Textile Museum at Paithan
The experience of a museum is often a closed, continuous rectangular space where one might feel intimidating due to the huge scale. The museum can be imagined as an interactive space, where the experience of walking and observing can be enhanced. The spatial characteristic of the space should be such that one can wander. The box can be broken down into smaller fragments that act as vantage points to view different installations from different points. Concrete as a building material can not only act as a backdrop for these installations but also provide a stable structural system that can afford different volumes.
The intent was to create a fragmented museum space, where the museum doesn’t become one large block but gets divided into a series of smaller blocks that get interconnected by corridors and make one meander in the space. The idea was to insert these blocks into a series of Columns so the building looks visually light from the outside. Columns in between the spaces allow these individual blocks to flow into each other, they also help in visually connecting one space to the other, thus creating different vantage points to view the exhibition. Columns also break in the vast expanse of continuity that a museum usually has, and it makes you go into the space to view the entire exhibition.
The process started with identifying a grid of 5m and then designing spaces around it . The zoning was done in such a way that all the private areas were on the ground floor with the private areas being double-height spaces on the top. The circulation was designed in such a way that one has to meander to reach spaces, thus making the corridors, not just a circulation space but also an informal museum space where artifacts could be displayed.
Final Drawings set
Cover Sheet
Plans
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Sections and Elevations
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Details
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Construction Process
