Pagaria Akshat Anil

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A 'Sea Mark'

A ‘sea-mark’ that complements the numerous landmarks omnipresent in Mumbai is envisioned.The intervention is placed alongside the gateway of India creating a spectacle for the city. Parametric form deconstructs the mighty waves of the Arabian sea. The facade is perceived differently at all times as the metallic cladding is sensitive to the changing patterns of the sun. Pontoons, spud barges, crane and kitchen barge facilitate the construction of Louise Catherine. The double skin exterior made of aluminium acts as a holder of various services, freeing up the interiors. This skin also provides thermal insulation to the interiors. The floor plates and circulation complements the form of the roof. The dynamic roof and the hanging floor plates create multiple programmatic possibilities. A tubular mesh is created to support the metal plates which are further triangulated to resist the torsional forces. The circulation is articulated to create an occasional pause with the sea. A ramp takes one from the hanging floor plate towards the roof. The expanse on the roof where one is engaged with the undulating roof, horizon and the city. This is contrasted with the narrow volume of the shed.

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Bird’s eye view of the intervention and the floating dry dock as seen from the Taj Hotel with the Gateway of India in the foreground.

Longitudinal elevation of the floating drydock .

Roof plan of the imagined intervention atop the floating drydock, that creates a temporary boat yard to facilitate the reconstruction of the Louise-Catherine barge.

First Floor Level Plan gives a sense of the relationship between the shed and the floor plates.

Exploded planometric drawing of the floating drydock showing tectonics of the intervention

Longitudinal sectional elevation of the floating drydock and the imagined program within it.

Deck level plan of the floating drydock ‘KIRAN’ housing the construction of the barge within.

Cross section through the floating dry dock showing the imagined programme of the film studio, that accomodates and houses temporary film sets, equipment and the like.

The completed barge is imagined to extend the functionality of the dry dock.

Photomontage showing the imagined intervention appearing in the hit 1983 movie , “Amjad Khan eyes the Louise Catherine”.