Tab Jengo la Matumizi Mchanganyiko by Prashant Sutaria is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Majengo, Ujenzi na Miundo Competition Category.
ChumaUsanifu wa Majengo· 2020
Tab Jengo la Matumizi Mchanganyiko
Client: Prashant Sutaria Architects (PSA)
Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Usanifu wa Majengo Category
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About Tab Jengo la Matumizi Mchanganyiko
Tab ni jengo la matumizi mchanganyiko lililopo Durgapur, West Bengal, India. Tab inaunganisha hoteli ya nyota tano, ofisi, vitengo vya rejareja na maegesho ya umma katika muundo mmoja. Sehemu tofauti za kuingilia na kutokea zinaweka kila kundi la watumiaji mbali na lingine. Muundo huo unatokana na mahekalu ya Bishnupur na chuo cha Shantiniketan. Terracotta inafunika sehemu ya facade, na beti za shairi la Gitanjali zimewekwa kwa chuma kinachostahimili hali ya hewa kwenye upande wa chini wa mashariki. Fremu ya zege iliyoimarishwa kwa chuma iliyojengwa juu ya msingi wa raft inaisimamia jengo hilo. Kioo cha ubora wa hali ya juu kinapunguza ongezeko la joto la jua.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award
Tab Jengo la Matumizi Mchanganyiko ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Tab Jengo la Matumizi Mchanganyiko inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Tab Jengo la Matumizi Mchanganyiko inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.
Behind the Design
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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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