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SPATIAL PROXEMICS AND NAVIGATIONAL DESIGN: APPLICATION IN THE GREAT CHOLA MUSEUM

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ARCHITECTURE THESIS INTENT

RAJAVARMAN ARULMOZHIVRMAN

1.Pedestrian Entry

Pedestrian Exit

Vehicular Entry

Vehicular Exit

Service Entry & Exit

Service Dock

Security Kiosk

Museum Entry- First FLoor

OSR- Public Amphitheatre & Plazzas

Accomodation Entry & Exit

Museum Entry- Ground Floor
VIP and Staff Parking
Parking - Visitors

(Open Space Reservation): Minimum 10% | Setbacks (Local Bye-Laws): Front-6m , Rear-5m,Side - 4m

CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON PROXEMIC DISTANCES

DERIVED PROXEMIC DISTANCE DIAGRAM

SERVICES

A. STP

B. COOLING TOWER

C. ELECTRICITY YARD

E. COOLING TOWER

Visitor behaviour was mapped across varying proxemic zones within key activity spaces

Garbha

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Optimal Occupancy without personal space intrusion

Occupancy with having personal space intruded At an occupancy of 46, personal space overlap becomes unavoidable.

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GARBHA GRIHA - SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
4. Self serving Cloakroom (235m 2)
Extended Balcony
Learning and Activity Storages
Research Library (422m 2)
Librarian’s Room (72m 2) 13. Social Terrace
Theppa Kulam

A uniform field of modular elements is generated using a parametric grid.Spatial variation emerges through distance-based rotation influenced by an attractor point.

ITERATIONS

One attractor point

More than 3 attractor points

2 attractor points with different seed value

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VISIBLE STORAGE GALLERIES
VIMANA SKYLIGHT
SOUVENEIR SHOP
GARBHA GRIHA
CANTEEN
AUDITORIUM
55 is the optimal Occupancy of Theppa kulam area.

FOCAL SKYLIGHTS

SOCIAL GALLERY

WORKSHOP SPACES

OFFICE SPACES

GOPURA(ENTRYWAY)

STATIC PANELS

DYNAMIC PANELS

Panel rotation is parametrically mapped to the solar incidence angle, enabling controlled modulation of light to the space.

PANELS ITERATED TO HAVE XZ AXIS ROTATION

PANELS ITERATED TO HAVE YZ AXIS ROTATION

ITERATIONS

MANDAPPA
GOPURA ROOF
THEPPA KULAM
OPEN LAYOUT
VIMANA MANDAP A GOPURA
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