CHECKLIST FOR THESIS 2020- NARRATORIUM IN KEEZHADI

Site Analysis:
LOCATION OF THE SITE.
ROADS ABUTTING THE SITE:
ORIENTATION:
MAJOR ENTRY SIDE:
- Vehicular Entry
- Pedestrian Entry
SERVICE ENTRY:
PARKING:
- Cars
- Two Wheelers
- Commercial Vehicles

PARKING:

NO OF PARKING

PARKING STANDARDS:

DOES THE SITE HAVE ANY HISTORY OR CONTEXT RELATED TO THE PROJECT?

IF SO WHAT IS THE CONTEXT:

CONTEXT:
LOCATION OF VARIOUS ENTRIES?
- Vehicular Entry
- Pedestrian Entry
- Service Entry
LOCATION OF ENTRANCE SECURITY:

LANDSCAPING

WHAT ARE THE TYPES

WHERE ARE THEY PLACED

HEIGHT OF THE VEGETATION AT DIFFERENT AREAS

WHERE ARE THE RELAXATION/BREAKOUT SPACES KEPT. ARE THEY SEPERATED OR

PEOPLE CAN ACCESS AT ANY TIME AND GO BACK TO A POINT OF THE
GALLERY THEY LEFT.

ARE THEY LINKED WITH THE GALLERIES

LANDSCAPING TYPES

BUILT FORM:
THE MASSING
HOW THE MASSING REVEAL ITSELF:
FROM THE ROAD:

AS PEDESTRIAN:

FROM VEHICLE:

AT ENTRY:
AT PARKING:

ORIENTATION:
HOW IS THE BUILDING ORIENTED?

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THAT ORIENTATION?

DOES IT HAVE ANY RELATION WITH THE HISTORY?

ENTRY:
LOCATION:
THE TICKETING COUNTER:

LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY:

LOCKERS & BAGGAGE:

IS IT SEPARATE OR INTEGRATED

INTERIOR SPACES:
LOBBY SPACE:

HEIGHT:

WHAT DOES THE HEIGHT MAKE U FEEL?

WHAT IS DONE ARCHITECTURALLY SO THAT THE FOCUS IS THERE ON THE

GALLERIES? HOW DO THEY FOCUS THE AREA THEY WANT TO FOCUS?

SPACES FROM LOBBY? HOW THEY ARE SPATIALLY CONNECTED? IS THE LOBBY THE
CENTER POINT?

CIRCULATION PATTERN
PUBLIC CIRCULATION:

SERVICE CIRCULATION:
CIRCULATION:

CIRCULATION FROM THE LOBBY:

IS IT SELF DIRECTORY:

IF NOT HOW IT IS DIRECTING:

IF U WANT TO CUT THE PATH AND GO DIRECTLY TO GO TO OTHER PARTS CAN U

GO DIRECTLY OR DO YOU GO THROUGH THE FULL PATH:

ARTIFACTS:

NO OF GALLERIES

TYPE OF EACH GALLERY

ARE THEY CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT ARTIFACTS?

HOW ARE THEY DISPLAYED?

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS: CAN THEY BE EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT?

THEIR IDEAL TEMPERATURE:

HOW MANY ARTIFACTS:

HOW ARE THEY SECURED?

HOW MANY ARTIFACTS ARE PERMANENT AND HOW MANY ARE IN CONTINUOUS
ROTATION:

PERCENTAGE

PROPORTION OF ARTIFACTS TO US:

HOW ARE THEY PERCEIVED:

IS THERE A HIERARCHY OR CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE THE ARTIFACTS BEING

DISPLAYED?

IF ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS, WHERE ARE THE POWER SOURCES & HOW ARE THEY
CONCEALED

LIGHTING:
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF LIGHTING PROVIDED: (COLOUR OF
LIGHTING)/*

HOW ARE THEY FIXED:

WHERE ARE THEY FIXED

ARE THEY EXPOSED OR HIDDEN:

DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM?

DO THEY UTILIZE NATURAL LIGHTING?

GENERAL LIGHTING IN ALL SPACES? HOW IT IS DIFFERENT IN THE GALLERY.

SERVICES:

SERVICE ENTRY

WHERE AND WHY

HOW ARE THEY INTEGRATED?

NUMBER OF LABS AND STORAGE UNITS:

LOCATION & FUNCTIONS:

MAINTENANCE OF ARTIFACTS:

AMENITIES:
NO OF TOILETS:

WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED

ARE THERE TOILETS FOR EVERY AREA

CAFETERIA & ENTERTAINMENT SPACES:

THEIR AREAS & TYPES:

SECURITY:
WHAT IS THE TYPE OF SECURITY
AT DIFFERENT GALLERIES:

HOW IT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE PLANNING:

IS IT SAME IN ALL PARTS OF THE MUSEUM OR DIFFERENT IN EACH PARTS

IF SO WHY & WHAT?

OTHER FACILITIES:
LIBRARY?

PURPOSE

AREA

IS IT ACCESSIBLE BY ALL?

LECTURE HALLS:

WHO COMES

WHEN DO THEY COME

WHAT KIND OF DISCUSSION

IF WORKSHOPS, WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY

CAPACITY OF THE LECTURE HALLS

COURSE STRUCTURE OFFERED:

AUDITORIUM

CAPACITY

LOCATION

ACCESSIBILITY

WHAT DISCUSSIONS

HOW OFTEN

WHAT DO THEY DO THE REST OF THE TIME?

AREA:

CHILDREN’S CENTER

WHY DO THEY HAVE

AREA

HOW MANY CHILDREN

HOW DO THEY KEEP THEM OCCUPIED

THEIR DESIGN AREA: IS IT DESIGNED FOR THEM?(ANTHROPOMETRY)

CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS AREAS

THE PROPORTION OF EACH AREA

HOW THEY EMPHASISE EACH AREA:

AIR CONDITIONING;

TYPE OF AIR-CONDITIONING

WHERE ARE THEY

AT WHAT LEVEL

ARE THEY EXPOSED

HOW THE DUCTS RUN

POSITION OF AHU

CAPACITY AND NO OF AHUS:

RESTRICTION OF AIR CONDITIONING BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR

BUFFER ZONE, HOW ARE THEY DESIGNED?

STRUCTURE

TYPE OF STRUCTURE:

TYPE OF ROOFING
POSITION OF COLUMN:

SIZE:

CONCEALED OR EXPOSED

BEAM TYPE

SPACING

IS IT STEEL STRUCTURE, IF INTERESTING WHAT TYPE.

ROOF SLAB TYPE/ NORMAL OR PT SLABS

TYPE OF WALL

MASONRY OR SHEAR

INFILL MATERIALS

HOW ARE EACH GALLERY SUPPORTED

ACOUSTICS

PEOPLE

FULL CAPACITY

FOOTFALL FOR A DAY

AVERAGE

PEAK
LOW

AND WHAT ARE THE PEAK AVERAGE AND LOW TIMES:

TO THE ARCHITECT:

WHAT IS THE CONCEPT

HOW IT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS

HOW HAVE THEY IMPLEMENTED THE CONCEPTS

IS IT RELATED TO THE PLACE

HOW HAVE THEY INCORPORATED THE LOCAL DCR RULES?

YOUR INFERENCE

HOW THE BUILDING SPEAKS TO YOU

BUILDING APPROACH AT DIFFERENT POSITIONS

DOES IT NARRATE THE HISTORY OR JUST A CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND BUILDINGS ADVANTAGES AND

DISADVANTAGES

IS IT USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF NOT, HOW CAN IT BE IMPROVED?