Mrunmai Bailke - Building Making

Trombay public school, Cheetah camp, Mumbai.

The aim of the course is to look into the detail development of the building through structurally. The design form the concept of actualization and generate a construction documentation set along with specification, quantities and estimations. As we are looking into the site like Cheetah camp, the assembly of the material for building process is different as we compare it to with the building which we see on daily basis. So putting together the different material assemblies in a manner that its conceptually coherent with the idea of the building. We also learnt that the construction documentation drawing that helps in construction of building this also helps us to think through logically an spatially with respect to the material assemblies.

Trombay public school, Cheetah camp, Mumbai.

Cheetah camp was created in 1976. There is a Bhabha Atomic center (BARC) nearby. Earlier the community used to stay in the Janta colony which has been taken over by the (BARC) now. So the government relocated the people from Janta colony to the Cheetah camp.

The place here accommodates various people irrespective of the community they belong to. The Cheetah camp inhabits approx. 80% of muslims, 5% of christians and the rest belonging to other religions. The school here comprises mainly of muslim children and school staff.

Observation:

As it is a very compact settlement, there is a lack of sunlight coming into the school. All the sides of the school are surrounded by the houses which are 2 to 3 storey high.

Light entering inside the classroom only from the one surface i.e from doors and windows

2. The Tarpoline sheets are hanging over the windows and shop to protect from harsh sunrays

3. Light is entering through the 'Jalis'

Intent:

Rethinking the spatial experience of school as it represents the porosity and to provide proper light and ventilation to the classrooms. The space can also interact with the surrounding.

Program: