Post by Ramalakshmi Ramachandran

Design proposal BY Samvad Design Studio for the National Law School, Bangalore, competition project, 2026. Surabhi Shingarey The proposal looks at architecture of the Auditorium + Dining and Student Housing as an:“instrument of connection” (Aldo Van Eyck). Much like cities, where the private, semi-private and public realms collide and mutually activate each other, the 3 acre parcel re-looks at institution building exploring Flexibility and Adaptation – public spaces that could change over time to serve different functions – from flash mobs, to study groups, to student demonstration to informal lectures in the central plazas; on Modular Design, use of repetitive units/ grids to form larger wholes for ease of building and economy and most importantly on way of living in the Indian context – under shaded, verandah like spaces, exploring tropical notions of interiority-exteriority and publicness, to create a convivial student hub which is inclusive and ecologically sensitive. #architecturecompetition #institutionalarchitecture #publicspacedesign #spatial #conceptual