Dhyanam Sanjay Newaskar

AR2057

THE EVOLVING ENCLAVE

Baradwar is a dynamic military cantonment, home to the Vaanars—humanoid monkeys trained in adaptive warfare. Its architecture is uniquely Vaanar: muscular, shifting, and disorienting to outsiders. At its core lies the everchanging lattice, a reconfigurable architectural system that constantly challenges trainees, sharpening agility, intuition, and coordination. Designed to evolve with its inhabitants, Baradwar rejects conventional spatial norms, compelling visiting species to adapt to its kinetic language. Vaanar ideology centers on constant adaptation—but within Baradwar, this principle is inverted. Here, it is outsiders who must adapt, confronting an architecture that resists familiarity and demands transformation. It is both a training ground and a rite of passage—where space itself becomes a mentor. Baradwar’s purpose is transformation: to forge beings as fluid, strategic, and fierce as the architecture around them.

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Deconstructing Blade Runner world building and Redesigning interior spaces.

A visual narrative capturing the essence of the Vaanars, their anthropometric characteristics, daily routines, hierarchy and material sciences

An in-depth examination of the Vaanars' topography

Evolution of the design through Sketches and Diagrams

Abstract models to understand volumetric experiences and organizational principles

Deriving a lexicon to establish a language for intent specific designs

Final Sectional Perspective

Views showing various interactions of the species with Vaanars

Pause points and Transitional Experience shown through views and activities

Final Design Model

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