Kitaab Khana by Compartment S4
The project is a beginning of an iterative process to understand how the role of pragmatic architecture principles for directionality, axis, and orientation could guide the design requirements in an ‘Interior Design’ project
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The requirements provided by the client are realistically and literally transformed into the most basic architectural elements - walls & slabs. The space is designed for two brothers dealing in books as a commodity and is situated in a large office complex. One of the major requirements is the storage and display of books, a design revolves around a large corridor of books.
Two walls are used to house books instead of humans and a slab over it is used as a shelf or a shelter for books. These basic forms are not only repeated to meet the requirements but also provide and cut necessary scales in the space. A rhythm is formed. Kota stone forms the unifying ground and the Indian Patent Stone guides the eye. The exposed brick fins create a sense of repetition and the concrete flat beams break the volume to a more humane scale.
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KitaabKhana is one of the many interior projects where the architect attempts to find the role of the basic architectural elements and principles to create a more straightforward yet meaningful space.
Project: Kitaab Khana
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Design House: Compartment S4
Photography: Palak Jhaveri
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