-The project has been interpreted in the form of a palace.
-This was done to render it with splendour.
-Draupadi was the queen of one of the most powerful kingdoms of her times.
-Draupadi was the queen of one of the most powerful kingdoms of her times.
-The building is a blend of modern architecture and mythological appeal.
The image above is the space dedicated to Draupadi’s time at her father, King Drupad’s palace.
The emotion depicted here is of REPRESSION. She was a frustrated
princess who wanted to learn politics and warfare but was denied due to her being a woman.
The emotion depicted here is of REPRESSION. She was a frustrated
princess who wanted to learn politics and warfare but was denied due to her being a woman.
The design approach required me to study spaces that would repress the visitor and make him feel like escaping the place. An inverted dome served the purpose well.
The dome is a large tensile structure of 24m dia supported on a 0.9m dia RCC column.
The dome is a large tensile structure of 24m dia supported on a 0.9m dia RCC column.
The above picture is the area depicting Draupadi’s time at the Hastinanpur palace.
-The waterbody or the kund is symbolic of Bheeshma, the fatherly figure who ensured inclusion, protection, nourishment.
-However, as the visitor approaches the kund, they realise that the water is beneath a layer of glass, creating an illusion of nourishment.
-This is reminiscent of Bheeshma failing to protect Draupadi during her plight.
-The waterbody or the kund is symbolic of Bheeshma, the fatherly figure who ensured inclusion, protection, nourishment.
-However, as the visitor approaches the kund, they realise that the water is beneath a layer of glass, creating an illusion of nourishment.
-This is reminiscent of Bheeshma failing to protect Draupadi during her plight.
Draupadi found the Hastinapur palace as a big cage with overwhelming grandeur.
The hall is enclosed by a a discontinuous wall with a meter wide gaps to give it an appearance of a humungus cage.
The hall is enclosed by a a discontinuous wall with a meter wide gaps to give it an appearance of a humungus cage.
The picture is of the Pavillion dedicated to Bheem.
Bheem was the most loving husband to Draupadi.
-Their relation was full of bright and beautiful moments. This is indiacted through a meandring lotus pond.
-On the other hand, Bheem was also symbolic of stregnth and robustness.
-This is indicated through 9 sturdy looking columns of 1m dia each.
-The pavillion looks like a giant open-air space standing in majesty and strength which were reminiscent of Bheem.
-As the visitor approaches the space, he is gratified by the beautiful lotus pond that details out his feelings for Draupadi.
Bheem was the most loving husband to Draupadi.
-Their relation was full of bright and beautiful moments. This is indiacted through a meandring lotus pond.
-On the other hand, Bheem was also symbolic of stregnth and robustness.
-This is indicated through 9 sturdy looking columns of 1m dia each.
-The pavillion looks like a giant open-air space standing in majesty and strength which were reminiscent of Bheem.
-As the visitor approaches the space, he is gratified by the beautiful lotus pond that details out his feelings for Draupadi.
The picture is of a libarary interpreted as a space dedicated to Sahdev, the most learned of all the Pandavas.
Draupadi had a pleasant bond with him and he was a source of a ot of knowledge she wished to seek right from her childhood.
The space is rendered a beautiful appeal, full of sunshine to depict his significance in her life.
The above picture is of the Corridor dedicated to Kunti.
-The woman was the unifying chord for the five brothers.
-It is depicted through a very low heighted roof of 2.4 meters against surrounding areas with very high ceiling.
-This is symbolic of her repression for Draupadi as a strict mother-in-law.
-The unity and obedience to the eldest brother was a major factor in
Draupadi’s plight.
-The woman was the unifying chord for the five brothers.
-It is depicted through a very low heighted roof of 2.4 meters against surrounding areas with very high ceiling.
-This is symbolic of her repression for Draupadi as a strict mother-in-law.
-The unity and obedience to the eldest brother was a major factor in
Draupadi’s plight.
