Studio Lotus won competition to design the new New Visitor and Knowledge Center in India
25/02/2019.
[Mehrangarh Fort - Jodhpur] India
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
Delhi-based practice Studio Lotus have wonthe invited architectural competition to build the new Visitor Centre and Knowledge Centre at the Mehrangarh Fort precinct in Jodhpur, India. The year-long process involved some of India’s leading practices.
The design features metal and stone dry construction that explores flexibility and modularity to meet evolving needs. Selected from three finalists, the winning proposal attempts to create an architectural system for the next phase of interventions in the Fort through new linkages in the precinct.
The design features metal and stone dry construction that explores flexibility and modularity to meet evolving needs. Selected from three finalists, the winning proposal attempts to create an architectural system for the next phase of interventions in the Fort through new linkages in the precinct.
View of the façade. Visitor Center and Knowledge Center. Image courtesy of Studio Lotus
View from lake. Visitor Center and Knowledge Center. Image courtesy of Studio Lotus
View of the Jai Pol Plaza. Visitor Center and Knowledge Center. Image courtesy of Studio Lotus
View from the entrance. Visitor Center and Knowledge Center. Image courtesy of Studio Lotus
View from the pathway. Visitor Center and Knowledge Center. Image courtesy of Studio Lotus
Bird's eye view. Visitor Center and Knowledge Center. Image courtesy of Studio Lotus
Bird's eye view. Visitor Center and Knowledge Center. Image courtesy of Studio Lotus
The proposed Knowledge Center is sited along the north-western ramparts overlooking the Chokhelao Bagh. Developed as a series of interconnected decks descending from the Palace Plaza, the Knowledge Center will consist of Exhibition Galleries, Seminar Halls, Community Spaces and Scholar’s Studies.
The spaces, placed sequentially from public to progressively more private, have been designed around a steep lightwell. Stone jaalis and a system of trellises formed through extensions of the building’s primary steel structure will characterize the façade.
Providing an alternate entrance experience, the Visitor Center is designed as a highly flexible and adaptable intervention that will help mitigate the high footfall with minimal ecological impact. A parallel pathway along the main fort entrance has been proposed, culminating at the Jai Pol Plaza. The junction of the plaza and the pathway will house the Visitor Center, populated with woven steel lattice-based modules fitted with stone tukdi slabs.
The spaces, placed sequentially from public to progressively more private, have been designed around a steep lightwell. Stone jaalis and a system of trellises formed through extensions of the building’s primary steel structure will characterize the façade.
Providing an alternate entrance experience, the Visitor Center is designed as a highly flexible and adaptable intervention that will help mitigate the high footfall with minimal ecological impact. A parallel pathway along the main fort entrance has been proposed, culminating at the Jai Pol Plaza. The junction of the plaza and the pathway will house the Visitor Center, populated with woven steel lattice-based modules fitted with stone tukdi slabs.
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Design Team
Anusha Pulapaka, Ansel Colaco, Adil Hussain, Adhiraj Miglani, Anshu Kumar
Collaborators
Manjunath BL, Akshay Kaul
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