Interior Design Competition

SITE | CONTEXT

The sites listed here are colonial / world-war era airfields that are no longer in use. These brownfield sites now await development and are spread in locations throughout India. You have a unique opportunity to conceptualise your designs at these sites with the chosen programme and scale. Focus on low-impact, conscious, recyclable materials and design choices.

Programme | Design Intent (Interior Design):

Start with the assumption that any one of the four types of programmes listed below is to be instituted at your chosen site.

Participants are free to define the number of facilities, supporting functions, and ancillary activities they would like to include in their proposed schemes, and to conceptualise the interior spaces for the same—aligned to local conditions and context and the larger theme of the competition—the lightness of the footprint, reversibility of their designs, and the set of values that govern their chosen programmatic function.

The total floor coverage should not exceed 8,000 sq. ft

Create a framework for the personality of the facility in terms of its ethos, draw a vivid picture of the user group, map the journeys of their experiences, and devise a response in line with the ‘treading lightly’ theme. Design for the programme you can justify according to the theme and the premise. Focus on the material and design choices according to the theme as well as being appropriate to the context of the function, location, and the specifics of your site.

Socio-cultural

• This typology could include functions such as:
  • 1. Research and educational facilities—laboratories, classrooms, lecture halls, studios, workshops, etc.
  • 2. Skill development facilities—workshops, lounge and relaxation areas, dormitories/residential areas, displays/shops, etc.
  • 3. Museums and supporting facilities—archives and repositories (to preserve and propagate cultural heritage), entrance lounge, souvenir shops, etc.
  • 4. Folk music schools—recording booths, studios, classrooms, etc.
  • 5. Linguistics facilities—libraries, classrooms, projector rooms, etc.
  • 6. Any supporting functions to serve these subtypes, such as—cafeterias, reading rooms, entrance lobbies, bathrooms and toilets, etc.

Healthcare and Well-being

• These may encompass subtypes such as:
  • 1. Emergency hospitals, Long-term care, Clinics—operating rooms, patient general wards, emergency rooms, doctor’s offices, recreational areas for patients, waiting areas for attendants, conference rooms, hospital cafeteria, etc.
  • 2. Anganwadi
  • 3. Supporting functions like cafeterias, waiting lounges, attendant waiting rooms, washrooms, etc.

Climate Resilience and Disaster Relief

• These may include:
  • 1. Research facilities—weather stations, offices, laboratories, sample storage areas, conference rooms, libraries, etc.
  • 2. Disaster education and awareness—classrooms, office areas, conference rooms, etc.
  • 3. Supporting functions for the above subtypes—cafeterias, dining halls, recreational areas, toilets, dormitories/hostels, etc.

Ecology and Anthropology

• You may choose from:
  • 1. Research facilities—laboratories, classrooms, lecture halls, workshops, sample collection, storage and processing facilities, etc.
  • 2. Food and lodging for researchers—dining halls, canteens/cafeterias, recreational areas, dormitories/hostels, etc.
  • 3. Any other supporting functions that you can justify within the premise and the theme.