Deriving the characteristics of column and arches of Jaisalmer, Meharaab is a travelers home welcoming two couples or a group or family of 4 members.The form of the site is articulated such that it creates a void outside, perceiving it as a pause point and an extension of the chowk itself. The proposal focuses on creating a transient home that offers comfort as well as permits travelers to sink into the city.
Arches provide Visual connection from one space to another and also demarks two spaces, these characteristics were explored to achieve curiosity through spatial order. https://drive.google.com/file/d/15lFqrVuPlrL_FXU--ogtJz5R_pPgTK8O/view?usp=sharing
Process diagrams and conceptual modelsLower level plan, showing the subtracted mass creating a pause point between public ramp and the entry of the home. The use of diagonal walls was to elongate the movement and curiosity through shifting planes.Upper level plan shows the connection between canon point and the private terrace, through the level difference.Section AA' shows the arch at the lower level and the folding door at the upper level giving a visual and a spatial connection and also dividing two spaces. Vaulted arch on the staircase guide you towards the space. Section BB' through the outer open space, instigating visual connection as well as maintaining privacy. Also, shows the shifting visual cones explored through level difference and shifting walls.Section CC' indicating the elaborate entry through the Bastian and visual connection to the chowk.Exterior View Section DD' shows the upper level entry through the bastion and the view to the outside.Section EE' shows the connection with outside at the upper level.Views
