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Smriti : The archive of memory

Series : TIODB / The INDIA On the Drawing Board

A monument sculpted from shotcrete, light, and memory. This cultural centre emerges like an ancient settlement shaped by time and landscape. Flowing ramps, carved voids, and monolithic forms create a spatial journey that blurs the boundary between architecture and terrain.

Inspired by vernacular wisdom, sacred geometries, and the emotional silence of timeless spaces, the project reimagines the museum as an immersive civic landscape. Skylit domes, subterranean galleries, and tactile surfaces foster moments of discovery, reflection, and gathering. More than a building, it becomes a living archive of craft, culture, and collective experience where history, ecology, and humanity converge through space, shadow, and movement.

Status : Concept

Designed and Visualised by : .joshi + comfyui

Landscape as architecture : What if architecture was not a building, but a landscape you could inhabit?

This project explores circular earth voids and fluid pathways to create a sequence of open-air gathering spaces. A public terrain designed for pause, play, and community.

Project : Contours of Pause

Series : TIODB / The INDIA On the Drawing Board

Intent : The project prioritizes slowness, sensory engagement, and collective ownership. It is not an object to be viewed, but a terrain to be occupied where architecture, landscape, and movement merge into a continuous civic ground.

Location : Peri-urban edge of Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Context : Adjacent to a low-density residential zone and a seasonal river edge

Site Area : Approx 17 acres

Climate : Hot semi-arid, with strong sun, seasonal winds, and monsoon rains

Topography : Initially flat land, reshaped through cut-and-fill strategies

Status : Concept

Client : Private

Designed and Visualised by : .joshi + comfyui