of ground, which form a continuous scape
Design Drawings
Plan
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Hawking Space, Shops, Community Hall
Nursery, Baalwadi, Play Area, Gymkhana
