Juhee Mehta

AR2054

Bastion, Curved Forms and Valley Views

An archeological museum built on the hills of Champaner near and around historical ruins. The building is located around the bastion of a pre-existing fort wall. Maintaining a certain proximity yet not directly attaching the new structure to the existing one, the museum gradually encloses the bastion. Built using the same material and technique as the historic fort wall, the museum offers an experience through its curvilinear structure, inclined walls and integration of light through courtyards, open to sky spaces and multiple terraces. Located on the beautiful landscape of Champaner-Pawagarh hills, the museum consists of five different terrace levels, all facing in different directions for valley views. 


Report Content

Initial understanding of site and development of concept.

Understanding buildings in terms of material and structure with its relation to the region it is located in.

Plan of the museum at 5m from the marked point on the hills.

Plan of the museum at 8m from the marked point on the hills.

Plan of the museum at 10m from the marked point on the hills.

Section AA' in x-axis and Section BB' in z-axis.

Section CC' in x-axis and elevation of the building seen from the road in front of it.

Sectional Perspective highlighting curved walls and showing how the mass of the bastion in the front is tried to be balanced by the depth of the amphitheater at the back.

Axonometric view of the museum with exploded terraces in order to understand the internal structure.

1:200 scaled final model images.