KOODAARAM- The Pavilion
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is the largest contemporary art festival in Asia, held once every two years, in abandoned factories and warehouses repurposed as galleries and cafes, in Fort Kochi-Mattancherry, in Kerala, South India. Every biennale, a pavilion is constructed to host performance and cinematic art at Cabral Yard.
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We call it the Koodaaram or tent in Malayalam. It is a half-opaque, half-transparent, half-buried performance space for about 420 people.
ACTIVITY UNDER THE PAVILION
The intent is to widen experiences of architectural coalescence, both material and programmatic. Walls and ground fluidly morph and similarly, canopy and foliage merge to create opportunities for spontaneous and social spectacles, encounters and conversations
THE LEVELS
The design provides multiple view through different levels for the audience.
EXTERIOR VIEW
Built in a record time of two months, the pavilion is designed to completely dismantle into components salvageable for reuse, leaving the site largely unmarked.
INTERNAL VIEW
The structures are designed to sit "lightly" on the site.
EXPLODED VIEW
Unpacked the architecture and programme of the Pavilion to occupy the whole one acre site of yard. The entire Cabral Yard is activated to perform as an island-hub for art with people.
SITE PLAN
The inclusive programs curated in the brief for the pavilion includes workshops, lectures, social performances, conferences and book launches. Further, the pavilion kept its media and connectivity open for public use between schedules. Other than that, the campus housed two eateries, a children's art space, an ATM, public toilets and an organic waste plant.
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