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2. design focus
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WRAP-6 is an attempt to reclaim
redundant ‘urban premises’, with
architectural coordinates which would
C ollaborative arChiteCture takes a simple idea out of a Complex Context and turns it into a
trigger public use and
community interaction
route for a new beginning. Their ideas for urban landscapes are insertions that become modes of change,
replicable in a density-rich world, as also the bedrock of studio research for newer solutions
Urban Pavilion, Phoenix spaces into the urban fabric.
This project is developed as a part of the competition entry The wraps that populate the urban void could be
titled ‘Gimme Shelter’ sponsored by the Arizona state. The configured in a variety of ways depending on the programme
competition called for interventions in Phoenix to revitalise and locale. It could be a linear urban corridor, connecting
the urban space. two points; a series of nodes located along the streets; or a
WRAP-6, as the project is called, is an attempt to cluster creating a larger hub.
reclaim redundant ‘urban premises’, with certain Material choices for construction could vary from
architectural coordinates, which would trigger public use recycled wood, wooden derivatives, reinforced plastic, or
and community interaction, ultimately transforming it into a even fully out of ferrous derivatives. But the proposal
vibrant interface or meeting place. suggests recycled exterior grade wood and structural steel
The interventions could act like an anchor in an connectors and mild steel pipe supports.
existing urban locale to re-orient or even recast the existing The lattice framework of the construct filters the harsh
fabric, which could trigger sporadic yet highly positive inputs sunlight during the day and creates an ever-changing
into the urban setting and stitch the left-over, redundant dynamic pattern of its own.
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3. design focus
Urban Skyline, reSearch
ProjecT
The firm anchored their research on Mumbai.
As a competition entry, the brief was to
transform the existing skyline of the city. The
design team purposefully kept away from the
utopian concept, believing that the built
environment can enhance the skyline, not
necessarily change the social fabric.
Their design is an insert that would act
as a catalyst to reinvent the landscape. The
idea could be an economically sensible way to
germinate and infuse changes in the city
which could easily be replicated without
resulting in a monotonous and ‘top down’
urban sight. The attempt thus was to trigger a
better design than the hermetic glass and
repetition box buildings that ubiquitously dot
the city’s skyline.
The design lies open-ended, with twists
and turns in its form, to allow for rain, sun,
air and light to filter through the spaces. The
concrete building would be porous in its
character, tropical-friendly, providing room
for vegetable gardens.
Photographs courtesy: collaboraTive archiTecTUre