Portfolio Najmus Chowdhry
Al Ain Commercial & Residential A road side area, bordered by commercial and residential built volumes, forms the site for this luxury housing development, situated In Al Ashrej in Al AIn, U.A.E. The buildings frames and protects the site on the north sides, and building opens up to the main road on the west and south side. This particular charm and the built fabric of Al Ain are the determining factors. The floor plan concept creates a flowing interior space defined by solid elements which accommodate auxiliary functions. Based on traditional local Material palette, an exterior skin of oiled wooden screens protects the privacy of the residents and offers shade. This skin differs in density depending on the interior functions, sunlight and the specific conditions of the site. The screens are sliding elements that can be controlled by the resident.
Community Ecology Hub A biomimetic approach
1 . Plan at Lvl +1800. 2 . Wall Detail and Part Elevation Wooden Screenity to the outer membrane.
Type : Competition Entry for Pune Ecolgy Park Site: Pune, India Year: 2012
Client : Government of Maharashatra Cultural Development Department Area : 32230 sqm ( total floor area ) Status : Conceptual stage
Program : Masterplan Community Centre Museum Library Research Centre
This simple ground-plus-three proposal can be explained in terms of contents, as well as style. To begin with, it contains a generous array of retail space on the ground floor, well proportioned and with generous exposure to three sides of the building. This will provide flexibility in leasing and sub-division. The south side has an attractive shaded colonnade over the display windows. The resident’s entrance lobby is on the north side, giving a clearly visible route to their lifts and stairs
Commercial Building 116 This six-storey structure creates 16 social housing units and 300 square metres of commercial space at a site on the fastdeveloping Central District of Al Ain. Conceived by BEAD Architects to become a local node, the building constitutes two parts – a stone-clad base accommodating the shop units and car parking, and a residential tower with a grid structure. The great strength of the program and of its articulation resides in the duality which exists between the plinth, a monolith on a pedestrian scale, and the community accommodation that rises up out of this block. The tower comprises an asymmetric volume that rises up to a point. It slightly overhangs the edge of the podium below, creating the impression that it has been precariously balanced on top.
Patchwork of solids and voids.
1 . First Floor Plan 2 . North East View showing the busy street culture . 3 . East elevation. 4 . West Elevation 5 . North Elevation
Type Private Commision for H.H. Mr. Ahmad Saif Al Darmaki Location Al Ain , U.A.E Year Ongoing - 2014
Client : H.H. Mr. Ahmad Saif Al Darmaki. Area : 1600 sqm ( total floor area ) Status : Schematic Stage
Key Consultants : Ian Banham & Associates. Hunter Douglas. DG Jones Nouran Lighting Design.
On the upper levels each floor has the two bedroom apartments on the north side, with the three-bedroom apartments on the south side. At roof level there is a watchman’s room and some plant. For style the designers have given back an uncompromisingly contemporary building, which nevertheless has learnt from the local authority’s guidance on the choice of materials, textures and colours. Much of the contemporary appearance stems from the recognition that this is a modern frame structure.
Mosque for Urban Planning Council The Contemporary Mosque designed for a competition is a monolith of pure geometry, absolute, in a tin box. There are two main architectural elements that are identified with the functions of the religious center, the first element, the Mosque building, consists of two rectangles inserted into one another, the second element, also rectangular shape but slim and souring high, is the Minaret which inscribes itself within the traditional and urban context boldly yet sober way. In concept, the main space is a box suspended within a box. It’s a play of intersecting regulated shapes, strategically placed, with emphasis on the void. The relief between volumes is therefore where the natural light enters the structure, allowing for shards of light to move through the spaces over time. Spirituality and meditation joined together in a play of natural light entering horizontally and vertically, drawing a dialogue with the sky.
City in a City Abu Dhabi
Type Competition Entry for Urban Planning Council, Abu Dhabi
Client : Urban Planning Council, Abu Dhabi
Location Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Area : 10200 sqm
Year 2013
Status : Concept Stage
1 . Ground Floor Plan This illustrates the sequence of various elements in a mosque. 2 . South East elevation. 3 . North West elevation. 4 . External View The entrance from the South East side
Key Consultants : Pec Engineering, Delhi. Luscent technologies. Ampower Consultants Responsibilities : Project manager, design, detailed sections, images, models and consultant relations.
For believers Islam is the nucleus, the central core of their lives. A mosque is clearly identified by Holy Qur’an as a place for prayer, spiritual reflection and the act of prayer is a mean of communication between the worshipper and Allah. The intention and philosophy from the start was to create a journey - a transition from everyday life to a dignified place where prayers can meet their Creator and share spiritual experiences and brotherhood.
Knowledge and Cultural Square, Kongsberg Mecanoo won the design competition for a Knowledge and Cultural Square in the center of Kongsberg, a former mining town about 75 kilometres southwest of Oslo, Norway. The project comprises of a design for a cultural and teaching building totalling approximately 24,000 m², and includes future expansion of other functions, such as student housing, sports facilities and businesses. The creation of the Knowledge and Cultural Square is the first step in reviving Kongsberg’s historic west side and consolidating a disparate city centre with active public spaces and facilities. Mecanoo’s ‘Silver Factory’ concept envisions a modern factory of culture, knowledge and public life that will create a new heart for the city.
Layered Volumes
Type : Winning Competition Entry Location : Kongsberg, Norway Year : 2012 Area : 24,000 m2
Client : Kongsberg City Council Status : Ongoing Construction Stage Key Consultants : Marcon Tedesco O’Neill Pty. BRT Consulting Pty. Ltd. Arup Engineering Luxigon
Program : Knowledge and Cultural Centre Responsibilities : Project assistant, design, detailed sections, images, models, script programming and consultant relations.
With a dark, rugged exterior that opens up to a warm and luminous interior the Silver Factory brings together a variety of educational and cultural functions in an impressive learning arena that frames views of the unique Kongsberg surroundings. The project, with its spectacular interior has a great potential for shared use of common features and a compelling opportunity for a rewarding environment for learning, innovation and culture.�
1 . Plan at Lvl +1800. 2 . First Floor Plan. 3 . Internal view of the Atrium with different volumes. 4 . Maquette showing the gateway building responding to the prevailing context.
Three Cultural Centres and a Book Mall The Three Cultural Centers & One Book Mall complex comprises of a public art museum, a science museum, a youth centre, a book mall with 5 floors, retail units and underground parking facilities. The 95,000 m2 development promises to transform Longcheng Park in Shenzhen’s Longgang district into a lively destination point that strengthens the quarter’s identity and provides citizens and visitors with a renewed sense of place. The four building volumes of Three Cultural Centers & One Book Mall emerge from the ground to create a series of arches and sheltered public event spaces. Rounded shapes respect the natural flow of pedestrians through the site. Strategically located on the ground floor, the cultural centres open outwards into the exterior public space, literally absorbing the city in the exhibition.
Urban Connector
Type : Winning Competition Entry Location : Longcheng Square, Longgang district, Shenzhen, China Year : 2012 Area : 99,000 m2
1 . The building as a connector : The complex connects the various fragments of the adjacent urban fabric weaving it with the proposed complex. 2. Ground Floor Plan. 3. External Perspective Showing the gate profile in the building. 4. East Elevation
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Client : Longgang Government (+Vankeen Book City) Status : Ongoing Construction Stage
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Key Consultants : Marcon Tedesco O’Neill Pty. BRT Consulting Pty. Ltd. Arup Engineering Luxigon Responsibilities : Project assistant, design, detailed sections, images, models, script programming and consultant relations.
The elongated building is an urban connector, and triggers – instead of hinders – a connection between the surrounding areas. Large arched passageways between adjacent volumes correspond with pathways on the western side and with infrastructure from a new business district on the eastern side. The round forms of the copper facade support the natural flow of passersby through the area. By sharing the same form, height and material, the volumes unite as a visually cohesive whole without an apparent front or back facade.
Yenikap覺 Transfer Point and Archaeo-Park area Istanbul, Turkey. The Yenikapi New Gateway in Istanbul was designed in collaboration with Cafer Bozkurt Architecture. The new transport hub for trains, subways and boats connects the city centre with inland Turkey and the rest of Europe, with plans to handle 1.7 million travellers daily. Rare archaeological finds from historic Istanbul unearthed during the construction of the railway will be housed in Archaeo Park, which features a museum and city archive. The vision for the urban plan and architecture joins Yenikapi with the surrounding urban fabric. The total site area measures 27.7 hectares and comprises various parks and public spaces. City walls surrounding the old Byzantine harbour define the perimeters of Archaeo Park.Located at the tip of the Yenikapi peninsula, the park forms one of the largest green public spaces along the Marmara coast.
The City Archive
Type : Winning Competition Entry for Yenikapi’s New Gate. Location : YeniKapı Tren 34096, Istanbul, Turkey Year : Ongoing - 2012
Area : 27,7 Hectares ( total site area ) Client : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Status : Concept Stage
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Program : Master Plan Development Key Consultant : Cafer Bozkurt Architecture Arup Engineers Luxigon
The building’s mass was kept relatively low and horizontal. Although the building is placed within an urban park and is not neighboured by any existent construction we judged that a low volume would work most harmoniously with the surroundings by not interfering strongly with the skyline of the peninsula. Nevertheless the archive needs to have a visual presence in the city; the view of the mass from the transfer area is of particular importance.
1 . Ground floor : 2.780,00 m2. 2 . View of the exhibition space and the atrium. 3 . Spatial configuration. 4. Section of the City archive The display spaces are then organized in two underground levels that seem to be excavated directly from the earth, invoking an actual archaeological excavation. Visitors will first descend to a platform where they will find the children’s museum and the temporary display zone; the descent can be continued to a second platform from where visitors are able to access all the indoor display areas.
The Gateway Building. Creating a cultural destination We believe that Yenikapı’s archaeological palimpsest of transport history should not only be preserved and handled with respect but can become a world-renowned cultural magnet in itself. In our project, the archaeological finds are not isolated but rather fully integrated within a new, high quality urban environment. By combining the cultural history with new, innovative cultural programme a vibrant synergy has been created. The location reclaimed a clear identity and will be lively and inviting by day and by night. Diversity in programme throughout the area is of importance to appeal to a broad range of public. As a result of our urban design decision to split and submerge the express transit traffic passing through Aksaray, Yenikapı and connecting further to the coastal submerged expressway, the local surface traffic has been significantly relieved around the Yenikapı Transfer Area.
The Gateway building.
Type : Winning Competition Entry for Yenikapi’s New Gate. Location : YeniKapı Tren 34096, Istanbul, Turkey Year : Ongoing - 2012
Area : 27,7 Hectares ( total site area ) Client : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Status : Concept Stage
Program : Master Plan Development Key Consultant : Cafer Bozkurt Architecture Arup Engineers Luxigon
Location + Accessibility While the Gateway Building is physically integrated into the Yenikapı Transfer Area and conceptually belongs within the revived ancient harbour area that defines the surrounding Archaeopark, it simultaneously forms part of the organic city growth: The Gateway Building is placed close to the city grid extending south from Aksaray Square and provides a ‘Gate’ for pedestrians to flow through. This secondary road system will feed the Yenikapı Transfer Area from the Mustafa Kemal Boulevard on the East and the Namık Kemal Boulevard on the West, servicing the ground level drop-off areas on both sides, including the city Bus station on the East. Therefore, a strong pedestrian axis is established from the Yenikapı Transfer plaza, reaching through the coastal landscape alongside the Yalı neighbourhood.
1. Ground floor : 2.780,00 m2. 2. Maquette showing the gateway building responding to the prevailing context. 3. Spatial configuration. 4. Elevation South On the ground and lower ground levels, the Gateway Building becomes incorporated into the existing projects of the Marmaray, Metro and LRT. Particularly the concourse level connects directly to these transfer centres, and provides much needed extra commercial spaces and a convenient drop-off zone. Due to the incorporation of the archaeological finds, as explained below, the immense number of passengers passing through this area every day, will have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the various layers of the past at different levels of the building.
Wandong Hall Wandong, Victoria The Baptist Church at Wandong is a grand structure that caters as a congregational space for the followers of this faith. The building is a form active, aesthetic structure which is both progressive as well as serene, appropriate for a place of reverence. As essential for a place of worship, the structure is a column-free space which facilitates a ‘connect’ between the audience and the speaker. The liberal amounts of glass provided in the structure allows a lot of light to filter into the church and lends austerity to the environment. The simplicity in form, symmetrical design and clean structure gives the church the calmness it deserves which has been enhanced by use of materials in their most basic, transparent and pure form.
Year : 2009 Location: Carlton, Melbourne India Type : Private commission for Habitat Architects.
Client : Council of Baptist Churches in Victoria Area : 2390 sqm Status : Under Construction, Final phase.
Key Consultants : TPC consultants. Luscent technologies. Ampower Consultants. Philip Chun & Associates
Program : Chapel Community Room Library Sanctuary Fellowship Court
The structure illustrates how a combination of simple Euclidian geometric forms has been superimposed one on top of the other to form the plans of the church. The fluidity of a circle transforming into a polygon, a star and then spiralling in to form the steeple of the church is an expression which showcases the connection of the mortals and channelises all their love and devotion to the divine. The 22m crown steeple stands conspicuously to inspire awe.
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1 1 . Plan at Lvl +1800. 2 . The sections reveal the metamorphosis of one geometric form into another. The structure consists of steel sections hinged to an outer frame so as to provide flexibility and rigidity to the outer membrane. 3 . East elevation. 4 . The enlisted details explicates the way the rafters are hinged to the columns and are fixated on the columns by screwing the plate, which is bolted to the column.
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The Lalit Resort & Spa This project proposes the construction of a series of inhabitable spaces with different proportions that define spaces. These spaces generate different areas of privacy, with courtyards that become indoor spaces by incorporating roofed gardens. The elements used here and the resulting spaces are all clear, evoking a timeless territorial character. The spaces are nuanced by precise volumes with varying heights. The different rooms of the resort are structured in such a way that it can encapsulate a sequence of meandering courtyards, thereby reciprocating to the local spatial vocabulary. The circulation through these courts and the street experience forms an integral part of design. The spaces are white, neutral, with pleasant dimensions. The same design logic applies to the exterior walls and paving , and the same precise proportions are used in all the fenestration. The project engraves itself within the traditional context in a cautious yet sober way.
Type : Resort / Residential Habitat Architects Site: Rajasthan, India Year: 2008
Client : The Lalit’s chain of Hotels Area : 15332 sqm Status : Final finishing stage
Key Consultants : TPC consultants, Delhi. Luscent technologies. Ampower Consultants
Responsibilities: Project manager, design, detailed sections, images, models and consultant relations.
The project produces the sense of a large ruins of Harappan civilisation or perhaps a set of megalithic monuments of the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants are intended to experience a sense of moving between large solid elements, extending the movement outside the allotment in continuThe elongated circulation creates an interestaccompanied by various water bodies and staircases and ramps.
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1. Ground Level Plan 2. Site section 3. Unit Detail Plan, the units are arranged in random pattern to generate a linear flow of rooms.
Guggenheim Helsinki The Guggenheim Museum Helsinki emerges from the city’s fabric and transforms it by adding a new key space that links the park, cultural space, and the harbour. Taking advantage of the site, the Museum performs as a connector that combines different facets of the city. Retaining the spirit of the historic center, the building’s base keeps a minimal profile, reinforcing the city’s building blocks and height. Two walkways extend from the park and street directly onto the upper surface of the podium, where an elevated, glazed hall spills out onto a cascade of seating areas that invite visitors to enjoy the sun and harbour view. The galleries cantilever out at a soaring height that retains a panorama view while creating an iconic image. Mediating between the land and the sea, the Museum animates the waterfront area by creating a nexus for Helsinki’s public and cultural space.
Urban Dock
Area 18270 sqm ( total floor area ) Client Government of Helsinki Status Concept Stage
Type Competition Entry for Guggenheim Helsinki Location Helsinki, Finland Year 2014
Key Consultants : Luxigon. Arup Engineering. Habitat Architects.
The podium accommodates the majority of the Museum’s program, including retail, administrative, service, and atrium/reception areas. Each of these connects outward to either the main street or the harbour, establishing a ground level activity that will activate the Museum site. The upper surface of the podium is reached by pedestrian walkways that smoothly link into the existing fabric. A wide walkway for inhabitants on foot or on bike extends from the main city park directly into the elevated, glazed interior hall of the Museum.
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1. Site Plan Showing the connections between the park and the promenade with the building. 2. Aerial view 3. Section AA’ 4. Section BB’
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The Vertical School The project Edu Scraper with the virtue of its location takes advantage of the prevailing site condition. The proposed built mass stands at the vacant parcel within the interchange of the city’s ambitious downtown of Dubai and the upcoming design district, amalgamating art and creativity with the financial hub. The distinct volumes of the tower are generated from the laminar flow of road network, gently converging towards each other and then flowing parallel towards its ultimate coordinates. The volumes are interconnected at different levels. The inner spaces formed within this arrangement are visually connected thus giving an introvert character to the building. At the crossroads of dynamic urban environment and the modern geometry the building accentuates its vertical character souring high to a height of 240 metres and creates an iconic edifice
Edu Scraper
Type Competition Entry for AC-CA Vertical Architecture School Location Dubai, U.A.E. Year 2013 Area 41000 sqm
Programs Architecture Scool Architecture offices Exhibition Centres Service Apartments Auditoriums
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1. Aerial View of the complex. The View shows the continuous movement of site forces and the emergence of the towers. 2. Top View Showing the juxtaposition of the two towers and its connections. 3. Section Showing the connections and the structure system for the towers. 4. External Perspective Detail The various architecture office have the view to the Downtown Dubai 5. Typical floor Plan Architecture studios.
National Gallery of Modern Art, Pune The new art centre houses multiple art galleries, a performance theatre, an auditorium, museum shop and restaurants along with the administration office. Conceived as a sculptural form it emerges from this linear movement, gradually developing into a growing organism that sprouts a network of successive branches as it winds through the site. The structure weaves into the ground creating series of ramps rooting itself and then elongating up in the air forming a bold urban landmark. The building constituting of ramps and surfaces blurs the inside and outside resulting in a dynamic sequence of spatial events. The building gravitates on amplifying exhibition through a continuous gallery space. The interacting circulation paths and galleries becomes the primary organization system for the building, making the movement of the public through the structure an integral feature of the design.
Year : 2011 Location: Pune,India Type : Government Commission India.
Client : Government of Maharashatra Cultural Development Department Area : 32230 sqm ( total floor area ) Status : Conceptual stage
Key Consultants : TPC consultants, Delhi. Luscent technologies. The 3rd Dimension Ampower Consultants
Program: Exhibition Galleries Amphitheatre Office Restaurant Auditorium Library
A symphony of art and architecture. The elongated gallery space creates a procession in which the visitor experiences the art displayed as they climb upward or decline. The undulating ramps allows one floor to flow into another. The gallery paths merges into the auditorium and the theatre creating a hybrid form. The main auditorium is additionally equipped with backstage area. The building envelope is permeable with small voids, the diameter of which is parametrically guided by curvature analysis of the skin.
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Ground Floor Plan. 1. Entrance Lobby 2. Auditorium 3. Performance theatre 4. Service zone 5. Gallery space 6. Atrium 7. Open air theatre 8. Exhibition Cafe 9. Parking Basement Level
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Designing For Surici Rethinking Urban Renewal This proposal takes the main characteristics of the courtyard, that is its flexibility in use and quality of sharing, and applies them to the entire design of the house. The unit elaborates the courtyard as the central architectural space, expanding its dimension to the fullest, redefining its relationship with the interior rooms, and most importantly, disposing it toward productive activities. The proposal is focused on bringing in public facilities and social services such as school, training centres etc. The aim is to breath life and spirit in the neighbourhood by cautiously targeting bigger vacant plots and inducing the social amenities and recreational services that Suriรงi lacks. There is a sense of subtle duality, contextuality vs. flexibility, in this approach. It adapts to the social needs of the neighbourhood, and can accommodate multiple programs based on the immediate needs of its surroundings.
Type : First Year Research Studio, Designing for Surici Urban Renewal Site: Surici, Turkey Year: 2012
Tutor : Martino Tattara, Elia Zanghelis Assistant Tutor : Caglayan A. Dae Collaborators : IHS Rotterdam Diyarbakir Muncipality
Program : Masterplan Cultural Centre Vocational training centre Bazaar
Publication : - Berlage Institute Research report No.46. - IABR : Making City, Rotterdam Biennale
1. First floor plan of the cultural complex placed in a bigger vacant plot. 2. Schematic axonometric of the design. 3. Multiple sections through the site .
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Meandering Courtyards The project highlights two major elements: the peripheral wall and the pavilions within. The site responsive typology primarily accommodates the essential programs proposed but also defines the chosen vacant plot into much more aligned than contorted profile. The enclosed space is then configured with exposed framework of beams and columns in which the units are then accommodated within.
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1. Computer generated image to visualise the spatial configuration of the modules and the courtyards and the character it acquires by the programmed facade system of bricks.
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2. The open - jointed variety of brickwork provides the required sun shading. While reducing the direct entry of light it ensures comfort in terms of room temperature. Different facades are developed based on the orientation of the module and their adjacencies.
Facade Development The module which constitutes a generic space is derived from the idea of a semi open space, like eyvan. The generic space offers space for plethora of activities which can be performed at different or similar time in a day. This prototype can be amalgamated with broad array of facade system. The selected palette also governs and commands the programme which it entails as it encloses different volumes of space as well as opens it on the same time for multi functional use.
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Brick Detail In the vernacular setup, brick is the main construction material. To ensure environmental performance the proposal incorporates a pragmatic yet aesthetically pleasing facade. By turning the individual bricks- In stretcher bond with open vertical joints- the facade responds to the prevailing climatic condition. The permeability of the facade can be precisely controlled and at the same time guarantee sun shading in summer, sunlight in winter and cross ventilation in all season.
2 1. Detail plan of the programmed brick facade. 2. Elevation of the programmed facade wall. The proportion of openings are guided by the orientation of the wall and the adjacent courtyards. 3. Section through the Module.
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Melbourne Islamic Cultural Centre The Islamic Culture centre comprises primarily of three architectural masses, Public, Semi Public and Private, the arrangement of which is based on rational analysis of climatological phenomena, circulation (vehicular and pedestrian) and axis . The striking Built mass establishes architecture as an artistic expression of time and place, function and originality by boldly inscribing itself within the cultural islamic context. The given program is studied in the context of existing and needed recreational, cultural and spiritual offerings in the vicinity of the site in Melbourne and it is rewritten through vocabulary of undulating forms. Topological models are developed to further study the resultant activities, their possible interactions and adjacencies. A final design model emerges through possible ‘user scenarios’ and optimised according to circulatory potential.
Year : 2011 Location: Melbourne,Australia Type : Private commission for Element Architects.
Client : Islamic Society of Victoria University Area : 22820 sqm Status : Preliminary Stage
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1. Configuration of the built mass and an interior volume showing the flow of spaces within. 2. Ground floor plan of the complex 3. The diagram explains the true genesis of the built mass. The analysis of the intensity of pedestrian flow and their footprints was followed by arrangement and articulation of built mass constituting the cultural complex.
Key Consultants : Marcon Tedesco O’Neill Pty. BRT Consulting Pty. Ltd.
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Program : Paradise Garden Library Cultural Centre Exhibition Centre Bazaar Guest Accommodation Units
The volume exemplifies a erratic, manipulated architecture aesthetics,removed from conventional architecture expression. The emergent forms responds not only to the needs of diverse activities but also to the need for visual and formal coherence with complex and contorted geometry. The sunken court connects the three building at lower level which also forms an exhibition centre and encapsulates a green buffer area which pumps in life into the complex.
Mosque Melbourne Islamic Cultural Centre The project was to influence the modern world with an expression which is derived from the basics of Islamic architecture and to strike a subtle cohesion with contemporary world. The rigid shape alludes to Ka’bah, the most important structure in the Islamic world, to which all Muslims’ prayers are directed. The facade with the diagrid frame finds its inspiration in Islamic screens, which provide shading and privacy while maintaining a dialogue with the surrounds. The light qualities of the mosque will change dramatically throughout the day as the light washes across a diagrid frame supporting solar-responsive dynamic shading screens. This ‘Mashrabiya’ acts as a secondary skin that mediates daylight and reduces glare.
Year : 2011 Location: Melbourne,Australia Type : Private commission for Element Architects.
Client : Islamic Society of Victoria University Area : 22820 sqm Status : Preliminary Stage
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1 . Floor plan of the Mosque situated within the complex 2 . South Elevation with the dynamic solar responsive screen at different time of the day. 3 . A section detail through the facade envelop of the building.
Key Consultants : Marcon Tedesco O’Neill Pty. BRT Consulting Pty. Ltd.
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Program : Mosque Ablution room
The Facade System The frame accommodates solar responsive screens designed to respond to users or adapt to external influences. The screen modules respond to the solar exposure and internal temperature by opening and closing their panels. The architectural form of the building is clear and deliberate expression of the major functional elements of the institution. The dynamic mashrabiya envelops like a moving, protective veil
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Community Ecology Hub The fundamental architectural idea of the community ecology hub is the coconception of the architecture with the site typology and nature. The project was constructed around analysis of biomimetic approach toward architecture and to provide design solutions for an ecological park in Pune. The Ecological hub is a series of independent buildings extending to different patches on a small cluster of islands. A network of pathways links all the fragments of the complex dissolving the whole with the landscape and the river. The different structures of the complex are designed to mediate the interaction between man and nature. Being inspired by the kinetics of nature, the design enhances the interference of the built mass with the environment in a more sophisticated and less invasive way, creating a more sustainable form of living.
Type : Competition Entry for Pune Ecolgy Park Site: Pune, India Year: 2012
Client : Government of Maharashatra Environment Development Department Area : 10270 sqm ( total floor area ) Status : Conceptual stage
Program : Masterplan Community Centre Museum Library Research Centre
Key Consultants : TPC consultants, Delhi. Luscent technologies. Ampower Consultants R n D Landscape Consultants
A Biomimetic Approach The concept of having a community space integrated with an ecology hub guided the whole planning of the site. The smaller island is divided into two main spine, connecting the main access with library and the deck, the zone marked by the path to the south of the spine is community zone and to the north is the ecology hub. Both community zone and the hub are bridged by hall of knowledge an the library. The rivulet distills the complex from the haphazardness of the research area.
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1. Site Plan of the Community Ecology Hub. Scale 2. Ground Floor Plan of the Community Block. Scale 3. Ground Floor Plan of the
Community Ecology Hub Library and Museum Block
1. Section model of The Library Block. 2. Section model of the Museum Block, Man and Ecology . 3. Longitudinal section across the Museum and Library Block. 4. Ground floor plan of Museum and Library blocks
Circulation Legend ------- Ecology block circulation network. ------- Local Ecology block circulation network. ------- Local Ecology block alternate network
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The museum and librar y block is linked with the community loop with the library. Community can access the library on daily basis. The museum has a separate access dividing the flow of the people right after crossing over to the island. The library is accessed from the community loop at the level of 4 m from the ground and then the reading area steps down to the ground level where it exits in the lobby of the museum. The block of the museum located next to the library showcases the relationship of humans
with ecology. The blocks is conceptualized by arranging two circulation loops around a central forest area. The inner loop has its close proximity from the central forest and has functions and galleries depicting the close connection between the humans and nature. The block is such that it lets the outer greens flow into the structure and stand without creating a barrier in the rich green ecology. A part of the museum stretches onto the bigger island over the rivulet and terminates into the working area 4