Type: Mixed-Use

Location: Trivandrum, India

Year: 2020

A user experiences a space through their senses. Senses guide them to the spaces that attract them the most. By “stimulating the senses”, a better user experience can be achieved. 

The aim is to create spaces that stimulate the senses and thus enhance the user experience. 

This must be applicable to all the users i.e. users belonging to different age groups and other categories. The design must ensure that all the users experience what attracts their senses the most. For some of them, it may be light and shadow or any such element of surprise. The building must act according to the needs of the user and hence the design must be flexible i.e. the user can decide the space quality and how each space affects them. 

This can be attained by providing provisions for a flexible design where the user can decide his surroundings. Certain parameters like colour, the play of shadows etc can be effectively applied for the same.

SITE

The site allocated by the Government of Kerala is a 1-acre land in Trivandrum city, near Jagathy Junction, sandwiched between highrise apartments and a residential colony 

The site is covered by large canopies on all four sides and is currently used by the Municipal Corporation of the city for solid waste management

PROGRAM

The program is a Mixed-Use Development having three main components.

1.  Car showroom with 750 sqm floor area

2. Restaurant with 150 seating capacity

3. Multiple offices 

CONCEPT

A user experiences a space through their senses. Senses guide them to the spaces that attract them the most. By “stimulating the senses”, a better user experience can be achieved. 

The aim is to create spaces that stimulate the senses and thus enhances the user experience.