2024-12-22T15:46:34-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150126705/studio-lotus-uses-adaptive-re-use-practices-to-transform-a-15th-century-fortress-precinct-in-india Katherine Guimapang 2019-03-25T18:40:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f1e9a8c2f62b9e30de07c77ac3968e7d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/645412/new-delhi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Delhi</a> based practice, <a href="https://archinect.com/studiolotus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Lotus</a>, creates a winning project design that applies adaptive <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/145/re-use" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">re-use</a> techniques to transform the historic Mehrangarh Fort precinct in Jodhpur, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/284/india" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">India</a>. The&nbsp;new Visitor Centre and Knowledge Centre is set to create an alternative entrance to the Mehrangarh Fort. By using a metal and dry stone construction, the new design helps soften the site's high footfall with a low ecological impact. According to the studio, "it was pertinent that any additions or modifications to this dense fabric intertwined with the existing structure through expressive and adaptable additions that make the most of modern construction technology, yet stand deferential to the historic site&rsquo;s timeless magnificence."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b275bf414b8e0ee53b08acb79bb9054.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b275bf414b8e0ee53b08acb79bb9054.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Visitor Centre and Knowledge Center at Mehrangarh Fort Image &copy; Studio Lotus</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e7e2d90484dc5e350b0415a10551384b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e7e2d90484dc5e350b0415a10551384b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Visitor Centre and Knowledge Center at Mehrangarh Fort (overhead view) Image &copy; Studio Lotus</figcaption></figure><p>The center consists of a series of interconnected decks that descends from the entrance of the Palac...</p>