To solve surrounding noise issues from busy highway and a railway station, bold straight lines were used for the exhibition space. The space distribution is based on optimum user-friendly pedestrian and vehicular access direction, sound barrier and spatial dynamism to achieve exceptional user experience.
Being enveloped by the highway on the north and the train station on the south side, the site faced a tremendous noise and vibration problem.
The main objective and challange of this project was to design a calm and peaceful exhibition space in the close proximity of a rail station and a major highway in Dhaka Cantonment Area.
individual
academic
level | studio | duration
Undergraduate | 2015 | 4 weeks
concept development
diagrammatic expression
visualization
near Cantonment Railway Station, Dhaka
Bangladesh
area
around 35,000 sq.ft
Dr. Catherine D Gomez, Professor
Syed Abu Sufian Kushol, Assistant Professor
Syed Abu Sufian Kushol, Assistant Professor
illustrator
site
The site is located in between the Cantonment Railway Station and the Tongi Division Road, a very busy highway in the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. There is also a small water body at the north-east corner of the site.
ideation
Given the railway station at the south and the water body to the east, the main build form is stratigically placed as a sandwitch by alloting public place to the west and semi-pubilc zone to the south.
My initial concept developed from the lobby space. Considering the lobby to be a semi-open space, with floating roof and green at the centre, I placed all other functions to encircle the grand lobby.
renders
The sunken interior gallery space is kept without any partition walls, to ensure a monumental space with open floor plan. The exhibitor can hang or erect temporary exhibition boards to showcase the artworks or photographies. A visitor can enjoy the sunken space by the long horizontal slit, can see the vibration of the train passing by through the water waves. Roof is kept afloat, allowing natural skylight to enter throughout the day.
Entry lobby serves as a transition space for a visitor to enter different functional spaces. This semi-open space delivers a city-street vibe, allowing visitors to interect with each other, leading to cave-like indoor exhibition space and outdoor open to sky exhibition space. Perforated metal sheets are used as the floor material for the center area, allowing the rainwater to drain and get collected for reuse.
A visitor can enjoy the serene water-body and watch the activities of the exhibition space from the semi-public outdoor space to the east of the site.