Wrapped Volumes 售樓處 by Boney Keriwala and Alak Parmar

Wrapped Volumes 售樓處 by Boney Keriwala and Alak Parmar is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

銀建築· 2020

Wrapped Volumes 售樓處

by Boney Keriwala and Alak Parmar

Client: The BAD Studio

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Wrapped Volumes 售樓處

《包裹體量》係一間臨時售樓處，位於工業城市嘅市郊。呢個地盤冇乜強烈嘅即時周邊環境，所以設計靈感就取材自嗰條引入嘅道路。道路嘅走勢被轉化成一幅連綿嘅包裹式外牆，將整個結構由地面托起。包裹嘅部分形成咗一層景觀層，而其他部分就成為一層保護表皮，減少南面嘅得熱。外牆採用有肋紋嘅灰泥，由本地工匠精心製作。緊湊嘅室內空間沐浴喺自然光之下。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Wrapped Volumes 售樓處是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Wrapped Volumes 售樓處將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Wrapped Volumes 售樓處是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Being a temporary structure, the idea was to reduce the cost and at the same time giving a visitor a sumptuous feel. Translating the movement of road and WRAPPING VOLUMES gives excellent vibrant spaces, where light and shadow play equally important roles in intensifying the geometry. The office weaves the landscape and structure by engaging visitor to transcend from exterior to interior spaces to experience a sumptuous character of compact interior spaces washed in natural light..
Dimensions & Packaging: 15550mm x 10250mm x 4475 mm
Tags: Architecture, Commercial, Wrapped Volumnes, Design, Commercial Architecture,
Production Technology: The building is composite structure with partial metal columns and insulated corrugated sheet roofing along with partial R.C.C frame structure to support roof. Tinted Glass glazing enhances the floating mass levitated through metal columns. The facade is ribbed plaster manually crafted by local craftsman. The flooring is cement texture finished vitrified tiles, while landscape zone comprises of Kota Stone, along with paving blocks in the outdoor pathways and parking zone.
Design Challenge: It was difficult for local masons to understand and construct the structure with a complex geometrical form. To overcome this, we mapped the points on-site by erecting poles and tying a string to achieve the form. Secondly, the facade poses a ribbed plaster. Generally, plaster tends to fall off if hit hard. We tried to re-create the ratio of cement to sand until the plaster firmly adhered to the wall. A series of samples with different size and proportions were created as a part of the research.
Research: We stared our initial research by understanding the immediate context and approach to the site to understand the flow of users . It was also important to keep in mind the typology of people visiting the building to retain hierarchy of public to private places. Analyzing the climatic factors to device the allocation of spaces to achieve diffused natural light into the interior spaces. It was very important to achieve a striking material aspects, responding to climate and local availability.
Inspiration: The site lacks specific context, at the same time the connecting approach road chops the site into a trapezoidal shape. We tried to transform this progressive movement of the road along the site into geometry by wrapping up the spaces into a continuous facade, With an intent where the structure lifts itself up from the ground and transforms itself into a dynamic geometry. Some parts of this wrap form a landscape layer, while others a protective skin, reducing the heat gain from the south.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2018 and got completed in February 2019, The Project is located in Bharuch, Gujarat, India
Operation Flow: As one enters, tones of grey on wall and floors are complemented by the outdoor greens of landscape, drawing an individual to a reception foyer. The sales area along the south side receives filtered light through the wrapped facade with minimal heating. Being a compact space, the passage along the north side with glass pane brings ample natural light giving a larger feel. The movement terminates at the director’s cabin, a lavish space with an outdoor deck and connecting green space.
Team Members: Boney Keriwala, Alak Parmar, Taikhum Shaikh, Aadil Amla
Image Credits: Image courtesy : Panchkon Stills, Mr. Yash Parekh
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