SCOPE: INTERIOR
TYPOLOGY: EDUCATION
SIZE: 260000 SQ.FT..
YEAR: ONGOING
OUR IDEA
In order to develop a successful proposal we wanted to draw inspiration and learn from the interior architecture and design of the top universities in the world. We believe that you are a product of your environment as such, the interior design of the university has a big hand in the development of its students. By learning from the environments created in the top universities we will form a strong foundation from which to build our proposal. In combination with the brief, we believe we will be able to create something that is grounded in its origin yet unique to PES University
Bangalore is not a story of structures that are frozen in time- unlike Delhi where you have many historic buildings which are frozen in time. Bangalore interestingly is one of those cities where what has been built over time has continued to be relevant to society. Still have iconic monuments like Tipus palace but largely the architecture that has evolved over time has become part of life
Key: 1. The ‘Park’- an analogy for the atrium- inspired by Cubbon Park 2. KR Market- an analogy for the lobby 3. The Vidhan Soudha- an analogy for the Staff area 4. Kumbarpet/ pottery district- an analogy for the double break out space 5.Tech City 6.The Cave temple 7.The residential district- an analogy for the studios 8.The ‘Gurukulas’ an analogy for the studios adjacent to the park as they are more transien
OUR DESIGN
We began by defining the floors as this is a key component of the space- we wanted to embrace our concept and so expressed the forms that were carved out by the trail. We wanted the floor to be monolithic to diffuse the boundaries between spaces whilst also creating subtle variation in the ‘park’ regions. This was achieved by creating a terrazzo pattern within the organic shapes of the park. The park regions are breakout spaces which encourage interaction and so the playful change in flooring aligns with the purpose of the area
In order to create the ceiling layout we wanted to define which areas would have an exposed or finished ceiling. This was derived by the use of the space- in the classrooms we want to have an unfinished feel as this is where the students are creating work so felt that the exposed ceiling would be best suited. As you move towards the centre of the floor plate- the plastered ceilings reflect the finished nature of the spaces. We wanted to maintain the playful nature of the ‘park’ as represented on the floors so created a partial exposed and finished ceiling in the lobby and café.
In order to create the materiality of the walls we began by defining the key volumes within the floor plate. Once the key volumes are defined we can apply materials based on the needs of each area. By applying the materials to each volume we could maintain visual synergy between the spaces.
We wanted to fragment the volumes to increase the permeability- we achieved this by fracturing the forms by introducing glazing or a mesh instead of solid surfaces. The amount and need for permeability was defined by the need for natural light, showcase areas and increase visual connectivity.
