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TECTONIC OPERATIONS
WORKING DRAWING STUDIO : DESIGNING A BATH HOUSE
THE CAVERN :
THE PROJECT ATTEMPTS TO CONTRADICT THE LANGUAGE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND ADOPT THAT
OF THE BANYAN TREE IN FRONT OF IT. THE FORM OF THE BUILDING RECEEDS AGAINST THE FOLIAGE OF THE
TREE IN RESPONSE TO IT. THE SPACES ARE MEANT TO BE REMINISCENT OF THOSE FOUND IN CAVES, WITH
FLOORING PLAN
LIGHT COMING IN THROUGH SLITS AND EXPLODED ODD SHAPED OPENINGS AXONOMETRIC PLACED AT THE TOP. THE COLOUR PALETTE
WALL SECTION 1 WALL SECTION 2
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CONSISTS SOLELY OF SHADES OF GREY. REINFORCED CONCRETE HAS BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY, FOR MAJORITY
OF THE WALLS, THE FLOOR AND THE ROOF, TO BE ABLE TO EASILY CREATE THE “JAGGED” FORM OF THE BUILDING.