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School of Art and Design, Chitkara University
School of Art and Design, Chitkara University
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School of Art and Design, Chitkara University
India
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2020
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
Creating a space that stimulates creativity and innovation at the grassroots level and doing an economically optimal and aesthetically warm workspace, by improvising utilitarian elements to add aesthetic value to the space, was the key principle behind designing the School of Art and Design, at Chitkara University, Punjab. The project uses unconventional elements and construction materials with an intent to act as a source of inspiration for young designers.
The space constitutes of studios, classrooms, a computer lab, faculty spaces and toilet block. The dynamics of arched openings combined with glass helps in visual expansion of rooms, creating the impression of an endless, far-reaching space. Large transparent partitions establish visual connect between workspaces and circulation areas, which receive diffused light from all sides through the classrooms. Catenary arches, carved out of ferrocement planes, framing the fenestrations, form a unifying vocabulary to bind the spatial components together. A careful choice of the arch profile – the catenary curve accommodates for the varied span, wide or narrow, of different arches without compromising on the opening height, facilitating juxtaposition of a modern space with a traditional theme.
To blend the Indian-earthy tones with a tinge of modernity, the material palette of wire-cut bricks, mud-colored ferro- cement, Indian partal wood and painted metal has been used. After many trials, self-improvised integrally pigmented ferrocement was chosen as the building material of the arches to give the spaces an authentic character. Through its subdued ochre color seen in its natural variants, pigmented ferro-cement imparts an earthly character to the space. Hues reminiscent of progressive architecture dominates the space; mud colored plastered arches, terracotta bricks and grey flooring tiles.
The metal framed glass windows and flooring layouts reflect Corbusian panache inspired by the context of Chandigarh’s architecture. Exposed brick masonry walls, with rotated brick laying pattern, breaks the monotony of the long corridors. A parametric suspended ceiling, flowing with the curvature of the arches, spans the circulation areas to give the space its unique playful character. The parametrically created motion path in the ceiling cleverly conceals various structural nuances and service elements like drop beams, cable trays etc., and defines in itself a distinctive seamless spatial element.
In all instruction rooms, all utilitarian elements of AC ducts, electrical works etc. in the ceiling have been kept exposed and unified by green color. The customized yellow colored lighting fixtures for classrooms & studios pose as vibrant elements positioned thoughtfully in customized metal frames in the otherwise monochromatic ceiling. While raw finished ferro-cement partitions offer better acoustics to the instruction rooms, these customized wooden lighting fixtures with deep recessed optics render the space with glare-free light.
All utilitarian elements have been worked out in such a detail that even the conventional black/white boards have been replaced with innovative slider frosted anti-reflective glass plates acting as maintenance free surfaces in all studios and classrooms, done with an intent of stimulating out-of-the-box thinking in the user.
The space constitutes of studios, classrooms, a computer lab, faculty spaces and toilet block. The dynamics of arched openings combined with glass helps in visual expansion of rooms, creating the impression of an endless, far-reaching space. Large transparent partitions establish visual connect between workspaces and circulation areas, which receive diffused light from all sides through the classrooms. Catenary arches, carved out of ferrocement planes, framing the fenestrations, form a unifying vocabulary to bind the spatial components together. A careful choice of the arch profile – the catenary curve accommodates for the varied span, wide or narrow, of different arches without compromising on the opening height, facilitating juxtaposition of a modern space with a traditional theme.
To blend the Indian-earthy tones with a tinge of modernity, the material palette of wire-cut bricks, mud-colored ferro- cement, Indian partal wood and painted metal has been used. After many trials, self-improvised integrally pigmented ferrocement was chosen as the building material of the arches to give the spaces an authentic character. Through its subdued ochre color seen in its natural variants, pigmented ferro-cement imparts an earthly character to the space. Hues reminiscent of progressive architecture dominates the space; mud colored plastered arches, terracotta bricks and grey flooring tiles.
The metal framed glass windows and flooring layouts reflect Corbusian panache inspired by the context of Chandigarh’s architecture. Exposed brick masonry walls, with rotated brick laying pattern, breaks the monotony of the long corridors. A parametric suspended ceiling, flowing with the curvature of the arches, spans the circulation areas to give the space its unique playful character. The parametrically created motion path in the ceiling cleverly conceals various structural nuances and service elements like drop beams, cable trays etc., and defines in itself a distinctive seamless spatial element.
In all instruction rooms, all utilitarian elements of AC ducts, electrical works etc. in the ceiling have been kept exposed and unified by green color. The customized yellow colored lighting fixtures for classrooms & studios pose as vibrant elements positioned thoughtfully in customized metal frames in the otherwise monochromatic ceiling. While raw finished ferro-cement partitions offer better acoustics to the instruction rooms, these customized wooden lighting fixtures with deep recessed optics render the space with glare-free light.
All utilitarian elements have been worked out in such a detail that even the conventional black/white boards have been replaced with innovative slider frosted anti-reflective glass plates acting as maintenance free surfaces in all studios and classrooms, done with an intent of stimulating out-of-the-box thinking in the user.
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