07 — Cultural
Island Grounds Exhibition Centre
A landmark cultural facility of 4,953 sq.m on a 6.4 acre site, drawing its arched brick language from Chennai's heritage context.
Cue — A heritage axis that deserved a public landmark.
Chennai, Proposal, 2025, Cultural, BUILDCUE
- Location
- Island Grounds, Chennai
- Typology
- Cultural · Exhibition
- Site area
- 6.4 acres
- Floor area
- 4,953.07 sq.m
- Services
- Architecture · Urban design
- Status
- Proposal
The site sits between a war memorial and North Beach Road, so the building is planned on an axis: heritage context, axial connection, public realm, landmark.
Long column-free halls sit behind an arcaded brick skin, letting the building host everything from trade fairs to civic gatherings without changing its face to the city.
- Large column-free exhibition halls
- Arcaded brick facade rooted in heritage context
- Enhanced public realm and connectivity
- Sustainable, visitor-centric planning
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