Thursday, January 21, 2010


Wednesday, January 20, 2010












SITE - BANDRA - WORLI SEA LINK
USING THE SOFFIT AND COLUMNS UNDER THE SEA LINK.
THE SITE OFFERS AN INTERESTING COMPOSITION OF NATURAL AND MAN MADE FRINGES. THE SEA LINK FUNNELS THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FROM THE SUBURBS TO SOUTH MUMBAI AND A HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC CORRIDOR IS FORMED OVER STRONG TIDAL CURRENTS BELOW IT. ALSO LOCATED IN THE VICINITY IS A FISHING VILLAGE. THE INTERVENTION AIMS TO HELP THE FISHING COMMUNITY SERVING AS A DYNAMIC INFLATABLE SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES THE CURRENT TO TRAP THE INCOMING FISH. IT ALSO SERVES AS A DOCKING PODIUM AND AS WELL AS A PATROLLING CENTRE FOR THE COAST GUARD. IN THE DYNAMIC SETTINGS OF THE SURROUNDINGS, THE FRINGE ACTS LIKE A PAUSE. THE ORGANIC TUBULAR STRUCTURE, DERIVES SUPPORT FROM THE PRE EXISTING PYLONS UNDER THE BRIDGE AND MAINTAINS STABILITY BY MEANS OF A JOINERY INTEND TO COUNTER THE FORCE OF THE INCOMING WAVES.
INCOMING FISH. IT ALSO SERVES AS A DOCKING PODIUM AND AS WELL AS A
PATROLLING CENTRE FOR THE COAST GUARD. IN THE DYNAMIC SETTINGS OF THE
SURROUNDINGS, THE FRINGE ACTS LIKE A PAUSE. THE ORGANIC TUBULAR
STRUCTURE, DERIVES SUPPORT FROM THE PRE EXISTING PYLONS UNDER THE
BRIDGE AND MAINTAINS STABILITY BY MEANS OF A JOINERY INTEND TO COUNTER
THE FORCE OF THE INCOMING WAVES.