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This project attempts to question the type of the typical shopping mall as an introverted box disconnected from its context.
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With the developer favouring ground level retail for maximum revenue we proposed a series of 1:12 pedestrian ramps that ascend along the terraces of the stepped volume of our building, hence extending the ground level retail & F&B programs vertically.
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This doubles the amount of accessible retail which is visually connected to the ground entrance.
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The project hence becomes an urban plaza stepping up from the corner location of our site, a quasi-public space open to the city long after the fixed hours of the commercial programs that occupy the interiors.
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Working with programs that include offices and retail, we proposed an expandable and flexible module open to programmatic change over time.
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Further two vertical voids drill through the mass of the building culminating in lower courtyards bringing light, ventilation & access to the lower program of the auditorium. Source by Sameep Padora & Associates.
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Location: S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad, India
Architect: Sameep Padora & Associates
Project Team: Saloni Parekh, Sanam Bauva, Karan Bhat, Ameesh Bhatnagar, Nitisha Raje, Sandy Patwa
Size: 25,000 sq mt
Year: 2015
Images: Courtesy of Sameep Padora & Associates
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