Understanding The Marine Academia

The site planning created vistas to the sea are created. Using an elevated plinth for the academic block and a placing the museum at a subterranean level ensured constant visual stimulation.

The public accessiblity opens the semiprivate insitute to the sea, and the accessible roof allows for multi-levelled interactive spaces.

Wooden louvres were used to control the amount of thermal radiation on the structure and the built is essentially hollow to maximize the stack effect and reduce the amount of air conditioning used.

Ground Level Plan

Green Roof for pedestrian access with varying skylights and column openings for rain water harvesting.

Supporting structural beams of ferro-cement of Cross laminate Timber.

Alternatingly arranged galleries and boat spaces on the museum floor level.