Design for Space
Design for Space
follows different aesthetically, functional and emotional values to mankind and also helps to create a more comfortable life cycle in respect to art, culture, sociology, aesthetics, and light.The concept that space can have a quality other than emptiness is difficult to grasp. When a building is entered, floor, supports, walls, and a ceiling are seen, all of which should observe, while the space, in the sense that one is accustomed to think of it, is void: the absence of mass, filled by air.
Search for architectural space: started with visiting places and encountering the opportunity of further research and scope for design for space.
*Ahmedabad ni jali *Anjali mosque *Jamalpur flyover *CNI church
Anjali mosque
Ahmedabad nu jali
Jamalpur flyover
Ahmedabad nu jali
CNI church
Anjali mosque
Jamalpur flyover
CNI church
(sanskar kendra) The Sanskar Kendra was built by none other than the renowned architect Le Corbusier himself in 1954 as a cultural center of Ahmedabad. Located near the Sardar bridge in the vicinity of the famous Tagore Hall, across the National Institude of Design it is a discerning example of modernist architecture.
In order to preserve its architecture and nurture a space of culture and community, the Vastu Shilpa Foundation has made efforts to revitalize and restore this space by starting a City Museum. This museum is aimed at celebrating the living heritage of the city and the pioneering spirit of its people. As Vastu Shilpa states, "To capture these nuances of the city of Ahmedabad, the museum is consciously conceived as a linear journey through overlapping and interconnected facets of the city life ranging from arts to industries, crafts to cultures, history to architecture, individual to institution." Also on display here are old relics, sculptures and the history of this city, informed by photographs, illustrated and textual panels. Sanskar Kendra also houses the famous Kite Museum designed by Bhanu Shah who has created a fascinating and striking collection of kites with a rare devotion since he was 21 years of age. The museum needs some revision to connect with the changing times but it can still be worth a visit to a kite enthusiast.
purpose: intended purpose cultural centre library open theatre (miracle box) travelling exhibitions internal concerts music and cinema workshops *evening opening
Ground plan
First floor plan
current usage (day opening) City museum - permanent exhibition - gallery Election office control room(rain & weather) Kite museum Project office
plane facade pond
staircase
Functions
Exhibitions(gallery): Family of man
Festivals of I`ndia International book fair Timex’08 textile exhibition Mahakrishna foundation(2012)(a live portrait exhibition) Sameer bhai paanchal (dec 2012)(a children’s painting) Raja ravi verma paintings(oct 2013)
Exhibitions (ground):
Stakeholders:
Space provides minor sale exhibition and cultural activities ie. Stationary exhibition, Cummunity marriage, Textile exhibition, Printing m/c’s exhibition, Technology exhibition.
Moto - awareness, educational, research, survey, leisure. Users- tourists, school students, college students, professionals, local public, exhibitors. Officials- management, maintainance, security guards Others- election officials,rain & weather officials, police, western time press, nid, heritage cell Admistration- director- Mr. Prithvish Niyogi, Mr. Bhanu Shah.
Architect (le corbusier)
PhilosophyArchitect (le corbusier)
*mordernism *purism *5 point of architechture* pilotis * roof garden * free plan * elongated window * free facade
*modular -fibonacci series -golden section
Sanskar kendra model
Form Evolution-
spiral growth of nautilus shell
wind spread- pinwheel arrangement 1937- frank lloyd wright-linear element about four defined core.
museum of western art 1957-59,tokyo
Solomon R. Guggenheim - pinwheel arrangement 1956 frank lloyd wright element about an implied core.
the museum of unlimited growth 1939 -philippeville algeria
new park - pinwheel arrangement 1775- unknown space arranged arround a minor circulation.
these are some examples of the buildings that aslo exist close to the form of sanskar kendra building. the form of building has gone through the follwing evolution generated by le corbuiser.
two pin wheel 1- within the main gallery. 2- through the arrangement of the surrounding building (incomplete).
orthogonal spiral
pin wheel
Form= Response to the climate consolidated cuboid -less = surface -large open space = mass carved out of the cuboid(subtractive cube form) = square plan = minimum opening in facade = pond area = projecting beams =
Material-
less heat gain
continous air flow heat loss at night equally exposed to sun heat reduction heat condution & cross ventilation drop shadow on facade
classical local material- easy source, cheaper and accessible in quantity, red brick and concrete keeps builing cool during the hottest part of the day. the double layered walls work as heat insulators.
Structure area- 2224 meter2 perimeter- 187 meter based on 7m X 7m grid rest on pilotis hollow walls orientation
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Light-
Although the underpass inside is lit , the other areas of the museum and gallery are quite dark so e artificial lights are required even during the day. A concrete lamp is placed at the periphery of central pond for the night light.
Movement of sun
Macro Enviroment:
sun over the Pond area
21st december
Physical
-neighbourhood( nid, kochrab villge, nd residential apartment, 22 march riverfront - west bank of sabarmati -sardar bridge -paldi chaar rasta
22nd march
Climate
- hot, semi-arid
Seasons
summer(230c - 45oc) monsoon(~40’’ rain / year winter(15oc-30oc)
21st june
21st june
Micro climate: Physical
passing through it.
Sans kar kend ra Water bodies
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Tagor e hall
Sabarmati river
-neighbourhood (trees at east side blocks 40% of east wind, side road( bhagtyacharya road) heats up in summer and emmits heat . water bodies at the main enterance cools down the air
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Winds: Behaviour of wind at night is vice versa of the day (see images). Sabarmati river
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Winds (day)
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Sabarmati river
T.H Winds (night) S.K KOCHRAB
Sanskar kendra front
Sanskar kendra (birds eye view)
Places segregation and ground walk through
Walk through
first floor
ground floor
Current inhabitants
now the real space encounter occurs, select one space which has scope for modification (permanent/ temprory).
1st Space ( open exhibition of sculpture) The Sketch of sanskar kendra shows the condition of the corners of the building where the corner is defining the confluence of the two planes. this condition emphasizes the completion of the form. The Round gutter at the bottom emphasizes the continuity of the building surface of the form further emphasizing on the complete form which is independent of the ground. North corner of sanskar kendra Sculpture exhibition
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general path
*regular path leads people directly into the building and this space gets unnoticed usually. the building was designed so that it does’nt require sun light and has minimum openings or windows. So once we go inside the main building this part of the building cant be viewed.
Drawback of the space *being in open may cause detoriation by climate( sun & rain) *this is not a part of the building. divided by road between building and this open exhibition area. * no sun *wind to this place is also slow and hindered by tagore hall and by kochrab village. * no electric lights to this area. *inactive place. *high contrast from ground floor under building area. * to some extent “this path goes to wash room area� may be a reason for negligence * suffered with lack of sinages.
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Sabarmati river
T.H. Sabarmati river
green ground in front of sanskar kendra building also has a 2nd Space (open ground area)the potential for enhancement.
* open ground plantation at periphery. *covered with green grass. *towards the main entrance but nothing to do with any activity . *the trees around this open space helps to cool the wind going inside the building.
possibilities of * sitting area *shelter area *sinages area/ walk through guidelines.
3rd Space (pond area) The only organic form in the le carbusier building is the pond area. he has plotted the chandigadh map on main hole covers during designing the chandigadh residency. the same way this organic form is ahmedabad map. this space is blessed with ground,sun heat,water,wind and open sky. this has a spitual value as well as its a hub of building walk trough. le cerbusier founded his idea of an unlimited growth of museum. a cube standing on supports with an entrance from below into the centre point of the structure from which the rooms spins out in endless spirals. it also creates the micro climate inside the building. the tempreture cotrols by the pond. open pond area and under building pond area keep on cerculating the heat.
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Cultural centre:
apportunity for space design should be rooted to*History- city encyclopedia. *Festival- language- costume-PropsCuisine. *Art & Crafts- Raw MAterialTechnique-use. *Philosophy- literature- psycologyfolk lore. *Projection- information display *Work shopes- demostration- work place.
Ahmedabad prides sabarmati river utrayan festival darwajas garabha ahmedabad nu jali block printing +carpet making cuisine pegeon chabutara puppet dance pottery mozaic
Space elements * pillar (ground flor)view aligned(que) diagonal aligned * wind hinderance straight wind( linier/ diagonal) * walk through * light block man made light area * display guide lines
cultural centre exhibition art exhibition
introduction display formal talk informal talk(sitting area) display walk through
interpretive exhibition commercial exhibition trade fairs-marketing introduction work shop demostration work shop work place sitting area work display
display sale area costomer contect informal stock area cuisine music
costomer contact product and service launch plate form marketing communication a high return/expence ratio
Stationary installation. spirals inspired by sea shell dynamic structure feminine structure best view with water in pond.
sea shell
Toran
Wind flow installation flag imitates- Toran of gujarat space-pond area opening color reflection gravity fall/light weight wind active rustle sound by wind.
Wind active installation
inspired by whirl imitation of Ghoomar dance. horizontal whirl minimalization of wings colors
Whirls at different points of a
huge spiral (nautilus shell). here axis are not exactly verticle, because of what whirls are follwing diffent faceings. it fills the area as well as has spritual value going towords sun. many variation in terms of colors of whirls, facing of whirls, level of whirls, different design of whirl and rpms of whirls may be a big intrest of the space.
Two color whirl whilr has one of the great advantage over these all exploration, is whirl doesn’t need wind from any specific direction. means any wind can rotates the whirl.
An idea to create Sound with the help of wind coming to pond area, gone through different concepts*adding cow bell to periphery of whirl. *imitation of wind chime structure. *clothes rustle sound created by hanging fabric stripes. *water fall/ flow sound. merry go round with suspended anklet (ghunghroo) or many of it with different hight may give intresting visual with melody of ghunghroo
Water&Wind active installation
Floating installation may be an apropriate thought for the pond area, which is water active installation. taking lotus as an inspiration (see figure) this installation contains water active and wind active elements.
along with this some graffiti (by old coin/ mosaic/pebbles)on the under water surface of pond may add value to it.
As this place is in thr middle of the builing and can reach to high balloon installation and that can be visible from out side of builing.
the view of sanskar kendra is blocked from the east and south east part of the building by trees while north-east is blocked by tagore-hall. This idea can be used as a sign for sanskar kendra which can be viewd from a distance.
*in such arrangment there are potection from direct fall of sun/rain/sky articles.
Pond area in sankar
kendra is blessed with sun,wind and water. this void has possibilities of hanging installations too.
combinig balloon installation, hanging installation and floating installation.
Pin-wheel is highly rooted in ahmedabad culture It is significant in the dynamic and colorful culture of Gujarat and has everybody experienced the joy and playfullness of pin-wheel.
The ideology of the great architec “lecarbusier� was pinwheel endlessness while making this building.
Direction of rotation is optional.
it can be controlled by folds during construction of pin-wheel. so this can be one more alteration other thancolor, graphics, height of stand, size of pin wheel and style of pin-wheel.
These tree like structures co-ordinate with the organic form of the pond
and enhance the feel of life, along with that it may also work as an indicator for wind direction.
Final mock up (pin-wheels arrangement)
This is the final mock up where pin-wheels are arranged and placed in a golden spiral. pin-wheels size also reduces from open end to centre. Hight of every pin-wheel is not equal so each pin-wheel gets wind.
top view pond
top view model
2 colour pin-wheel arranged in order of colour transition along with the skeleton.
*mono-colour transition. *number of pin-wheel has been increased. * differrnt colour variation. *as the rpms increases the visibility of pin-wheel decreases. so while selecting colour for pin wheel red will be best.
*skeleton is equiped with extra rod to support the pin-wheel rod for fast wind. *number of pin-wheel is increased. *maximum hight of installation is 2.5 meter and lowest pinwheeel (in centre) is placed on 20 inches up from the bottom of pond. *this arrangement gives more wind to bigger pin-wheel and lesser to centre ones, as it requires. *red color pin-wheel will be highlighting colour. *sound of rustling of pin-wheel cloth will be intrest point to hear.
Final Installation (pin-wheel)