ORANGE

The Premise:
The act of story telling has, historically, been a powerful tool to communicate and disseminate meanings. Architecture has always claimed to communicate meaning and yet, the idea of narratives remains limited to some theoretical expression. Can the architect assume the role of a story teller and offer spatial experiences that create an experience of a narrative for the user?

Mumbai, Tuesday, 6:11pm
The act of story telling has, historically, been a powerful tool to communicate and disseminate meanings. Architecture has always claimed to communicate meaning and yet, the idea of narratives remains limited to some theoretical expression. Can the architect assume the role of a story teller and offer spatial experiences that create an experience of a narrative for the user?

“Agla station, Sandhurst Road…” said the announcement. Kavita smiled at Ajaz in the bid to say goodbye, while she slowly moved towards the door to get off. There were thousands like him, waiting at the platform, puffing, panting & constantly stressing, to keep up with the struggle to get in.

"The Railway had done a Fabulous job in bringing the Mumbaikar's closer" he thought to himself, while holding on to the grab handle in resentment.

In between all the push and pull, his eyes met with a sudden dash of orange. Ajaz went on to peep through hundreds of heads ahead of him to find out what it was, but his efforts weren’t paying off. He took a quick glance at his wrist watch and looked up again. There it was! The orange! But this time, it seemed to have changed form.

An unusual desire to go closer impressed within him as the sun set beautifully, with the city’s dingy concrete in the background, while the train stirred ahead. Maybe he could try to get a better look at the orange again tomorrow or maybe, Kavita could tell him what it was! Who knew?

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