ARCASIA DESIGN COMPETITION

1.DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

2. PROGRAM FORMULATION

3.SITE ANALYSIS

4. CONCEPT GENERATION

5.FORM DEVELOPMENT

6. GRAPHIC WORKS,SKETCHES,ILLUSTRATIONS

COMPETITION THEME : SAMAGRATA (ENTIRETY)

THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURAL TOURISM IN ASIA.

As Nepal is a well-known country in Asia as well as the world for its uniqueness in each and every discipline mainly in the diversity as the well-known slogan “unity in diversity”. By representing the same concept and vision of the project displaying the diversified culture, art, and architecture on the same platform, and recognizing the details of the main landmark with the building materials, arts, paintings, and varieties of architectural styles which represent the whole nation as unified with a diversified way of living.

Project Vision

However, the need for a platform for the representation of varieties of culture, art, and architecture of the whole nation at a single place or platform was lacking, so by taking the vision of accumulation of the varieties of art, architecture, and cultural aspects at a single place by creating the platform as an information center and museum for the representation of real landmark for information and tourist destination.

The Site

The site is situated 4 km from the city center and is only 10 minutes from the international airport. As for the specified design solving act, the site selected must have the features for incorporating and supporting the design. Kathmandu is a city particularly famous for its ancient architecture, religious monuments, various temples, monasteries, and stupa that adorn the city’s landscape. The site we selected is Boudha as it has its own eco-system of tourism and architecture which supports the theme and vision of this project. As the site surrounding has many features and services including related landmarks like Boudhanath stupa, Taragaon museum, Hyatt regency, etc. that support tourism.

The Concept

The conceptualization of the project starts from thinking and creating a common platform and solving for information about art, architecture, and cultural aspects that represent the whole nation for its diversified way of living. By taking reference from the geographical aspect, the Terai, Hilly, and the Himalayan Region for their way of living, art, architecture, sculpture, paintings, building materials, and building science they use in their building against the climatic condition. The form generates from the settlement patterns of the different ethnic groups and architecture in building design.

Design Features

To fulfill the need for an architectural tourist-centric zone and socializing space along with information and artifacts spaces. Similarly, by accepting the sustainable concept we support our design idea by adding the green park zone, and minimum use of non-renewable building materials.

Conclusion

To sum up, Our proposal suggests redefining the space for the tourism industry along with the art architecture from different corners of the nation in one place for better information about the main landmarks and can be able to know the routes and the tourist destination places all over Nepal.