Infosys Mysore complex
MULTIPLEX BUILDING: “Odd One Out”
Review writing | 22-09-2020
Prepared by: Nancy /160040021
Submitted to: Ar. Sampat Jhorar
1 An architectural review: Infosys Mysore complex
India, of course offers a vast place to diversity, but in context of architecture being in
diverse nature is not every time good. By passing years, the focus is on developing
contemporary architecture with blend of modernism. The thought of urban architecture
in India, tends the architects to recreates building in an innovative way but sometimes it
does sadly, with no reference to the local context in which it is built.
Here is one of the examples of ‘out of context structure’: The Infosys multiplex located
in campus of Infosys, Mysore. The building is a futuristic gray-black dome with pyramidical
structures that jut out in all directions. The building is served with the purpose of auditorium
for trainees and young minds. Covering the area of 50,000 sq.ft the team of architects created
this brutalist structure to be considered as an iconic dome in the whole campus.
“Is it
necessary
to be
odd,
to be
number one”
Although the purpose of building is fulfilled with various technologies, multifunctional
facilities but it looks like a grand ball full of spike is placed in-between blocks. One could
get excited when for the first time sees this domical structure, but after exploring other
departments and their structure, it seems like the architects are not aware of the hierarchy
followed in the whole campus.
If we talk about the Mysore, it is a great place with prominent art deco buildings all
around. Even the Infosys campus founded by Narayan murthy, provided all the
departments with classical structures with some blend of modern materials. The proposal
for auditorium in the training campus was put in a wrong time?
What could we say, if the architects not visited such a beautiful campus before?
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In response of climatic conditions, glass façade of dome creates a warm environment in
around for the visitors, but it doesn’t matters as we are provided with modern cooling
techniques. The orientation of building is taken in mind which creates the effect of
shadows throughout the day; it is possible through the use of traditional marble mosaic
flooring in a vibrant blues and purples with white ACP wrapped around the walls.
Figure 1: large spikes of dome feels like dragon comes under the sky in world
of Jurassic
For sure there are some pleasant spaces too, it seem like if I could visit sometime I have to
wait in a long queue to enter inside. As there is no circulation provided in a proper
manner, with the thought like no one is coming to see such a giant ball, the designers
forget to provide some seating spaces around the structure.
There is no doubt that the campus is provided with excellence in terms of organization,
maintenance of facilities, landscaping and climatic responsive elements are like topping
over the desert. But at seeing the whole campus, the buildings designed with different
architectural style looks clumsy in context to their surroundings.
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Looking at other structures in the campus fitted beautifully with the surroundings. It is
cleared that even if we could follow our culture and methodologies we can came up with
efficient services and tremendous structural views that no one can forget.
In contrast to glass dome, the art deco style
followed in other buildings
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