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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

    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

    Variation 1: Horizontal

    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

    Variation 1: Horizontal

    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]