Ritu Deshmukh
Journals 8
Artilla: a rendez-vous of Creative Expression
Artilla as the name suggests is a rendez -vous of Creative Artists in a picturesque locale of Croatia with the site in a location having the River and the Sea as its extents.
Child's Play: Explore, Innovate through Design
The children of today need stimulus as they a tech savvy generation and have the world on their fingertips. The outdoor play structure designed by us tries to explore and infuse curiosity as well as invoke a sense of excitement thro.
BOOKMARK 2.0
“All of us do not have equal talent but all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents. "This is a quote by our late president dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam which inspired us to think about developing a faculty for access to education for all. Our design attempts at providing a book mark in rural India and providing an accessibility through our design to all into the modular library design we have proposed in Kalasar , Rajasthan. The concept of this design of Book Mark is based on C . L . A. S. S. where C stands for Climate consciousness L stands for Locally available building resources A stands for Accessibilty for all S stands for Sustainable design and S also stands for Safety to all This is the strategy or approach for design kept in the C.L.A.S.S. as we tried a design which used modular design criteria both in interiors as well as exteriors. The design is transparent and open to welcome maximum people of all age group to experience the bookmark we are creating through inclusive design and propagating universal accessibility to all. The form is simple and adorned with Jaalis to resonate with the local traditional knowledge systems and application of Construction technology and materials . The openness in plan and form invites children and Grown-ups to peek inside the modular library and get attracted to the reading sections designed within this envelope. The upper floor kept as private reading areas which provides proper light , ventilation and silence. It also consists of media library and provision to green terrace. Localization of knowledge systems and integration with sustainable practices in providing passive cooling techniques, adequate light and ventilation, integration of Solar Panels in façade design as well as using a modular approach aids in delivering the appropriate sustainable path to the road to success of these rural populace including the children of this place.