PROJECT PROFILE
Silchar Airport Tensile Canopy, Assam
Explore the inverted conical tensile form and walkway canopy at Silchar Airport, Assam, with entrance and underside photographs.
Silchar, Assam
- Client / site
- Airports Authority of India
- Location
- Silchar, Assam
- Structure
- Inverted conical form and walkway canopy
THE SETTING
The project in context.
The Silchar Airport portfolio record brings together an inverted conical tensile form and a covered walkway at the same airport site in Assam. The exterior photograph shows fabric geometry set against the building frontage. The second view looks along a canopy from below, showing repeated framing and lighting along the covered route.
A CLOSER LOOK
Form & arrangement.
A canopy beside the building
The exterior view places the fabric roof between the building frontage and landscaped space. Its curved lower edge creates a different outline from the straight lines of the building behind it.
Geometry at the supports
The membrane changes level around the support positions, giving the canopy a repeated sculpted profile. This visible form is the starting point for exploring conical and inverted conical roof arrangements.
The walkway from below
The underside photograph shows a succession of roof sections and lights along the covered route. It gives a closer view of the framing that is less apparent from the exterior.
FROM PROJECT TO POSSIBILITY
Explore the approach.
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For a similar arrival or walkway scheme, map the pedestrian route, building entrances, support locations and lighting needs together. Airport and other public-site access requirements should be part of the brief from the beginning.
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