10645 case study - iaf museum

8/9/2019 10645 Case Study - IAF Museum

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Introduction:

TheIAFMuseum,Palam isthefirsteverAerospacemuseumofIndia.The IAF

Museumhasthelargestcollectionofaircrafts.It showcasestheachievementsofIAFsince1930.

itisbuiltonthepropertyofNorthernAirCommand.Themuseumoffersaninsightnotonlyinto

thehistoryoftheIndianAirForcebutacompletepictureofMilitaryaviationinIndia.Starting

fromtheinitialdayswhenIndianaviatorsflewfortheRoyalFlyingCorpsduringtheFirstWorld

War,rightuptothedaysoftheKargil Operations.Thevisitorisregaledwithpictures,

mementoes,souvenirs,models,andtheactualaircraftthemselves.

ProjectDetails:

Established: 1955

Location: Palam,NewDelhi.

Access:TheMuseumissituatednexttoTechnicalAreaGateofAirForceStationPalam. Itis

appx.8kmfromDwarka,Sec9metrostationandonly1.5kmfromairport.

Client: TheIndianAirForce

Area: Around4acres.

TheIndianAirForceMuseum,NewDelhi

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DesignAnalysis:

SitePlanning&Circulation:

Thesiteisirregularinshapeandflatwithanareaofaround4acres.

Itis

approached

from

Palam road

15

m

wide

with

entrance

at

asetback

of

5m

from

the

road.

Asthemuseumisentered,ablackceramictiledwalkwaywithhedgesonbothsides,leads

totheWarmemorialtowardsright.

Furtheraheadliestheentrancetothemuseumblockwithindoorgalleryspacethatopens

upfurthertothelargehangarattheend.

Ontheleftliesthemuseumofficeandthecafeteria.

Theoutdoorexhibitsarenotverymuchdistributedexceptfortwopartsofthesitewith

outdoordisplaysasmostoftheaircraftsareaccommodatedwithinthehangar.

The

site

orientation

is

such

that

the

outdoor

galleries

open

up

towards

south

sun.

HangarOutdoorGallery OutdoorGallery

IndoorGallery2&3 Pathwaytomuseum WarMemorial

SitePlan

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IndividualSpaces:

IndoorGallery1:

Themuseumhousestwodisplaygalleries.Firstgallery,singlestoreyed,isenteredasthe

visitorcrosses

the

war

memorial.

It

has

areception

counter

and

adjoins

the

hangar.

Theindoorgallery1exhibitsphotographsanduniformsalongwithvarioussmallmodels

dividedintovarioussectionsliketheAirChiefsSection,theRollofHonour sectionetc.

Thegalleryareaisverysmallwithrespecttotheadjoininghangar.

Thecirculationpatternislinearandexhibitsareplacedalongitinglasscasesthatdefine

thewalkway.

Theproportionofthegallerywithlowerceiling,smallerwidthandgreatlengthmakesit

uncomfortabletomovewithinthespace.

Oncethegalleryisenteredthevisitorhastowalktheentirelengthofthespacetoreachto

asmalldoorthatleadstothebighangar.

IndoorGallery2&3:

Thesecondindoorgalleryliesinonecornerofthesitealongtheboundary.

Theblockissinglestoreyed andhousesdocumentsandweaponrypreservedoveracourse

ofwars.

TheblockhascirculationdirectedduetotheUshapedbuildingprofilealongwhichthe

exhibitsarebeingplaced.

Mostofthedisplayboardsarevacant.

Samelinearpatternofexhibitingisfollowedwithoutanysurpriseswhichdoesnotattract

visitorsattention.

Entranceto

the

hangarLong

linear

exhibits Low

ceilings

FloorPlan

42m

4 m

2m0.5m

Area 168

sq.m.

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GroundFloorPlan,Gallery2&3

Gallery3

Gallery2

Gallery 3viewGallery2longlinearexhibits Lackofspacial movement

Length:12.2m

Wingspan:7.1m

Height:4.1

m

MikoyanGurevich Mig 21

FighterJet

Length:33.1m

Wingspan:38m

Height:10.5

m

ANTONOVAN 12Transport

Aircraft

36m

16m

7m

2m

0.6m

Area 576sq.m.

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Hangar:

AftercrossingtheentirelengthofGallery1,adoorleadstothehangarthatexhibits

around30aircraftsalongwithfewportraitsandmemorials.

Thehangarspacemeasures50mx75mandisavastareawithenoughcirculationspace.

ThedisplaysalsoincludeavintagecarusedbyAirChiefMarshallalongwithastatueofFlg.

Off.Nirmal Jit SinghSekhon.

Thecirculationisnotrestrictedlinearlyliketheindoorgalleries.Theyratherhavealoop

formationhencegivinga360degreeefficientviewoftheaircraftsandotherexhibits.

Todesignatethecirculation,ropesareusedalongthewalkwayandaircraftsareplaced

alongit.

Aviewingplatformisprovidedtohaveoverallviewofthehangar,howeverinsufficient

heightmakesitimpossibletoviewfaroffexhibits.

Flg.Off.

Nirmal Jit

SinghSekhon statue

Viewingmezzanine

platform 3.2

m

wide

walkways Hangar

exit

Length:6.04 m

Width

:

10.7

mHeight:2.59m

T 59PakistaniTank

LightCombatAircraft

modelcase

Length:1.5 m

Width:1m

Height:0.8m

Aircraftmodels

showcase

Length:2 m

Width:1m

Height:2.2m

Area 77

x44

=3388

sq.m.

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OutdoorGallery:

Therewerecertainaircraftslikebombersandtransportvehicleswhichcouldnotbe

accommodatedinsidethehangarduetotheirlargesize.Hencethesearedisplayedin

outdoor

galleries. Theoutdoorgalleryalsoshowcasestanksandcrashedaircrafts,helicoptersandarmory

capturesfromPakistanduringtheIndoPakwar1971.

Theinformationboardsarenotplacedincoordinationwiththeexhibits.

Theoutdoorexhibitspacesarenotdesignedharmoniously.

Lighting:

Themuseumhasinsufficientlightingbothartificialandnatural.

Indoorgallery1hasnovoidsinthebuildingtoletdaylightin,henceartificiallightingis

requiredforalldaylong.

Theartificiallightingqualityandquantityisalsopoor.Thelightsusedhavelowintensity

hencedonotcreatetheambiencethatamuseumrequires.

Thehangar

is

provided

with

day

lighting

through

slit

opening

in

the

structure

but

is

inefficientforthelargespace.

Ingallery2therearewindowsfornaturallightalongwiththeartificiallightsbutthisdoes

nothighlighttheexhibits.

Spotlightsandceilingmountedfluorescentlampsareusedingallery1.

Incandescentbulbsareusedtoilluminatetheexhibitsinsidetheshowcaseembeddedin

thewoodencase.

Fluorescenttubelightsarealsousedtoilluminatethephotographsandotherwallbased

showcasestogiveaneffectofdiffusedlighting/covelighting.

PakistaniTankinoutdoorgalleryAircraftinoutdoorgallery Amplespacial movement

Slitopeninginhangar

Tracklight,bulbs&

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Structure:

Thestructuralsysteminvolvedintheconstructionoflargespanhangarisportalframe

madeoutofrolledsteelsectionsboltedtogether.

The

total

span

of

frame

is

45

m

and

are

placed

at

adistance

of

8m

centre to

centre.

Ifthebeamsandcolumnshavearigidjointbetweenthemthenthestructuresoformed

willbeaportalframe.Ithasstabilityagainstlateralforces.

Materials:

Allthebuildingsonthesitedisplaytheirformalmilitarycharacterandhencefailtostand

outasauniquebuiltstructure.

Thewalkwaytothemuseumfromtheentranceispavedwithconcretepavingblocks.

Warmemorialandthepathwaytoitaremadeofblackmarble.

IndoorGallery:

Themain

building

with

indoor

galleries

are

brick

built

having

their

exteriors

painted

white

andblue.Theinteriorshavewhitewallstoo.

Theindoorgallerieshavewhitefalseceilingswithlinearlinespatternalongitslength.

Thefloorsareofwhiteceramictiles.

HangarandOutdoorGallery:

Thehangarandotheroutdoorexhibitshaveconcretedground.

Wallsandroofaremadeupofbluecorrugatedsteelsheetssupportedbysteelsectionsand

trusses.

EndjoineryviewRoofTrusses Steelsection

columns

WarMemorialblack

marble

White&blueexteriorof

indoorgallery

Falseceiling

and

ceramic

tileinindoorgallery

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Inference:

Thebuildinghasnoarchitecturalexpressioninitsenvelopeandinternalspaces,hencefails

toattracttourist.

The

circulation

inside

the

galleries

is

linear

and

dull.

It

does

not

define

patterned

movementhencefewexhibitsarealwaysoutofgeneralview.

Thelightingisverydullandinappropriate, withnonaturallightinginindoorgallery1.The

illuminationmaintainedinindoorgallery2withnaturallightingdoesnothighlightexhibits.

Theoutdoorspacesarenotplannedascouldhavebeenregardinglargespacesfordisplay.

Theviewingplatforminhangardoesnotprovetobeeffectiveasonlyfewaircraftsat

certaindistancecanbeviewed.

PlainarchitecturalfacadeWoodenframesblockthe

exhibitview

Wingsoftheaircraft

goingbeyondthe

exhibitarea obstructing

circulation

Inefficientmezzanineplatform

Abruptentrytothehangar

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