DISSERTATION:
1. Synopsis (PDF)
2.Final sheets (PDF)
3.Model photographs (PDF) 4.Conceptual sketches (PDF)
Here is the synopsis of the dissertation:
THE URBAN HUB: Where the
Mass Starts Imploding
Synopsis for dissertation….By
kiriti sahoo ar10013
1. Introduction
Exciting things happen when a variety of overlapping
activities designed for all people—the old and the young, the blue and white
collar, the local inhabitant and the visitor, different activities for
different occasions—meet in a flexible environment, opening up the possibility
of interaction outside the confines of institutional limits. When this takes
place, deprived areas welcome dynamic places for those who live, work and
visits; places where all can participate.
The present day crisis of the breaking up of the society,
culture and the basic communication between the people has passed an alarming
situation. As it is on the verge of decay, so need for the protection will help
come out of the crisis. A break in the society boosts the break up of the
entire set up of the public scenario which includes all the facilities for the
people like hospital ,schools etc.
The phenomenon is clear. The cause of everything is the
restless life where people are starving for a leisure time. Starvation is
killing them day by day and they want peace of mind. A place where they can
make use of the space for mental peace out of their daily schedule. And this is
the present demand of any city dweller.
Thus a magnetic space is required which can draw people
towards it. Like an implosion of mass towards the space, a plaza, an urban hub to give absolute
socialization, relaxation and entertainment.
THE URBAN HUB:
It is a
place for the people where technology will be used for the common man. As
mentioned in the introduction-people from all areas of life will come to this
centre to enjoy and have fun along with fulfilling their daily requirements.
It will
represent the culture of the Indian society where one can see the
transformation from the pure Indian culture to the western version of it. The
spaces that have been provided will take the visitor to the dreamland which he
would never have thought to be possible in
All these spaces will be inter-connected
through a plaza or piazza which will enable the visitors to move around the hub
on carefully landscaped paths. The hub being fully commercial, will offer the
tenants with great opportunity for business bringing world class brands to a
common platform.
This
will make the place flooded with people who will get the opportunity for buying
things of all possible ranges, style and design and need.
Any commercial place will have parking
units coming. But the urban hub provides the visitors with satisfaction of
ample parking lots for all type of vehicles, which includes visitor, services
and other vehicles of specific usage.
Coming to the entertainment areas- which
include the heliport, the sky bus services and interior spaces equipped with
bowling alley, snooker/pool games, video arcade and lots of other things.
PLAZA: Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex
of shops and other cultural and entertainment areas representing leading merchandisers.
2.
Objectives: The project is to be designed with a specific objective:
Design objective:
·
There is a growing
demand of the people of GURGAON to create an environment where people can spend
their leisure hour.
·
To design a space that
will tempt people to come from all the strata of society.
·
To make available
each and everything needed by the people at one place. This will include all
products along with the variety of entertainment hubs for the people of all the
ages.
Dissertation
objective:
·
To explore the field
of hi-tech modern architecture (also called structural expressionism.)
·
To explore the
relationship of social and cultural surrounding with the contemporary thought.
·
To study the traffic
pattern.
·
To aim at solving
long term social and ecological problems through technology rather than an end
in itself.
3. Scope Of Work
·
snooker ·
·
heliport ·
the crèche ·
bar ·
pub ·
amphitheatre ·
art gallery cum
exhibition space ·
entertainment ·
kid’s play zone ·
video arcade ·
bowling alley
·
plaza
·
Shopping mall.
·
anchor store
·
multiplex
·
food court
·
restaurant
4. Limitation:
The limitation of the dissertation is given as follows:
The design will be executed for the all the spaces except
for the helipad, joy rides and the entertainment block. These spaces will be
only shown in the site location.
The designed blocks will include structural detailing,
basic furniture layout and service zones. Regarding the services, only the
overall spaces will be shown.
No detailing in this aspect will be done. Foundation
design will not be covered under the Scope.
The special studies will cover the guidelines of the
structural expressionism, the principles of the steel structures and basic
detailing. Structural design will be given that will involve detailing.
Plaza layout will be shown in the site plan with adequate
site level detailing.
5. Method of study
1) Literature survey:
· Study of various plazas and study of commercial
complexes.
· Study of hi-tech modern architecture as the special
study.
· Study of works of Sir
Richard Rogers, Sir Norman Foster and
Santiago Calatrava.
2) Case study:
Study of various plazas and
commercial complexes
Study of hi-tech modern
architecture as the special study
Acquire data from the site of
case study for the scope.
The following
case studies were done:
·
Ansal Plaza, New Delhi
·
Nehru place, New Delhi
·
Forum Mart,
·
National Gallery of Modern Arts,
·
The Lemon Grass, Mayfair Lagoon,
·
The Baron and the Baroness, Mayfair Lagoon,
· Nakli Dhaba,
Mayfair Lagoon, Bhubaneswar
3) Data collection:
The following data are to be collected during this stage:
·
All the information
regarding the spaces according to the scope.
·
To explore the
various options of flowing spaces.
·
To collect various
data regarding the concept of hi-tech modern architecture.
·
Traffic patterns
generated in public spaces.
The following literature studies were made:
·
The mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
·
The Mississauga city hall, Mississauga, Canada
6. Analytical techniques intended to be
applied.
·
To study the
psychology of the entire user group that is expected at the site.
·
To explore the
various concepts to achieve the objective for the plaza with aim given.
·
To achieve the
various concept of using different free flowing spaces.
·
To integrate the
surrounding land-use into the scope of design.
·
To analyze the foot
falls.
·
Analysis of traffic
pattern generated at site.
7. Site:
GURGAON:
The
chosen site is located in the zone where new IT-industries are coming up with a
total area of 167388.17 sq.m. This particular site is located in the heart of
the city of Gurgaon, 25 km away from the
This site
has very good potential for the development. And must be taken as it will be a
hub for all the major activities.
8. area requirements:
1.
plaza------------------------------------------------------------13577
sq.m
2.
Shopping mall.--------------------------------------------------
20000 sq.m
3.
anchor
store---------------------------------------------------- 24000 sq.m
4.
multiplex-------------------------------------------------------- 2000 sq.m
5.
food
court------------------------------------------------------ 4000 sq.m
6.
restaurant------------------------------------------------------- 2800 sq.m
7.
amphitheatre---------------------------------------------------- 4700 sq.m
8.
art gallery cum
exhibition space---------------------------------- 4000 sq.m
9.
entertainment---------------------------------------------------- 1500 sq.m
10. kid’s play
zone-------------------------------------------------- 1000 sq.m
11. video
arcade----------------------------------------------------- 35 sq.m
12. bowling
alley----------------------------------------------------- 520 sq.m
13. snooker---------------------------------------------------------- 130 sq.m
14. Joy
rides--------------------------------------------------------- 600 sq.m
15. heliport---------------------------------------------------------- 1250 sq.m
16. the
crèche------------------------------------------------------- 400 sq.m
17. bar-------------------------------------------------------------- 250 sq.m
18. pub-------------------------------------------------------------- 550 sq.m
9. Area Of Special Study
·
HI-TECH MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
·
Style Definition
also called "high-tech modernism", Structural Expressionism is a specific
branch of advanced modernism in which buildings display their structural
elements visibly inside and out.
·
Characters
·
The larger design
features are liberated by the possibilities of engineering,
·
Detailing is
generally faithful to the principles of the International Style.
Common
features include
·
detached frames,
·
exposed truss work,
·
Highly complex
shapes requiring unusual engineering.
·
Structures in this
style tend to be metallic, in contrast to the older brutalist style which usually employs concrete.
·
Precedents of
Structural Expressionism include modern buildings like the John Hancock Center and U.S.
Steel Tower.
·
Structural Expressionism was born as a distinct style
with some of the early work of the Richard Rogers
Partnership, including the Centre Pompidou in