Restaurant and bar

divergence, distraction and turbulence

The designed hotel has two restaurants and a bar. The two restaurants are representations of the two rivers, Teesta and Rangeet. Both of them depicting characteristics of the rivers respectively.

understanding divergence and directions in monastery foyer translating spatial qualities in the restaurant area translating spatial qualities in the restaurant area translating spatial qualities in the bar area

The bar is on the mezzanine level, depting turbulence in the folk tale. The space is designed wth tinted glass and mirror ceiling to create diffusion.

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Tinted glsss box, assyemtrical furniture layout, and circulr furniture to create sense of turbulence

Wooden rafters to change the interior form drastically, representing the loud Rangeet river

Quaint color palette, minimal furniture, muted textures, double height ceiling, linear movements for the teesta river

Loud rangeet restaurant with bold colors, expansice chandeliers, patterned flooring and zig-zag movements

Sectional Perspective

The square plan is divided into further symmetrical zones with internal points of reflection

The square plan is divided into further symmetrical zones with internal points of reflection

Internal courtyard is the primary point of centrality and reflection achieving symmetry with nature at centre achieving symmetry with human at centre monochrome coor palette to focus on the functional activity hence re-inforcing the idea of reflection

Courtyard in the centre as the central reflective point

Therapy beds are focussed with one light fixture with the idea of centrality

Individual pockets with the idea of centrality

Spiral staircase for primary movement

Women Work Place

(Co-working space for women in Kalupur, Ahmedabad)

The project ‘Women Work Space’ gives a community platform for working for 100 women from Kalupur area. Surveys in this area revealed several women work in their households running small businesses in ‘farsan’ industry in poor conditions. My project creates a platform for making selling and co-working spaces for this user group. For this project an abandoned mill building is repurposed in the same vicinity i.e Kalupur area. This building has been vacant for 8 decades now. It used to function as a textile mill and was designed for that purpose. The building is also an opportunity to re-think new functions but has to be designed to create a comfortable, lit, spacious environment for working. The interior resolutions will give a new extended life and vitality to this old building while also making a community space for women to come together and run businesses.

Site Conditions

The site is one of the abandoned mills in the Teliya Mill compound in kalupur area. The mill is currently a godown for a jeans manufacturer. the windows are covered with temporary fittings and the place is poorly lit and ventillated. The two floors above ground are dilapidated

The first and the second floors are in extremely dilapidated conditions.

Interiors are dark and dingy as fenestrations are covered with

cottage industries in Kalupur

Women in Kalupur area are engaged in multiple cottage industries that they run from home. Most of them include making farsans like papad, sev, achaar or khakra. Some women are also enaged in working with fabric and textiles. They stitch, embroider and weave for the people of the community.

Major reason for this enaggement is to keep themselves busy during the day hours when the majority family members are not home. Some woemn also do these activities in a group at a single person’s house, to maintain a social life and have company.