Red Fort Center Chaw Qhia Rau Cov Neeg Tuaj Xyuas by Siddharth Bathla is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Platinum in Tsim Kev Coj Noj Coj Ua thiab Kev Lag Luam Kab Lis Kev Cai Competition Category.
PlatinumKev Coj Noj Coj Ua· 2024
Red Fort Center Chaw Qhia Rau Cov Neeg Tuaj Xyuas
Client: Dalmia Bharat Limited monument mitra with implementation partner Sabhyata Foundation
A' Design Award Platinum Winner in Kev Coj Noj Coj Ua Category
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The Design
About Red Fort Center Chaw Qhia Rau Cov Neeg Tuaj Xyuas
Red Fort Center yog ib qhov chaw qhia rau cov neeg tuaj xyuas uas nyob hauv lub Red Fort hauv Delhi, uas yog ib qho chaw World Heritage. Qhov project no yog kev siv dua tshiab ntawm cov tsev tub rog thaum lub sijhawm colonial uas tsis tau muab siv tau ntau xyoo lawm. Txoj haujlwm tuav tswj tau siv cov khoom hauv zos, xws li hmoov zeb sib (lime), hmoov thwv cib, jute thiab xuab zeb Badarpur, nrog rau cov thwv cib tshwj xeeb uas ua raws li cov qauv ntsuas qub. Cov pobzeb liab (red sandstone) los ntawm cov qhov mining uas tau xa rau lub fort no muab pua rau hauv cov plag tsev. Nthuav dav li ntawm 20,000 square feet ntawm ob theem, lub chaw no muaj kev muag pib, cov chaw pab pej xeem thiab cov gallery uas tau xaiv tsa zoo los nthuav qhia txog keeb kwm ntawm lub fort.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Platinum
Red Fort Center Chaw Qhia Rau Cov Neeg Tuaj Xyuas yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Platinum, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo kawg nkaus, zoo nkauj thiab ci ntsa iab tiag tiag. Cov neeg yeej Platinum yog cov khoom xav tsis thoob ntawm kev tsim, yog cov pov thawj ntawm qhov kawg ntawm kev txawj tsim ntawm tib neeg, thiab qhia txog kev tshaj lij uas tsis muaj leej twg piv tau thiab kev txawj ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Cov qauv tsim no xav tias yuav yog cov haujlwm muaj koob npe tshaj plaws uas txiav txim lub caij nyoog txoj kev zoo nkauj, pab rau zej zog txoj kev noj qab haus huv thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Red Fort Center Chaw Qhia Rau Cov Neeg Tuaj Xyuas qhia txog qib zoo tshaj plaws thiab tsis muaj kev xyem xyav ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua nrog nws cov yam ntxwv muaj txiaj ntsig thiab muaj nqi. Red Fort Center Chaw Qhia Rau Cov Neeg Tuaj Xyuas yog ib qho haujlwm uas yeej A' Design Award Platinum, uas txhawb kev xav, tshoov siab, ua rau zoo siab thiab ua rau muaj kev xyiv fab loj.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Located within the Red Fort, an iconic unesco Site, the Visitor Centre serves as a gateway for visitors to experience the fortress's heritage-built fabric. Through adaptive reuse, these long-term defunct colonial barracks come back to life. The design strategy pursues conservation efforts to replicate the materiality deciphered from the fort itself. While celebrating the stories of life and culture of the fort, the contemporary interventions live up to the fortress's multi-layered history.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The Visitor Centre is spread across 20,000 sq.ft. of engaging, historic and immersive gallery spaces housed within the two-storeyed heritage structure. The experience is designed across both the floors; ground floor offering a complete introduction through ticketing, immersive technologies like AR and public amenities like cafe and souvenir shop. Second floor provides a curated museum experience, ensuring equal engagement for all visitors through guided tours facilitated by ushers and live actors.
- Tags
- adaptive reuse, storytelling, conservation, exhibition design, experiential design, narrative design, information center, Red Fort, Immersive experience, Heritage upliftment, lighting, Augmented Reality
- Production Technology
- The conservation was rooted in using local knowledge of materials and processes, with lime, brick dust, stalls of jute, bail water and Badarpur sand. In keeping with the heritage palette, the bricks were custom-crafted to match the existing dimension used in the barrack. Red Sandstone procured from the mines that provided stone for Red Fort adorns the flooring. The refurbishment included replacing existing M.S. Girders and replenishing initially used wood with new seasoned Teak and Sagwan wood.
- Design Challenge
- The responsibility of positioning the monumental artefact and its harmonious integration with the heritage surrounding steered the whole design process. Persistent efforts to restore the barracks with authentic processes, lead to creating a standard for other barracks in the fort. Carefully planned minimal interventions accentuate the character of the heritage. With a footfall of about 975 visitors daily the barracks have transformed into a living cultural space for the Red Fort visitors.
- Research
- As a historic colonial structure set out in a Mughal precinct, the conservation approach dealt with studies on material philosophy, best local practices and structural understanding to restore and celebrate the inherent value of the heritage. A detailed understanding of the history, culture and continuous evolution of the Red fort rendered the engaging storytelling experiences. Several miniature paintings were studied to create a coherent visual language and scenography of the visitor centre.
- Inspiration
- The continuing significance of Red Fort and the barracks themselves being an artefact to the story of India’s independence movement gave impetus to the design approach of the Visitor Centre. The center was originally built from the debris of the demolished Mughal structures which expose and celebrate the intricately carved pieces embedded within the walls of the colonial barracks. The organic textures, non intrusive punctuators and contemporary scenography and all surrender to their notable surroundings.
- Project Duration
- Falling right after the entry into the Red Fort, these barracks serving as a an optimum location for visitor orientation. The project commenced in January 2019 with the primary objective of conserving and restoring the barracks. The onset of the pandemic necessitated and the site temporary closed. The work resumed in December 2020 and the project culminated in the creation of the Red Fort Visitor Centre in January 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Through naturally-lit corridors, the visitors immerse in the scenery of the fort outside while uncovering the stories of the Red fort inside. A wide passage connecting the two corridors allow the visitors to meander through the building to engage with various interactives and installations. Ushers and actors punctuate the journey of the visitors. The ground floor offers stand-alone experiences and services, while the Red fort story comes alive as a complete curated experience on the first floor.
- Team Members
- Creative Director: Siddharth Bathla
Design Director: Prashasti Chandra
Graphic Designer: Suryanath Sunny
Architect:Prashul Sharma - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Andre J. Fanthome, Red Fort Center, 2021
Optional Image #1: Photographer Andre J. Fanthome, Red Fort Center, 2021
Optional Image #2: Photographer Andre J. Fanthome, Red Fort Center, 2021
Optional Image #3: Photographer Andre J. Fanthome, Red Fort Center, 2021
Optional Image #4: Photographer Andre J. Fanthome, Red Fort Center, 2021
Video Credits: Cinematographer Sohaib Ilyas, Red Fort Center, 2021
Sound Credits: Adobe Stock, Red Fort Center, 2021
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