South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre
The SAHRDC office is built on a 50 sqm plot situated on busy pedestrian street corner, keeping in mind sustainability, spatial efficiency and cost effective construction. The western, longer façade is exposed to intense solar radiation as well as acoustic and visual intrusion from the street. A buffer zone of the lavatory stack and staircase, located along this edge, maximises floor area and moderates acoustic and thermal pressures. This flanking wall is conceived as an animated, dynamic skin that reflects the bustle of the street while its porosity playfully engages with the street corner. Inspired by traditional ornately carved brise soleils, the masonry techniques evolved from a deep on-site collaboration between the architects and the masons.
brick stone green wall skin
volumes office residential
sustainable adaptive reuse unbuilt
conceptual connectivity infrastructure
public urban reconstruction
innovation non motorized transport
hospitality thematic retail sets
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1. Anagram Architects wins the First Prize in the Brick Category for South Asian Human Rights Documentation Center at the SAIE Selection 2010
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2. Metabolic House by Anagram HIGHLY COMMENDED at The Cityscape Awards 2010 in the Residential Future category.
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3. Vaansa Eco-Resort by Anagram HIGHLY COMMENDED at The Cityscape Awards 2010 in the Leisure Future category.
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4. Anagram Architects honoured with second prize at the Weinerberger Brick Awards 2010.
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5. South Asian Human Rights Documentaion Centre nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2010.
