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Kolkata, India
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steel symphony
Kolkata, India
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2014
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
Durga Puja being one of the biggest socio-cultural and religious festival in India, the temporary pavilions or pandals set up to house the idols are visited by millions of people in a course of 4-5 days and hence can be envisaged as the containers of the public realm.
The Site and Surroundings
Like many other of its kind, the entire pavilion was constructed overlooking a 44 feet sub arterial road (including the pavement on one side) which saw a relatively heavy traffic on weekdays. Except for the last 4-5 days before the Puja the road could not be blocked for any purpose. Because of this constraint the alignment of the pavilion was done in such a way that it always had a clear 17 ft freeway for vehicular movement which later doubled up as the pedestrian thoroughfare during the festival.
Form and materials
The structure uses the latest parametric forms of the modern architectural designs, simulated in computers and uses the modern industrial elements like steel, acrylic and iron. The construction time at site was barely 45 days, thanks to the pre engineered trusses and sections that were done separately in workshops and hugely reduced the hassles of on- site assembling on a busy road.
Design Concept
The design of the structure embodies how tradition can be preserved and celebrated within the modern mechanized society. It shows technology is not against tradition rather it fulfils it purpose and will continue to do so in amongst future generations, in their own original ways.
The concept explores the various volumetric aspects of space that can evoke the sensory experience of the visitors by the change of scale, from human to monumental, through the formal composition of the various elements augmented by proper illumination.
The curve walls guides a visitor into the triple height pavilion interior and flows outward, folding and unfolding as one travels. The main idol is placed along the longitudinal axis, framed by the steel pillars giving dynamic viewpoints during the journey.
The transformation from red to blue , from outside to inside , represents the journey from evil to good as one enters the sanctuary , drawing parallel to the tradition of using voluptuous , hedonistic sculptures outside the temple facades and complete feeling of holiness as one enters the inside sanctum . The four pillars, the trees of life connect the earth to the heaven above. The inscriptions on the laser cut metal sheets reminds one of the stone inscriptions of the ancient temples that were meant to deliver religious, social and moral messages to the mass.
The Site and Surroundings
Like many other of its kind, the entire pavilion was constructed overlooking a 44 feet sub arterial road (including the pavement on one side) which saw a relatively heavy traffic on weekdays. Except for the last 4-5 days before the Puja the road could not be blocked for any purpose. Because of this constraint the alignment of the pavilion was done in such a way that it always had a clear 17 ft freeway for vehicular movement which later doubled up as the pedestrian thoroughfare during the festival.
Form and materials
The structure uses the latest parametric forms of the modern architectural designs, simulated in computers and uses the modern industrial elements like steel, acrylic and iron. The construction time at site was barely 45 days, thanks to the pre engineered trusses and sections that were done separately in workshops and hugely reduced the hassles of on- site assembling on a busy road.
Design Concept
The design of the structure embodies how tradition can be preserved and celebrated within the modern mechanized society. It shows technology is not against tradition rather it fulfils it purpose and will continue to do so in amongst future generations, in their own original ways.
The concept explores the various volumetric aspects of space that can evoke the sensory experience of the visitors by the change of scale, from human to monumental, through the formal composition of the various elements augmented by proper illumination.
The curve walls guides a visitor into the triple height pavilion interior and flows outward, folding and unfolding as one travels. The main idol is placed along the longitudinal axis, framed by the steel pillars giving dynamic viewpoints during the journey.
The transformation from red to blue , from outside to inside , represents the journey from evil to good as one enters the sanctuary , drawing parallel to the tradition of using voluptuous , hedonistic sculptures outside the temple facades and complete feeling of holiness as one enters the inside sanctum . The four pillars, the trees of life connect the earth to the heaven above. The inscriptions on the laser cut metal sheets reminds one of the stone inscriptions of the ancient temples that were meant to deliver religious, social and moral messages to the mass.
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