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Stack Pavilion

project marker Mumbai, India
project home Mixed-use
project layers 50 m²
ADFF:STIR Mumbai 2025

A theatre within a theatre

In January 2025 Mumbai played host to the first Asian Architecture & Design Film Festival, where Stack—our 50m² screening and exhibition space—was experienced by 7,500 visitors over 3 days in the grounds of the NCPA.

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Project Data
  • Location
    NCPA, Mumbai, India
  • Client
    ADFF:STIR
  • Sector
    Exhibitions
  • Area
    50 m²
  • Height
    7.2 m
  • Number of films
    10
  • Status
    Complete
3
Days
10
Films
7 , 5 0 0
Visitors
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Concept

A cultural space where voices are amplified, everyday life is celebrated, and visitors are invited to experience Mumbai through a kaleidoscope of perspectives.

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Components


1 Base

2 Seats

3 Lower Frame

4 Chimney Frames

5 Screen & Shelves

6 Canopy

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Detail

Five of the documentaries form part of the Virtual Bharat collection, which aims to create the largest digital repository of human stories to preserve, uphold, and build India’s diverse cultural wealth and wisdom.

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Detail

Surrounding the screening space, the stacks display film fragments as tangible objects—transforming the pavilion into a living archive that amplifies the voices of its storytellers.

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Detail

Ordinary objects are elevated to exhibition status: a cutting tool, a classical Indian instrument, or even the ingredients of a vada pav—a collection of everyday artifacts that invite a tactile, multisensory connection with the narratives.

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Detail

Solid and grounded by day, glowing and open by night—there is a duality that reflects the pavilion’s purpose: to amplify voices, foster connections, and offer a space for Mumbai's diverse stories to resonate, both within its walls, throughout the festival, and outward into the city.

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Factsheet
  • Design Lead
    Joseph R. Goodwin
  • Design Team
    Gianluca Malvestio
  • Tamika Batalova
  • Leonard Liao-Briere
  • Taha Bharmal
  • Construction
    Loco Design
  • Lighting
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  • AV
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