Joannah Elizabeth Chacko

AR2004

IBERIAN MUSEUM OF ARCHEAOLOGY

The original design focused on abstracting a tower with a void that emulated a shifting void ascending into the light. The resolved structural system has reinforced concrete cellular slabs and brick walls. Bracing walls were added around the periphery of the square on the west and south sides to balance the elevator shaft that acts like an anchor. Reinterpreting the architect's approach to the facade, brick jaali made of regular modules that form an irregular pattern was designed, one that followed the shifting openings in the core of the building. Two sets of steel winding staircases are attached to the periphery of the building, drawing on the emphasis of the idea of always coming back full circle. The main staircase placed in shifting positions along the void is made of steel and glass, in order to allow as much light to filter through as possible.

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Deconstructing the making - Case Study: La Luciernaga House, Mexico

Part 1: Matter of Materials - Case study of the history and technological advancements on stone as a building material Part 2: Reading the Architectonics - Documentation exercise of the Methodist Technological Institute, Baroda.

A study of Ar. Joao Luis and his principles and philosophies as an architect

Study of the Iberian Museum of Art by Ar. Joao Luis in Abrantes, Portugal (unbuillt)

Climate study - A comparitive analysis on Abrantes (to understand the context of the original building)and Indroda Park, Gandhinagar (to understand current climatic conditions)

Interpretation of the design in given site of Indroda Park, Gandhinagar.

Resolution of Facade and Staircase Details

Final Drawings

Final Drawings

Wall Section (top left); Details (center); Sectional Axonometric (top right) and 1:100 scale model (bottom)