TY - Generic T1 - Phase II: Canteen Y1 - 2018 A1 - Sameep Padora A1 - Subham Pani A1 - Aparna Dhareshwar A1 - Nikita Khatwani AB -

The second phase of the IT college building is an additional dining facility for the K.J. Somaiya Institute of Engineering on their Sion campus in Northern Mumbai.

JA - K.J. Somaiya College for Information Technology PB - Sameep Padora & Associates (sP+a) UR - http://www.sp-arc.net N1 -

The dining space is a physical link between the existing 8 storey engineering building and our recent project of the IT college built earlier.

The dining space is a simple raised plinth with circular steel columns holding up a translucent multi-wall polycarbonate roof to provide shade. This light translucent roof layer appears to float above the plinth with the structural beams supporting the roof from above. The dimensions of the roof and consequently the dining space itself are a function of the size of the material and the presence of the existing trees.

A majority of the seating within the dining area is organised around the outer periphery, cantilevered from the structural columns. There is also an amphitheatre designed within the centre of the space to allow for more informal seating and spontaneous events.

ID - AZ-CF-188109 ER -