Experiential and Emotional Concerns

Of Space Making

Prapti Rakhasia
B 5415
Guide – Prof. Yatin Pandya

Indubhai Parekh School Of Architecture 1

 Experience Through Architecture

Architecture is not only the organization of

spaces, it is also the tool for creating a journey of
experiences through the built environment.

Today, we encounter much buildings that only

satisfies the functional need and aesthetics,
ignoring the experience or the journey that a
person will have while visiting it.

Fig. 1 Showing the corridor in which
rooms are placed on both the side,
ignoring the view or the experience one
will have while walking into the corridor.
Fig.2 Showing a corridor which is partly
covered and offers the nature i.e.
vegetation and light into it. While passing
through this corridor one will get
connected with outside also. This
enhances the experience of the user.
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How Experience can be created in Architecture?
or
What are the tools which can help in creating it?

Elements Of
Nature that
evoke Senses
(Ex. Landscape, Light,
Water, etc.)

Experienc
e
Physical
attributes of
Architecture
(Ex. Material, Form,
Texture, Elements of
space making
(column, roof,etc.))
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Aim Objectives

To explore sensory experiential spaces for

rejuvenation in the city of Rajkot. • To understand the role of experiential and
emotional concerns in space making.

• To understand the role of various attributes of

architectural elements and their spatial
impacts.
Approaches & Methods
• Understanding tranquility for people’s needs
• Reading the writings by the people on and translating it into architectural spaces.
Experience in Architecture.
• Deriving attributes from Primary and
Secondary case-studies.
• Site selection and it’s analysis.
• Understanding Peace and translating it into
architecture.
• Deriving concepts for the design.

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 Proposed Program

A space for rejuvenation or recreation in the city,

where people can visit to get a break from their
routine. And it can also provide an opportunity
for the people to be with nature as well as their
own self.

For designing such places, experience created

will be of more importance rather than the
function of the spaces.

Spaces/Functions that can take place

• Exhibitions
• Formal & Informal Lecture Spaces
• Space for reading
• Spaces for meditation
• Spaces for eating & staying
• Certain recreational spaces
 Site and it’s Context

Site selection criteria for finalization of site:

Rajkot is the center of Saurashtra region in Element

Gujarat. Also, it is one of the largest cities after Criteria s Of
Ahmedabad, Surat and Baroda. Nature
People living here a in the chaotic atmosphere of
a city often requires a break from their daily Serene
routine. Away
& Calm
from the
Environ
They need a space where they can be on their chaos of
ment
own self as well as can explore themselves. They the city
also need rejuvenation by being with the nature Easily
accessible
and experience the peace.
Landform due to
the
landmark
nearby

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 Site and it’s Context
Option 1

This site is located on the edge of Thorala lake

(Aji Reservoir).

It is the public purpose area and the recreational

zone according to the Rajkot Development Plan
of 2031.

It is less than a kilometer from the main Primary

road i.e. Rajkot-Bhavnagar road. The site can be
approached by the secondary road.

It is away from the chaos of the city and is also

the easily approachable due to the landmark of
Aji Garden / Park.

The site is near to the Rajkot Ravivaari Market.

Another landmark which is near to the site is
Doordarshan Kendra Colony.
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 Site and it’s Context
Option 2

This site is located on the edge of Nyari River,

besides Hanumandhara temple.

It is almost 1km inside from the Primary road i.e.

Jamnagar-Rajkot highway. It can be approached
by secondary road leading towards Nyari Dam II.

It is away from the chaos of the city and is also

the easily approachable due to the landmark of
Hanumandhara temple or Chowki Dhani
Restaurant.

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‘Every touching experience of architecture is multisensory; qualities of space, matter and scale are
measured equally by the eye, ear, nose, skin, tongue, skeleton and muscle.
Architecture strengthens the existential experience, one's sense of being in the world, and this is
essentially a strengthened experience of self. Instead of mere vision, or the five classical senses,
architecture involves several realms of sensory experience, which interact and fuse into each
other.’

-Juhani Pallasmaa

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 References

• https://thepassionists.org/

• https://earth.google.com/web/

• Eyes of The Skin - By Juhani Pallasmaa

• Elements of Space Making - By Yatin Pandya

• Thinking Architecture – Peter Zumthor

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