PROJECT BRIEF 05

THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO REVIVE THE FORGOTTEN CULTURES AND TRADITIONS OF INDIA. DUE TO THE IMMENSE GLOBALIZATION HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD, IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FORGET OUR IDENTITY AS OUR CULTURE IS WHAT DEFINES US, INFLUENCES US, OUR THOUGHT, LIFESTYLE, WHAT WE DO , WHO WE BASICALLY ARE. THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES USED IN THE PROJECT MAKE USE OF THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE ALONG WITH THE CONTEXT TO SEND ACROSS THIS MESSAGE.

STARTING WITH THE QUESTION; WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE TO ME? THIS WAS ME QUESTIONING MY YEARS OF STUDYING ARCHITECTURE. THINKING ABOUT THIS, WHAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS THAT IT IS AN EVERLASTING MYSTERY TO NOT ONLY THE USERS, BUT ALSO TO ITS SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. IT CREATES CURIOSITY IN THE USER TO VISIT THE BUILDING. THIS IS A MYSTERY WHICH IS FOREVER CHANGING, NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL BORE YOU AFTER A FEW VISITS. IT ENCOURAGES THE USER TO KEEP COMING AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS MYSTERY CAN BE CREATED IN MANY WAYS; THE FORM, FUNCTION, SPACES, TECHNOLOGY USED, ETC.

THE CONCEPT IS TO PLACE AN URBAN RAMP ON THE SITE SUCH THAT IT PASSES THOUGH THE DIFFERENT MASSES OF THE CULTURAL CENTRE AND IS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE URBAN STAIRS LEADING UP TO THE FORT WALL. THE CONNECTION POINT OF THE RAMP AND THE MASS OR THE RAMP AND THE STAIRS WILL CREATE VIEWING DECKS ON DIFFERENT LEVELS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN RELAX AND ENJOY THE VIEW OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY AND THE AMER FORT OVERLOOKING BELOW ON THEIR JOURNEY TO THE TOP. THE CENTRE IS DIVIDED IN 5 MAIN PARTS WITH THE MASSES ROTATED AT DIFFERENT ANGLES SO THAT EACH MASS PROVIDES A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE CITY.

THIS CENTRE IS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF INDIA'S VARIOUS CULTURES. THE DIFFERENT SPACES PROVIDED WILL HELP THE FUTURE GENERATION LEARN ABOUT THE PAST. THE OPEN AIR PLAZA SHOWCASES THE PRESENT HERE EVERYONE WILL WATCH THE HAPPENINGS GOING ON. CANTILEVERED BY A RESTAURANT, IT IS A GOOD GATHERING SPOT FOR DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND RELAXING. ITS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR INFORMAL SOCIAL LEARNING FROM THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. THE RAMP IS NOT ONLY A MODE OF ACCESS TO THE CENTRE BUT ALSO THEIR PATH TO THE FUTURE. IT IS ALSO AN EASIER CONNECTION FOR ALL THE PEOPLE COMING TO THE FORT WALL AT THE TOP OF THE HILL.