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ARCHITECTUR+ARCHITECTUR+ DENOVEMBER

A N I N D I A N J O U R N A L O F A R C H I T E C T U RA N I N D I A N J O U R N A L O F A R C H I T E C T U R

DESIGN FOR LEISURE

BEYOND BOUNDARIES

REFURBISHING CONCEPTS

EXPLORING CLASSICAL STYLE

DESIGN FOR LEISURE

BEYOND BOUNDARIES




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VO L X XIX N O 11 N O V E M B E R

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFSUNEET PAUL

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A N I N D I A N J O U R N A L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E

2 1 ABOUT THE ISSUE

2 2 REFLECTIONS

2 4 UPDATES

3 8 A Tribute to Ma nsinh M Rana

4 0 ESSAYTaj Ma ha l Aspects of its Design Conce pt

Prabhakar V Begde

REFURBISHMENT CONCEPTS

4 8 Tracing Trad itionTorre Del Hom en aje/Kee p, Granad a, Spa in

Anton io Jim n ez Torrecillas, Spa in

5 4 Redevelopment of a Station

Kings Cross Station, London

John McAslan + Partners, Lond on

6 2 Man gue shi Tem ple Com plex, Goa

Rahul Deshpa nd e & Associates, Goa

7 4 Multi-functional Development

Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai, China

logon, China

8 2 Balancing th e Vernacular and the ModernHo tel Jukaso Gange s, Varan asi

MAK Designs, Vara na si

9 0 Reviving Cultural Flamboyance

Ho tel Alfonso XIII, Seville, Spa in

HBA, Lond on

EXPLORING DESIGN1 0 0 Crea tion s in Classical Style

DESIGN FOR LEISURE1 0 6 Geo de sic Structu res

Whitepod Hotel, Switzerlan

Whitepo d Exploitation SA, S

1 1 2 Reflection of Rajasthan

RAAS, Jodhpur

Lotus Praxis Initiative, New

and Bangalore

1 2 0 An Eco Retreat

Gorukana, B R Hills, Karnat

Gayathri and Namith Archite

Pvt Ltd, Bangalore 1 2 6 Creating Luxurious Environs

Sofitel So, Bangkok

The Office of Bangko k Archi

(OBA), Tha iland

1 3 2 D-Caves, Hyderabad

Sanjay Puri Architects, Mum

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A N I N D I A N J O U R N A L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E

End Septe mb er 20 12 witnessed a hu ge loss to the architecture fraternity of India, in the demise of renowned Delhi-based architect and professorMansinh M Rana. The extent of his dedication to architecture and education

gets exemplified in his being a participant in the process right till the last days. Hispassion for the profession was very evident right from the earlier days. An architectwith a mission, he evolved over a period of time into an extraordinarily roundedpersonality with a vision. It was this vision of his in the late eighties that made him afounder member in establishing an architecture school in the precincts of Delhi where he a ttemp ted to bring in a m eaningful and innovative change in the veryperception of architecture education in India. With an international exposure andhaving me t the great masters of that time, he evolved his own vocabulary inarchitectural practice and went all out in p resenting a robust unde rstanding of theprofession to the bureaucrats and th e government o f an em erging India of theeighties trying to establish an identity of her own devoid of the British influence.

Apart from the immense contribution to architecture, M M Rana was also aspontaneous human being with immense sensitivities. His skills as a teacher andguide d evelope d a natural and genuine rappo rt with his pupils who also be came amajor source of his un-diminishing youthful energy. He always believed thatarchitects ought to strive with pardonable assumption, to aim for excellencethough th ere are no safe formulae and traditions for such prepa ration. Reacting tothe gene ral disenchantm ent a round, he o nce observed, I have und er suchcircumstances, resolved to go it alone, on my own terms and on m y own steam. Indeciding to stand erect and be reckoned with, I am really not alone. Self-respect andself-esteem are too dear a price to barter for a whole lot of ifs and buts and other

strings that come attached to unethical professional compromises. My khoj (search)for our roots and fragrance continues...Architect Rana would, of course,

for many years to come, be fondlyremem bered as an iconic guidingforce to achieve rationalisedprofessional and personal pursuits.We salute the inherent b uoyant spiritof his delightful soul and dedicate thisIssue to him

about the issue

A n architect never sleeps.

B rent T hom psonArchitect an d educationist, late M M Rana 1922-2012)

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DESIGN FORLEISURE

BEYOND BOUNDARIES

REFURBISHING CONCEPTSEXPLORING CLASSICAL STYLE

DESIGN FORLEISURE

BEYOND BOUNDARIES



Kings Cross Station,London (Architects: John

McAslan+Partners,London)

All drawings an d visuals for theprojects and articles, unlessmentioned otherwise, are

courtesy the architects/authors.


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Award

WB Honours 2012 recent lyhonoured 11 p rominentinstitutions and individu als at afunction h eld in Mum bai. This

year Delhi International Airport Terminal 3 won the award for the IntelligentWashroom Design a t Airports. At the event, God rejProp erties Limited received the a ward for the categoEfficien t Bathroo m s at Building Com plexes. Ben jamBeller, BaO Architects, Beijing, b agge d a wa rd for th eInnovation in Public Conveniences. J W Marriott,Chand igarh, won the award un der the category of Techno logy Driven Washroom s. Samo de Palace n eaJaipu r, also received award for the WashroomRestoration in Heritage Building.

Other note worthy recipients at the e vent include dMed anta- The Med city, Pullm an, Gurgaon Central Paand ITC Grand Chola Chenn ai. This year a new hon ouwas instituted called WB Lifetime Achievem en tHon ou r. R K Som an y is the first recipien t of this hon

Fast Track Architect ure

Steven H oll Architects recently celebra ted the pre-op ening o f the Sliced Porosity Block-CapitaLan d Raffles City in Che ngd u,China, with a visit of the Prime Minister of Singapore. The projectis sched uled to be com pleted later this fall.

In the centre o f Chengdu , atthe intersection of the first RingRoad and Ren Ming NamRoad , th e Sliced Porosity Blockforms large pu blic plazas with ahyb rid of d ifferent functions.Creating a m etropo litan p ub licspace instead of ob ject-icon

skyscrapers, this three million sq ft project takes its shape from itsdistribution of na tural light. The req uired m inim um sunlightexposures to the surroun ding urb an fab ric prescribe precisegeom etric angles that slice th e exoskeletal concrete frame of thestructure. The b uilding structure is in white con crete organised in6ft high ope nings with earth qu ake diagona ls as required, wh ilethe sliced section s are glass.

For more information, visit: www.stevenholl.com

Confe rence

The Indian StainlessSteel DevelopmentAssociation (ISSDA) inassociation with FICCI

recently organised aseries of talks toce leb rat e the 100years of Stainless Steel.The event he ld a t NewDelhi, saw th epart icipation of prominent industry leaders from around the world. The talksinvolved stainless steel experts including Thomas Pauly, managing director, EuroInox, Brussels, wh o p rovide d th e a ud ience with insights into the ap plication of the material and its sustainable characteristics. Further, Dr Peter Cutler of theNickel Institute, offered a glim pse of the evolution of stainless steel over th eyears and asserted ab out i ts role in a rchitectural applications. Markus Mo ll,

ma naging d irector of Steel & Metals Market Research, Austria, p resented hissuggestions rega rding the profitabil ity of a do pting stainless steel as a bu ildingma terial. N C Mathur, preside nt, ISSDA, wh o presided the session, concludedthe p roceedings by d etailing the vision for the future. A special ed ition of Architecture+ Design was also released on the o ccasion which do cume nted th econtem po rary trend s in Stainless Steel .

For mo re de tails, visit www.stainlessind ia.org

Trad e Ne ws

Cera Sanitaryware Ltd h as launchedan a rray of elegan t range of digitawall an d vitrified tiles in Kera la. It walaun ched at CERA Style Studio in th e

presence of a la rge num ber of prominent p eople f rom t rade indus t ryinclud ing S C Koth ari, Atul San ghvi anAbb ey Rodrigues.

At the event, Vikram Somany,chairma n o f CERA, said, It is bu t na tuthat CERA has now ventured into tilesfor the qua ntum leap i t is planning inthe com ing years.


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The mon th of Septemb er 201 2 was witness to the an nualinternational furniture event Feria Hab itat at Valencia, Spain.Top Span ish and European b rand names along with pa rticipationfrom across the wo rld were part of th is mega exhibition of furniture,lighting, textiles, home dcor products, etc. Organised by ANIEME(the Spanish nationa l association of furniture m anufacturers andexporters), this fair saw over 55 nationa l and inte rnational firmsexhibiting the ir produ cts. The Designers Association of the ValencianComm unity was an active participan t in bringing around anatmosphere of talking about energised design during the course of the five-day event. This was achieved through a series of talks,discussions and a conference on different a spects of designdevelopment. The lead speakers were a mixed lot of professionalsfrom architecture, interior and industrial design, textile industry andalso the government bodies. The focus was also to debate on greateropportunities between different countries to evolve newer venues fortrade and commerce in todays economic environs.

The highlighting feature of the exhibition was the large-scaleinnovation and creative surges on d isplay in the whole range of furniture whethe r it was contemporary or the classical style. Theexhibited furniture no doubt brought to the forefront the Span ish sensitivities for qua lity workmanship an d d etail. The lightingfixtures section also reflected the same. Another section, which caught the eye was the pavilion dedicated to around 31 young

studios and design schools. The participants here under the forum nude had on display diverse and experimental design whetherit was for office or residen tial dcor. They added a very refreshing mo od to the occasion with a p ractical and futuristic approach todesign. The president o f ANIEME was upb eat about creating more business oppo rtunities within and o utside Spain for theparticipating firms and designers. All in a ll, the fair gene rated some very constructive d ialogue and business associations be tweenthe industry and the consumers from a ll across.

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