Sanghvi Vatsal Rakesh

AR2016

LIBRARY AT SCIENCE CENTER IS LOCATED IN URBAN CONTEXT OF NAVRANGPURA BREAKS THE FORMAL CHARACTER BETWEEN THE AES GIRLS HOSTEL BLOCK AND JUNGLE BEHIND THROUGH PLAY IN VOLUMES OFFERED BY HYBRID FOLDED PLATE RCC ROOF. FOLDED PLATE ROOF REST ON THICK LOAD BEARING WALL ON SOUTHERN FACADE KEEPING CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING AND FURTHER BREAKING THE GRID IT RESTS ON SLENDER MS BOX SECTION TOWARDS THE NORTHERN FACADE. EXISTING TRANSITIONAL CORRIDOR IS KEPT AS IT IS THROUGH USE OF GLASS AND WOODEN ENVELOP WHICH PROVIDES PLAYFUL CONNECTION TOWARDS THE JUNGLE. STACKS ARE PLACED ALONG THE EXISTING GRID NEXT TO THE THICK WALL AND FURTHER PLAYFUL OPENINGS ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE OF READING AND DISCUSSION AREA. FORMAL FOCUSED READING SPACES ARE PLACED ON THE MEZZANINE WHICH GIVES A GLIMPSE OF THE JUNGLE BEHIND, FRAMED BY FOLDED PLATE ROOF AND DECK.