Benjamin Shreeni Joseph

1516

As one approaches the site the first nuance one perceives is that of a large open space with almost a flat ground, consisting of sparse or absolutely no vegetation. On exploring the open space further, one witness the river coming to life. In this journey, contrasting physical features of the site like the gradual slope of the barren land turning to undulating bends, steep slope and deep valley transcending into a river are observed. Presence of a ridgeline between the river edge and the flat patch of the site is a natural threshold that divides the two distinct spheres in the site. Nature of all the elements from this ridgeline onwards, on either side, undergoes changes which are evidently notable through their physical features or appearance. The design approach is to identify such similar contrasting spatial experiences and exaggerating them in order to create two distinct experiences at the same place and time; which is at the river edge and on the flatter portion of land. This is the only approachable space on site. The identifiable and exaggerated features to be created are limited only to the three main parameters that constituents the entire site, which is the topography, vegetation and water bodies.