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Karthikeyan Kuppu Sundara

Karthikeyan Kuppu Sundara

Chennai, IN

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Museum of Ecology

Location: Suburban Mumbai, India
Guide: Prof. Jaydip Barman
Status: Studio Problem
Date: July, 2014 - September, 2014

The space problem consists of integration of three functions: seeing, walking and eating. The functions are satisfied symbolically under three distinct envelopes of the structure. The external displays are extended down to a stream along series of level changes increasing the distance of exhibition length along the curves. Continuous galleries spiralling up to the roof and a subterranean chamber function as the galleries. The cylindrical void at the centre of the galleries is the focus showing the ascension from the subterranean to the canopies. 

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Mumbai, IN
My Role: Design of the building envelope, preliminary analyses
Additional Credits: Nishant Nain, Abhishek Chauhan