As the semester almost ended, the final jury created a sense of pressure and tense around us. I was both excited and nervous to present my work to the jurors. I designed an entertainment centre that has a comedy club on … Continue reading The Finish Line
As we geared up for our pre final submissions, the amount of deliverables and the pressure of giving my best challenged me till the last minute. I started with drafting orthographic drawings but the new design and the different constructional … Continue reading Challenges
OFFLINE WEEK 2 DAY 1: PEER REVIEW ON MODEL OF THE INSTITUTION AND SITE MODEL The second offline week began with the first ever offline peer review conducted. The conversation, questions, and review seemed so much easier and productive than … Continue reading Journaling the second workshop week
As we progressed with module three where we expand our childhood homes into an institution that benefits our community, the discussion began with a conversation on our visit to House of MG and answering the question why is it a … Continue reading Brainstorming and Conceptualizing
The offline week with our tutors and classmates physically present in front of us was new and different. Mornings were consumed by fun and spontaneous warm up exercises everyday. We were introduced to a team building exercise that also made … Continue reading Revisiting the offline week
The last week before the Diwali break, we were assigned a surprising time problem where we worked on expanding our groupmates design of their childhood home to an institution that benefits the community. this exercise encouraged group bonding because we spent hours talking about each other’s designs and giving and receiving ideas and suggestions. The first step was to discuss the design of my peer and get information about her neighbourhood, design and ideas to further her design. For example, I took up the design of my friend Jahnvi and she told me that her family owned a business that … Continue reading Expanding
The closure of designing my underground house began with making rendered plans, sections and street elevations showing in habitation and vegetation. This was a long process and it involved sketching human activities around the house. The next step was to make the model from mill board and card paper. I learnt how different levels were connected to each other and what were the structural elements that bound the three levels together. The process was long and tenuous and it involved making a lot of details like trellis and jack arches. This followed making an exploded axonometric model in Sketch Up. … Continue reading Conclusion
The first step after mid semester review was to make abstract plans and sections using different mediums like soft pastels, collage and watercolours. Varied organisational and reconfiguring of spaces was tried through this very quick process. I came across new … Continue reading Reconfiguring
The two weeks before the mid semesters were exhilarating and challenging. The first week that was online introduced us to designing our childhood homes in a pit. We began with drawing images, diagrams and bubble diagrams of our designs. This … Continue reading Two weeks of online and offline
The past two weeks was all about our experiences in our childhood home and design changes which can enhance the same experiences. A graphic novella containing some of our previously made work was made to bring these childhood experiences life. … Continue reading My Childhood Novel
BODY MEMORY ARCHITECTURE 