Best of Exhibition Space
AATMA MANTHAN MUSEUM
Designer / Agency
- SANJAY
Category
- Exhibition Space
Award
- 2024 GOLD
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PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
Within the base of the 270 feet high statue of belief in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India, a museum to evoke self analysis bringing together a holistic combination of the soul (aatma), mind (mana) & body (tann) has been created in a space of 18,000 sq.ft.
In keeping with the concept of the museum in terms of what needs to be portrayed, the overall space is divided into a series of rooms, each of which has a different experience by the depiction of natural elements in immersive experiences.
The museum is entered through a large foyer which is purposely designed as a fluid volume. The walls, ceiling, structural columns, reception desk & seating benches are homogeneously finished with a thin layer of foam concrete that fluidly encapsulates all these elements while absorbing sound simultaneously.
This sculptural volume enveloped in a concrete grey calms the visitors, transporting them to a tranquil state prior to entering the 18 sequential zones created.
the visitors are led from this cavernous entrance to a narrow undulating corridor with images portraying the making of the museum. Post this, each room is entered one by one with different themes conveyed through audio visuals & immersive experiences.
The design of this museum overcomes the challenge of working with a floor plan that is irregular in shape with multiple structural elements, creating a sequential flow of volumes & experiences with a neutral palette throughout, to enhance the audio visual & immersive experiences within.
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Agency:SANJAY
Sanjay Puri Architects have been ranked at number 32 on Archello’s list of Top 100 architects worldwide and are listed in Arch daily’s list of Top 100 architects worldwide and in the WA UK top 100 architectural firms as well as the Architizer New York’s top130 architecture firms in the world.
Winning the Overall Sustainable Design firm of the Year in the Architizer A+ Awards New York 2024 ,The Best Completed Building – Production Energy & Logistics in the World Architecture Festival, Singapore 2023, Createurs Design Awards-Best residential project worldwide Paris 2023, The LOOP Design Awards -Best Large architectural firm, The Best housing Project worldwide in the World Architecture Festival , Lisbon 2022, The LEAF Awards London, Best interior project 2021, the firm has won over 475 awards including 350 International design awards.
The firm with founding partners Sanjay Puri & Nina Puri have won architectural projects in Australia, Spain, Montenegro, UAE, Oman & Dallas USA and are currently involved in the design of projects in 51 Indian cities.
Sanjay has been on the jury of the World Architecture Festivals in Barcelona, Singapore, Berlin, Amsterdam & Lisbon being the first Indian architect to be on the jury. Sanjay has also been a judge for The Architectural Review Awards, UK, Dezeen Awards, UK, The Plan Awards, Italy, Inde Awards, Australia and been a speaker at several international & national conventions.
Sanjay is a registered member of the RIBA, UK, Society of American Registered Architects (SARA, New York), Indian Institute of Architecture (IIA), Indian Institute of Interior Designers(IIID) and has been a part of the Heritage Conservation Committee, New Delhi.
With a current firm strength of 108, evolving design solutions that are contextual and sustainable and creating spaces that explore spatial perceptions, with new design directions forms the essence of the firm’s design philosophy.
