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UG - BID - Studio - 4 | Monsoon 2020 | Talai, a traveller's home in Jaisalmer

Talai, a traveller's home in Jaisalmer

  • Student Dhvani Khamar
  • Code UI1717
  • Faculty Design
  • Tutor/s Shikha Parmar,Shweta Jain

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Talai, means an oasis in Marwari language. Just like an oasis provides respite in a desert, this home is designed for travellers who want to experience peace in the chaos of Jaisalmer. The home is ideal for people looking forward to spend time with themselves and nature. The home is like a shell with each interior space connected to some element of nature like sandstone, sky, water or greenery. 
Also, the design strategy used to form spaces and guide the design is the experience of  subtraction. The spaces feel monolithic and scooped out.For other projects : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qOlM722SAXYerO789GbobdzxH33xB5Ay/view?usp=sharing

Process, understanding niches, subtraction, exploring layouts. trying different types of spaces through sectinal exploration
Final Layouts, From the entry on the upper level to the lower level is an experience of going inside a shell.
Section AA and BB showing important elemts like Stone-plaster contrast, furniture/spaces that look scooped out, the narrow passage which guides the circulation and the courtyard.
Section CC and Views