OPEN HOUSE BIC

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OPEN HOUSE BIC

Type

Cultural › Gallery Hall/Theater Cultural Center

SIZE

25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

BUDGET

$5M - 10M

It
is three decades since Indian cities like Bangalore
have witnessed an urban transformation.
An
urgent growth is taking place around the country and the Urban and Rural are
transforming dramatically. It is not only the consequence of globalization but
also due to the giant economic shifts from the west to the east.
Our
proposal seeks to show a unique path to allow a soft transition of values from
urban to nature and from modernity to local culture. We seek to install a
landmark image which catalyzes the potential of this central site in the
emerging Bangalore.

The
design also focuses on the enhancement of the pedestrian interface between
public corridors and The Open House. The drain in its present avatar encourages
one to walk away, whereas the design seeks to reverse this relationship by
transforming the drain to a phyto-epuration (reed bed / swamp) garden and also
serves as a public bike lane encouraging soft mobility.
Hybridizing
the urban space with landscape and ecology, Open House proposal for the BIC,
looks forward to introduce and enhance new ways of urban, cultural and natural
dialogue and fostering a shared sense of belonging and a strong sense of place
and ‘ownership’.
The
Open House proposal is a design opportunity to address environmental issues in
institutional architecture participating in the construction of the Bangalore urbanity. This
project will play an active role in the culture of Bangalore with a vision to nurture and share
knowledge. This proposal will reflect the dynamic character of Bangalore and will showcase sustainable
identity. Attention has been given to sustainable design principles in terms of
a bioclimatic passive strategy, which will allow good practices and saving in
terms of energy consumption. It also allows rainwater harvesting and reduces
the overall CO2e emissions.
We
propose to create an urban scaled volume (13 m height), avoiding a visual disruption with
the neighborhood. As against a classical mono block structure a composed and
porous open volume is conceived to facilitate active exchange between the
visitors and the building. The building acts as an urban hinge between the road
on one side and the green access which is the drain covered and retrofitted
with greenery and a reed bed system. The building that we propose shows a
complex spatial structure, composed by four different functional areas: to
work, to gather, to study and to host (living).
These
smaller volumes are linked in a physical and symbolical way by the same roof
structure. The concave roof shape unifies the whole building performing a
bioclimatic function,
the shape allows for rainwater harvesting, shadow in summer and protection from
lashing monsoon rain and wind.
The
proposal seeks to activate the use of outdoor spaces exploiting the pleasant
climatic conditions of Bangalore.
These major open spaces are oriented towards the big trees existing beside the
drain to allow the adjacent landscape to merge. The open spaces by the drain
will be used for social gatherings and for pleasant human interaction. These
open spaces will serve the purpose of a climatic moderator, able to react to
the annual variations in temperature, creating natural fresh air flows and
sheltering biodiversity.
In
this proposed composition, the void has the same importance as the built up.
The alternation of patios, terraces and balconies, create an inner network of
green spaces, defining an inner landscape keen to merge with the natural
outside.