The typology/proportions/scale/texture/grain of the built language is a primary derivative of industrial zone, and it acts as determinants for the water ponds, the concrete panels forming the road and the walkways, the corridors punctuated with openings overlooking the water ponds, the plaza formed after one insinuates gradually down the slope of grass mound.
The two long retaining walls rise above the water as continuation of tank slopes, constituting the trough which contains all the water ponds, with large sloping grass mound at the entrance end and the pavillion at the other higher end.
The long corridors along the retaining wall on the east structurally comprise of north light truss frames, housing administrative functions, information center, administration, cafetaria, service departments, NGO offices, library and conference areas. Few spaces underneath these frames are retained in their emptiness to allow and add future probabilities as the need may be.
The external landscape in the non buildable part of the site is in the form of a grid network at every 20 meters, with alternate nodes for borewells and trees. These borewells would constantly draw up water and pump into the tanks for purification process, while the trees help absorbing the toxic elements from the earth, thus reducing and purifying the same.
The far end corners of the site are converted into water catchment areas for all surface water of the landscaped areas. These would be further pumped back into the main filtration and purification process along with the main plant.
Over head water tank,as a symbol, as a landmark of the memorial, for the city of bhopal.
North west portion of the site constitutes the solar farm, with installation of series of photo voltaic panels, tapping the enormous energy resource from sun. Power thus generated would be used for operating the plant, attempting to make the site long term self sustainable of its electrcity requirement.
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- Memorial for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims. GDKDesigns, 2005.