NorthEast Bamboo Pavilion – atArchitecture – Faridabad, India – 2023
Architects: @avneesh.at of @atarchitecture_
Ph: @suryananddang
Text by the architect:
“This pavilion was conceived as an exhibition space to showcase the eight North Eastern states of India as part of the 2023 Surajkund Craft Fair- an annual fair that promotes Indian handicrafts and provides a platform to artisans.
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In the region, most households have a loom and wear home-made clothes. This became the main source of inspiration- with 8 indigenous looms and their working methods demonstrated by the respective artisans, tying the spaces together and becoming the focus of the exhibition.
The architecture celebrates the tradition of local bamboo construction, which is prevalent in almost all these states and is built by skilled craftsmen from the region. The biggest challenge was to build the pavilion within a 60-day timeframe. This included time to source bamboo, travel for 90 craftsmen to reach the site, and the building of the pavilion. The details of the bamboo joinery were developed with the help of the artisans, while many design integration decisions were made on-site as the building was being constructed, with an emphasis on local collaboration and craftsmanship.
The rectangular layout of the pavilion encompasses eight courtyards displaying the handlooms of each state; the geometry of these spaces is inspired by the Surajkund footprint, which is a circular segment. Each of these eight cylindrical galleries intersects the hyperbolic roof at different heights, reflecting the hilly topography of the north-east of the country. The semi-open galleries display eight indigenous handlooms from the region’s various tribes and each gallery frames views of the site’s landscape.”
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