Virti Bhaveshbhai Mehta

AR2040

Hues Of Blue

The aim of the project is to create spaces which emphasizes the emptiness and silence at the site, giving one a chance to contemplate peacefully. These cubby hole like spaces  are submerged into Mandu’s wide landscape in accordance with its natural curves. one can have multisensorial experiences in these spaces which brings our focus on the sky. It is present everywhere yet it is always in the background. Hence, Inside these spaces one can subconsciously appreciate the presence of sky.

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These exercises helped in understanding the basic elements that guide our emotions in our daily life and that it was the additional elements in the space and not the architectural elements that were evoking the experience.

These exercises helped in developing a fresh perspective to view our surroundings with an eye of sensorial experiences.

These exercises helped in exploring materials, light and shadow and other architectural components that enhance our physical experiences and evokes our senses.

These exercises helped in quickly translating the emotions of the design into sketches. turning these sketches into concept models in order to understand its application. Consequently, a library is built that may be used in the actual design phase.

exploring site with awareness of the effect of sound, smell, sight and touch has on our emotions and how each environment produces a distinctive bodily sensation. The narrative best explains the experience i had on site.

This slide is a compilation of the process sheets, pictures of models along with final drawings and views of the first pod where north light from the openings and framed views allows us to appreciate the presence of sky.

This slide is a compilation of the process sheets, pictures of models along with final drawings and views of the second pod where one can sit on the stone structure and enjoy the view of sky being reflected on the steel surface.

This slide is a compilation of the process sheets, models along with final drawings and views of the third pod where presence of mirror on the ground allows us to appreciate the presence of sky on ground after experiencing feather like swift movement on the spiral path.

This slide is a compilation of the process sheets, models along with final drawings and views of the fourth pod where the built structure allows us to enjoy the presence of sky through its reflection on the water body present on site.

This slide is a compilation of the process sheets, models along with final drawings and views of the fifth pod where one can experience different levels of intimacy in the space due to the change of scales of the corridor which finally takes us to a cantilevered path directly opening into the sky.

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