Abhishek Sharma

Work / Academic

Centre for Social Justice

A civic building set back from Janpath behind a lawn plaza. A raised walkway floats above the crowd and meets a brick-clad curved volume crowned by a dome, a quiet public room in the middle of the capital.

Type
Civic and cultural centre
Place
Janpath, New Delhi
Stage
B.Arch studio project
Area
13,195 sqm
Programme
Fifth-semester studio
The lawn plaza and the dome from Janpath.

The dome is translucent glass and opens: steel bars control its movement through rotating hinges, letting the main hall breathe. Parking is tucked underground so the lawn stays continuous with the street.

From above: green roof, ramp and dome.
Dome and brick volume against the hotel tower.
Form-generation sketches.
Presentation plate: aerial view and dome detail.
The brick-clad curve and ramp.
Brick wall and clerestory.
The dome behind the brick volume.
Elevation.