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NARIMAN HOUSE -Kashish Singh
TIME AND TRANSITION Time is an eTime is an entity may simmer in silence or may be widely appreciated, but is never denied that obvious attention it deserves. Such a structure that commands recognition, absolutes in totality and backs its up with reasoning may only be achieved on paths yet to be travelled. Untraversed, they set paths that serve the future in ways unmarred manners until now. Such structures break norms formulating the present scenario Defining moment Context The space, its surrounding and all the element of its physicality sum up under context. The way a structure environs its space defines many aspects with respect to its own fate. The immediate context therefore, impacts in several ways when an intervention takes place in the vicinity. Chabad house (2002-2008) One such structure is Nariman lighthouse in Mumbai, that shall remain frozen in time, bringing to reality the haunting of 26th November 2008 that globally impacted several lives. Despite the harsh incidents, this antifragile structure stands to promote Chabad and their vision, “A little light repels much darkness” ever so strongly. It stands in solace as the only memorial for all the victims of the attack, reminding us the importance of light, life and humanity.
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Time is in a constant state of change defining every aspect of space and its setting. They form concrete grains of fleeting moments that symbolise that stretch. Periodicities that brought about a strong impact because of motives that came in progression of an establishment, context and time are invariably interdependent. Structures built around them take up the form of its physical representation, freezing time. Defining moments breathe this way in future hours and eons, diving all in while still retaining its essence and motive. While the structure began its journey as a family home owned by Khambattas, in 2002, the Chabad community undertook this site to build the thereafter known Chabhad house. This structure’s plain motive was to preach the conducts of Torah, the Jewish holy book and the understanding that “one should look past the outer form of a being and seek for the true identity that lies in the depth of one’s soul. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1/ DECEMBER 2019
