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The Dual Home
Creating Spaces for Living and Work in Ahmedabad
The urban fabric of Ahmedabad, India has witnessed a drastic structural change following its post-industrial decline. Shifting from salaried factory employment to casual and informal home-based labour. Consequently, environments originally designed for an only single domestic purpose were forced to take in economic activities, resulting in spatial conflation, spatial stress by overcrowding and inescapable visual confrontation with the labour. Addressing this reality, this graduation project researches how housing typologies in the Calico Mills can be designed as a dual use environment that supports home-based work without jeopardizing domestic wellbeing. The project reframes privacy not as a strict barrier but as a transitional zoning system of private, semi-public and shared spaces.
Using a context sensitive, mixed approach, the research utilizes ethnographic fieldwork, multi scalar architectural cataloging and case studies to develop a design proposal. Rejecting complete tabula rasa redevelopment, the project adopts site specific interventions to preserve existing urban familiarity and daily routines. ...
Using a context sensitive, mixed approach, the research utilizes ethnographic fieldwork, multi scalar architectural cataloging and case studies to develop a design proposal. Rejecting complete tabula rasa redevelopment, the project adopts site specific interventions to preserve existing urban familiarity and daily routines. ...
The urban fabric of Ahmedabad, India has witnessed a drastic structural change following its post-industrial decline. Shifting from salaried factory employment to casual and informal home-based labour. Consequently, environments originally designed for an only single domestic purpose were forced to take in economic activities, resulting in spatial conflation, spatial stress by overcrowding and inescapable visual confrontation with the labour. Addressing this reality, this graduation project researches how housing typologies in the Calico Mills can be designed as a dual use environment that supports home-based work without jeopardizing domestic wellbeing. The project reframes privacy not as a strict barrier but as a transitional zoning system of private, semi-public and shared spaces.
Using a context sensitive, mixed approach, the research utilizes ethnographic fieldwork, multi scalar architectural cataloging and case studies to develop a design proposal. Rejecting complete tabula rasa redevelopment, the project adopts site specific interventions to preserve existing urban familiarity and daily routines.
Using a context sensitive, mixed approach, the research utilizes ethnographic fieldwork, multi scalar architectural cataloging and case studies to develop a design proposal. Rejecting complete tabula rasa redevelopment, the project adopts site specific interventions to preserve existing urban familiarity and daily routines.
From far East to Dutch streets
The arrival of the Dhammakaya in Afferden
This paper aims to explore the visibility and impact of Buddhist temples in The Netherlands, focusing on the integration of Buddhist practices in the Dutch society. The research will analyze the transformation of the former Victor & Gezellenkerk to the Dhammakaya temple in Afferden. It delves into how this architectural and cultural shift reflects broader themes of pluralism, secularism and social integration within the Dutch society.
The research traces the evolution of Buddhism in the Netherlands, from the first written scripture about Buddhism, migration to the establishment of Buddhist temples. It highlights how the now Dhammakaya Temple preserved the church’s Christian architectural elements, reliefs, repurposing spaces, but blending them in with Buddhist elements. The transformation honors the building’s history while accommodating Buddhist (Thai) practices. The paper further investigates community responses, from resistance to acceptance, showing how consideration can foster cultural coexistence. This case study of the Dhammakaya Temple shows how religious spaces can serve as a dynamic dialogue, embodying both continuity and adaptation in the now pluralistic Dutch society. ...
The research traces the evolution of Buddhism in the Netherlands, from the first written scripture about Buddhism, migration to the establishment of Buddhist temples. It highlights how the now Dhammakaya Temple preserved the church’s Christian architectural elements, reliefs, repurposing spaces, but blending them in with Buddhist elements. The transformation honors the building’s history while accommodating Buddhist (Thai) practices. The paper further investigates community responses, from resistance to acceptance, showing how consideration can foster cultural coexistence. This case study of the Dhammakaya Temple shows how religious spaces can serve as a dynamic dialogue, embodying both continuity and adaptation in the now pluralistic Dutch society. ...
This paper aims to explore the visibility and impact of Buddhist temples in The Netherlands, focusing on the integration of Buddhist practices in the Dutch society. The research will analyze the transformation of the former Victor & Gezellenkerk to the Dhammakaya temple in Afferden. It delves into how this architectural and cultural shift reflects broader themes of pluralism, secularism and social integration within the Dutch society.
The research traces the evolution of Buddhism in the Netherlands, from the first written scripture about Buddhism, migration to the establishment of Buddhist temples. It highlights how the now Dhammakaya Temple preserved the church’s Christian architectural elements, reliefs, repurposing spaces, but blending them in with Buddhist elements. The transformation honors the building’s history while accommodating Buddhist (Thai) practices. The paper further investigates community responses, from resistance to acceptance, showing how consideration can foster cultural coexistence. This case study of the Dhammakaya Temple shows how religious spaces can serve as a dynamic dialogue, embodying both continuity and adaptation in the now pluralistic Dutch society.
The research traces the evolution of Buddhism in the Netherlands, from the first written scripture about Buddhism, migration to the establishment of Buddhist temples. It highlights how the now Dhammakaya Temple preserved the church’s Christian architectural elements, reliefs, repurposing spaces, but blending them in with Buddhist elements. The transformation honors the building’s history while accommodating Buddhist (Thai) practices. The paper further investigates community responses, from resistance to acceptance, showing how consideration can foster cultural coexistence. This case study of the Dhammakaya Temple shows how religious spaces can serve as a dynamic dialogue, embodying both continuity and adaptation in the now pluralistic Dutch society.