Knowledge sharing center: An interactive platform

LIST OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BACKGROUND • •

RELATED ISSUES PROJECT OBJECTIVES

THE SITE • • •

SELECTION CRITERIA SELECTED SITE FAR CALCULATION

PROGRAM FORMULATION PROJECT CONCEPTUALIZATION • •

THOUGHTS AND SPACES INDICATOR AND VARIABLES

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INITIAL CONCEPTUAL SECTION GREEN BUILDING FEATURES

DESIGN DRAWINGS SECTIONS ELEVATION FLOOR PLANS SPACE VISUALIZATIONS

PREAMBLE IN BANGLADESH WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF READERS WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS AND ACCORDING TO STATISTICS THE NUMBE IS INCREASING DAY BY DAY. MOREOVER WE HAVE A VERY REACH BOOK CULTURE. EKUSHE BOI MELA IS A VERY UNIQUE AND FAMOUS BOOK RELATED ACTIVITY ALL OVER THE WORLD. RECENTLY THE VENUE OF EKUSHEY BOI-MELA HAS ALSO BEEN SHIFTED TO SHAHEED SHUHROWAWRDI UDDYAN FROM BANGLA ACADEMY BECAUSE OF LACK OF SPACE SHORTAGE. THIS ALSO INDICATES THE INCREASE OF BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES. THOUGH THESE ACTIVITIES ARE INCREASING BUT THERE IS LACK OF A COMMON PLATFORM FOR BOOK RELATED PEOPLE. EKUSHEY BOI-MELA IS ONE OF THE MOST VIBRANT PLATFORM FOR READERS, WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS BUT THIS PLATFORM IS ONLY FOR A MONTH. NEELKHET BOOK MARKET MARKET AND AZIZ SUPER MARKET ARE ANOTHER COMMON PLATFORM FOR READERS, WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS. BUT THESE ARE NOW IN THREATENED CONDITION. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE BOOK RELATED ZONES OF DHAKA CITY IS CONFINED IN A PARTICULAR ZONE; NEELKHET AND SHAHBAG ZONE. BUT THE CITY HAS EXPANDED TO NORTH LARGELY. SO BOOK RELATED ZONES ALSO SHOULD BE SPREADOUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS PROJECT SHOULD BECOME A NEW LANDMARK OF THE CITY FOR BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES SO A NEW COMMON PLATFORM IS HIGHLY NEEDED TO UPHOLD THESE BOOK RELETED ACTIVITIES WHERE READERS CAN NOT ONLY COME, READ AND BUY BOOKS, BUT ALSO SHARE THERE THOUGHTS WITH OTHER READERS AND WRITERS AND WHERE PUBLISHERS WILL ALSO GET CHANCE TO SEE A NEW FUTURE OF THEIR BUSINESS. THE BURNING QUESTION IS HOW THE COMMON PLATFORM WOULD BE AND WHERE IT WILL BE PLACED

BACKGROUND ISSUES 350

2. THE VOLUME OF ACTIVITY OF THE TARGET GROUP IS ALSO INCREASING DAY BY DAY. FOR EXAMPLE THE VENUE OF EKUSHE BOI MELA HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO SHUHRAWARDI UDDYAN TO GET MORE SPACE.

288

300

315

250

PUBLISHER NOS.

1. ACCORDING TO STASTISTICS, THE QUANTITY OF READERS WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS IN BANGLADESH IS AT A SATSFACTORY SITUATION AND INCREASING DAY BY DAY.

200

193

150 100 50 0

Number of Publishers allotted in Ekushe boi mela YEARS

2002

2008

2015

TABLE: GROWING NUMBERS OF PUBLISHERS ALOTTED IN EKUSHE BOI MELA

SHUHRAWARDI UDDYAN BANGLA ACADEMY

MAP: SHIFTING VENUE OF EKUSHE BOI MELA FROM BANGLA ACADEMY TO SHUHRAWARDI UDDYAN

REFERENCE: http://www.boi-mela.com/Publist.asp www.banglaacademy.org.bd

BACKGROUND ISSUES 3. THEIR ACTIVITY IS EXPOSED FOR ONLY ONE MONTH IN A YEAR. AND THROUGHOUT ALL THE YEAR THEIR ACTIVITY REMAINS HIDDEN.

UTTORA

4. THERE IS LACK OF COMMON PLATFORM WHERE READERS, WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS CAN STAY IN TOUCH, SHARE THOUGHTS AND ALSO KEEP BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR. OTHER POTENSIAL ZONES BASED ON NEED AND ACCESSABILITY

MIRPUR

KURIL

GULSHAN BADDA

AGARGAON MAHAKHAL I

RAMPURA DHANMONDI

5. THE BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE CONFINED IN A PARTICULAR AREA OF DHAKA CITY. THE WHOLE CITY DEPENDS ON ONLY ONE CENTER FOR BOOK AND WRITING RELETED FACILITIES. SO IT IS VERY PAINFUL TO COME TO THAT AREA FROM OTHER PORTIONS IF CITY

CENTRAL ACTVITY ZONE FOR BOOK RELATED FACILITIES DHAKA UNIVERSITY ,BUET, MEDICAL, NILKHET, DHAKA COLLAGE, BANHLA BAZAR, JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY ETC. DHAKA CITY STREET MAP: http://maps.google.com 2016

FUTURE

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

CENTER 5 UTTORA

1. PROVIDING A COMMON PLATFORM FOR READERS, WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS TO SHARE AND EXPLORE MORE KNOWLEDGE AND ALSO EXPAND BOOK RELATED BUSINESS.

CENTER 4 MIRPUR FUTURE

FUTURE

CENTER 3 GULSHAN-BONANI

CENTER 2 PANTHOPATH

2. THIS PROJECT WILL PLAY AN INITIAL ROLE TO MOVE THE CONFINED CENTER FOR BOOK AND WRITING RELATED FACILITIES TOWARDS OTHER PORTIONS OF THE CITY AND DECREASE PRESSURE ON THE CENTER.

CENTRAL ACTVITY ZONE FOR BOOK RELATED FACILITIES

MAP: THE ROOT AND OTHER POTENTIAL AREAS FOR BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO NEED AND ACCESSABILITY

FUTURE

THE SITE

CENTER 5 UTTORA

SITE SELECTION CRITERIA: SITE HAVE BEEN SELECTED BASED ON THESE TWO FACTS: 1. ACCORDING TO OBJECTIVE-2 SITE SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE OUT OF PRESENT CORE OF BOOK RELETED ZONE TO SERVE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE CITY AND TO CREATE A NEW POSIBILITIES FORE MORE BOOK RELETED PROJECTS IN NEARE FUTURE. CENTER 4 MIRPUR FUTURE

FUTURE

2. SECOND CONCERN IS THAT THE SITE CANNOT BE VERY MUCH AWAY FROM THE PRESENT CENTER FOR BOOK RELETED ACTIVITIES BECAUSE THAT IS THE ROOT. AND PRIMARILY THIS IS RISKY TO SELECT SITE VERY MUCH AWAY FROM THE ROOT. FOR EXAMPLE SITE CANNOT BE SELECTED AT UTTORA OR OTHER CENTER 2 AREAS BECAUSE OF ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEM FROM THE CORE PANTHOPATH PRESENT PROPOSAL ZONE. PANTHAPATH

NEELKHET, DU, BANHLABAZAR

THE ROOT

NEAR TO THE ROOT MIRPUR, UTTORA ETC

AWAY FROM THE ROOT

CENTER 3 GULSHAN-BONANI

ROOT ACTVITY ZONE FOR BOOK RELATED FACILITIES

MAP: THE ROOT AND OTHER POTENTIAL AREAS FOR BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES BASED ON NEED AND ACCESSABILITY

SELECTION AND JUSTIFICATION: ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA PANTHAPATH, KARWAN BAZAR IS A BEST POTENTIAL SITE FOR THIS PROJECT MOREOVER THIS SITE HAS SOME CHARACTER WHICH IS VERY POSITIVE FOR FUTURE IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT. STUDENT DOMINATED ZONES

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SHAHBAG, DHAKA UNIVERSITY, NEELKHET AND BANGLA BAZAR ZONE IS THE MAIN ROOT OF BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES THE SECOND MOST STUDENT DOMINATED ZONE IS FARMGATE. EVERYDAY THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS GATHER THERE. MANY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND COACHING CENTERS ARE SITUATED THERE. THE SITE IS SITUATED AT THE MIDDLE POINT OF SHAHBAG BASHUNDHARA CITY AND FARMGATE. IF THE PROJECT IS SITUATED AT THIS SITE THE BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES WILL FLOW TOWARDS FARMGATE AND ALSO TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY THIS WILL CREATE A NEW TRAIL FOR BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES

FAR CALCULATION: SITE AREA: ROAD WIDTH: EAST: 20 METER NORTH: 33 METER (SITE ENTRY) F.A.R. = 7 M.G.C. = 50%

TOWARDS FARMGATE

TOWARDS F.D.C. TOWARDS BASHUNDHARA CITY 100 FT WIDE ROAD

F.A.R. =

TOTAL AREA OF ALL FLOORS TOTAL SITE AREA MAIN ENTRY

7 =

TOTAL AREA OF ALL FLOORS SQM

SITE

9825.70 SQM N

TOTAL FLOOR AREA = 9825.70 X 7 SQM

TOTAL FLOOR AREA = 68779 SQM

60 FT WIDE ROAD TOWARDS SHAHBAG

PROGRAM FORMULATION

PUBLISHERS’ OFFICES BOOK SHOP

PUBLISHERS’ SHOW ROOMS

EXPANDING BUSINESS

WRITERS

ADMIN OFFICE LIBRARY

READERS

COMMON PLATFORM FOR ACTIVITIES

EXPLORING KNOWLEDGE E- LIBRARY

PUBLISHERS SHARING THOUGHTS

ARCHIEVE MULTIPURPOSE HALL

AMPHE THEATRE

FAIR SPACE

DIAGRAM: BROAD PROGRAM IDINTIFICATION BASED ON TARGET GROUP AND THEIR ACTIVITIES

PROPOSED PROGRAMMES: 1. BOOK SHOPS 2. PUBLISHERS’ SHOW ROOMS 3. MULTIPURPOSE HALL 4. ADMIN OFFICE 5. PUBLISHERS’ OFFICE 6. CAFETERIA 7. CAFERETIA OUTDOOR 8. LIBRARY 9. ARCHIEVES 10. AMPHETHEATRE+ RAMP 11. OPEN GROUND FOR BOOK FAIR 12. OPEN EXHIBITION AND TEMPORARY SCULPTURE

9 4 8

5

6

7

10 2

2 1

3

12

1

11

PROJECT CONCEPTUALIZATION THOUGHTS AND SPACES: AMULGUM OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMMES WAS PRIMARY CHALLENGE OF THIS PROJECT. THE PROGRAMMES MUST NOT BE ARRANGED BY CONVENTIONAL ZONING SYSTEM. FORMAL AND INFORMAL SPACES MUST TALK WITH EACH OTHER. THAT’S WHY BOOKS SHOPS HAVE BEEN KEEPT CLOSE TO PUBLISHERS’ OFFICE SPACES AS THEY ARE IN NEELKHET, BANGLABAZAR, MOTIJHEEL AND SOME OTHER AREAS. USE OF CONTROL HAS BEEN APPLIED IN A DIFFERENT WAY AS FOUND IN NEELKHET BOOK MARKET AREA. THE BOOK SHOPS ARE NOT CONTROLLED CENTRALLY BY ANY CLOSED ATTRIUM. RATHER KEPT OPEN BY VOIDS AND CORRIDORS. ON THE OTHER HAND REGULAR CONTRON HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO LESS PUBLIC FUNCTIONS LIKE PUBLISHERS’ OFFICE SPACES.

RADING SPACE FOR CHILDREN: READING IN A PLAYFUL INVIRONMENT

LIBRARY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAMME HERE BUT IT HAS BEEN KEPT AT UPPER LEVEL. THE REASON IS NOT TO IMPOSE ON THE CONTEXT BUT FOR SPIRITUAL REASONS. IT HAS BEEN COMPARED WITH THE HEAD OF A BODY. ANOTHER FUNCTIONAL REASON IS THAT ANY CITY SCALELIBRARY NEEDS SCOPE FOR FUTURE EXTENSION. THAT’S WHY IT HAS BEEN KEPT AT UPPER LEVEL WITH 3 DEDICATED LIFTS FOR LIBRARY FOR EASY ACCESSIBILITY. THE INNER SPACES OF THE LIBRARY IS DESIGNED WITH INFORMAL AND ENJOYABLE SPACES TO MAXIMIZE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. PEOPLE SHOULD ENJOY TO SPEND THEIR TIME INSIDE THE LIBRARY. BOOK SHOP SPACES: CORRIDORS, BRIDGES, AND STAIRS EXPOSE THE ACTIVITY AND ATTRACT MORE VIEWERS

INDICATORS AND VARIABLES:

PROBLEM/ ISSU

OBJECTIVE/ SOLUTION

INDICATOR

VARIABLE

SPACES

1. DOUBLE HEIGHT/ TRIPLE HEIGHT VOID SPACES HAVING VISUAL CONNECTION WITH OTHER LEVELS SEPARATION OF LEARNING AND SHARING ENVIRONMENT

AMALGUM OF LEARNING AND SHARING ENVIRONMENT

1. INFORMAL SHARING SPACES

2. BRIDGE CONNECTIONS 3. OPEN STAIRS THROUGH VOID SPACES

3 2. FORMAL LEARNING SPACES

4. READING SPACES ENCLOSED BY STACKS

1

4

5

5. DOUBLE HEIGHT READING SPACE SURROUNDED BY BOOKS 1. GREEN BUFFER

PROTECTING BUILT NOISE ARROUND ENVIRONMENT FROM THE SITE SOUND POLLUTION

TRIPLE LEYER NOISE BUFFERING

2. BUFFER BY ACTIVITY SPACES

3. WOODEN LOUVRE AS NOISE RESISTOR

3 1 2

INDICATORS AND VARIABLES: PROBLEM/ ISSU LACK OF INTERACTION AMONG READERS AND WRITERS LACK OF PUBLIC ENVOLVEMENT

OBJECTIVE/ SOLUTION INCREASING INTERACTION AMONG READERS AND WRITERS

ATTRACTING COMMON PEOPLE

INDICATOR

VARIABLE

INTERACTIVE PLATFORM FOR ACTIVITY AND GATHERING

1. BOOK INAUGURATION TEMPORARY EXHIBITION SPACE AT THE HEART

1. INFORMATIVE APPERTURE

1. UP LIFTED LIBRARY CREATING TRIPLE HEIGHT APPERTURE

2. ICONIC LOOK WITH INTIMATE SPACES

SPACES

2

1

2. SPACE FOR OCCATIONAL BOOK FAIRS AS FRONT YEARD

2. BREAKINGS IN LOWER LEVEL

1

NODE

2

WRITERS PARTICIPATION

ATTRACT THE WRITERS

CREATING SPACES FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITY

1. AMPHE THEATR 2. INTERACTIVE GATHERING SPACES

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT INITIAL CONCEPTUAL SECTION BOOK SHOPS ARE AT THE LOWER LEVELS TO COMMUNICATE WITH MASS PEOPLE AND MAXIMIZE BOOK RELATED BUSINESS LIBRARY IS AT THE UPPER LEVEL TO ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM DISTANT AREAS. THE INTERMIDIATE SPACE BITWEEN LIBRARY AND BOOK SHOP IS KEPT VOID TO CREATE AN URBAN APPERTURE FROM THE NODE. CAFETERIA AND OUTDOOR FOOD FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED THERE TO ATTRACT PEOPLE UPWARD PUBLISHERS’ OFFICES ARE LATER SHIFTED FROM TOP LEVELS. THEY ARE KEPT WITH BOOK SHOPS AND PUBLISHERS’ SHOW ROOMS IN FINAL DESIGNE SCHEME TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM COMUNICATION WITH READERS, WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS

GREEN BUILDING FEATURES: THE MAIN PRINCIPUL OF GREEN BUILDING IS TO MINIMIZING THE NEGETIVE IMPACT OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT ON NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND MAXIMIZING THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES. TO FOLLOW THIS PRINCIPUL SOME FEATURES ARE ADDED TO THIS BUILDING.

SOUTH

EAST

MULTIPURPOSE HALL

MAIN FUNCTIONS ARE PLACED SOUTH FACING FOR EXAMPLE THE LIBRARY TO ENSURE MAXIMUM NATURAL VENTILATION. THE CIRCULATION SPINES OF BOOK SHOP AREA IS SOUTH FACING TO GRNERATE WIND CHANNEL THROUGHOUT SHOPPING AREA. AND IREGULAR BRIDGES BITWEEN TWO WINGS HELP TO GENERATE WIND TERBULATION.

BOOK SHOPS

ORIENTATION AND CROSS VENTILATION:

BOOK SHOPS

LIBRARY

CIRCULATION SPINES

NORTH

WEST

SOLAR SHADDING BY WOODEN LOUVRES : MAINLY USED AT EAST AND WEST FAÇADE TO PROTECT DIRECT SUNLIGHT TO COME INSIDE INTERIOR SPACES. RATHER A DEFUSED LIGHT COMES INSIDE.

SECTION AA’

RAIN WATER HARVESTING : ROOF TOP RAIN WATER COLLECTED AND STORED AT BASEMENT LEVEL. ONE PORTION IS TREATED AND USED INSIDE BUILDING. ANOTHER PORTION IS USED FOR IN SITE VEGITATION.

RAIN WATER COLLECTOR CHAMBER

IN SITE VEGITATION: INDEGINIOUS PLANTING: MEHAGANI, JACKFRUIT, MANGO, COCONUT ETC

EMERGENCY DISPOSAL OF OVER FLOW

SECTION AA’

ECO-COOLER: ZERO ENERGY COOLING SYSTEM

CUT OUTS OF PLASTIC BOTTLES

FIRST EVER ZERO ENERGY COOLING SYSTEM WHICH NEEDS NO ELECTRICITY. REDUCES INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE 5° TO 7° SELSIOUS. MADE OF RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES WHICH ALSO PREVENTS SOIL POLLUTION. IT’S A HIGHLY EFFECIENT LOW-TECH SOLUTION

SECTION BB’ REFERENCE: www.habitat.com\articles\eco-cooler.php

SOLAR CATCHER:

THIS SYSTEM CATCHES NORTHLIGHT TO INDOOR DARK AREAS LIKE STACK AREA THROUGH GLOSSY REFLECTORSURFACE MADE OF LIGHT WEIGHT ALUMINIUM

USE OF DAY LIGHT:

STACK EFFECT: MAXIMUM USE OF DAY LIGHT HAS BEEN ENSURED. FOR THAT LIBRARY HAS ROOFLIGHTING SYSTEM WITH 45 DEGREE ANGLED SUN BREAKER WHICH ONLY ALLOW DIRECT SUN LIGHT TO THE CIRCULATIONS ( CORRIDORS STAIRS AND BRIDGES) FOR ONLY MORNING AND EVENING. OTHER SPACES GET DEFUSED SUN LIGHT.

STACK EFFECT: INTERMIDIATE VOIDS ARE USED TO GENERATE STACK EFFECT THROUGH INTERNAL VOIDS OF LIBRARY. BY THIS SYSTEM COOL AIR FROM BELLOW ENTERS AND HOT AIR EXITS THROUGH UPPER LEVEL VENTS

DESIGN DRAWINGS SECTIONS:

SECTION AA’ 0

30

60

120

SECTIONS:

SECTION BB’ 0

30

60

120

ELEVATIONS:

NORTH ELEVATION 0

30

60

120 120

ELEVATIONS:

SOUTH ELEVATION 0

30

60

120 120

ELEVATIONS

EAST ELEVATION 0

30

60

120 120

ELEVATIONS

WEST ELEVATION 0

30

60

120 120

SPACE VISUALIZATION

VIEW FROM NODE

SPACE VISUALIZATION

VIEW FROM EKUSHE TV TOWER

SPACE VISUALIZATION

VIEW OF RAMP+AMPHITHEATRE

PEDESTRIAN APPROACH