Academic Study trip_documentation

table of contents_STUDY TRIP

01

KUTCH

02

HUMPI

03

DHARAMSHALA

04

AHEMDABAD

05

BARCELONA

06

SRI LANKA

07

10-11

09-10

08-09

UPC

07-08

JODHPUR

2008 STUDY TRIP : JODHPUR

TRIMESTER III

TRIMESTER VI

* vernacular * traditions * settlements * cultural mapping *

The following snapshots of a book, compiled after a trip to the region of Kutch in western India, illustrate the various studies carried out by the students. Cultural mapping of the region was the primary task, accompanied by a look into the vernacular architecture and traditional building techniques. A region in flux, Kutch offers the oppurtunity for a holistic study of climate, region, traditions and built environment

STUDY TRIP : KUTCH

2009

TRIMESTER IV

* ancient city * ‘monument’ study * religion-royalty edifice * temple complex *

Guards’ Quarters

Elephants Stables

The Guards’ Quarters was believed to have been used as a centre for practising and performing wrestling and martial arts. Carvings and decorations are very minimalistic , being true to the purpose of the building . It was a direct result of the material used granite which is extremely difficult to chisel or carve upon. Granite may have been used because it was the local stone , thus availability and cost would not have been a concern.

The elephants’ stables are located in Hampi next to the zenana enclosure built during the reign of King Krishnadevaraya in the 15th century. The monument comprises a group of 11 square capped chambers with a watch tower mounted over the central one. It is a civil structure sheltering the royal elephants.

topography plan

sciography plan

Mahanavmi Dibba

Stepped Tank

The Vijaynagar kingdom created the planned city of Hampi which was a self established sustainable city in many aspects. The influence of festivals of the Hindu religion, namely Dussehra and Diwali and the rituals of special prayers and procession gave rise to the stepped tank which is bounded to the temple for its functioning. The holy water meant for the prayers offered on Dussehra and Diwali in the temple was sourced from the tank. An exaggeration of form, detail and form is evident from the complexity of the tank form in spite of it being used only twice a year.

site plan

hampi city

india

A massive platform where the kings of the Empire used to sit on their thrones to observe the processions of the nine day Mahanavmi festival . It platform rises upon a natural elevation at the north-east corner of the royal enclosure. To its north a road is seen which leads to the market area. To its south is the stepped tank and the great bath, both were used for religious purposes. The structure was surrounded by vast landscapers in all directions. It was a display of imperial magnificence intended to overwhelm visitors with the power and wealth of the Vijaynagara Empire.

karnataka

Virupaksha Temple

site and figure-ground plan

axonometric plan

longitudinal section

1600 AD

decline of vijaynagar empire

1500 AD hampi

sacked and deserted

1400 AD hampi

gol gumaz jamiya masjid inrahim rouza

1300 AD bijapur

gol gumaz jamiya masjid inrahim rouza

1200 AD bijapur

gol gumaz jamiya masjid inrahim rouza

1100 AD bijapur

group of monuments by chalukya

700 AD pattadakal

rock cut shrines and buddhist monuments

600 AD aihole

500 AD badami

rock cut temples

The Prasanna Virupaksha temple is isolated from the main central area of the city. The temple was meant to be used by villages in the surroundings areas. The temple was constructed by funds donated by a merchant on land provided by the kind. The kind while granting the land made stipulations that the temple could not compete with the royal temples hence it had to be constructed at a lower ground level.

The temple even thought built for the villagers had all the elements of a complete temple complex.

types of columns _ catalogue

STUDY TRIP : BADAMI-HAMPI-BIJAPUR

2008

TRIMESTER IV

* ancient city * ‘monument’ study * religion-royalty edifice * temple complex *

practice grounds

elephants stable

site plan

courtyard plan

bricks used along with granite stone

guards quarters’

elevation of the central dome

roof plan

niches above internal arches plan

floor plan horizontal wooden members to shade south elevation

section

internal courtyard perspective

exploded axonometric elevation

development of form

circle on square construction

sectional isometric

inner column detail

outer column detail

STUDY TRIP : BADAMI-HAMPI-BIJAPUR

2008

TRIMESTER IV

* ancient city * ‘monument’ study * religion-royalty edifice * temple complex *

exploded axonometric view the 3 phases of construction from 14th-16th century

internal circulation

view from the platform during procession in plan site plan proportion

modules

sectional view from the platform during procession

schist stone blocks cladded over granite stone with bricks for easy sculpting west elevation location plan

general foundation for a post discarded here due to granite as the construction material

plan

sections

section from mahanavmi dibba to stepped tank

wooden post detail

section BB

section AA

exploded axonometric

STUDY TRIP : BADAMI-HAMPI-BIJAPUR

2008

TRIMESTER IV

* ancient city * ‘monument’ study * religion-royalty edifice * temple complex *

beginning of nagara style

beginning of dravidian style

nine x nine square

final stage of dravidian style

final stage of nagara style procession of nagara style shikharas

evolution of nandi shrine

procession of dravidian style shikharas

temple evolution

smaller aedicules becoming a part of the bigger one

aedicules emerging

centrifugally embedded aedicules

growth of temple

gopuram development

STUDY TRIP : BADAMI-HAMPI-BIJAPUR

2008

TRIMESTER IV

* ancient city * ‘monument’ study * religion-royalty edifice * temple complex *

plan

exploded axo_ method of

plan of dome_showing load transfer

load transfer

virupaksha temple and ladhkhan

STUDY TRIP : BADAMI-HAMPI-BIJAPUR

2008

TRIMESTER IX

* contemporary architecture * brutalism * massive volume *

Ahemdabad has great works of architects like B.V. Doshi, Charles Correa and Le Corbusier. Below are my perception and sketches of few of these structures.

The spaces formed within are however contiguous and amorphous through inclined planes of domes, curvilinear planes of walls, undulating floors and non rectilinear leaning columns.

Hussain-Doshi Guffa The shells, domes and skylight protrusion of various sizes and shapes float on a part buried space and eves gutters extending over ground further accentuate this feeling and anchor the object to the ground.

Lal Darwaja Moque

Premabhai Hall New India Assurance Building

Bhadra fort once believed to have 12 darwajas (gates) actually has 21 darwajas. Each of the darwaja has beautiful carvings, calligraphy and some of them even balconies.

These entrances to the city has a unique name. Pretty much the area surrounding these gates have adopted the name of darwaja as the name of the locality.

Lal Darwaja once stood in front of Siddi Sayyed Mosque.

Institute of Indology screen around the mass

front facade, CEPT

Art gallery, near Hussain Doshi Gufa entrance to studios, CEPT

School of Architecture was founded by B. V. Doshi in 1962 under The 'Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology' (CEPT). With the motto of 'gnanam vignanamsahitam', meaning 'knowledge with science and spirituality'. Amidst landscape and such built-unbuilt environment, the institute is situated.

STUDY TRIP: AHEMDABAD SKETCHES

2010

* transient * religious * terrain *

TRIMESTER VIII

STUDY TRIP:DHARAMSHALA

2010

* transient * religious * terrain *

TRIMESTER VIII

STUDY TRIP:DHARAMSHALA

2010

* markets * waterfront * la rambla * gaudi * old town *

BCN - BSSA 2010 EXHIBITION

The Barcelona study tour was a walk through the city exploring physical and cultural aspects. Barcelona being a planned city, can be studied at a macro level with its street grids and lively culture. At a micro level, one can see different styles of architecture like that of Gaudi and Mies Van Der Rohe.

The exhibition held at BSSA was an ovreview of the Barcelona study tour. Few of the places that were visited included the Waterfront, The La Rambla street, Gaudi structures that were exhibited through picture montages, collages, videos and models.

WATERFRONT Barcelona's waterfront was an old industrial land cut off from pedestrians by a highway. The growth in the city was once focused away from the waterfront, exemplified by the placement of its highway near the water, cutting it off from the rest of Barcelona and making it a polluted site. However, the city's plan for the 1992 Olympic Games changed it all.

The highway was put underground, thus reconnecting the city with its water-front. And new beaches, parks, and neighborhoods filled the newly open land.

The La Rambla is a tourist pedestrian street, in central Barcelona that contains shops ,various stalls that appeal to the tourists ,markets and street performers .It begins from the center of the old part of town , Placa del Catalunya, to the port area and ends via a bridge at a entertainment centre. A 1.2 kilometer-long tree-lined pedestrian mall between Barri Gothic and El Raval, it connects placa Catalunya in the center with the Christopher Columbus monument at Port Vell. It was originally a small street flowing outside the city walls. It is the most cosmopolitan street of Barcelona with the greatest diversity of people including passerby ,shoppers,civil servants,street musicians and dancers

STUDY TRIP : BARCELONA

2011

* markets * waterfront * la rambla * gaudi * old town *

BCN - BSSA 2010 EXHIBITION CCCB : one of the most visited exhibition and art centre in the city.

Placa Reial : square in the Barri Gòtic of Barcelona and constitutes a well-known touristic attraction, especially at night.

Caixa Forum : is a museum showcasing exhibitions of ancient, modern and contemporary art.

MACBA : is a museum of contemporary art consisting of workshops, publications and conference spaces.

Placa Espanya : prominent square, a major transportation hub Barcelona Pavillion : designed by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, an example of modern architecture made of materials such as marble and travertine.

STUDY TRIP : BARCELONA

2011

TRIMESTER XII

* purpose of detail * bawa * material * element *

Purpose + Detail

Circulation + Steps

SITTING AREA

The steps have been divided

visually to define the walking path

Division by Nosing

WORKSHOP

Material makes the

Steps divided

physically via the

nosing to state 2 different functions 1. walking path 2. sculpture within landscape

LIGHT AND VENTILATION

walking path

Division by Construction

Division by Material

Detailed to house the ventilation and light for the area below with the circulation path.

Spatial demarcation + Flooring Pool edges vary according to the purpose of Drainage: from

curved inwards to chamfered outwards

Drainage + Pool edge Flooring at the School symbolizing the structure

Flooring at Lunuganga demarcates the transition from the interior and

the exterior and vice versa

STUDY TRIP: SRI LANKA

2011