Tab Shaqada Koowaad: Dhismaha Isku-dhafan ee Isticmaalka by Prashant Sutaria is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qaab-dhismeedka, Dhismaha iyo Qaab-dhismeedyada Competition Category.
BirQaab-dhismeed· 2020
Tab Shaqada Koowaad: Dhismaha Isku-dhafan ee Isticmaalka
Client: Prashant Sutaria Architects (PSA)
Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Qaab-dhismeed Category
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The Design
About Tab Shaqada Koowaad: Dhismaha Isku-dhafan ee Isticmaalka
Qoraalka Buugga: Tab waa dhisme isku-dhafan oo isticmaal badan leh oo ku yaal Durgapur, West Bengal, Hindiya. Tab wuxuu isku keenaa hotel shan xiddigood, xafiisyo, guryo iibsi/tafaariiqle ah, iyo baarkin dadweyne oo dhammaantood ku jira hal qaab-dhisme. Meelaha gelitaanka iyo bixitaanka gaar ah waxay ka dhigayaan koox kasta oo isticmaalayaal in ay ka fogaadaan kuwa kale. Naqshadu waxay ka soo qaadatay macbadyada Bishnupur iyo xarunta jaamacadeed ee Shantiniketan. Terracotta ayaa daboolaysa qayb ka mid ah wejiga dibedda, halka tix-yaryarta gabayga Gitanjali lagu qoray bir cimilo-adkeysi ah oo ku taal geeska hoose ee bari. Qaab-dhismeed birlab ah oo ka kooban koonkiriito xoogaysan (reinforced concrete frame), oo ku dhisan aasaas caag ah (raft foundation), ayaa taageeraya dhismaha. Muraayadaha tayada sare leh waxay yaraynayaan kululaanshaha ka yimaada qorraxda.
The Recognition
About the Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award
Tab Shaqada Koowaad: Dhismaha Isku-dhafan ee Isticmaalka waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf leh oo la siiyo naqshado wanaagsan oo buuxiya shuruudaha xirfadeed iyo kuwa warshadeed ee laga filayo hal-abuurro si wanaagsan loo naqshadeeyay. Guuleystayaasha Birta waxay muujiyaan xirfad weyn, takhasus sare, fahan khabiir iyo awood hal-abuur oo abuurayaashooda. Tab Shaqada Koowaad: Dhismaha Isku-dhafan ee Isticmaalka waa hal-abuur la filayo inuu noqdo mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, wax ku ool ah oo cusub. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu isku daraa hab-dhaqannada ugu wanaagsan warshadda wuxuuna leeyahay sifooyin farsamo oo karti leh oo ku xiran aqoon iyo hibo. Dhammaystirkeeda awgeed, Tab Shaqada Koowaad: Dhismaha Isku-dhafan ee Isticmaalka waa mudan ixtiraam, waxaana loo naqshadeeyay inay keento hagaajin nololeed oo ka caawisa in adduunka laga dhigo meel ka wanaagsan.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Tab is inspired by traditional art and architecture of its culturally rich surroundings namely temples of Bishnupur and Shantiniketan. It has obtained Igbc Platinum Rating (core & shell category). It is located in the city centre of Durgapur, an industrial and mining town in east India . It is developed in Public Private Partnership model with the government of West Bengal .
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The building has double basements and close neighboring buildings with shallow foundations. The use of sheet piles was avoided due to time and budgetary constraints. This led to phase wise execution of the basement. The length of the building (84m) required an expansion joint considering the weather conditions. The box rim fabricated with MS and fibre cement board was added towards the end of the project, and became the most challenging task due to scaffolding requirement.
- Tags
- Boxing local art and culture, public place & community engagement, steel sculpture dedicated to the industrial city, government and private partnership project, Igbc Platinum rating, streetscape, modern architecture, hotel architecture in India
- Production Technology
- We have used conventional RCC frame structure with raft foundation due to the unique soil condition. Part of the structure is MS and attached with the RCC structure. A second skin of fibre cement board is used on the shorter facades. Coreten steel is used on the lower facade of the hotel to add an element of timelessness for the verses of the poems. A high performance glass is used to optimize daylight and cut down on solar gain.
- Design Challenge
- A balance between the diversified requirements, like a five star hotel, office premises, retail outlets and public parking were to be achieved. An attempt is made to go beyond this and enhance the streetscape in its vicinity.
Re accommodating overhead city power transmission lines going along the length of plot on both sides underground. The width to depth ratio was 1:3.5. The stringent building bye laws along with a maximum permissible height of 50 meters with high Far at 4.5. After accommodating transmission lines underground there was practically no place for water tank, Stp , earthing pits. Even the back up generators , transformers , gas bank etc had to be adjusted in an innovative way. - Research
- The research started by conducting a study tour of the Bishnupur temples, campus of Shantiniketan and the tribal area of Purulia. Bishnupur inspired the artwork, form of the building & use of Terracotta. Artists from Shantiniketan were used to create the stainless steel sculpture, bronze statue & some other artworks in glass. Shantiniketan also inspired the use of verses of Nobel prize winning poem ‘ Gitanjali’ on the lower facade.
- Inspiration
- The Architect’s vision was to draw inspiration from the historical and culturally rich region and transcend it into architectural expressions of modernism. This in a way is symbolic of the development and progress this industrial city is making. The architectural solution was to create the Box , representing a modernist and progressive
approach suitable for the purpose & "fill it with art and terracotta works." The use of Terracotta on the facade and the Gitanjali verses on the lower part of the eastern face result from this concept. - Project Duration
- The project started in September 2014 in Durgapur, West Bengal and completed in September 2018
- Operation Flow
- There were multiple end users namely - occupants of 5 star hotel, office goers at lower floors, retailers & their customers on ground floor & visitors to the city centre who use the public parking in the basement. All these occupants were segregated with the help of various entry / exit points. Besides this, there is also a service entry hidden from the general visitor. Each of them have been carefully planned to give a unique user experience keeping the functionality in mind.
- Team Members
- Sampada Wakankar, Sneha Mehta
Interior Design - Prakash Mankar Associates / Prashant Sutaria Architects
Landscape Architect - Halder Associates
Structural Consultant - Durga Singh Deora
MEP Consultant - MC D Built Environment Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd.
Facility Planner - Hospitality Solutions
Project Management Consultancy - MRC PRISM Projects Pvt. Ltd.
Facade consultant - McCoy Architectural Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Lighting Consultant - Lopez Design
Signage Consultant - The Creative Mill
Building Contractor - Nagarjuna Construction - Image Credits
- Pradeep Sen
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