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CONTENTS
1. NATIVE PLACE ASSESSMENT
2. STUDY AND ANLYSIS OF
a. MOBIUS HOUSE
b. CRAWFORD HOUSE
c. KUWAIT PAVILION
3. ANALYSIS OF BANGALORE FORT AREA
4. BUS STAND DESIGN
5. MARKET DESIGN

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NATIVE PLACE ASSESSMENT

Analysis of traditional house in respective native

place to understand the design organisational
principles and materials used as per human needs and
activities of the area.

References-
 Google maps

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Geographical Location

a. Location on map of India- Lingadahalli b. Location on the map of Karnataka- Lingadahalli

c. Detailed location map of Lingadahalli.

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a. Location on map of India- Devarayasamudra b. Location on Karnataka map- Devarayasamudra

c. Detailed map of Devarayasamudra

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Community and context

Lingadahalli

1. Community of Brahmins with

connections among
themselves.
2. Row of houses close to
community meeting and
worshipping areas.
3. Purohits, teachers, merchants
and farmers.
4. Lake sits opposite of temple
(was initially underground)
5. Adike, coconut( tenginakai),
chilli(menasu), banana
leaves(baleyele) grown
commonly.
b. Detailed city map with important points marked as nodes

a. Immediate context of house

Devarayasamudra

1. Mostly joint families.

2. Merchants, farmers, priests,
teachers, hotel owners, landlords
and shop owners. a. Immediate context of house
3. Composite climate, rain around 4-5
times a month
4. Mostly 2-storeyed houses.
5. 2 lakes situated outside village
boundary with hills and forests.
6. Around 150 houses which also
includes a wholesale society.
7. Situated in a valley. Grew rice(akki)
and wheat(batta).

b. Detailed city map with important points marked as nodes

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Design analysis
Lingadahalli

1. Linear houses arranged in a row, only meant to serve as

passages from road front to courtyards or farms at the back.
2. Community praying space Ram mandir is placed nearby
and it also serves as community gathering space.
3. Spaces were multifunctional, like halls served as bedrooms.
4. Organisation and spatial division shows the storage and farm
areas to be the main regions which are found at the back
and the other lesser important spaces precede and protect
this .These other spaces are also multifunctional.
5. Worshipping spaces inside are important.
6. Design signifies people spent most free time outside and in
community spaces rather than inside.

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Design analysis
Devarayasamudra

1. Courtyard found at the centre

of the house and other spaces
organised around it. Central
space is important and this
organisation of community
spaces show that people
probably the people spent free
time indoors, around the
courtyard.
2. House is in space between 2
roads. The road terminates in
temple and wholesale society.
3. Front of the house faces a mud
road with a kindergarten and
cowshed. The back faces the
main road with cowshed
opposite with the backdrop of
hills and forests. East-West
orientation is seen.
4. Well and other amenities
centrally located in house.
Storage spaces at found at
approach.
5. Cowsheds or farms being away
from the house shows the
division of work and personal
life.

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MOBIUS HOUSE ANALYSIS

To study the design and spatial

organisation principles for the design of the
Mobius house.

References

 Form, space and order- D.K Ching

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Program

The client wanted a space that was both public

and private in the sense that the family wanted a
space that would allow them to work as well as
come together as a family as needed. Being
nature oriented, they wanted to integrate the
surrounding landscape into the structure. So he
uses the idea of a mobius loop to create a
circulation that moves seamlessly in and out to
demarcate regions without necessarily building
walls.

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Circulation

The circulation pattern is influences by the mobius loop and the spaces
at the ends of the loop are given private functions like bedroom and
workspace and the intersections are the living areas. The movement is
seamlessly integrated so that one doesn’t immediately feel the
difference in going from public to private spaces or vice versa

The movement from outside to inside and within

internal spaces is interlinked.

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Structure

We see the use of concrete and glass alternatively in the sense that the glass
exterior skin becomes the interior on the opposite side and the concrete
walls from that side seem to come outside on the other side.

Glass curtain wall and the use of concrete in the interior is

seen in sections

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In most places the architect plays with the idea

of the structural systems where certain columns
don’t meet the floor near the stairs to create
an unsettling illusion as it defeats the purpose
of the column. Also plays with the reducing
volumes by compressing the structure

The structure of concrete and what appears to be the

anti structure made of glass

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Enclosure

The house is neither inward looking or introverted nor outward looking or

extroverted. It is a mix of both these ideas using the mobius loop.

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During the day it allows the people inside to view

the surrounding , bringing the outside inside and
making the house a part of the external context.
But during the night when the inside is lighted up,
due to the curtain wall of windows it gives a stark
contrast with the context.

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Uses of the idea of how the site functions with respect to either the
house cantilevering or going underground is imitated in furniture. It
promotes views at specific regions, framing the context at strategic
locations. Also promotes views of different regions of house just from
the stairs.

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House extends horizontally instead of vertically to bring in the context into the
house rather than just overlooking the context.

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Space

Heights of spaces are varied to induce different feelings

in different rooms. In some rooms the visual axis is tilted
giving an unsettling feeling to the user of the space.

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The functions are assigned

to the spaces in different
floors based on the levels
of privacy and also the
amount of natural lighting
it gets. The private areas of
bedrooms and
workspaces are
underground or tucked
away in corners and the
dining room and living
spaces are in the
intersections

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Context

Has a forest on one side and a small brook running on the other side.

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Sits on a slope and cantilevers in the front and goes underground at the back.
Curtain glass wall faces the forest and horizontality ensures that the house is one
with the context.

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CRAWFORD HOUSE

Analysis of Crawford house design based on

systems of architecture and relooking into previous
design on site.

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Context

It is situated on a cliff that faces the sea.

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Circulation

The entrance is through a winding path that mimics the curves of the mountains and
promotes spectacular views

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The public entrance is covered and narrow back entrance and the
private one is the bigger entrance contrary to normal buildings

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Space

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It is a cluster organisation where instead of placing everything at the centre the architect does the opposite and
splits the centre into fragments that are scattered along the back wall

The summer house is downstairs and the winter house is upstairs. The usual bathrooms , kitchens
are organised in the main building and the workshop or studio is in the smaller building

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Structure

The pylons at the entrance are massive and support the construction. They are not hidden as may be the case in
normal houses These pylons anchor the building to the slope.

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Enclosure

The façade of the enclosure has a collage of various elements like brick, stone, rcc etc to create an interesting
pattern

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BANGALORE FORT STUDY

Detailed study of the Bangalore fort area

through movement in space and time

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Initial mind maps

The path taken and what stood out in that path.

The overall feeling each space emitted and

rendering based on how space was perceived.

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Orthogonal map showing the path taken on first visit

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Extent of the fort wall historically

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Part of the mind map intersecting with the Bangalore fort extent
This gave the idea of which other places we would have to cover on the second visit in order to cover the entire extent of the Bangalore
fort and analyse the changes over the years.

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Changes in the spaces located in and around the Bangalore fort over time analysed by going on the
second visit to site

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Old Bangalore maps that were used in the study

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Old Bangalore maps that

were used in the study

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Old Bangalore maps that

were used in the study

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Old Bangalore maps that were used in the study

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Old Bangalore maps that were used in the study

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Identification of important nodes and ideas from the above maps and assimilation of the changes in
space and time

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Identification of important nodes and ideas from the above maps and assimilation of the changes in
space and time

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Movement through space and time in Bangalore fort area

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Movement through space and time in Bangalore fort area

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Movement through space and time in Bangalore fort area

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Explanation for the 3 maps for movement in space and time

1. The first map shows conditions in 1791 and it shows the places where tippu and British army was docked. It even shows the spot n
the hedge of the pete area where the British army broke into the hedge . This creates an axis from this point to the fort gate. The
organisation of the pete is shown in brown lines.The dotted lines show extent of kempegowdas fort and the thick lines show the
expansion by tippu.The red dots are the places where british forces where stationed and the lines show the attack points . they
break in next to the delhi gate of the fort
2. The second map is the condition in 1924. The fort gate after it is broken loses its importance and the fort area becomes more of a
public space rather than private. We see the axis extending beyond the palace which means the kings private quarters were
slowly being used for public spaces.The axis established when british break into the hedge is strengthened. The fort wall is
disintegrating in other regions. The cantonment area comes up. The chamrajpet area comes up during black plague and extends
into fort boundary.The organisation of the pete is the same with added complexity.
3. The last one is the present map. The organisation of the pete is the same. The fort wall has completely vanished and the
chamrajpet area completely extends into fort extent.The axis of the flyover becomes a major axis. The orientation of palace and
temple is changed to accommodate new interests of tourists.The axis of the road is skewed and is the one from the point of
infringement by british to the mysore gate.

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BUS STAND DESIGN

To design two bus stands with the Bangalore

fort extent .

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Program
Both the bus stands need to include-

 Seating
 Queue space
 Display
 Boarding/ deboarding area
 Size of the bus stop being 3*6*3 m
 Community space outside the 3*6*3m cube

Context , community and intent

IMA Library opposite

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Context , community and intent

Opposite Bangalore fort gate

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Iterations

Iterations of the bus stop opposite to IMA library. The communities visiting
this place are the hostelites, the bank workers, temple visitors , tourists and
the commercial sector workers.
The idea was to have a design looking towards the tippu summer palace ,
which also takes into consideration the historical importance of site.

1. The shop outside on the context is joined to the bus stop for
better utility
2. A information desk/ writing desk is provided in one corner for
tourists and for the corporate workers use
3. Idea of lighted alcove is taken where an LED lighting set
illuminates the bus stand from the back at night for hostelites
who want to read in bus stand or wait at late nights.

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Iterations

Iterations of the bus stand opposite to Bangalore fort

delhi gate

1. The idea comes from the armoury which was initially in

the place of the bus stand. The circulation is identified
as a spiral and the spiral is abstracted as a single strip
of metal which becomes the roof , walls and benches.
2. A space is given for the wagon labourers to park the
wagons . this space is situated such that its convenient
for both boarding and deboarding passengers.
3. A waiting space and community meeting area is
provided for the people to use while eating, resting or
waiting for buses which come from villages.
4. The entire organisation is transparent towards the shops
and responds to them by bringing in the customers to
the waiting spaces which then become part of the
shops themselves.
5. Waiting area looks onto both sides where the normal
buses come onto one side and the buses bringing
materials for sellers from villages go to the other side.

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Iterations

The communities using this bus stand include the

sellers, buyers from the market, miscellaneous
sellers around site, hospital visitors, food vendors
and buyers, wagon walas, localites, bus drivers
and conductors.

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1. To frame the tippu palace, a glass display is given so that the display happens on the
background of the palace
2. Air ducts are integrated in the alcove space so that the smell from the drainage in the area Final design – 1
is minimised . This makes the bus stand an important point in the context as the space where
people can rest without the unbearable smell.

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Final design – 1

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Final design-2

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Final design-2

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MARKET DESIGN

To design a market with temporary and

permanent units and a pavilion in the Bangalore
fort area.

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Program
The market needs to have –

 25 permanent 2*2 m units

 25 temporary 1*1 m units
 Pavilion 8*4m
 Respond to the temple, institution, trees and Bangalore fort
 The positions of the toilet, the shops and the wall can be altered ( removed or replaced as required)

Intent

1. Modular units or clusters

2. Rotation of axis
3. Pavilion as central
connecting space
4. Axis of trees as datum
5. Weekly market
organisation about the
pavilion space

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Context and community

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Community and context

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Iteration 1

The design was started of with an idea of modular units or clusters which were similar in shape but had different
enclosures to fit community needs.

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Iteration 2

Then a newer
development to the
design took place
after the identification
of the axis created by
the trees and the
historical context

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Iteration 2

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Iteration 2

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Iteration 3

An attempt is made to include both the ideas by

having –

1. Modular clusters of units

2. Organisation fit along the axis with a
central pavilion space
3. Modular units with 1*1 m shells that are
removable

Different iterations of this idea is done to see

which arrangement of clusters works better.

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Iteration 4

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Iteration 4
The idea of Two important clusters and a central pavilion creating a new visual
axis different or skewed when compared to the historical axis is taken further.
Modules have different shapes based on the function given to each as per
community needs.

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Iteration 5

The current circulation and activities of the people is included to create and strengthen the existing axis
of movement which in turns includes the temple space within the organisation. Currently the major axis
is slightly skewed and ends in the major clusters of the basket weavers an vegetable sellers community
and the minor axis follows the current movement of people to lead towards fort and further.

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Iteration 5

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Iteration 6

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Iteration 6
A darshini space is added after the basket weavers. The organisation is divided into hubs where different
activities take space. The working of the sellers is considered through case study to provide a utility space for
wholesale docking behind the shops. Attempt is made to provide benches along the path for resting.

Final iterati Final iteration

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Iteration 7

The following things are changed in this

iteration:

1. An organising grid which is derived from

the context is established .
2. The secondary grid obtained by skewing
the first grid according to the movement
of the people is grafted on first grid
3. The flow of people as desired is drawn for
days during the weekly market and
otherwise
4. Attempt is made to organise the weekly
market without affecting normal
circulation patterns in design.
5. Is done to further strengthen the drawn
circulation patterns.
6. Bus stop is relocated to the beginning of
design to have track of buses entering
the design better.
7. Bathrooms and carpark are located
away from design and the toilets
function as temporary sleeping structures
for the local workers.
8. The bus stand is centrally located both
for people getting down with produce
and those buying produce at the market.
9. The wagons are parked near the bus
stand and at waiting areas near the
temple to have easy access to carry
produce

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Iteration 7

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Final iteration

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1. The vegetable vendors face inwards so that visibility of all shops is

ensured at any point to buyer.

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