INTERNET CASE STUD

BACKGROUND
LOCATIO
N Virasat-e-Khalsa ( ਵਵਰਰਸਤ-ਏ-ਖਰਲਸਰ) is a
museum of Sikhism, located in the holy
town, Anandpur Sahib, near Chandigarh,
the capital of the state of Punjab. The
museum celebrates 500 years of the Sikh
history and the 300th anniversary of
the birth of Khalsa, based on the scriptures
written by the tenth and last human guru,
INDIA PUNJAB ANANDPUR SAHIB VIRASAT-E-KHALSA guru gobind Singh .
LOCATION PLAN
PRIMARY ROAD
SECONDARY ROAD
TERTIARY ROAD
PEDESTRIAN PATH Virasat-e-Khalsa
Principal Architect Moshe Safdie
Moshe Safdie &
Associates,
Boston, USA
Associate Ashok Dhawan, New
Architect Delhi, India
CONCEPT Museum Design AB Design Habit, New
IN MOSHE SAFDIE’S OWN WORDS “A BUILDING Delhi
CANNOT BE EXPERIENCED AS INDEPENDENT OF THE Project Head for Amardeep Behl
LAND IN WHICH IT IS ROOTED” Concept Design
THE
BASIC Building Larsen & Toubro Limited,
FORM Construction India
OF
THE BUILDING IS
DERIEVED FROM THE
LOTUS

CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES

1. PERMANENT EXHIBIT GALLERY

TOTAL AREA- 100 ACRE 2. MULTIMEDIA GALLERY
BUILT UP AREA – 40 ACRE 3. HERITAGE MUSEUM
WATER BODY- 21000 SQ.M 4. PORCH
5. ENTRANCE PLAZA
CENTRAL BRIDGE 6. ENTRY
LENGTH-220M The canopy of the bridge is an arch. 7. BRIDGE
WIDTH-5.5M Experiment and is situated in the opp.
ARRANGED IN GROUP OF 5, THE Direction of the sun and doesn't provide any
GALLERIES REFERENCE THE FIVE PARKING AREA –
shade.
VIRTUES, A CENTERAL TENET OF 1000 SQ.M
SIKH FAITH 1100SQ.M

THE FIVE TOWERS ALSO

REPRESENTS THE PANJ
PIARAS OF GURU (THE FIRST GROUND FLOOR PLAN
5 BAPTIZED SIKHS KNOWN
TO BE THE LOVED ONES OF FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GURU
1. THE MUSEUM AS A WHOLE COMPLEX IS VERY WELL DESGNED.
2. SPACES OF THE COMPLEX HAS BEEN WORKED OUT BEAUTIFULLY.
3. THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE ENVIORNMENT HAS BEEN USED TO ITS FULLEST.
4. SYMBOLIC ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFULLY USED.
THE SYMBOLIC THEMES OF EARTH 5. WATER BODIES CREATE A UNIQUE ENVIORNMENT.
AND SKY , MASS AND LIGHTNESS ,
6.THE INTROVERT SPACE WAS LEFT INACTIVE WHEREAS THE EXTROVERT PART WAS VERY
DEPTH AND ASCENSION ARE
REPRESENTED BY THE MUSEUM ACTIVE WITH PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
SANDSTONE TOWERS AND 7.BLENDING THE INWARD AND OUTWARD MOVEMENT WOULD UTILISE THE ENTIRE BUILDING
REFLECTIVE SILVER ROOFS GREATLY WITHOUT ANY MISMANAGEMENT.
8.THE BRIDGE IS IN CONTACT WITH THE DIRECT SUN RAYS DUE TO WICH THE VISITORS HAVE TO
COME ACROSS THE SCORCHING HEAT.
D V NAVYA
9. DUE TO LACK OF LANDSCAPING THE VISITORS HAVE TO FACE THE SCORCHING HEAT OF SUN

V I R A S A T - E - K H A L S A , PUNJAB, INDIA. 10. THERE ARE NO EXIT POINTS IN BETWEEN .

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