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Design Concept

Street Furniture

Heritage Signage

Information Systems

Destination Patiala

Sheesh Mahal

by Siddhartha Das

22.03.2007

A 14 Gulmohar Park New Delhi 110049Tel +91.11.65683832 Fax [email protected] Www.siddharthadas.com


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Design Concept | Destination PatialaStreet Furniture + Heritage Signage + Information Systems

Design by Siddhartha Das

Design Concept

Street FurnitureHeritage Signage

Information Systems

Destination Patiala

The Design Concept presented in this document illustrates the direction

taken by the Design Consultancy headed by Siddhartha Das, New Delhi.

While it attempts to reflect a comprehensive approach, it is not exhaustive,

which it will be at the stage of the submission of Design Detailing

document.

The design in all cases is in harmony with its setting, without attempting

to be futuristic or superficially modernistic in its approach. It isintentionally understated and modern, aiming to furthering a visitors

experience at the developed heritage site. All the elements of street

furniture, heritage signage and information kiosk, come together to do

this, each is an individual element and yet has a synergy that binds it all

together as a heritage site in Punjab. They draw on the elements of the

heritage sites without becoming caricaturist illustrations of it.

While there are are some site-specific variations, all attampts have beenmade to create a style that would bind all such sites in Punjab harmoniously

together.

Siddhartha Das


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Site Pictures: Sheesh Mahal


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The Iconography


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Furniture Design

Outdoor Benches

Material Considerations

Easy to transport

Possibility to produce on site

Climatic considerations for choice of material and

by way of design Low or no-maintainance (aging with grace and dignity!)

Two varieties of sandstones, forest brown and teak sandstones, and

reinforced concrete (RCC) have been choosen for the benches. The two

varieties of sandstones have very organic grains and lend themselves

evocatively to the gardens and monuments here and elsewhere.

The cement benches are cast with wood shuttering and other moulds

which give a more tactile and organic feel to this industral matieral.

Design Features

Benches with simple forms have been designed in a way that would suit

Rambagh and more generically other heritage sites in Amritsar, Patiala

and elsewhere in Punjab.

Simple and minimalistic, without being simplistic

Humane by way of tactility and organic forms, being almost lyrical

Edges are often rounded to avoid chipping or fractured edges

The flat top benches allow people to sit on it from both sides

The design takes into account cost & installation aspects

The benches will be configured in the garden & other sites allowing

individuals privacy, while at the same time allowing small and largergroups to make the most of the developed public spaces. With this in

mind the benches are laid out sometimes individually and radially.Left: Teak sandstoneRight: Forest brownsandstoneBoth available fromquarries in Rajasthanand can be producedeconomically in the

stone workshops nearJaipur


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Furniture Design

Outdoor Benches

Variation 1a


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Furniture Design

Outdoor Benches

Variation 1b


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Furniture Design

Outdoor Benches

Variation 2


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Scaled wooden modelsof Outdoor Benches:Variation 1b + 2(scale of 1:5)


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Furniture Design

Outdoor Benches

Variation 3


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Furniture Design

Outdoor Benches

Variation 4


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Furniture Design

Waste Bins

These bins would be made from mild steel sheets. The pipe support

structure also acts as the pivot. Perforations have been introduced

keeping in mind security concerns. The perforation pattern is

reminiscent of a detail that often occurs on the emblished arches

found in the Anglo-Sikh architecture. The design allows easy

despencing and cleaning.


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Left Side Front Right Side BackLeft Side Front Right Side Back


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Top:Detail for bollard and fence and

railing caps in cast iron or mildsteel (MS)

Bottom:Railing and tree-guard design

Furniture Design

Railing, Fencing + Bollards

This railing design is derived by repeating arch forms, with the

corner structural posts mounted with railing caps, reminiscent

of architectural motifs


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Furniture Design

Bollards + Signage

This variation of bollards in brick is reminiscent of the Anglo-Sikh brick

architecture. It may occasionally have lights embedded in it (shown here

in grey) and signs.

These signs may be directional or informative signs, and may be

sandblasted on stone or vitified tiles, or glazed on the latter.


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Materials for Singage

(Left Top) Concrete textures(Left Bottom) SandblastedVitrified tile, image credit:Dhun Karkaria, KarizmaCommunications, Ahmedabad

(Right Top) Teak & Forest BrownSandstone, both available fromquarries in Rajasthan and can beproduced very economically inthe stone workshops near Jaipur

(Right Bottom) Vitrified & otherfloor tiles (60cms x 60cms)


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Heritage Signage

Introductory Site Singage

Variation 1: VerticalThe Sign(s) that introduce the site to

visitors. These may be located at all

the key entrances to the site or only

the main entrance as may be

deemed necessary as the project

develops.


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There are two variations, one vertical and the other almost horizontal.In both cases, the sign may be executed on either stone

or tile, and mounted on a concrete support. The material and colours

follow the design language of the street furniture, together in harmony

of the Garden and heritage sites.

The outdoor halogen light fixture may be integral to the signage

structure as shown here. The grey plane in represents the ground, with

the concrete support or foundation below it.

Heritage Signage

Introductory Site Singage

Variation 2: Horizontal

This (almost) horizontal sign also executed on either stone or tile, and

mounted on a concrete support. The sign is constructed at an angle,

facilitating easy reading and allowing water and rubbish to slide off

rather than collect on it.

The semi-circular niche at the bottom of the sign allows the visitor to

come close to the sign.


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Heritage Signage

Singage for Plants


This almost horizontal executed on a

tile, may either be sandblasted or

glazed. The sign is constructed at an

angle, facilitating easy reading and

allowing water and rubbish to slide offrather than collect on it. The sign with

its concrete support structure is a mere

foot above gfround so as to not create

a visual clutter and be more of a

discovery for a visitor who may come

close to the particular tree or plant.

The three possible colourways for thetiles are shown on the right


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Heritage Signage

Singage for Plants


The possible colourways for the

tiles are shown at the bottom.

The virtual modelling on the

right shows how it would be

constructed.


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Signage

Singage for Parking

The Parking signs outside do not

try to imitate the style of the

heritage signs on the site, but

follow the tenets laid down by the

Indian Road Congress. The signs

are pole mounted signs, groutedinto a concrete foundation


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Signage

Cautionary + Prohibitory SingageThese signs outside do not try to imitate thestyle of the heritage signs on the site, and are

different in nature as they are to be seen by

visitors so as to caution them in advance. The

heights have been adjusted so as to not create

visual clutter. The signs are pole mounted

signs, grouted into a concrete foundation, a

sysytem (with components) identical to that of

the Parking signs which would located outside

the site.


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Information Kiosk

The information kiosk can be made either as small permanent structure

or as a complete knock-down one. This 3m x 3m kiosk would be

located on a 5m x 5m (25 sqm.) concrete plinth. The kiosk consists of

two main components:

1. Display & service counter

2. Storage & display shelving

This is housed in a structure with a single door that rests on a rollerallowing it to swivel and we pushed back by the side wall. A simple

tensile canopy shades the entire plinth surrounding the kiosk.

The kiosk can be serviced by two personnel. The angular front of the

counter allows a visitor to stand close to it. The two levelled counter

allows the personnel to segragate material for display from the material

that may need to be used by them.

It may be noted that the two components listed above could be housed

in a heritage structure at the site too.


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Door swivels openand rolls backward

The kiosk shadedby the tensile

canopy, andlocated in themiddle of the

concrete plinth

Display board

Display & storageshelf

Display & servingcounter

Front sign

Track for doorroller

Concrete plinth


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Design Concept

Street FurnitureHeritage Signage

Information Systems

Destination Patiala

Sheesh Mahal

Design team:

Siddhartha Das

Aditya Pawar

Bhupender S Chahar

A 14 Gulmohar ParkNew Delhi 110 049Tel 011.65683832Fax [email protected]

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