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A Case Study On Kathmandu Durbar Square

The document provides information on Kathmandu Durbar Square and Kathmandu Mall. It discusses the location, massing elements, design principles like symmetry and hierarchy seen in the architecture of Durbar Square. Specific architectural features of temples are described like the Nag Pokhari and Taleju Temple. For Kathmandu Mall, the summary discusses its location near New Road, its entrance facing Tundikhel, and modern architectural style using principles of symmetry on a cubical form. Materials used include dressed stone, glass, marble tiles, RCC structure and timber.

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A Case Study On Kathmandu Durbar Square

The document provides information on Kathmandu Durbar Square and Kathmandu Mall. It discusses the location, massing elements, design principles like symmetry and hierarchy seen in the architecture of Durbar Square. Specific architectural features of temples are described like the Nag Pokhari and Taleju Temple. For Kathmandu Mall, the summary discusses its location near New Road, its entrance facing Tundikhel, and modern architectural style using principles of symmetry on a cubical form. Materials used include dressed stone, glass, marble tiles, RCC structure and timber.

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A Case Study on

Kathmandu Durbar Square


and Kathmandu Mall
Presented by:
Ashesh Poudel(206)
Bibek Jeshwal(212)
Kishor Chaudhary(218)
Sandeep Chhetri(230)
Shruti Nyaupane(236)
Subham Poudel(242)
Sabin Karki(250)
Kathmandu Durbar Square
LOCATION
Massing Element: shape and form as well as size of a
building

Triangular mass Stambha


Statue Along with Surrounding mass elements are arranged
Design Principles: AXIS, SYMMETRY,
RHYTHM, HEIRARCHY, DATUM, & TRANSFORMATION

Symmetry: balanced division of any forms and spaces


Axis: imaginary line established by joining two points in space
Corridor in
Kathmandu Durbar
Square premises
Doorway to the Kumari Ghar
HIERARCHY

Nag pokhari
insde the Durbar
Pancha mukhi
Hanuman Temple

HIERARCHY
Architecture Style: architectural style is characterized by the features that
make a building or other structure notable or
historically identifiable(form, method of construction, building materials, and regional
character )

typical Newari architectural style and is elevated on


platforms that form a pyramid-like structure

Taleju Temple
Newari farmhouse style Newari style windows, sanjhya

Vasantapur Durba
Datum

Lohan Chowk Courtyard


Conventional Relationship: relation between plans,
graphics, space, flow

Plain Topography Space & flow


Geometrical Relationship: Geometric figures & forms build
the material of architectural design

forms
Surface Structure: gives volume form

Pyramidal surface
Pyramid Surface
Wall as a plane surface element
Mass and Void Relation
Kathmandu Mall
Introduction
Kathmandu Mall
 One of the oldest
 first shopping mall in Kathmandu
 Kathmandu Mall is famous for wardrobe shopping from
shoes to clothes to bags
 It is popular among the Kathmanduites for wardrobe
shopping.
 The mall has a large display screen outside the building
which plays advertisement of various Nepali products and
trailer of the movie.
Location and topography:
Located at the heart of Kathmandu, near
New Road and Sundhara
Opposite of Tundikhel
Site
 Topography: Plain
 Site area:
 Entrance :Unique view the canopies of

Tundhikhel style entrance with level of steps


with a multipurpose of seating. Presence of a
TV for Advertisement and Recreation Purpose.
 Main entrance=1
 Two Back Entrances:
 1. Way To Sundhara Shopping Area
 2. Way to New Road
Form:
Subtractive and Additive on Cubical Form
Modern Architectural Style
Design Principle
Symmetry
Materials Used
 External facade> Dressed Stone, Glass
 Floor> Marble tiles
 RCC Structure
 Timber
Thank You

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