Arundhathi Arun

AR2033

The Cocoon

The Cocoon is a 1050 sq. m large exhibition center located near the mulberry farms of Karnataka. The center is inside the campus of a silkworm research institute and factory where silkworm farming and silk-making are also practiced.
The process of developing the design and its roofing structure through a series of physical and digital models, structural analysis and drawings are illustrated below.

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Arrangements of spaces made from elements that form its walls and columns

Structural analysis of the Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Hyperbolic paraboloid exploration

Sketchup Model and Plan

Development of the roofing system throughout the studio process

Sketches

Drawings and extruded model of wall section

Appropriation of the structural system to the design

Activity plan

Site model