This document summarizes Simran Chawla's work redesigning and innovating various spaces. It describes redesigning an existing gym space to incorporate elements of light, color, and designated workout areas. It also details redesigning a classroom, bus stop, and washroom to make them more accessible for wheelchair users by ensuring proper circulation, standardized furniture sizes, and easy access to amenities. The document reflects on how this process of redesigning for accessibility made the author more observant of spaces and their inclusiveness for those with disabilities. It also showcases experiments with different light sources and the creation of light fixtures using materials like cloth, wire, and lamps.

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Simran Chawla
"We often get attached
to some spaces.
Spaces that light our
souls, adds a piece of
furniture to our life and
that,which creates an
experience!"
" Some
experiences start from a
thread that forms a
cloth, a stitch that
creates a product, a
print that takes a
pattern, and a dye that
is dyeing to dye!"
1.SPEAKING SPACES
1.1BARRIER FREE BUILT SPACES
1.2LIGHT AND SPACE
2. INTERLACES
2.1SHIBORI
2.2PRINT AND PATTERNS
CONTENT
Re-innovating space for exhibition #photography
#Light fixture using
incandescent lamp and
cloth
#Beading and stiching a
cloth jewelery
#weaving fibers with
shafts
prototyping #model making for
better understanding of a space
Work in progress
3.1PAINTINGS AND COMPOSITIONS
3. PLACES

2. Usable Metal
swing for
comfortable
seating
RE-­INNOVATING IDEAS
SPEAKING SPACES
SKETCHING LIGHT AND SHADOWS OF SPACES

3. RE-DESIGNING
FITNESS
The idea was to re-design the existing
gym.
I incorporated the elements of light and
color, in reference with the existing body
color chakras,
I have divided the space with areas of
workout. Every space is partitioned with
different color and exercises.
Concept note

4. yoga room swimming pool and deck

5. T
A design which helps you
cross all the barriers , a design
that lets you access, utilise
and survive!a design which
should be anywhere but
everywhere
for
passage of wheel chair
Re-Designed
Bus stop for
passage of
wheel chair
Design for the people with
Disability

6. Re-­Designed Classroom for of wheel chair
Re-­Designed Washroom for passage of wheel-chair
Proper circulation and
space for the speacially
abled people to move
around.
Lockers are close to their
seating,for accessibilty.
CONCEPT NOTE
The existing
washroom
in Garuda Mall
was re-­designed to
make it
good
Retro fitting washroom
1. Automatic hand dryer
and sensor used wash
basin
2. Space beneath
the basin to keep
the wheel chair
3. Mirror accesibility
4. Ventialltion
5. Switch board at the
height of 4'
6. Toilet paper dispenser
*Plenty of space
between the faucet
with a lever handle
for ease of use. -low
threshold and
smooth flooring
* Extender for the seniors
who have difficulty
raising.
Toilet raises height or
lowering/transferring to
wheel chairs
Standard size
furniture

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WHAT I LEARNT
I think learning and re-designing spaces for the people with disability made me more and
more aware about spaces around me, I started to think in terms of people with disability at
every space i walked in, which most of the people fail to understand.
It made me more observant and gave me a new skill to work with.

8. LIGHT AND SPACE
Natural light at
6:30am,
Natural light at 8am
White CFL,
6500k(philips),
Natural Light at 12pm
CFL yellw 2700k,
Fluorescent white
Using light sources to
visually show the color
temperatures
Product Lighting

9. light
fixtures
using LED's
and
incadescent
lamps
materials : dyed
cloth,
aluminium wire,
incandescent lamp materials : mirror, translucent glass , 2 strip of LED's
materials: paper,Cellophane paper, balloon, sequence,
WHAT I LEARNT
Lighting is something which has always fascinated me, I learned a
lot about different light fixtures, types of lighting, and
experimented in tons to make one of my own light fixtures.
From how to measure light to how much output light gives, to
getting awared about which lamp is more efficient.
It was one of the best learnings.