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DesignDissertation-Redevelopingthetempleprecinctsof

Vitthal-RukminiTempleofPandhapur.........................................06

BusTerminusandCommercialCentre........................................12

HolidayResortatLonavala...........................................................14

CEPTCourseWork-WardLevelPlan............................................16

Densi��cationofCommercialHub...............................................20

Photography

ConservationTrophy-2011-WaterArchitecture,Gokak.........22

ArchitecturalPhotography...........................................................26

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TEMPLE

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Focusoftheprojectistogivebackthelostgloryofthetemplepremisesat Pandharpur.eprojectalsofocusesonredevelopingandrezoningtheentirespline corridorofthetemple,keepingthetempleasaconstantfactorandthesurrounding sensitivitycontextinmind.

DesignSolution:Multipurposespacesandbuildingswere designedfortheephemeralchaosofthepilgrims,lastingfora month,forwhichprovisionsmadeareotherwisenoteconomical. Thedilapidatedstructureswererestoredandwereconservedas heritagebuildingsforpublicpurposes.Moduleofmultipurpose accommodationwasproposed.Designsolutionwasgivento openuptheselogjams.

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Thetemplewasredesignedandthe mostconsiderableissuewasnaturallightingand ventilation.

Theseeinghescaleofthebuildingandthe crowdinowandoutow,aclosedstructurewas impossiblewhichwouldneedarti��cialventilation, thuscomplicatingthebuildingservicesand maintenanceshenceforth.Thetemplewaskept openfromallthesidesandashadingoverhang wasprovidedwithperipheralverandatofacilitate theair,allowingittoowthroughoutthestructures. Moreover,windtowerwerecamouageinthe traditionaltempleembellishments.

Themesswasalsoasimilarkindofstructure, whichwasenergyconsuming.Sothewhole elevationwasworkedouttoaccommodatePhoto VoltaicPanel,togenerateelectricityandtominimize itsreliabilityonmunicipalpowersupply. Fewotherstructuresalsofollowedthesimilarpattern. MaximumenergywasgeneratedfromsolarPV cellsandcentralizedbatteriesandgeneratorswere placedonthesite.

Sustainabilitywasthemainfocusofthedesign.ehugetemple structuresectionneededtobeventilatedandnaturallylit. Alsootherbuildingstructurewithhugecapacity(themess)waspaneledwithphotoVoltaiccellsthroughouttheelevation.

ANNACHATRA(DININGHALL)

Annachatraisaplacewerepeoplearegivenfoodforfreefromthe donationsaccepted. Onanaveragedaily700to800visitorsareservedforwhichahallbelow theofficeblockisused.

NAGARKHANA

-Functionofnagarkhanaaresecuritywatchtowerand lockerroomsbelowforpilgrimstodeposittheir footwares,mobilephonesandothersuchvaluableswhich arentallowedinsidethetemplepremises.

-Thenagarkahanawillactasthemaingatewithlocker roomsforthepilgrimswhowillbetherejusttovisitthe templeinforonedayorcoupleofhours. Italsomakesthegrnadentrncedoorthemahadwarwhich willbeplacedappropriatetothenameoftheghat.

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eappreciationoftheprocessesof changeinthetempletownofPandharpuris tobestudiedandproposalwastobemade keepinginmindtheevolutionsthroughages. edesignsolutionwasgivenforthebottle necksofthesite.

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Thenewstructureswereconstructedusinglocallyavailable material,whichalsogavethemthefeeloftraditionalvernacular architecture.

Thebuildingsofreligious,historicalandheritageimportancewere classi��ed(inthetable)andwererestored,redesigned.Important buildingswereconservedandwereadaptedofpublicpurposeslike librariesormuseumsgivinginformationaboutthetheCuktreofWari andPandharpur

DARSHANMANDAP

Managementcannotinfluencethewaitingtime–but…… Canmakeitenjoyable’

-Theshapeofdarshanmandaporientsinthe publicdisplaydeck.moreoverthelaneswithin thebuildingaremadeinterestiongbygiving levelsandalsotoviewtheperformancedeck.

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RESTOREDSTRUCTURES

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PROPOSED INTERIORFOR museumscale1:150

HolkarWada&RamMandir...restoredasLibrary

TheHOLKARWADAneartheMahadwar Ghatconsistoftheimportantbuildingofthearea. -Analysisngandvisuallydocumentingthearea;it sufficestheareatoaccomodatealibrary. -Sokeepingthefacadeintactandmodifyingthe interiorsthiswadaisconvertedintolibraryanda newseminarhallisattachedextendingtheWada. User:scholarsandprawanchankars activity:readinghallmeditationhallsoltitude activities.

RamMandir elevationat present Holkarwada proposedtobe usedaslibrary.

Hallproposedtobeusedformeditationand yogacenter

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PROPOSEDINTERIOR FORLIBRArYscale1:150

Theoldbuildingswereconsidered asanculturalheritageandphysical pointersofhistoriclayers,andadaptive reusewasproposedtosustainthe economyforthemaintenanceofthe building.

Thetraditionalelementsoftempletown werestudiedandamoderntranslation ofthesetraditionalelementswas made.

Commercial-OfcesandShoppingCentre,BandraBus

Terminus

ThesitewasAdjacenttobusterminusanda theater.ThedesignProgrammewastoharpurhas beentheadobeofallthepilgrimcountexceeding anumberof25millionpilgrimsperyear;against whichthefacilitiesmadeareinsuf��cient.Facilities madeavailableforthemresultedinovercrowding duetonobreathableaccessroads.

OneofsuchisthepilgrimageofPandharpur, werepeoplecomewalkfbefnaedtmtrjnstthth

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BusTerminusbuildingwithadministration stationterminusalongwithcommercialcomplex& Shoppingcenter&Restaurant

Segregatedthezoneswithrespecttoexisting surroundingbuildingandthefunctionsofthe building.

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ThemeResort,Lonavala

DesignPhilosophy

AresortwasthemedtocreateaGoan Portuguesestyleofarchitecture.Theconstruction wasdoneusinglocalsustainablematerial.Takingin toconsiderationthecoldclimateofLoavala,stones whichprovidemaximuminsulationwasused,along withtimber,tocreatealoadbearingstructure.

The GoanPortuguesestyleofembellishmentsonthe elevationandalsotheinteriors.

Hightedtreesdenselyplantedonthesouthside shadesmaximumsite.

TheRestaurantandbanquettehallwasdesigned usingthevaultsforcolumlessspans.

Thecottageswerecreatedtohaveanexterior patios,aligningtheperipheryofanellipse, overlookingthecentralwater-body.

Onanotherwerelivelygardenspacesandmaze werecreated.Italsohadminibanquettesinhe circularcolossus.

elocationandprojectrequirementsweretakenintoconsiderationandathemeresort wascreated.edesignhadintricatedesignofinteriorsandtheexteriorsaswelltoreplicate aGaon-Portuguesefeelsincetheconstructiontechniquestobeusedwasloadbearinginthe brief.

Thesitehasslopeattheedges.The��nishoftheoorandsite,itsdesign wasmadepermeablebyusingcoarsestone,takingintoconsideration thewatershortageofthehillyarea.Asitedrainagelayoutwasdesigned todrainoffthewaterandharvestitandreturnedbacktotheground table.