Portfolio 2021

from Portfolio 2021

by Riddhi Madeka

PORTFOLIO '21

R I D D H I M A D E K A

EXPERIENCEACHIEVEMENTS

CONTENTS

Hello!

I am Riddhi Madeka. I am an explorer, environmentalist and a plant lover. I am a practicing architect at Collage Architecture Studio since past 4.5 years. And I believe that Architecture is a product which is designed keeping a particular family as its focus. But over these years, I realised that I am more inclined towards small details and technology, and hence I would want to expand my knowledge and cater my design abilities to masses. So being said that, I am an aspiring Product Designer, who is very eager to learn all the formulas of becoming one.

My portfolio demonstrates my interest in product design through integration of several design elements in various architectural projects which has been successfully executed so far in my career.

ARCHITECT COLLAGE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO, BENGALURU August 2016 - Present

- Was involved in end-to-end process of concept development, design development and execution of residential, school, apartment and Interior projects along with managing and coordinating with the clients and consultants involved in the projects.

FREELANCE INTERIOR DESIGN RESIDENCE, RAJKOT December 2019-Present

-Execution of interior design projects of a house as per the plan provided by the client.

DESIGN TUTOR BRDS, RAJKOT February, 2016 - July, 2016

- Tutor for design and sketching to high school students for their competitive exam preparation called NATA, which is held at national level.

INTERNSHIP PRAGRUP, BENGALURU May, 2013 - January 2014

- Was involved in details of residence and apartment as a part of the team.

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE INDUBHAI PAREKH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, GUJARAT, INDIA. June, 2010 - December, 2015

HIGH SCHOOL S.N.KANSAGRA SCHOOL, GUJARAT, INDIA. July, 2008- July, 2010

THESIS GOT SELECTED AT ZONAL LEVEL FOR NIASA August, 2016

- B.Arch Thesis : The Sub, got shortlisted among top 10 entries for a student thesis competition at zonal level (across 8 states).

SKILLS

SOFTWARE

AUTOCAD SKETCHUP PHOTOSHOP VRAY INDESIGN ENSCAPE

OTHER

SKETCHING PAINTING PAPER MODELING CLAY MODELING EVENT MANAGEMENT

LANGUAGES

GUJARATI MOTHER TONGUE

HINDI FLUENT

ENGLISH FLUENT

CONTACT

Phone: +91 9723460677 EMAIL : madekariddhi@gmail.com LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/riddhi-madeka-754ba0b2

THE SUB

NILAYA

THE FACADE

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10- 13

14- 19

VOLUMED VOID

THE SKYLIGHT

THE DOOR

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26- 27

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THE DRESSER

UJJAAS

THE ORGANIZER

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THE INVITE

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WORKSHOPS AND ARTWORKS

RESEARCH STUDY

OBJECTIVE:

1.Understanding the design parameters of underwater architecture.

2.Demonstrating the studied design parameters of underwater architecture through marine research center.

2. UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE FLOATING, SEMI SUBMERGED AND COMPLETELY SUBMERGED STRUCTURES.

Archimedes’ principle : An object in fluid, experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. Submarines and Boats are one such structure which is designed, following archimedes principle.

THE SUB

A MARINE RESEARCH CENTER

STUDY OF DESIGN PARAMETERS

1. STUDYING THE TECHNIQUES USED BY MANKIND FOR UNDERWATER EXPLORATION IN PAST

Status: Final Thesis Project Year of Completion: 2015 December Guide: Dr. Mansee Bal Bhargava Academic Work: Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture

To sink the submarine, it has to achieve negative buoyancy. The negative buoyancy is achieved when the valves of the ballast tanks are opened, filling the ballast tanks with water.

When pressure of water is equal to the weight of the object, that object will remain bouyant and vice versa.

1. Snorkling

2. Scuba divingBRIEF

To explore the finesse of underwater architecture by deriving and manifesting the design parameters through the design of the marine research center at Angria bank.

3. Early submarine 4. Habitat

Source : www.boatsaf.com

The section of the ship’s deck (left) shows the arrangment of vertical and horizontal members. The red lines are the major floor plate. The green vertical columns support the above floor, the yellow line makes up the form of the hull. The yellow rings, on which the skin is attached; are connected by the blue member.

3. CASE STUDIES OF THE STRUCTURES IN, ON AND WITH WATER WITH RESPECT TO CONSTRUCTION, FORM, AND MATERIAL.

Source : www.conradhotel3.hilton.com

Architect: M.J.Murphy Location: Rangalifinolhu, Maldives Type: Completely submerged, grounded Dining Area: 45sqm. Depth below water: 5m

The process of construction:

The ithaa undersea is 5m below water; it experiences force only through water pressure and not wave force.

4. UNDERSTANDING NATURAL FORMS DEMONSTRATION OF STUDIED PARAMETERS THROUGH DESIGN

1. FORM DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEMI SUBMERGED MARINE RESEARCH CENTER

Getting inspired from the shape of the turtle.

The structure was been made outside water, in Singapore and was imported to the site of installation.

The part of the building submerged due to its weight. To submerge it completely, it's empty tanks were filled with sea water.

Lift experienced at this edge, which shall push the form in the upward direction when in motion.

This form was an inspiration from the marine animal: turtle, the form basically has two bulges; one in the front and the other in the rear. When this body will be submerged in the water and will be set in motion, then there are chances that this body will experience lift from below, resulting into body losing its balance.

Arrows showing the movement of water along the form.

The construction material used for the this project are Acrylic, Wood, Coated Carbon Steel. Foundation: 4-5m deep piles.

To further submerge the building, additional weigth of 85000 kilos of sand ballast were added.

Source: - www.mjmurphy.co.nz

The internal furniture, service cables and the flooring was done after the attaching the building to its foundation piles.

Gills

Jet propulsion movement

Siphuncle: is used to control the volumes of the water and gases, within each of its chambers to regulate buoyancy.

Siphon

Arrows showing the movement of water along the form.

Horizontal floor plates.

Vertical structural supports.

The design of the previous form was improvised to the form shown alongside. This form resists the lift as well as the drag force as the cross section is near to aerofoil shape. Hence this shape can easily move in water with little resistance.

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2. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE RESEARCH CENTER

DESIGN

Isometric view

The elevation will have carbon steel frame holding the double glazed 100mm thick fiber glass. The middle largest floor, top and the bottom was thought to have diamond shaped glass, as diamond shape give more stability at the junctions.

Central atrium

Library

Vertical support

Library

Auditorium

Third Floor in Plan

This layout had huge auditorium in the front and had library above it. The library had many levels and it was secluded from the rest of the building through these levels.

Private research lab

Small detachable vehicular unit, for exploration

Auditorium

Detachable unit

Captain's cabinThis design had auditorium in the front, so that most of the people can have the view at a time. The detachable unit below, made the section such that it supported the auditorium above. But the captain’s room did not get the clear space. And the time period of using auditorium was not more than an hour or so, hence it needed a change.

The bedrooms of the visitors were detachable units, they were made detachable so that in case of any maintenance of the bedrooms, the whole superstructure need not to be moved to shore.

External skin made up of cabon steel and fiber glass.

Exhibition space

AuditoriumTitanium rings as the main structural system

Front Elevation

The spatial MDF model made depicting the spaces and the structural elements of the Marine research center

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9CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Terrace Floor

Terrace

Store

First Floor

Terrace Floor Plan

Addition of Landscape

NILAYA

Project Area: 2400sqft Status: Completed Year of Completion: 2017 Professional Work: Collage Architecture Studio, as a Project Lead

The ground floor is split into three levels where the first level consists of parking and foyer. The second level consists of living room and kitchen, whereas the third level has one bedroom. The first floor is split into two levels: the first level consists of a bedroom and family area whereas the second level consists of worshiping room and one more bedroom. The plan is split in such a way that there is visual connection between different floors. Along with this, it also incorporates landscape as building offsets, in the house.

Bedroom 2

Family

Dresser

Toilet

Dresser

Puja

Bedroom 3

Balcony

Ground Floor

First Floor Plan

BRIEF

Living

FoyerCar Park

Building footprint

To design budget friendly and open plan house, by amalgamating the built and the nature, and have natural light and ventilation throughout the day with respect to the indian climate.

Kitchen and Dining

Toilet

Bedroom 1

Landscape patches

Section

Ground Floor plan10

11EXECUTION

VIEWS

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Ground Floor

Footing and Foundation

Shuttering and Concreting of First Floor Slab

Shuttering of Terrace Floor Slab

Masonry works of the houseFirst Floor

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THE FACADE

Aesthetics: Its a front facing elevation.

South facing facade: The protection of the house from harsh sunlight and south west monsoon winds

Cost effective: The clients had a tight budget for the entire project.

Status: Completed Year of Completion: 2017 Professional Work: Collage Architecture Studio, as a Project Lead

INSPIRATION

BRIEF

To design a budget friendly south facing facade which is aesthetically pleasing and should provide quality light and ventilation alongwith giving protection from harsh weather conditions.

1. The inspiration to use corten steel as a material was derived from this facade of kerala house, designed by Lijo and Reny architects. They had punctured circles in the corten steel sheet.

Source : https://lijoreny.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/ the-breathing-wall-residence/

2. The design pattern from the Morphogenesis book cover which led to the first concept.

Source : https://www.morphogenesis. org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ The-Morphogenesis-Monograph-Extract.pdf

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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Generation of openings in the steal sheet of angles between

0-30 degrees.

The effect of rain on the facade. The facade effectively blocks rain as seen in the section.

The effect of light and ventilation on the facade.

The hot air vents out from the skylight.

The rain water that gets inside the facade drains to the planter.

Exploration of various modular patterns with respect to light and ventilation.

Final selection of 'x' and '+' pattern for the facade.

EXECUTION

The inspiration from morphogenesis cover led to the above square composition. But this design shall enable rains in the house if executed.

After making the cuts in the pattern, shodows were generated and hence ‘+’ pattern was shortlisted as it looked aesthetically pleasing from both sides.

Small scale model generated with ‘x’ and ‘+’ patterns for the facade in order to study the water seepage patterns. Hence, 'x' pattern as a module was finalized for further working.

Bulged side:The sample with CNC cutting on the steal plate.

Reccessed side: The plate is hammered to get 3D form.

Sample check: The steel sheet sample carried at a level to check proportions from distance.

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LEARNINGS

The image took as a reference to generate patterns (with respect to the opening proportions) of the facade.

The facade after installation from outside (with two coats of lacquer on the left).

The facade after installation from inside the bedroom.

Corten steel as a material ages with time and it generates rust which is powdery in nature and it drips with water spoiling the white facade.

To avoid water containing rust from the facade during rains, we coated it with lacquer, which prevents corten steel from rusting. The image above shows corten steel coated with one coat of lacquer (right) and without lacquer coat ( left).

Provision of water channel in the facade will result into collection and channelizing of rainwater containing rust to the nearby drain without spoiling the white facades.

19DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Terrace

Passage

VOLUMED VOIDS

Family

Terrace Floor Plan

Gym

Dining

Swimming Pool

Lower Terrace

Project Area: 10,000sqft Status: Ongoing since 2016 Professional Work: Collage Architecture Studio, as a Project lead

Section

Entrance

Home theater

Third Floor Plan

Car Park

LivingFoyer

Landscape

Son’s room

BRIEF

This is a multi volume dwelling for the family of four. It has been designed by spliting the floor into two levels and thereby achieving the visual connections and seamlessness at all levels.

Servant room

Guest

BedroomLandscape

Servant room

Swimming Pool

Master Bedroom

Puja

Tree Court

Dining

KitchenDaughter’s room

Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan

Family

Grandma’s room

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VIEWS

The skylight creating a pattern of light and shade in the house

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First Floor Plan

The tree court area doubles up in volume and thereby creating an element of surprise.

Image: Captured at site 22 23

VIEWS

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Image: Captured at site24 25

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

THE CHECKERED LIGHT

Status: Ongoing since 2016 Proffessional Work: Collage Architecture Studio, part of the team

Third Floor Plan : The rectangle marked in red shows the cut out in the slab above, where a skylight with pergolas was planned to vent out hot air.

We therefore decided to block few squares in the skylight with a metal plate, hence resulting into a checkered pattern. However, we were aethetically not satisfied with the output.

Thus in order to improve the aethetics of the design, we decided to block 50% of each square diagonally.

BRIEF

To design a skylight which not only brings optimum amount of light in the house, but also acts as a building material by forming designer shadows.

We wanted to design a pattern in pergola, and since this house has square or rectangular character, we thought of the above sqaure design. However, the amount of light reflected by the marble flooring will make the space too bright during the day.

We welded the triangular plate (of each square) diagonally to avoid major dust accumulation and for easy maintenance.

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

1.THE LOUVERED DOOR

ENTRANCE

LIVINGFOYER

We wanted to design a door which when open becomes part of the space and enlarges the space.

THE DOOR

Status: Ongoing Proffessional Project: Collage Architecture Studio

SWIMMING POOL

First Floor Plan

PUJA

DINING

Since the door was visible from all areas, we wanted to make it look different, yet gelling with the interior spaces.

Since its divides the interior and exterior of the house, it needed to solve privacy issues.

THE VERTICAL LOUVERED DOOR: We initially designed a "louvered" type door, which when partly open gives glimpse of the swimming pool.

BRIEF

To design a door which provides privacy, security. and when opened completely, combines two spaces visually.

When the door is completely open, the swimming becomes part of the house.

When the door is completely closed, it makes the space enclosed, giving it privacy for the family.

The handle allows all the shutters to move togather coherantly.

The pivot fixed at the top and bottom of the shutter allows rotational movement.

LEARNINGS

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

3.THE SLIDING FOLDING DOOR

Since budge was the constraint, we concluded to make sliding folding door.

LEARNINGS

Sliding channel track

WheelSince the pivots can only provide rotational movements (and needed to be fixed in the floor and the ceiling), which prevented the sliding movement. This prevented the space from opening completely.

2.THE ORIGAMI DOOR

The shutter length varies and it is maximum at the center. This door is recommended when there is enough space to slide.

Bearing which rotates the shutter

Metal plate at the top edge of the shutter

Wooden shutter

Sliding folding door with square cut outs. This will allow some porosity in the door, without hindering the privacy.

Concept render of the open shutter of the sliding folding door. This door was conceptualized in stainless steel for security and to avoid rusting from swimming pool water.

Detail section through shutter.

Detail section (in plan) between two shutters.

THE ORIGAMI DOOR: Inspired by the origami paper model (below), I decided to execute this idea into my current door design process so that it can address the previous drawbacks of the 'louvered' door.

Since bottom parts are minimum, I thought it would be ideal for swimming pools where door would be saved from water splashes, hence increasing the lifespan of the door.

The top edge detail of the origami shutter.

Identifying the surfaces of the derived origami as door shutters (marked in blue and red). Identifying the vertical elements (as shown above in red dotted line) which shall connect to the channels for the movement.

Concept render depicting the process of opening of the door.

If one uses parliamentary hinges to make this door, one will have gaps as shown above for the hinge to function properly. Use of concealed hinges will avoid such situations. Because of the number of hinges and the number shutters, the door will turn out to be more expensive.

Since the shutter is broken into many parts to achieve the movement, the total shutter thickness increases in the closed state as compared to regular sliding folding.

Elevation of the sliding folding stainless steel door, with 10mm toughened glass sandwiched to avoid dust. Shutter finished in ducco as per the selected colour.

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

THE DRESSER

Status: Ongoing Year of Completion: Jan 2021 Professional Project: At Collage Architecture Studio

This is the initial layout of the master bedroom, where cupboards were arranged on either side of the bed as marked above in pink. The image below shows the south west cupboard of the room.

As per vaastu, client wanted to add Bidu (an ancestoral cupboard) in the southwest corner of the room, and wanted a bigger mirror in the room for dressing up.

Marked in red above is the new layout of the cupboards alongwith the mirror (marked in blue) and the dresser (marked in brown) with respect to the Vaastu.

BRIEF

This project is for a particular end user. The purpose of this project was to design and provide a dresser space with a storage, in an already planned room without compromising on aethetics and existing interior layout.

Dresser when not in use. Dressing space when in complete use. Detail A

Above is the section of the dresser depicting the chair with wheels and storage below fixed table.

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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Varied volumes creating element of surprise.

UJJAAS

Project area : 6400sqft Status: Ongoing Proffessional work : Collage Architecture Studio, as a project lead

Source : https://www.casavastu.it/vastu-clearing/

Vaastu compliant house

Natural lightSkewed site

The site is skewed in the east and west direction which makes it non-compliant for Vaastu.

Site offsets as per bylaws

After leaving the offset in the site as per laws, to meet Vaastu requirements, the decision of making the rectangular footprint was considered, and converting the complimentary space in landscape.

BRIEF

An open house designed by considering trade off between compliance of vaastu, nature, natural light and ventilation.

Natural ventilation

Visual connectivityIntegration of nature

The nature was integrated within the house giving it a tropical feel to the house.

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Skylight

ELEVATION DEVELOPMENT

Terrace

Son’s Room

Master Toilet

Home theaterDining

Car Park

Section

Guest Toilet

Upper Terrace Floor Plan

Landscape

In this elevation option, we have opened up son’s room towards the road by providing wooden louvered opening.

Here, the son’s room external wall was closed with one slit in the room.

Here, the son’s room external wall was cladded with marble.

Daughter’s

BedroomSon’s Bedroom

Terrace

Landscape

Second Floor with 3 bedrooms

Master Bedroom

Family

Home Theater

Second Floor PlanTerrace Floor Plan

Dining

Entrance

LandscapeLiving

Foyer

Landscape above carpark

Car park

Puja

DiningLandscape

Ground Floor Plan

Office

Guest Bedroom

First Floor Plan

Kitchen

Living

Car Park

Final proposed elevation cladded with local materials like cera and sadarhallii stone with varing depth and texture.

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3INTERIOR CONCEPT

INTERIOR RENDERS

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First Floor Plan

There was very evident verticality percieved in the architecture of this house, for example, vertical elements in the elevation which is strongly visible. And the vertical sun rays formed in the house during day time. This inspired us to get the verticality in the interiors as well.

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Wall cladding: Stone lam

Ceiling: Wooden

Flooring: Grey marble

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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

The compact design which should be portable to carry in hands (10cm x 10xcm)

The dividing of cube into 4 equal parts as shown for different purposes.

The 4 cuboids segregated for different purpose and arrangements.

Stacking the cuboids one on other for rectangular gifting

THE ORGANISER

Status: Completed Year of Completion: 2019 Individual Project: Collage Architecture Studio

Arranging as a Cross, which was not proportionate from all sides.

Adding a central cube to even out all the sides of the cross.

The model showing the diamond shaped center piece.

The model showing the cube shaped center piece

Rectangular cut-outs in the cube for emission of light.

BRIEF

This project was part of the 10th anniversary of the office I worked at. We wanted to gift a memento which resembles the 10th anniversary, should be compact, as well as is of some use to the architects who were the end users of this product. The product should be easily multiplied and made faster.

Finalization of the form for gifting the memento, which depicts “10th anniversary” and can be used in different arrangements as per need.

Developing the design by adding cuts for the card holder, key holder and the pen - pencil holder.

Center cube was developed as paper weight.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Battery inserted in the cube to light the LEDS.

DESIGN

LEARNINGS

Circular cutout for (push to open and push to close) switch.

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Center cube was designed as a openable cube to replace the batteries for future maintenance.

Cuboid made from folded metal plate

Space to insert magnet by punching the metal plate. The circles were punched in the metal plate for magnet to flush on its surface, so that the design looks clean.

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Magnet

The organiser was to be fabricated in MS plate by folding the plates for faster replication. The decision of using powerful magnets was taken to attached two cuboids.

I thought of lightly punching the surface of the metal box (as thick as the magnet thickness) so that we could FLUSH the magnet face with the metal surface.

And I thought of powder coating the magnet with the MS box to make it invisible and part of the box, but properties of the magnets were affected.

Then I pasted the magnet in the depression that was created by punching, but the magnets did not perform to their maximum capacity as they were flushed.

The cuboids and the cube were powder coated with dark grey colour. To manufacture the cube faster, it was easier for fabricator to punch holes in the plate than to cut rectangular shape in the metal plate .

This organiser can be used in multiple ways depending on the use and the space as shown above.

Light Cube can we used as a paper weight and the holes were punched for it to emit light.

WAY FORWARD

Therefore I concluded that I should have projected the magnet by 0.5mm to 1mm from the metal surface for it to work effictively, this will result in the gap between two metal boxes (as per the projection).

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THE IDEATION

THE INVITE

There are about 10 million weddings in India with an average attendance of approximately 100 people per wedding. Considering that each of the family attending the wedding receives a paper invite, this leads to average count of about 1 billion wedding cards. Normally, in India one wedding card consists of 3-5 papers in average without considering the cover pages. All this leads to huge wastage of papers.

Traditional wedding invites in india

1.5cm

4.5cm

ALTERNATE IDEA

3.0cm

Inspiration: Match box As it is compact in size, has space to store and one can incorporate wedding information in that little cuboid.

Hand made Seed paper is an alternative to normal paper which when soaked in water, grows into a plant.

Addition of sweets that fits in the box.

Status: Completed Year of Completion: 2019 Individual Project: Personal

Designer printed paper invites

Designer graphic for the box to be printed on the seedpaper with eco friendly inks.

Invite ready to be send to friends and family

Post wedding

Giving back to the nature in the form plant

An invite goes with box of sweet

BRIEF

The purpose of this project is to have a compact wedding invite which gives back to the earth than just being trashed post the wedding, as generally wedding cards are trashed and wasted.

Post wedding, everything gets trashed and wasted

Sapling grown from the seed paper invite

The seed paper invite

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BAMBOO WORSHOP

MOSAIC WORSHOP

The bamboo workshop was held at our college campus, where we had to build a bamboo shelter above the adobe wall, by providing extra support. We got hands on experience with respect to bamboo joineries, bamboo structure, properties and limitations of bamboo as a building material.

Joinery of four supporting bambooThe mosaic workshop was held at our college campus, where we had to design and install a mosaic at our canteen wall. In this workshop, we learnt the entire process, from designing the mosaic to cutting tiles and then installing it with cement.

Drawing the 'to scale' design on the sheet of paper.

Tying half cut bamboo to make the flooring.

The deck made above adobe wall.