VIEW AT THE GATEWAY ENTRANCE

AIM THIS THESIS INTENDS TO STRESS THE NEED FOR CREATING A PLATFORM AS AN URBAN
SPACE WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER & EXPLORE THEIR CULTURAL
& SOCIAL POTENTIAL, ENHANCING CITYS URBAN CHARACTER & QUALITY OF LIFE.

SHELTER FOR CULTURE

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RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
AMINITIES
EDUCATIONAL
GREEN SPACES
INDUSTRIAL
VACANT PLOTS
RAILWAY

CLEAN & BEAUTIFUL

DOMBIVLI

VISUALS SHOWING CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE CITY.

DOMBIVLI IS CONSIDERED AS
THE CULTURAL VICE-CAPITAL OF
MAHARASHTRA AFTER PUNE. THE
CITY HAS PRODUCED FINE
LITERATURE, CLASSICAL MUSIC,
PLAYS, POETRY, AND ACTORS.
NOW THE LAND HERE HAS GOT A
TREMENDOUS DEMAND BECAUSE
DOMBIVLI HAS STILL RETAINED ITS
CULTURAL NATURE. THE CITY HAS
GOT A VERY GOOD STANDARD
OF EDUCATION AND ALSO HAS
THE HONOR OF BECOMING THE
FIRST FULLY LITERATE TOWN IN
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
AND & SECOND IN THE
COUNTRY.
TREMENDOUS DEMAND IN
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR GRABED
GOVERNMENT AND BUILDER
LOBBY
DEVELOPING
A
RESIDENTIAL AREA, BUT THE CITY
DEMANDS FOR THE WELL
PLANNED, DESIGNED PUBLIC
SPACE TO MAINTAIN ITS SOCIAL
AND CULTURAL CHARACTER.

THE CITY LACKS A PLATFORM, AN INTERACTION SPACE TO EXPLORE THE CULTURAL AND
SOCIAL LIFE OF DOMBIVLI-KARS ON A DAILY AND EVENT-TIME BASIS. THIS IS VERY MUCH
CLEAR FROM THE FACT THAT WHEN AN EVENTS ARE ORGANIZED THE RESPONSE IS
OVERWHELMING. ALSO THIS CAN BE SEEN DURING THE TIME OF FESTIVALS.
DOMBIVLI LACKS AN URBAN CHARACTER & EFFICIENT SPACE PLANNING THAT ALLOWS
PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER. WITH THE PRESENT ORGANIC GROWTH, IT IS LOSING ITS
GROUND BECAUSE THE EXISTING PLACES ARE NOT ENOUGH TO FULFILL THE NEEDS OF
THE COMMUNITY.

ROAD HIERARCHY

THE FIGURE GROUND MAP

SHOWS
DENSE
URBAN
FABRIC AROUND THE SITE.
ALSO THE GREEN NETWORK
PROVIDES A COVERING
BACKDROP TO THE FABRIC,
LUNGS TO BREATH.

GREEN NETWORK

CITY HAS GOT A HEALTHY ROAD

NETWORK WITH SURROUNDING AREA.
THIS MADE THE LAND HERE MORE
PORTABLE AND FLEXIBLE. BECAUSE OF
THE IMPROVEMENT IN TRAFFIC NETWORK
PEOPLE STARTED TAKING SOME INTEREST
IN THE LAND HERE TO GET SETTLE.

THE BUILT SPACE SOAKED WITH

55%OF RESIDENTIAL, 25% OF
COMMERCIAL,
11%
RECREATIONAL SPACES, 5%
WITH PUBLIC AMINITIES. THE
NORTH EAST SIDE HAS VACANT
PLOTS FOR FUTURE EXPANSION.S

ANALYSIS OF MAJOR EXISTNG PUBLIC SPACES -

N
GOVT. FUTURE PROPOSALS

LAND-USE

CITYS GOVT. HAS PLANNED FUTURE

PRAPOSALS INCLUDING
NATIONAL
HIGHWAY CONNECTING WITH MUMBAI,
ALSO A
PLOT OPPOSTE TO SIITE IS
RESERVED AS R.G. WHICH CREATS A
GREEN BUFFER, MAKING SITE SELECTION
MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PRAPOSAL.

TIMELINE MAPS

BAL - BHAVAN

MY DOMBIVLI

DOMBIVLI, A SATELLITE
TOWN IN THE SUBURBS OF
MUMBAI
UNFOLDING
AROUND ULHAS RIVER WITH
MORE THAN 20,00,000
POPULATION WITH MEDIUM
STANDARD OF LIVING. IN
THE
1980S
DOMBIVLI
STARTED GROWING INTO A
CROWDED CITY EXPLORING
ITS CULTURAL VALUES.

FIGURE GROUND

ITS A ONE AND ONLY PUBLIC

BUILDING IN THE ENTIRE CITY
PARTICULARLY
MADE
FOR
DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXHIBITIONS,
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS ETC,
RUNS AT FULL CAPACITY.

NANA - NANI PARK

SATELLITE IMAGE - DOMBIVLI

SATELLITE IMAGE - SITE

ITS A PUBLIC PARK SPECIALLY

MADE FOR SENIOR CITIZEN. THE 2 DEC. 2004
AREA OF PARK IS AROUND 100
SQ.M. PEOPLE USE IT FOR
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AT
DIFFERENT TIME OF DAY, WHICH
MAKES THE OVERALL SPACE
INTERACTIVE
AND
GIVES
CHARACTER TO THE SPACE.

GA JA - BANDHAN

SATELLITE IMAGE - MUMBAI

IT IS ONE OF THE FAMOUS PARKS

IN THE CITY. THE PARK HAS GOT
TWO
AREAS
PROPERLY
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11 Apr. 2009
SEGREGATED TO PLAY GAMES
AND FOR GARDEN. THE AREA IS
THE TIMELINE MAPS ILLUSTRATE THE DIRECTIONAL GROWTH OF
AROUND 300 SQ.M. THE PARK IS
TWIN CITIES (DOMBIVLI - KALYAN) TOWARDS THE SITE, IN EVERY
ALWAYS CROWED MOSTLY ON
WEEKENDS WITH PEOPLE FROM
SECTOR. HENCE THE SITE WILL BE SERVE AS A CENTER POINT & A
EVERY AGE GROUP.

MIDC GROUND

SATELLITE IMAGE - INDIA

IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPEN

SPACES IN THE CITY ESPECIALLY
RESERVED FOR PLAYGROUND.
MANY
TOURNAMENTS
OF
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPORTS BY
ORGANIZATIONS HELD HERE.
PLAYGROUND IS ALWAYS FULL
WITH TEENAGERS AT WEEKENDS.

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HEALTHY PUBLIC SPACE FOR TWIN CITIES.

EXPECTED FOOTFALL CAN BE FROM SURROUNDING CITIES.

THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CITYS ARCHITECTURE SHOWINGS

MASSES, OPENINGS, ROOFTOP PROFILES WITH SKYLINE LEADING
TOWARDS CUBISM. ALSO THE SEATTLE BEIGE COLOR PALETTE OF
CITYS FABRIC PROVIDES A BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUND.

SECTIONS SHOWING CITYS BEHAVIOR PATTERN -

THE SECTION EXPLAINS THE INTERACTIVE BEHAVIOR PATTERN OF THE CITY. THE MODE
OF COMMUNICATION, SHARING, EXPRESSION CONNECTS THE DIFFERENT LEVELS
SOCIALLY AND VISUALLY, DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT.

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BASIC MASS GEOMETRY -

VISUAL AND PHYSICAL FRAMES -

ROOFTOP PROFILE -

SKYLINE OF THE CITY -

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SUN RAYS FROM SOUTH

GOALS

TO ACHIEVE . .

EQUITY
SOCIAL HARMONY

SOCIAL HARMONY
EQUITY
IDENTITY IN TERMS OF SPACE

SAFETY

CONCEPT

VIEWS

IDENTITY IN TERMS
OF SPACE
SOCIAL HARMONY

EXPERIENCE
RECREATION

CULTURE
AWARENESS

QUALITY OF LIFE

SENSE OF
BELONGING

SENSE OF
BELONGING
CULTURE

AWARENESS
QUALITY OF LIFE

RECREATION
EXPERIENCE

BIRDS EYE VIEW 1

BIRDS EYE VIEW 2

VIEW FROM THE CELEBRATION

SQUARE ACTING AS AN
APRICIATION SPACE & PLATFORM
FOR VARIOUS CELEBRATIONS.

SAFETY

VIEW OF THE CULTURAL STREET

ACTING AS AN INTERVENTION
CONNECTING DIFFERENT LEVELS
VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

DESIGNED SPACE FRAME

RENDERING BUILDING SURFACES
WITH ITS SHADOWS ADDING MORE
DRAMA IN THE SPACE.

JUNCTION, AMALGAMATES

CULTURAL STREET ACTIVITIES TO

DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNCTIONS.

1. SERVICE ENTRY

BIG IDEA

2. ADMIN OFFICE
3. HYPER MARKET

ENTER EXPLORE ENGAGE

4. SHOPPING ARCADE

ANCHOR SPACES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS TO INVITE PEOPLE TO ENTER INTO THE
COMPLEX ENHANCING THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH EVERY ENTRY.
PLAY OF THE BUILT MASS AND SPREAD OF THE FUNCTIONS TO ALLOW VISITOR TO
EXPLORE POTENTIAL GIVING THE SENSE OF BELONGING.
THE SOCIAL HARMONY AND SPATIAL FRAMEWORK TO ENGAGE VISITOR INTO THE
PROCESS TOWARDS A COMPLETE PRODUCT.

5. AUDITORIUM
6. NATURE PARK

7. GUEST ENTRY
8. GUEST PARKING

VIEW OF DISCUSSION FORUM

CONCEPT STATEMENT

THE MEETING (OF) PEOPLE IN THE REALM OF ITS SPACE WHICH OFFER ALL
COMMUNICATION MEANS

- L O U I S I. K A H N

THE PUBLIC SQUARE BLEEDS

INTO THE ARCHITECTURAL
VOLUME, EMPHASIZING AN
UPWARD
VERTICALITY,
ENHANCING THE OVERALL
EXPERIENCE OF VISITOR
THROUGH OUT VOLUME.

THE CREATION OF STRUCTURE

AS AN ELEMENT OF SOCIAL &
URBAN IDENTITY BOTH, AN
ICONIC BLDG FOR THE CITY
& A PLACE OF APPRICIATION
FOR THE CITYS CULTURAL
POTENTIAL .

VIEW 6 THE TOILET BLOCKS ARE ARRANGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE INTERIOR WALL CREATS A SHEET OF
CANVAS IN ATRIUM WHICH CAN BE USED FOR SCREENING, ENHANCING ATRIUM ENVIRONMENT.
VIEW 7 THE GET-TOGETHER COURTYARD PROVIDES A GRAND INVITATION AND HAS A POTENTIAL TO BE AN
INTERACTIVE (PUBLIC) SPACE FOR EVERY AGE GEOUP.
VIEW 8 THE STREET SHOPPING EXPERIENCE BLEEDS INTO THE VOLUME, ACTING AS AN ANCHOR SPACE.

VIEW OF ATRIUM WITH SCREEN

ALL MEETING PLACES ARE THE PLACES OF EXPRESSIONS

THE ARCHITECTURAL VOLUME

LIKE A POWERFUL MULTIFACETED BOX, ADAPTING TO
THE SURROUNDING WHILE
CREATING A DIALOGUE WITH
THE CITYS FABRIC AND
BEHAVIOR PATTERN.

SPACE CARVED OUT AT

VIEW OF GET-TOGETHER
COUTYARD AT THE ENTRANCE

6
7

8
8

GROUND FLOOR PLAN EXPLAINING DESIGN PRAPOSAL -

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VIEW OF SHOPPING STREET

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1. LIBRARY
2. CAFETERIA
3. WALKING ART

GALLERY

DOMBIVLI, MUMBAI

BASIC GEOMETRY WITH VIEWPORTS.

LEVEL SEGREGATION IN VOLUME.

PROGRAM FOR GROUND FLOOR.

4. ART STUDIO
5. GALLERY LOUNGE

LINE DIAGRAMS SHOWING DESIGN PROCESS -

INDIA

THE OVERALL FORM AND PROPORTIONS OF THE

BUILDING
CORRESPOND
TO
THE
PROGRAM
ARRANGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES A CENTRAL ATRIUM,
EXIBITION SPACES, MULTI-PURPOSE HALLS, WORKSHOP
SPACES, ART STUDIOS, LIBRARY; LINKED TOGETHER
WITH PUBLIC SPACES LIKE WALKING ART GALLERY,
CAFETERIA, GALLERY LOUNGE, VIEWING DECK ETC.

COMPLETE THE BODY (THE

ARCHITECTURAL FORM) AFTER I LEARN
WHAT THAT BODY CAN DO, WHAT
ABILITY OF THE BODY TO SPEAK IS. THIS
IS A KIND OF PHENOMENOLOGICAL
INVESTIGATION. I NEED TO ASSIGN
SPEECH TO EACH PART OF A
PERTICULAR BUILDING SO THAT IT WILL
BE ABLE TO SPEAK IN MY TERMS, TO
SPEAK IN A MORE SPECIFIC WAY.

5
3

PROGRAM FOR FIRST FLOOR.

FLOOR PLAN LVL 1

1. MULTI-PURPOSE HALL
2. EXIBITION HALL
3. WALKING ART

- WODICZKO 1992:198

GALLERY

4. ART STUDIO

PROGRAM FOR SECOND FLOOR.

5. ATRIUM
6. LOBBY

PROGRAM FOR THIRD FLOOR.

6
4

5
3

FLOW OF CULTURAL STREET IN VOL.

FLOOR PLAN LVL 2

1. SKY AMPHITHEATER
2. EXIBITION HALL
3. MULTI-PURPOSE HALL

4. VIEWING DEAK &

DISCUSSION FORUM

SERVICE CORE DISTRIBUTION.

5. ATRIUM

OPEN - SEMI OPEN - COVERED

SPACES CONNECTION.

1
2

5
3

VIEW SHOWING SPACE-FRAME, CELEBRATION SQUARE AND SKY AMPHITHEATER

DESIGN

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FINAL

D E V E L O P M E N T

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PRODUCT.

FLOOR PLAN LVL 3

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TO

PROVIDE PRIMARY SURFACES TO THE CITY WHICH GIVE IT, ITS

OVERALL APPEARANCE. A PLATFORM WHICH WILL OFFER BOUNDLESS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY KIND OF ART, THE LATEST LAYER OF GRAFFITI,
CULTURE ETC.
VIEW FROM THE GET-TOGETHER AREA, CREATING AN INVITING AMBIANCE

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THE DESIGN PROCESS ENCOMPASSES THE

ARCHITECTURE WHERE PEOPLE MATTER, WHERE BUILDING

APPEAL TO SENSIBILITIES OF SIGHT, SOUND AND EMOTION,
WHERE PUBLIC SPACE IS WELCOMING AND SAFE, AND
WHERE A SENSE OF PLACE IS EVIDENT.

VIEW FROM LANDSCPAE AREA SHOWING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN

OPEN, SEMI-COVERED & COVERED SPACES

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VIEW FROM HYPER MARKET LOOKING AT SPACE FRAME AND CELEBRATION SQUARE

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HE SOUTH SIDE ELEVATION IS TREATED WITH LESS OPENINGS TO

REDUCE DOWN THE OVERALL TEMPERATURE ALSO THE AREAS LIKE
WALKING ART GALLERY, GARDEN ARE ZONED OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT
THEY CREAT A BUFFER SPACE AND THE PUBLIC AREAS LIKE SKY
AMPHITHEATER, CULTURAL STREET ARE PLACED AT NORTH SIDE MAKING
BUILDING MORE SUISTAINABLE. THE GET-TOGETHER COURTYARDS ACTS AS
A LIGHT WELL FOR GROUND FLOOR

3D CUT SECTION SHOWING ALL INTERACTIVE LEVELS IN THE VOLUME

+ 22.0 M
+ 17.0 M
+ 12.0 M
+ 7.0 M

+ 0.0 M

SECTION SHOWING CULTURAL STREET BLEEDING INTO THE FUNTION SPACES

+ 22.0 M
+ 17.0 M
+ 12.0 M
+ 7.0 M

+ 0.0 M

SECTION SHOWING VISUAL CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS

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VIEW SHOWING STREET SHOPPING & LANDSCAPE AREA

I WOULD LIKE THE
HAPPENING TO BE
ARRANGED IN SUCH A WAY
THAT, I COULD ATLEAST SEE
THROUGH THE HAPPENING
TO SOMETHING THAT
WASNT IT
- CAGE IN KOSTALANCTA
1980:55

3D CUT SECTION SHOWING INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE VOLUME

SHELTER FOR CULTURE

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BIRDS EYE VIEW OF ENTIRE DESIGN

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