This project is proposed a Marina Terminal & a Memorial of Humanity at Alexandra docks, Mumbai, Maharashtra.  It is an Eastern waterfront development of Mumbai. Sailing through the city.  Visionary transformation of Mumbai Port area into a Sea Transport & Tourism Hub as per the evolving urban fabric that can serve as a benchmark for port areas in metropolitan cities across India.

With a memorial of Humanity which holds a capacity to be turned into a symbolism of peace and a tourist attraction, to use Architecture as an attempt to encourage and uplift a thought of humanity first.

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Site Area:- 66500 SQ.M

Existing Built-up area:- 5000 SQ.M

Site dimensions:- 100M in width x 650M in length x 3.6M depth upto water level

Climate:- hot & humid.

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We were Inspired by Shoe laces. We believe that the world is bound in secret knots. The CONCEPT for the project is a KNOT-Connecting Mumbai to the world.  Each gallery is of 250 sq.m area with its own derivation of space. The best method to express these emotions is believed to be through Art & sculptures. The idea is about expressing movement. I’m always trying to express movement. 

The entire structure has plinth of 0.60m. First floor is at a height of 8.40m with a mezzanine floor at 4.20m height for administration area. Second floor is at 16.80m. The roof level is at 25.20m further pinching down the south-west side to 12.60m for minimum light and solar radiation.

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We have used the concept of introvert and extrovert space, so at first an extrovert space is formed which is for the departure drop-off and then there is arrival space for pick-up point which opens up on two different sides for taxi stand and private vehicles. No extra canopy is required, the form of the structure and the atrium becomes the source of daylight and acts as a natural canopy. There are 4 stilt areas which are design according to the passive cooling design principle where-in the two at the centre are recreational ground space of 1000 sq.m each used a waiting or see-off area and telecommunication space with elements like fountain(waterbody) for that spot which could signify peace at welcoming space. The other two stilt areas are used for bus and two wheeler parking and a taxi stand at the arrival zone.

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Ground floor area consist of departure and arrival process which includes Passport check, security check, check-in counters, baggage handling, immigration on departure and arrival with first aid rooms and child care centres. The ground floor Built-up area is 6,859.00 sq.m

First floor is dedicated for the waiting area, VIP Lounges, Duty free shops, Food kiosks, Restaurants & Café’s. The bridges connect the cruises at the apron on this level. The first floor Built-up area is 6,859.00 sq.m 12,159.00 sq.m

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Second floor is an entertainment zone with co-working space for the public, it leads to the two terrace gardens of 1350 sq.m each which is semi-open with a waffle structure for shade. The second floor Built-up area is 8,493 sq.m

The building services like A.C plant room, Substation and D.G Backups, store room, waste collection of site and underground water tank is situation on ground floor with a slope from first floor height to the ground and then merging the roof into the façade of the cruise traffic control tower automatically forming a drop-off canopy for the ctc. The total built-up area is 27,511.00 sq.m with 11,066.39 sq.m for future expansion. Proposed and allowable built-up area 38577.39 sq.m

 

The building is flirting with the water and the breeze.

The cruise traffic control tower zoning, welcoming space with a reception on ground floor, admin area on first floor and conference room on second floor, third floor and fourth is the core, fifth floor is a break-out space with pantry and the last sixth floor is the main announcement & control room, the design is inspired naturally by providing maximum view and minimum light at south side with an inclined curtain wall façade breaking  the core of the structure and then giving maximum light and minimum view to the admin area. Total built-up area is 500 sq.m with a total roof height of 50.55 sq.m sloping down to 46.35 sq.m.

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The paving pattern directs the people towards the recreational garden area without breaking the concept. Most of our cities are built with just faceless glass, only for economies & not for humanities. Playing with transparency. The sense of light through the façade, the atrium and the skylights. The stilt areas….it is about levitation. We have used a parametric bio-plastic façade for parameters such as environmental conditions, structural feasibility with the help of Rhinoceros software & grasshopper coding which is an algorithmic method of designing a building skin or a façade system which can aid in controlling all the parameters and objective data that is embedded in design and a flexibility to use this data for creating a smarter system.

 

Bioplastics are plastics made from renewable biomass sources such as starches, cellulose or other biopolymers, that offer sustainable alternatives to plastics derived from fossil fuels. So the Facades and the building envelope determine visual identity, character and expression of architecture to this project. A light-weight Titanium sheets of two-by-three-foot panels are used as a roof material. The benefits of titanium range from its strength to its resilience—the metal does not oxidize. These qualities of the material were known and exploited as the building’s construction details were worked out. The paper-thin (.38 mm) titanium panels epochal golden glow during sunset. Saffron and Green colour bands along with white façade depicts Indian Nationality to the visitors.

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The recreational ground of 16,625.00 sq.m i.e 25% of site area, it has different spaces like Children’s playing area, raised meeting points, pergola seating, tree seating, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, raised planters and lawn for relaxation. It also consists an amphitheatre for the audience and a stage for the performers. The concept of a knot, the extended landscape roof which opens up to the south side of marina docks.

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Transfer of these feelings through materials like mortar, bricks, concrete, steel, glass, bio-plastic façade-made from renewable biomass sources. All the structures are designed keeping in mind the wind movements at the site.

I have tried not to build anything above the height of a cruise which is 25 meters so that the visitor at entry could see the structure properly and nothing else but the open sky and the water.

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This is a Sustainable design, which seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance, it reduces the consumption of non-renewable resources, minimizes waste, and creates healthy, productive environment. It was all started with a sole vision of challenging the static built environment against the dynamic natural environment, where numerous layers of architecture came together to make a building function in negotiation with changing environmental parameters such as sun, rain & wind. 

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