Thermal Maneuvering
Tanisi K + Yash Mhatre
Thermal Maneuvering
Tanisi K + Yash Mhatre
Overlapping forms of Light
The phenomenon of being guided by the sharp rays of light in a cool and dark space in shown through the drawing. The sharp rays of intense light gives a sense of fear being trapped in the darkest space. As a result, ones movement in this phenomenon of trap is followed up by being in the darkness and the sound of dribbling waters.
Pockets of warmth
The phenomena of the street is experienced through 4 elements. The light, densities, movements and the temperatures. Each of these elements are in harmony with each other as in they accentuate the experience of the other. Warm yellow light is used in the background or foreground or on the side while the other is predominately dark. This play in contrast helps to create the phenomena of pockets of warmth in a largely cold space. Additionally the use of vapor or fog accentuates the visual to give the on-looker the feeling of warmth when used against a fireplace and that of a chilly wind in dark spaces. The densities of bodies occupying the street is experienced via the small dull lights and the mist that floats in between spaces.
Movement through temperature zones
People are guided by the difference in temperatures. Like in the phenomena of Pockets of Warmth, people are gently nudged in the direction of a more comfortable space with the help of gentle glowing light and varying temperatures. The temperatures are different in different zones creating a cozier zone while compared to the external temperature and light.
To achieve the difference in temperatures we used two mechanisms. The evaporative cooling, which with the help of water sprinklers and moss grass produces water vapor hence cooling the surroundings. The second mechanism is that of the tungsten coil. Hot water is passed through the coil and hot air is produced. These mechanisms are tied together with a comprehensive water pipe network.
Iteration of the Pavilion - movements of people are guided by thin sheets of vapor and water.
Apparatus
We imaged the apparatus as a dark structure with streaks of light. The cones and coils induce temperature differences hence guiding the movement of bodies. So we were looking at how these cones and coils can be arranged so that they guide the movement. The scaffolding holds the cones together and a network of water pipes (underground and along the scaffolding) connects the coils and the sprinkles.
Program Ideas
The apparatus can become spaces of rest or refuge. In cold winters and hot summers these pavilions could become a space of refuge from the harsh climate on the outside. The water used in these apparatus could then be used for bathing or washing as they are clean. Hence our possible programs were transit stations and community bath houses
Site - Transit Hub (Bus depot)
We choose to intervene at a bus depot. We chose to locate our site in Delhi as the seasonal temperatures vary which work well with the mechanism.
Deploying the apparatus on site
The design intervention was to work with the waiting lounges that are molded or thought of sculpturally and to incorporate the idea of leisure in these spaces via ground modulation . The movement of people is pushed to one end of the site and the rest is guided by the buses.
The lounges are divided into 3 sections, the bus stop for intercity buses, the terminal for interstate buses and a connecting section which has washroom facilities.
Section
We were looking at how to inhabit the coils and cones. Hence The honeycomb structure of the Tungsten coils were incorporated structurally. These spaces for waiting and resting are spaced around the tungsten coils which are caged within a steel structure that supports the water tank and solar panel on the roof.
Modulation of the Apparatus
The cool water pumps directly to the tank below the solar panel to get heated which then passes through the tungsten coil. We added the fan in the pit just below the tungsten coils which gently pushes the heat toward the seating spaces. Also the evaporative cooling technique for forming the mist is used in summer.