Group Work

YEAR

* binding * interlocking * layering * aggregation * surface modulation * TRIMESTER I SYSTEMS EXHIBITION + SPHERES

repetition

module

layering

GROUP 07

fabrication surface modulation

configurations

aggregation

sphere

DESIGN FACULTY

binding

component

2007

2010

* fringe * decongestion * articulation * levels * BSSA + IAAC JOINT WORKSHOP 2010

Juhu Beach acts as a pre-eminent place to view spectacular sunsets of the sun descending into the vast Arabian Sea. As the day sets, the beach begins a new procession full of lively activities. Along with the thousands of people, comes the feeling of over-crowding and congestion. The aim of this project is to de-congest the beach of all these unwanted obstructions, but at the same time keeping it lively.

The installation is an attempt to elevate the activities taking place at the beach, so that the natural beauty of the beach is retained, and the spirit of the beach is also not misplaced.

SEA SAND STRUCTURES + DECONGESTION

YEAR

anchor point

Site

Structure _anchor point

Interactions At Various Levels

Anchoring Of The Structure Location Plan

Sectional diagrams :fading edge high tide

low tide

multiple levels:

indiviuals (jogging, strolling, etc)

segregate crowd and activities

small groups (playing)

Activities_ hawkers

Section

usable: high tide

cluster of people(sitting,lounging) cluster of people (wandering)

usable: low tide

non obstructed views

displacement of cantilevered plate: change in water level

HAWKERS VIEWING DECKS

Circulation_ entry points indiviuals (jogging, strolling, etc) small groups (playing) small groups(eating)

water level at high tide

VIEWING DECKS

water level at low tide

Activities_ morning indiviuals (jogging, strolling, etc)

present

elevated

sub division

small groups (playing) small groups(eating) cluster of people(sitting,lounging) cluster of people (wandering)

Activities_ evening

roof plan: levels

SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE

VIEWING DECKS

GROUP 03

small groups(eating)

* city as a theatre * thoroughfare * confluences of activities *

The site for the intervention is a thoroughfare, abutted by threemain linking roads and a major access connecting the north to the south of the city.

Being under the confluencesof a variety of programmes ranging from racecourse-residential colonies-religious centrerecreational spaces ,etc. the surrounding of the site portrays the heterogeneity (as a theatre) of the city with changing performances over time/activities.

SUPRIO BHATTACHARJEE

TRIMESTER X

The site is placed in the core area of the city’s urban setting with comparatively larger open space around (sea/ race course), but it does not narrative the characteristics of openness. This is due to the location of the busy junction which is under the conflict of thousands of people and also the topography, where bend facing the sea that directly overlooks the sea jutting landmass.

TRANSFERRED EPITHET SITE: HAJI ALI

2010

GROUP 03

YEAR

-[site]-

YEAR

* city as a theatre * thoroughfare * confluences of activities * SUPRIO BHATTACHARJEE E

DENSITY

DENSITY

Traffic density movement at different time

TRIMESTER X TRANSFERRED EPITHET SITE: HAJI ALI

2010

9.00am

6.00pm

Pedestrian density

I JPAT RA

LALA LA

ROAD

Section E

D C

AI ROAD

BHULABHAI DES

8PM - 8AM

RAO KH

ADYE

ROAD

OA D

KESHAV

IT M ALL I

YA R

5PM- 8PM

PAN D

SARDAR VALLABHBAI PATEL STADIUM

GROUP 03

11AM - 5PM

MAHALAXMI RACE COURSE

E

HAJI ALI JUICE CENTER

8AM - 11AM

D C

GOLF COURSE

Section F

Model pictures showing confluences of the site

Section D

-[site]-

F

YEAR 2011

* spanning cover * suspension * recycled * distortion-modules *components * DIPAL CHHAYA

TRIMESTER XII

CANOPY@AMPHITHEATER

components joined at one of the faces, forming a row here

CLASS OF 2012

components varied in distortion to form varying profiles process models and production images

transformation of the packaging material into a pod

Canopy BSSA Installation Amphitheater, Kala Ghoda The material [corrugated boxboard] provided initial cues in deciding the installations specifications. It is a direct choice of the context of the city[mumbai] - ‘value addition’ and ‘regenerative usage’. It is modular, structurally self-sufficient and works on geometric principles of the diagonal and the rhombus. A modularsystem aids in creating a base which can be modified in accordance with the site conditions - tree-covers, spans and spatial gestures. Generically implied, each pod is like an inhabitant within a larger entity and aims to fit in with its surroundings to create the entity in its entirety - distorted, free-determined, coherent and dependent. A modular system with defined constraints of the site[kala ghoda amphitheter] and the city tries to capture the various forces that define the site and the city. Metaphorically, each packaging box module represents a Mumbaikar; their distortion similar to an individuals state of mind; and each Mumbaikar connected by a string of circumstances. The canopy overall depicts the city of Mumbai, denser at the places it can thrive and sparser at others.

density rings based on tree cover

massing based on branching

canopy at the amphitheatre

site plan diagrams

YEAR

* markets * waterfront * la rambla * gaudi * old town *

2011

STUDY TRIP : BARCELONA

BCN - BSSA 2010 EXHIBITION

Barcelona study trip

Barcelona-Diagonal Mar

Mount Montjuic

The barcelona study tour was a walk through the city exploring physical and cultural aspects.

Barcelona being a planned city, can be studied at a macro level with its street grids and lively culture.

At a more micro level, one can see different styles of architecture like that of Gaudi and Mies Van Der Rohe.

Barcelona - gothic district

Ciutat vella

Barcelona suburb - besos

Avinguida diagonal

The exhibition held at BSSA was an overview of the Barcelona study tour. Few of the places that were visited include the Waterfront, The La Rambla street, Gaudi structures that were exhibited through picture montages, collages, videos and models.

YEAR

* markets * waterfront * la rambla * gaudi * old town * BCN - BSSA 2010 EXHIBITION STUDY TRIP : BARCELONA

2011

WATERFRONT Barcelona's waterfront was an old industrial land cut off from pedestrians by a highway. The growth in the city was once focused away from the waterfront, exemplified by the placement of its highway near the water, cutting it off from the rest of Barcelona and making it a polluted site. However, the city's plan for the 1992 Olympic Games changed it all.

The highway was put underground, thus reconnecting the city with its water-front. And new beaches, parks, and neighborhoods filled the newly open land.

The La Rambla is a tourist pedestrian street, in central Barcelona that contains shops ,various stalls that appeal to the tourists ,markets and street performers .It begins from the center of the old part of town , Placa del Catalunya, to the port area and ends via a bridge at a entertainment centre. A 1.2 kilometer-long tree-lined pedestrian mall between Barri Gothic and El Raval, it connects placa Catalunya in the center with the Christopher Columbus monument at Port Vell. It was originally a small street flowing outside the city walls. It is the most cosmopolitan street of Barcelona with the greatest diversity of people including passerby ,shoppers,civil servants,street musicians and dancers

2011

* markets * waterfront * la rambla * gaudi * old town * BCN - BSSA 2010 EXHIBITION

CCCB : one of the most visited exhibition and art centre in the city.

Placa Reial : square in the Barri Gòtic of Barcelona and constitutes a well-known touristic attraction, especially at night.

Caixa Forum : is a museum showcasing exhibitions of ancient, modern and contemporary art.

MACBA : is a museum of contemporary art consisting of workshops, publications and conference spaces.

Placa Espanya : prominent square, a major transportation hub Barcelona Pavillion : designed by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, an example of modern architecture made of materials such as marble and travertine.

STUDY TRIP : BARCELONA

YEAR