CKS: Centre for Knowledge Societies

Indiranagar, BangaloreGallery space for the research office of Aditya Dev Sood

NGArchitecture

The logo of the company used as signage, and an element to define and create transparency from the road into the site. Built into the compound wall it enhances the entrance experience from the road.

The logo of the company used as signage, and an element to define and create transparency from the road into the site. Built into the compound wall it enhances the entrance experience from the road.

Movement into the event space was articulated through a stepped ramp, elongating and elaborating the entrance

1.2mteres below the road level, the gallery had a natural inclination towards being a basin. As a sunken element, it allowed for intimacy and difference from the external space of the street at the same time connecting with it through a perforation

1.2mteres below the road level, the gallery had a natural inclination towards being a basin. As a sunken element, it allowed for intimacy and difference from the external space of the street at the same time connecting with it through a perforation

The car park was accessed from the road, forming a platform inside: saved space and allowed for the creation of a podium.

The articulations of the compound wall, reacted to the conditions on the street, the depth of the site from the road and allowed the compound wall to become an articulated form with pro-gramme and function

The articulations of the compound wall, reacted to the conditions on the street, the depth of the site from the road and allowed the compound wall to become an articulated form with pro-gramme and function

Detail of the openings in the bathrooms for ventilation, and reduced views.

Detail of the staircase leading to the event space powder rooms, Folded aluminium treads with minimal obvious structural elements.

Detail of the staircase leading to the event space powder rooms, Folded aluminium treads with minimal obvious structural elements.