Panchal Dhimahi Nimish

AR2048

KINTSUGI: Breathing Terrariums

The Kintsugi in Jaipur completes the incompleteness of the Hawa Mahal's grandeur amidst its ruins and desolation. This contrast between the old and the new is produced not only by the replacement of the destroyed and ruined with newly growing vegetation in a capsulation, but also by the differences in materials and methods of use. The Hawa Mahal facade is filled with live size terrariums into the grid of columns of the site, the lower levels of which is where the agro scientists find their resting place. In connection with this, a tall wind tower rises in place of the damaged ramp of Hawa Mahal, where belts of terrariums are located. The top level of the tower serves as a watch zone, and the tower's center serves as a common meeting spot for the Agro Scientists.

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A movie scenario, if it happened at CEPT

Speculating a Scenario

Hawa Mahal in ruins; now a place of harbor

Initial ideation process

Detailing and resolving the design

Design strategies and storyboard

Unveiling the terrarium massing and exploring the activities happening within.

Exploring the existing grid and geometry and observing the activities happening within

“In ancient stones, verdant dreams take root, where dwellers and flora entwine, a symphony of life within a monument’s embrace.”