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“ I bel i ev et hat t hewaypeopl el i v ecanbedi r ect edal i t t l ebyAr chi t ect ur e” -T ADAOANDO. T heMas t er ’ sSt r ok eSt udi ohasf ol l owedt hepedagogyof l ear ni nganAr chi t ect , hi sphi l os ophyand hi swor k i ngs t y l eandhencef or t hdes i gni ngani ns t i t ut i onasi f t heAr chi t ect hi ms el f i swor k i ngont hepr oj ect wi t ht hecont ex t ual ands i t er equi r edamendment s . L ear ni ngabout T adaoAndo’ s wor k i ngs t y l edi r ect edandenv i s i onedmeof des i gni ngt hebui l di ngwi t hmi ni mal i s t i cappr oacht hat s er v est heus erat mos t . Hence, t hePr i mar ySchool des i gnedi ncampusof I I TGandhi nagar cons i der i ngt hef act t hat t hi ss i t ei sappr opr i at et ocons t r uct as chool ast hecampusi ss el f -s us t ai nabl eandwi l l pr ov i de wi t ht hes t udent sof s t af f andpr of es s or sl i v i ngt hi er andacr os st het own. T hes chool i sdes i gnedasper t hewor k i ngphi l os ophyof T adaoAndo, bl endi ngi t wi t ht hes i t econt ex t . 1 9

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L i ght i sus edasamat er i al , i nor der t ogi v es t r engt h, l i f e, per s onal i t yt ot hepr oj ect .

Ando' s bui l di ngs der i v et hei rf or m f r om s i mpl e geomet r i es t hat cont r as t wi t h compl ex 3 di mens i onal ci r cul at i on, r ef l ect i nghi sdes i r ef orhi s ar chi t ect ur e t o be an i mmer s i v e phy s i cal ex per i ence.

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4. WAT E R: Wat er i sus edt oex per i encet ot al l yi mmer s i v equal i t yof bui l di ngandt or ef l ect t hemas s i v enes s . T adaoAndo’ sAr chi t ect ur eT ool s : 1 . GE OME T RY:

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CONT E XT UALANAL YS I S

Chowk sar emul t i pur pos es paceoccupi edwhol eday , byev er yagegr oupof peopl el i v i ngher e.

F r om ear l yi nt hemor ni ngt i l ll at eat ni ghtt he chowk sar e buz z i ng wi t h peopl eper f or mi ngcl eani ngwor k , k i ds doi nghomewor k , womenwor k i ngon cot t age bas ed pr oduct s ,v endor s s el l i ng v eget abl es and s uch ot her act i v i t i es of t hei r dai l y wages / l i v el i hood.

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Us ual l y , as t hes e s l um dwel l er s ar e wor k i ng on s eas onal andchangi ngj obs , pr ef ert owor kf r om home asi t i seconomi cal t ot hem

T hes enar r owchowk swer emadel i v el ybyt heel der sandt hey ounges tof t hef ami l y. One cans eet hei r k i dspl ay i ngi nchowk sandel der st al k i ngandr el ax i ng.

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E S ONANCE : Vi br at i ngs y s t em f or cesanot her s y s t em ar oundi t t ov i br at ewi t hf r equencyei t her mor e/ l es sor equal I DE AL OGY: RE S ONANCER t hanor i gi nal .

S P AT I ALAS P E CT: F r om goi ngt oones peci f i cs pacet oanot her , t hewayi mpact of j our neyi s cr eat edw. r . t . anot her s pacewi l l bedi f f er ent but t hemeani ngr emai nst hes ame.

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