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GATE
Team: JAD STUDIO
Project year: 2024
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What happens when a 22 acre campus in Surat decides to hit refresh?
We were invited to rethink the main entrance not just a gate, but the anchor, the prologue, the marker of a new identity and vision for the college. After endless sketches, debates, and studies, three stories began to unfold:
1. The Curve of Care → a parametric sweep echoing the existing arch, reimagined as a symbol of inclusivity, shelter, and looking out for every student.
2. The Angular Leap → faceted planes rising to new heights, framing an LED screen that beams achievements, info, and a cut out roof that lets sunlight dance through.
3. The Shaolin Threshold → is A gateway that isn’t just passed through, but lingered in. Curves soften the edge, greenery breathes life, and built in seating turns the wait for a bus into a pause for conversations. A gate as a hangout, a landmark, a pulse.
It’s a manifesto in concrete, steel, and pixels. The first step in a campus wide transformation.