Environmental Flows

Argumentative Question

Tatawadi is an agricultural school for the blind which is a secluded place that cradles a diverse form of vegetation such as wetlands, orchids, coconut and mango plantations, flora, and fauna. On our investigation, we realized that the built forms do not respond to or complement the micro-environments and the vast ecology this place offers. How can one think through all these human and non-human accords? How can one introduce new recreational spaces and activities across these microclimatic conditions to make them more fluid and experiential sensorially? How can we change and alter the form and orientation of the structure according to the diverse micro-environments How can the blind inhabit these spaces?

Overall view of the site showing the built and unbuilt

Site Plan with contours

Transition in soil conditions

Sound Map

Smell Map

Water Map

Shade and Light Map

Sensorial understanding of the site.

Wind Map

Water Map with contours

Site Sections

Textures, Transition, Interdependences

Area of intervention

Possible sites to intervene

Conceptual diagrams

1. Watch Tower

Plan, Sections and Isometric View

Roof Plan

Second Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Conceptual Diagrams

2. Multipurpose Hall

Plan, Sections and Isometric View

Conceptual Diagrams

3. Administration Office

Plan, Sections and Isometric View

Construction Details