Chokkura Plaza

View of the interiors of the community center.

The design was largely inspired by the inherent characteristics of the Ooya stone, namely its 'soil' and 'porosity'.

Unlike other stones, the Ooya stone is soft to touch with its softest portion- the 'miso'- formed of soil trapped within it.

It also has holes similar to a sponge with the 'miso' being the largest of these. Owing to these openings, the stone surface is rather broken up in its texture.

Steel plates form the broad skeleton of the structure and the stone surfaces are woven between them.

The architect responds to the materiality of the Ooya stone through a design that traces the evolution on site -- from the existing block of the storehouse to the newer highly porous interventions.

A soft and warm ambience that invites the user is induced in the space through the extensive use of this stone.

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