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Architectural Design Semester
Exhibition
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The public can explore around a maze like space with walls holding exhibits of awards, newspaper clippings and the history of Mumbai press.
Section A-A’ Multipurpose Hall Indoor Games Area
Both spaces can strike an interaction between the journalists and the public.
Accommodation
The accommodation structures for the journalists, has a room with an opening that overlooks Azad maidan.
Material Exploration Library
There are two library buildings right opposite each other and covered by a roof between them.
Workspaces
The first floor consists of a wooden overhang that overlooks the arcade spaces and leads to the media room.
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Section B-B’ Cafe/Dining
Spaces enjoying the shade of the roofing sheets.
Basement plan
Arcade concept
The arcades of the buildings around the site, provide shade from the sun and monsoon, and at the same time provide shops and hawkers to interact with. The design uses this module and sensation in mind. A large volume of earth is excavated out to build a basement parking. By using a sustainable building material technique called Pouring Earth, based on Turkish Alker, walls can be casted out of earth and would not require any special form of labour.
It is composed of 20-30% Portland cement with sand mixed with earth which can then be casted like concrete.
Adobe
Alker
Solidified specimens
Concrete
Cured Alker specimen, retains strength and hardness of concrete, to an extent, while negating the brittleness of regular adobe.
Physical Model
