AN INTERLUDE-NH 75 ,BANGALORE

LOCATION:BANGALORE
ARCHITECTS:COLLAGE
ARCHITECTURE STUDIO
PROJECT YEAR:2018
AREA:38550 sq.ft

CONTEXT:

LOCATED ON A LONG HIGHWAY

AND IS OPPOSITE TO A MEDICAL
COLLEGE.THE ROAD NEVER FILLS
WITH TRAFFIC AND THIS SPACE
USERGROUPS: ACTS AS A RESTING SPOT FOR THE
CUSTOMERS.

MOSTLY TRAVELLERS- THE RESTAURANT FOLLOWS A SCHEDULE WHERE ITS

DOWNTIME IS FROM 3AM TO 6AM. THEY ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAR-
GET THE COLLEGE STUDENTS THEY CAN BUY SNACKS AND ICE CREAMS DIRECT-
LY FROM THE FRONT RECEPTION AREA.

CONCEPT:

TAKING INSPIRATION FROM SOME OF THE

OLDEST AND MOST POPULAR DARSHINIS IN
BANGALORE, THEY DECIDED TO FOCUS ON
THE PAUSE, RATHER THAN THE JOURNEY
ITSELF. THE SITE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT
ROLE IN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. LOCATED
ON A HIGHWAY WITH RUSTIC LANDSCAPES
ON THE NORTHERN SIDE AND AN APPROACH
ROAD ABUTTING THE SOUTHERN SIDE,
SET TO ESTABLISH A DIALOGUE BETWEEN
NATURE AND THE BUILT SPACES; BLURRING
THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE TWO IN
THE PROCESS. LINE CONCEPT IS EVIDENT
THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AND SITE IN
FACADE,STEPS,PERGOLAS AND LANDSCAPE

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CLIMATE:

THE TEMPERATURE HERE AVER-

AGES 23.6 °C. IN A YEAR, THE AV-
ERAGE RAINFALL IS 831 MM. THE
AVERAGE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
OF HUMIDITY IS: 63.0%

PLAN PROMINENT WIND SW - NE

LOCAL WIND SE - NW

PARKING

SEATINGS

OUTDOOR
SEATING
MAIN
ENTRANCE CHIDREN’S
PARK

PARKING PROVIDED FOR 18 CARS

SECTIONS

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CIRCULATION

SERVICE ENTRY
CONNECTS THE

STAFF CIRCULATION
WASHROOMS
CUSTOMER CIR-

AC DINING
STAFF QUAR-
PARTY HALL SERVING COUNTER
TES,KITCHEN, WASH
AREA AND UTILITY UTILITY AREA
SELF SERVICE DINING
AREA WHICH IS NOT STAFF QUARTERS
VISIBLE FROMTHE RENTED SHOPS
EXTERIOR. KITCHEN

STRUCTURAL DETAILS SERVICE ENTRY

THE NEED FOR A DRAINAGE

GUTTER FOR WATER FROM THE
TWO MASSIVE INVERTED SLOPES
WERE ELIMINATED BY TRANS-
FORMING THE RCC BEAM THAT
RUNS THROUGH THE SPAN OF THE
BUILDING INTO A CHANNEL THAT
ALLOWS WATER TO CASCADE INTO
A WATER BODY THAT BLENDS INTO
THE EXTERIOR LANDSCAPE. WITH
AN ADDITION OF A HORIZONTAL
OPENING RIGHT BELOW THE ROOF,
DETAILS OF THIS WAS DEVISED TO BREAK THE
MASSING.
ROOF GUTTER

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VIEWS AND VISTA

AC DINING HALL COMPRISES OF 72 SEATS VIEW OUTSIDE

56 SEATS PRESENT IN SELF SERVING SPACE SOUTHERN SIDE WALLS
18 SEATS PRESENT IN THE INTERMEDIATE HAS NO OPENINGS INOR-
SPACE DER TO PREVENT HARSH
SUNLIGHT.
SEATINGS ARRANGED TO GET NAT- LOUVRES GIVING NATURAL VENTILATION
URAL LIGHTING AND VIEW TOWARDS ON THE SELF SERVICING AREA .
THE LAWN.

TOUGHENED GLASS ENSURES

MAXIMUM VIEW AND THE FEELING OF
OPENNESS

WIDE SHALLOW STEPS IN THE EN-

TRANCE SERVE AS AN INVITATION.

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