System Ontologies
Sabaa Giradkar, Milind Mahale
School of Environment & Architecture
22nd November 2021 to 14th January 2022
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This course mainly focused on developing a systemic and material response for specific spatial engagements. It intends to understand the relationship between behavior, experience, meaning and living that is crafted through the structure, materiality and systems thinking for any configuration of space. The module explored communitarian, artisanal, exploratory, temporal dimensions in the process of design thinking and building making. These were attained by a studio
exercise to design a space that provides for an individual or a group of people to read, gain and share knowledge, deliberate, reflect. The architectural imperatives are derived from these intangibles. The materiality and structure that are the derivatives of form and experience of the space at the same time requires to provide thermal, visual comfort to the users. The climatic response here hence becomes inherent to the design process.
Site Analysis - Science Core Ground, Amravati
There are three entrances located on the ground with trees on the perimeter which is bounded by a 3 m compound wall. North of the ground Amravati main city bus stand is located, ZP boys high school on the East, entrance and a residential area south of the ground. The ground is used to conduct a variety of art and craft exhibitions where people from different cultures across the country have a display of their art and skills. Multiple forms of visual media like nataks, POP idols, human-scale displays, etc are used by the artisans and craftsmen to pique the interest of the people and facilitate a sort of cultural exchange through visuals and stories.
Climate Analysis
Amravati is tropically hot and dry with an annual rainfall of 800-1000 mm. In summer the wind is blowing from the north, the winter wind is blowing from the northeast and the monsoon wind is from the west. The soil type on the ground is light red in color.
Design Intention
The intent for the knowledge center is to provide an interactive space for moving artists to OCCASIONALLY arrive and have a display for their art and crafts. To provide infrastructure for artists to conduct timely workshops to engage locals and students to their skill set. Expandable and contractible dynamic space to make them come and go movement easy. To suffice the need for temporary structures that are easy to assemble and take down.
Design Development
A tensile roof system with a 15 m clear span is chosen for the design as it is easy to assemble, is lightweight and has a sense of temporality to make an open tent-like structure. But what was the experience inside? The aim is to modulate the plinth to create different levels by stepping and placing different activities on each plinth catering to the program.
Final Design
The final form is a tensile roof with PVC coated fabric and a wooden plinth and columns. In response to the climate, the structure is opened at some places to bring in the surroundings and merge it with the ground and added a fountain in the center to make it cooler. Garden areas are also integrated in the structure for filtered light. Also to bring in light a puncture is made in the roof.
The plinths have exhibition and workshop spaces, garden areas with seating for people to sit and relax, a storage space, cafeteria, amphitheater for artists to conduct nataks and plays.
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Construction Details
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