Shivam Choudhary

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SITE : LILAVATI LALBHAI LIBRARY IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS THE POPULATION WOULD INCREASE THIS WOULD EXERT PRESSURE ON EVERY ACTIVITY  THAT TAKES PLACE IN CAMPUS ALSO, LIFE AT CEPT MEANS ONE IS EXPECTED TO ADHERE TO A STRICT TIMETABLE AND ADAPT TO A PACKED SCHEDULE. THIS BRINGS WITH IT THE NEED FOR ‘POCKETS OF TIME AND SPACE’ TO UNWIND, WHICH CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SPACE THAT IS CROSS-PROGRAMMED TO ALLOW WORK AND PLAY TO CO-EXIST. A STUDY OF THE CAMPUS HAS HIGHLIGHTED UNDERUTILIZED AREAS IN THE CEPT LIBRARY. IN OUR NEAR FUTURE SCENARIO, READING HAS BECOME AN ACTIVITY NOT SEEN TO REQUIRE A SPECIFIC ALLOCATION OF SPACE. WHILE THE BOOK STACKS REMAIN UNTOUCHED, A FROZEN REMINDER OF AN EARLIER AGE, THE SPACES FORMERLY USED FOR READING WILL BE RE-ALLOCATED TO OTHER FUNCTIONS OF BENEFIT TO THE CAMPUS POPULATION. THE PROGRAMS CHOSEN FOR THE CROSS PROGRAMMING OF WORK AND PLAY WERE A  PAPER RECYCLING CENTER & HAIR SALON. IN THIS PROJECT THE LIBRARY, PAPER RECYCLING CENTER & HAIR SALON ALL THREE COEXIST ADJACENTLY ALSO SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT PAPER RECYCLING THROUGH ITS UNIQUE DESIGN .