Design project

1. PLANNING,ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF
MUSEUM BUILDING
SUJITHA.M (710120103006)
RAGUNATH.A (710120103305)
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Submitted by
Under the Guidance of
Mrs. B.DEEBIGHA,
Assistant Professor,
Department of civil Engineering,
Adithya Institute of Technology, coimbatore – 641 107

2. ABSTRACT
Architecture is the art of spaces. The human feelings were influenced by architectural space from
time to time. For centuries, museums have played an important role in societies around the world.
They are cultural institutions in which people are able to come, learn, and enjoy art. Some museums
have gained a reputation for their collection of art. This paper focuses on the influence of architectural
space over period of times. A theoretical as well as practical key issue in the design of museum and
galleries is how the layout of space interacts with displays to create a specific effect, express the
intended message to visitors. This Paper comprises of all the spatial and functional requirements of a
museum planning. The design component of this project is located in Chennai, a metropolitan city. It
intends to impress visitors with a vivid history of its development through architectural expressions.
KEYWORDS: Architectural Space, Museum planning, Design components, Circulation, Displays,
Services

3. LITERATURE REVIEW
Jorge Maya (2017) Designing and supporting the visitor experience with interactive exhibits in
science museums is a complex endeavor, particularly because many factors are interrelated and
its subjective and dynamic nature. Over the past two decades, a number of studies have
addressed this subject from different perspectives.
Shamsidar Ahmad (2018) Public participation such as visitor satisfaction was directly related to
experience of the effectiveness learning and discovery also involvement in motivating learning
behaviour at the museum. These will enhance museum in direction shaping a sustainable future
as the museums as institutions for lifelong learning.
W. Luke discusses the role politics now play in museum theory in his book aptly
titled Museum politics: power plays at the exhibition. He references especially, the Museum of
Tolerance in Los Angeles. This museum uses strong and emotionally charged imagery to
highlight historic crimes against humanity—the Holocaust exhibition is the most visited and
Advertised.

4. LITERATURE REVIEW
G. Simpson, “Exhibitions organized in consultation with the communities represented can provide
a means of counteracting many of the problematic aspects of exhibitions which have drawn
criticism in the past Community involvement in the exhibition planning process can take a number
of forms: participation in oral history recording ,photographic documentation, and other forms of
research; advice to museum staff who are curating an exhibition and ratification of plans,
texts, images, etc.
Stephen E. Weil, Stephen E. Weil is one of the most celebrated and honored museum theorists of
this era. He was a major force in museum evolution and theory for three decades and even served
as the scholar emeritus at the Smithsonian Institute for Education and Museum Studies for
nearly ten Years.
Michael M. Ames, the late Anthropology professor at the University of British Columbia,
discusses another example of this idea in his article Museums in the age of deconstruction. A
bronze statue of “The first great Canadian”—Samuel de Champlain stands in front of many
important state buildings of Quebec. Beneath Champlain sits a small North American Indian,
gazing up at the “great” Champlain.

5. LITERATURE REVIEW
SUMMARY:
• Museum is a temple, where art and knowledge are most important.
• It has a balance between devotion to art. Three primary task of a museum: Education, Presentation,
Forming of a collection.
• Nowadays, the public would not go to a museum in the first instance to acquire knowledge or information
Instead, visitors of a museum expects to go through a unique experience.
• This paper aims to explore how people make meaning in and from museums, through the spaces from
time to time.
• This Dissertation seeks to explore various representations of contemporary and historical spatial
conceptions, using architecture as the medium for representation.
• From this research, it is hoped that the reader will gain an understanding of space and the impact it has on
museums.
• Museum space follows function and its interior space should respond to and go well with its exhibitions.
In addition, the exhibitions, presentations and displays should be interesting and interactive.
• The purpose of this dissertation is to find interpretation guidelines for a historic museum planning.

6. METHODOLOGY
FLOW CHART:
REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS
PLAN COMPLETION USING AutoCAD
DESING CALCULATION
ANALYSIS USING STAAD Pro
PROJECT OUTPUT
CONCLUSION

7. PLAN
GROUND FLOOR
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8. PLAN
FIRST FLOOR

9. CONCLUSION
Through the analysis of these cases, it is easy to find spaces that not only satisfy the
function but also satisfy the spirit. The architecture is not the product but the
artwork, which is the art of the space. Some of the examples are the artworks
themselves, particularly the museums. They not only provide the spaces for display
but also are a part of the exhibition. From the quality of space point of view, there is
no doubt that, through the design of the elements of space, the expected space
effect is achieved. The planning of museum should be in such a way that the building
should be iconic over period of times reflecting the past, present and future image of
the city.

10. REFERENCE
1. Hooper-Greenhill, E. (2000). Museums and the interpretation of visual culture. New York:
Routledge
2. Simpson, M. G. (2001). Making representations: museums in the post-colonial era. New York:
Routledge.
3. Luke, T. W. (2002). Museum politics: Power plays at the exhibtion. Minneapolis: University of
Minnesota Press.
4. Weil, S. E. (2004). Rethinking the museum: An emerging new paradigm (1990). In G. Anderson,
Reinventing the museum: historical and contemporary perspectives on the paradigm shift
(pp. 74-79). Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
5. Fleming, D. (2005, November 8-10). Managing change in museums: keynote address. The
museum and change international conference, Prague.
6. Tony Bennett. (2010). Retrieved March 2011, from University of Western States:
www.uws.edu.au
School of Museum Studies. (2010). Retrieved March 2011, from Univeristy of Leicester:
www.le.ac.uk

11. THANK YOU