Freezing into Space

It is neither just a raw functionality of the building nor a statement that makes a building forum,
it is a milieu of a set of activities that defines the achievements of The Forum. The milieu of
Space for Expression, Recreation and Information is the key to its achievements.

The Project not only serves as a medium for expression and articulation but also be functioned as
a center for learning and earning information. The mechanism of exchanging opinions can be
exercised in different spaces either indoor as in Auditorium, Conference Hall or in out door
Amphitheatre and Open Platforms. The mechanism of learning and earning information is
integrated in Museum of Political History, Library and Exhibition Hall etc. The forum pays tribute
to the devotion of all the people participating in the Peoples Revolution.

The spaces formulated with its tentative area for the Forum can briefly be perceived as
following:-

1. Spaces for Expression

1.1 Think Tank
The idea of Think Tank is conceived to comprise formal component of the forum where general
functionality of the organization can be work serious talk could be functioned in smaller but
enthusiastic mass. Think Tank as a society encourages open and high-level dialogue on matters
pertaining to the public interest of Nepali citizens. By encouraging public debate and
disseminating ideas in ways that are able to influence public opinion and policy. The Meeting
place for laureates that disagrees with the tradition of elite speaking from the pulpit and others
listening respectfully. It is a common ground for all.
Chat Rooms
Persons per Room = 25
Area of individual Chat Room = 30m
The area of a Chat room is conceived through the Active Human Personal distance of 6m.
Hence, the radius of the room is 3m.
No. of Chat Rooms = 12
Total area required for Chat Rooms = 360m
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b) Office
Administration = 200m
Meeting Hall = 75m
Total area required for Office = 275m

Space for Workshop = 275m
Reporters Hall = 200m
Others (Rest Rooms and Stores) = 150m
Foyer and Lobby and Circulation = 1000m

Hence,
Total Area required for Think Tank = 2260m
~ 1400m
1.2 Convention Hall
Convention Hall serves to cater the political debates and meetings for the largest mass of 300
persons in a building. The space serves to facilitate to conventions and lecture session to the
mass inside closed doors. The space also provides functionality to show the films, documentaries
and other visual movies not just to entertain but to give lessons.

The size of the hall is selected small enough to permit a natural dialogue and maintain
constant clear engagement between speaker and the audience.

The Observer (People) must be in full command of what the speaker (Leader) is talking about.


a) Front of the House
Ticket Counter = 25m
Lounge area per seat = 0.4m
2

Total Lounge area = 300 seats x 0.4m
2

= 120m
2

Total area required for Front of the House = 145m
2

b) The House
Capacity of Seatings = 300 seats appx.
Area required per seat = 1m
2

Total area required for Seatings = 300 seats x 1m
2

= 300m
2

c) Supporting component
Size of stage (12m x 6m) = 72 m
2

Preparation Rooms (2 nos.) = 2 x 30 m
2

= 60 m
2
Stores = 40 m
2

Projector Room = 10m
General Service spaces for stage = 100 m
2

(Stores, controls, restrooms etc.)
Total area required for Support = 282m
2

Hence, Total Area = 727m
Percentage for Circulation and Wall = 33% of Total Area (702m)
= 239.91m
Area required for Auditorium = 966.91 m
2
~ 950m
1.3 Open Amphitheatre
The space serves to the largest mass in the forum for political lectures or even a musical concerts
and dramas.
Capacity = 400 Persons appx.
Area required per seat = 0.5m
2

Total area required for Seatings = 300 seats x 0.5m
2

= 200m
2

Size of stage (12m x 6m) = 60m
2

Area required for Amphitheatre = 260 m
2
~ 250m
Open to sky open platforms serve to a smaller fraternity of for discussion or to a performer who
wants a smaller but assertive spectator.
1.4 Exhibition Spaces
The spaces both indoor and outdoors serve to display Artistry or convey inspirations.
Indoor Gallery = 500m
The forum also integrates Open to Sky Exhibition
2. Spaces for Information
2.1 Museum of Peoples Revolution
The space is dedicated to general visitors in the Forum to summarize a brief political history of
Peoples Revolution.
a) Ticket Counter = 25m
b) Galleries
Section 1 (Before 1903)
Gallery Area = 500m
Section 2 (1903 2007)
Gallery Area = 500m
Section 3 (2007 Onwards)
Gallery Area = 500m
Total Gallery Area = 1500m
c) Collection Room Area = 150m
d) Preparation Room Area = 150
e) Curators Room Area = 75m
Hence, Total Area = 1900m
Percentage for Circulation and Wall = 33% of Total Area (1875m)
= 627m
Area required for Museum = 2527m
2
~ 2525m
2.2 Library
The library serves with books to nurture the general enthusiastic public.
Volume of Books = 10,000

Lounge = 50m
Space for Book Collection = 100m

Readers Space = 50m
Staff Work Space = 25m
Store Rooms = 25m
Hence, Total Area = 300m
Percentage for Circulation and Wall =
33% of Total Area (300m)
= 99m
Area required for Library = 399m
2
~ 400m
3. Space for Recreation
3.1 Restaurant
Capacity of Restaurant = 200
Persons
Area required per person
= 1.5 m
2

Area for Restaurants = 200
x 1.5 m
2

=
300m
2

Kitchen, counter and Store =
100m
2

Hence, Total Area
= 400m

Percentage for Circulation and Wall = 33% of Total Area (300m)
= 132m
Area required for Restaurant = 532m
2
~ 550m
The landscape of the forum emphasizes recreation, socialization, engagement and expression.
4. Space for Commemoration
Memorial Platform
The space is dedicated as a tribute to the Martyrs of the Peoples Revolution.
Total Area = 500m
TOTAL BUILT-UP AREA OF FORUM= 7075m
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People in Architecture
People in Architecture is an antithesis to the exploitation of Architecture as the Mask in the
Face of Political idiosyncrasy.










The state always attempts to express its power, influence and benevolence through public
spaces. Public space has always been the playground of utter manifestation of political ideology
by the state in the name of people. The bitter truth is; People find themselves doubtful and
bewildered in the mist of their own identity People.
Public space is for the people, it has much to do with people rather than to a leader. Public
Space should cater to peoples need and the success of the space depend on how much people
connect themselves to the space, in spite of how much monumentalism or symbolism it offers.
The Building should not assume power but deserve it.
- Ada Karmi Melamed
Human Behavioral Irony
People always seek for class of their own in a person or in a building to communicate themselves.
However, imbalance of persona is evident throughout.
When,
Class of the People < Class of the Space; Inferior Complexity aggravates.
In the same way, when,
Class of the People > Class of the Space; Superior Complexity amplifies.
Both cases are a tragedy and only are capable of injecting the conflict.
It generally happens to be, the building dominating the people. Perhaps, this phenomenon of
imbalance does exist because of the aspiration of a creator to express the greatness of himself or
at least of the owner in architecture. This monism often transcends very soul of the user who
really wishes to admire the creation. Where as, the paradox is; The true admiration of the user
can only connote the success of the Architecture.
Essence in The Design
The Forum of Political Consciousness is an ideal occasion to unify the triangular ambition of The
Creator, The Owner and The User into a single dot The People
My design is an attempt to neutralize the class conflict between space and people. However, it
is not about architecture as servant to people but about co-existence, mutual love and
harmonizing the unison.
People trusting Space
When Architecture offers Familiarity and Honesty
And, People make senses to communicate
People sharing Consciousness
When Architecture offers Engagement
And, People share spaces.
People expressing Freedom
When Architecture transmits Power
And, Human soul assumes it
People merging into Space
When Architecture invites People
And, People overwhelm Architecture
More People means much More People
This is not a sacrifice of glory but a compassionate statement of Architecture embracing the
people with poise and dignity. In the purest intentions of such, the glory shall bounce back to
Architecture, perhaps in absolute divinity.
This design is an attempt to bring that merger of People in Architecture with the purest
intensions of Architecture that I have perceived without taking a side to any political theme or an
ideology.
Transparency
Transparency means Fair and Honesty
Erases Mysticism



EAST ELEVATION
(1:300)
GLASS BOX
THINK TANK
CHAT ROOM 5
CHAT ROOM 1
CHAT ROOM 2
CHAT ROOM 3
CHAT ROOM 4
CHAT ROOM 6
ADMINSTRATION
MASTER PLAN (PLAN AT +0010)
(1: 300)
CHECK
FOYER
TICKET
OPEN TO SKY EXHIBITION
LVL -5900
LVL -3000
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LVL -0900 LVL +0000
EXHIBITION HALL
COLLECTION
PREPARATION
CURATOR'S ROOM
SECTION 1
(BEFORE 1903)
SECTION 2
1903 - 2007
SECTION 3
2007 ONWARDS
RM DN
MUSEUM OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT
CHECK OUT
UP
FOYER
RM DN
RM DN
UP ADMINSTRATION
RM UP ENTRY
ENTRY
Organicism
Complying with the Nature
Corresponds Familiarity

Scale in Context
In Harmony with the immediate neighbors
Doesnt outdo history





Flow - Informality and Openness
More open the enclosure more it covers divides
Breaking the wall
Invitation
This people presence in public spaces also attracts other people, which suggest that what attract
people the most to urban plazas is the presence of other people.
Visibility - Visual Linkage and Communication
More Connection more the Relation
Engagement
Hierarchy of Engaging spaces
Inclusive Middle
Congruent At Node
Parallel At edges
Negating Private and Intimate spaces
An Entry
A New Corridor
Planning
The Relation Zones and Axes
GREAT
FOYER
RESTAURANT
CONVENTION
HALL
THINK
TANK
RECREATION
LIBRARY
INFORMATION EXPRESSION
EXHIBITION
BUFFER
MEUSEUM
OF POLITICAL
REVOLUTION

The idea of
conceptualizing the building shall itself be a Peoples Miniature Forum and respond to
immediate contextual forces. The design evolve with the basis that the building shall primarily
incorporate the space for Information and Expression. Where as the terrace of the building shall
merge with the landscape as Recreational Space.
People shall run all over the building.
When we analyze the pure functionality and its distinction of the components, Museum of
Political Revolution and Think Tank are the two which can be considered anti-components to
each other (This however doesnt mean absolutely repulsive!). Thus these two components are
place at two ends.
Now, in case of Convention hall, even though, being expressive in nature, it also offers
simultaneous informative character and vice-versa in case of Exhibition hall. The Library is more
informative where as the Restaurant is more recreational. The figure tries to sketch the degree
of expressiveness or informative ness of the components relatively with the corresponding
relationship to each other.
In order to integrate those parts which offers the duality (In between character), the idea of A
Great Foyer in a Buffer Zone took birth so as to function as the central linkage and activity zone.
MEMORIAL PLATFORM
P E O P L E
OPEN TO SKY EXHINITION
LVL -5900
LVL -0900
LVL -3000
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THINK TANK
RECREATION
INFORMATION
EXPRESSION
BUFFER
MUSEUM
RANI POKHARI
TEMPLE
AXIS OF CORRIDOOR
AXIS OF CENTROID
URBAN SCAPE
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AXIS OF VISION AXIS OF VISION

The evolution of design corresponds with the shape of the site and is guided by four axes Two
Axes of Vision, an Axis of Centroid and an axis of Corridor.
Axis of Corridor
The axis is in respond to adjacent pond scenario and serves as a recreational circumambulatory
to Rani Pokhari and a direct pedestrian linkage to eastern main road.
Perpendicular Visual axis from the South Park to Ranipokhari Temple
The axis is in respond to fore ground of South Park and determines the mid-rib the whole park.
This axis determines the line of alienation of Memorial Platform.
Axis of Centroid
The intersection of this axis and the perpendicular one marked the position of the Memorial
Platform.

Visual axis from the chowk of Bagbazaar to the edge of Rani Pokhari
This is the key axis that defined the flow of the volume and its respective plan. This axis clarified
the flow the built form so that the visual linkage still remained with the heritage. Hence, the
form evolves from the east and gradually unleash from the earth in the west towards sky.