CHAPTER 8: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 8 8 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

8.1 DESIGN APPROACH

Functionality Safety Comfort Interesting The spaces can be considered under buildings, landscaping, and entrance. Based on on-site views and infrastructure, the placement of the spaces is done. The site is along the roadside.

Buildings kept in the end to provide privacy. 2 Vegetation in the front edge of the site to act as a buffer from main road. 3 Entrance which leads to buildings. 4 A rhythm of appearance and disappearance is seen in the site. 5 View from road – vegetation with buildings Hill view in the background.

TYPE 1 -

TYPE 2-

FIG 8.1 Initial site arrangement

1. ENTRANCE THROUGH PUBLIC BUILDINGS– ACCESSIBIITY 2. RHYTHM - BUILDINGS LANDSCAPING BUILDINGS VEGETATION ON HILLS

FIG 8.1 Initial site arrangement

TYPE 3 -

FIG 8.1 Initial site arrangement 1 Buildings at the end of the site- PRIVACY 2 Vegetation acts as buffer between spaces. 3 Entrance through vegetation EXPERIENCE. 4 Main buildings are not seen from entrance – a sense of SURPISE.

CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN:

FIG 8.2 Conceptual site plan Privacy

Degree of exposure and enclosure

Vegetation

 Privacy -

Based on functional typology. Closer and easier to access but different blocks. The block has to remain close to the infrastructure.  Degree of exposure and enclosure -

Based on building typology and its function the spaces are spilled.

User typology Privacy Safety concerns Visual connectivity

So, the buildings are split into three blocks with different plinth levels. But accessibility is kept easier. Spatial arrangements and the distance between each block are based on the spatial typology and the character of spaces.

DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED ARE:

FIG 8.3 Design elements

Concept -

- Circular shapes to mimic nature with the eco system and connectivity.

Separation -

- Dividing public and private areas with an architectural element of connection. - Vegetation and open spaces being the connection.

Centre point –

- Public plaza acts as the center point and gateway to the building.

FIG 8.3 Design elements

8.2 SPATIAL ORGANISATION

Green area -

- Abundant green area integration. - Green patch which also helps in natural cross ventilation. - It also helps to provide cool wind.

Vehicular circulation-

- Sensible vehicle circulation and parking. - Vehicular movements are restricted at the entrance of the site.

Solids and voids -

- Alternative solid and void areas. - Both vertical and horizontal spaces have voids with built spaces.

SPATIAL TYPOLOGY:

FIG 8.4 Dance studio spaces -Dance studio spaces require higher volumes this can be achieved by a hipped roof. - Heights of spaces help in hanging equipment.

FIG 8.5 Forms of the spaces

- Spaces are organic and have circular forms that help in natural ventilation. Wind movement is flown inside the spaces. - The basic element of the design is to flow with nature and merge along with the vegetation. - All the semi-open space and open spaces should follow the form. - Hip roofed spaces help the horizontal expansion of spaces. - Higher floors reduce the connectivity with the spaces and human interactions. - The expansion of the spaces has to be horizontal and has to follow the forms.

FIG 8.6 sketches of entrance block. - The spaces should have connectivity with open and built spaces. - Spaces have openness, Fewer walls, and more openings.

FIG 8.7 Sketches showing less number of walls

FIG 8.8 Volumes of spaces

QUALITIES OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACES:

- Two spaces interlock, each retains its identity and definition as a space. - But the resulting configuration of the two interlocking spaces is subjected to a number of interpretations. - The interlocking portion can merge with one of the spaces and become an integral part of its volume.

- Two spaces that are separated by distance can be linked or related to each other by a thrid, intermediate space. - The intermediate space can differ in form and orientation from the two spaces to express its function. - The intermediate space is large enough it becomes the dominant, and be capable of organizing a number of spaces itself.

- The degree of visual and spatial continuity that occurs between two adjacent spaces depends on the nature of the plane that both separates and binds them together. - Spaces defined with a row of arch that allows a high degree of visual and spatial continuity between the two spaces. - Spaces are merely implied with a change in level or contrast in surface material or texture.

FIG 8.9 Interlocking spaces

FIG 8.10 Spaces linked by common spaces.

FIG 8.11 Adjacent spaces

Factor to be considered while designing on hillside

-To break the building into multiple volumes. -Step building massingwith terrian.

FIG 8.12 sketch showing usage of countors

FIG 8.13 sketch showing building tucked into a hillside

FIG 8.13 sketch showing building tucked into a hillside

FIG 8.14 sketch showing building merged into the topography

-Building site graded such that it appears to emerge from the slope -Materials and finishes blend with landscape -Buliding tucked into hillside. -Driveway slope blends with the natural Topography./

-Building tucked into hillside -location of building minimize grading -Preserves natural drainage courses. -Retains trees integraiting them into them design.

-Protect native vegetation on hillsides and ridgelines -To retain the hill view from below.

VOLUMETRIC STUDY:

FIG 8.15 Auditorium volumetric sketch

To break the regularity of the institutional spaces by bringing nature into the built spaces and to provide enough privacy to dancers. Different types of studios are provided for a group of people or an individual.

FIG 8.16 Sketch of unique forms FIG 8.17 Sketch of hostel spaces

-Since the students are staying for 3 – 4 yrs, the hostel spaces are designed as different cottages. -Space is assigned for dance practice inside the units. 5 students per cottages

FIG 8.18 classroom sketches

-Classrooms are isolated from the academic block to provide enough privacy. -Isolated classroom studios act as private practice halls. -Studios in an academic block are classrooms and music studios for workshops.

FIG 8.19 Open spaces sketches

FIG 8.19 Open spaces sketches

PLAN LAYOUT:

- Dance is an art which involves different emotions and body movement so, the seaters have to placed closer to the stage. All the details of the movement of eyes and hands should to captured hence the buffer between stage and seaters.

FIG 8.20 Sketches showing the experience of interior spaces

- Different types of openings are provided each typology of buildings. - Most of the blocks have a fewer number of walls and more openings. - Arches lead to the buildings and it acts as the entrance. Practice halls are entered from all sides. - Jalis is also used as an opening to create light patterns. - Which helps the spaces with enough natural lighting and ventilation.

FIG 8.20 Sketches showing the experience of interior spaces

SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT TYPES :

-The spaces are determined based on the movement axis. -All the spaces are centric and courtyard. -Spaces are developed are developed from axis.

FIG 8.21 spline line generated by a series of circles

- A simple curved from each section of composite circles by a fixed radius. - The spline line represents the path and circles are spaces. - The spaces are determined based on the movement axis and are used as a grid layout.

EXPERIMENTS :

PRIMARYGRID SQUARE LAYOUT SECONDARY GRID CIRCLE LAYOUT TERTIARTY GRID WAVE MOVEMENT LINE

- All the spaces are different from each other in shape and experience. But the spaces are combined with other parameters like proportions. - Spaces extend from central important space.

FIG 8.22 Final gird layout which helps in generation of spaces

Graphic wave layout generated by circles

FIG 8.23 Plan layout shows the chakras and the wave motion generated from the grid layout

FIG 8.24 Generation of final grid layout from which the spaces are formed

FINDING THE MAJOR JUNCTIONS OR POINTS

GRAPHICAL WAVE GENERATED POINT AND CIRCLE

FINALISING THE GRAPHIC WAVE LAYOUT TO CREATE BUILDING FORM

FIG 9.1 Site Plan