| Branded Environments |
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| Client | Ruchira Ghose | |||
| Brand | National Crafts Museum, New Delhi | |||
| Agency | Studio Lotus | |||
| Brief |
Crafts Museum approached the studio to redesign the Museum Shop, Café, sections of the Courtyard all of which were in a poor state of disrepair. The overall idea for renovation was to retain the use of local material in building the framework & functional aspects and using craft to elevate the spirit of the spaces. Same approach has been adapted by the Museum team in further developing the complex. | |||
| Location & Scale |
The 4000 sqft area spread between the Shop & Café Lota is a natural extension set in the negative space created by the boundry wall and the museum shop. A lightweight metal farmework with a Bamboo trellis inserted into this odd volume ties the space together and dapples the daylight, creates shaded nooks & portals for people to dine and converse in. The walls serve as a canvas for storytelling. | |||
| Solution & Unique Features |
Both spaces use a tight palette of local sandstone, local timber such as mango, Mild-steel & sand plastered walls to create a monolithic backdrop for the crafted objects and an earthy setting that ties all the spaces together. Modular and easy to configure MS & Timber display system, that span tall vertical surfaces in some places effectively hold the varying nature of craft objects & textiles. | |||
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