MAUSAM JAIN

Any new architecture within an old city has to necessarily negotiate with the older typologies & the context within which those buildings evolved & take it further. The idea is neither to imitate the style which has evolved & given architectural significance to the city of Ahmedabad nor to ignore them. The design focusses on finding the methodology of design which understands & absorbs the context & the existing typologies to arrive at a design solution. With the objectives of exploring design, based on modern architecture for designing an extension to the National Institute of Design on the banks of Sabarmati River, it also creates a space for recreation/leisure & gives central Ahmedabad a bold new identity & reconnects the people of Ahmedabad with the city’s historic lifeline. The building is conceptualised based on the characteristic typology of the city: giving importance to the communal or outdoor areas which become the governing factor of the proposed design.