SITE LOCATION ON GOOGLE MAP

This site is on Jaywant Sawant Marg ,Swami Vivekananda Rd, Under the  Borivali East- West FOB , opposite of Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Borivali West.

SITE CONTEXT PHOTOS

Shrine was build by the people living there in the slums below the skywalk in the year 2000. So the area below the skywalk has become quite dark and underutilized. I wanted to address this by designing the shrine in a way that brings harmony between the structure and the surrounding community. The houses in the nearby slums are build with simple , makeshift materials , yet they are a strong symbol of resilience and adaptability. This inspired me to reflect the softness and organic nature of these homes in the design . 

SITE DRAWINGS

The idea was not to create a sharp contrast between the shrine and its surrounding but rather to blend the two in a way that feels familiar and inviting.  My concept involves utilizing the skywalk as a core structural element , draping the shrine around it in a way that the construction techniques used in the slum . This draping effect creates a soft , rhythmic form, symbolizing the flow of life and the connection between the shrine , the skywalk and the people who live nearby.

FINAL DRAWINGS & MODEL

In the final one I tried to work with logic and geometry and created a structure through railing all around the skywalk where the railing become the roof ,where it is becoming column , where devision between houses over there , where its acts like a wall and many more. Also I tried to blend two thing i.e softness and rigidity at the same time in the structure.