TNQ KBF Pavilion | Samira Rathod | Sustainable Architecture | Kochi Biennale 2022-23

The TNQ KBF pavilion at DLF Cabral Yard, designed by @samira_rathod with structural support by JSW Group, was built with Architectural thinking that evolved around sustainability and recycling materials and resources.

It is built on dual narratives - one of the debris from ruthless demolition, and another of the poetics of construction- an honest admission of materials and methods of making
buildings which often remain hidden under its skin, unknown.

The building unfolds as large space under a singular roof that touches the ground, inspired from the many roofs of Kochi.

This temporary structure treads lightly, as it stands without any concrete footings, and may be dismantled to retrieve all of its material that may be reused or reassembled again elsewhere.

The pavilion is a large container with a singular roof that touches the ground under the lush canopy of trees at the Cabral Yard. It celebrates material, method, risks, and challenges faced while a building comes to life.

An important aspect of the pavilion was that there is a 2-3°C difference between the indoors and outdoors. People just come to the pavilion to sit and cool off.

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