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INTERNATIONAL MASTERS IN NTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN | Folio | Sakthi. R.

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L o c a t i o n AHmeDabad

Design Brief

To develop an anthropological perspective to analyze a settlement pattern.

Approach

A rabri-migrated community that thrived seasonal by making festive sculptures was studied with their local believes, lifestyle, cultural pattern and folklore.

Proposals where aimed at resolving hygiene and cracking the growth pattern of the settlement

SOCIALPURVIEW L o c a t i o n Gondal

Brief

Field documentation of architectural typology and crafts of 9 parts of saurastra.

Documentation and study done in a group of two over a period of 5 days on field.

Approach

Origin, settlement theory and cultural significance was analysed. Documentation doors, windows, typical houses were made to understand the local details of construction.

L o c a t i o n ISTANBUL

brief Socio-cultural analysis of the

Grand bazaar, Tracing its philosophy behind the thrive of shopping culture in Istanbul.

outcome Street markets, traditional

bazaars, and modern shopping malls where all visited and studied. The old Bedestan was identified as potential reuse breathing space for the grand bazaar and proposals where presented.

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L o c a t i o n BHUJ

Brief

Exploring the limits of earth and mud construction in coordination with craftsmen and designers.

Outcome

Hands on leaning of wattle and daub, rammed earth and adobe block constructions. Articulation in rammed earth construction and use of mud for pre-stressing bamboo for bending was a successful outcome from a group of 6 , inclusive of craftsmen and designers.

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L o c a t i o n Ahmedabad

Brief

Explore a medium for components that modulate on a logic thereby achieving a holistic parametric system.

Outcome

Experiments with paper folding arrived at a component that exhibited synclastic and anti-clastic movement. On propagation by varying scales and sequence logic, a mechanical was arrived at.

Worked in a group of 2.

Brief

A space for Bike enthusiasts in Stuttgart. Mapping the bike culture and choice of site, type of display & choice of theme:context specific.

Outcome A city

biker’s club was proposed with recreational and practice grounds. Strong volumes in variated levels where designed to offer different perspectives and aided in selection of bikes for the users.

L o c a t i o n Stuttgart

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L o c a t i o n BASEL

Brief

Understanding the culture of Corporate architecture based on site visits across, Germany, Swiss, France and Italy.

Outcome

Buildings such as Benz & Porche Museum, Basel Music museum, Freitag, Store (Zurich), Vitra Haus and Ricola factory, Sto company, Freiburg and few other corporate offices around Stuttgart were visited and discussed to phantom the variables and constants for the culture of Corporate Architecture. A dissertation paper was submitted analysing one building of our choice and relating to our own corporate culture back home.

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A gallery space of 400 sq.m with courtyard space was to be designed to host a party with junk material purely accentuated with or around light.

Outcome

Worked in groups on design concept, hoisting and finishing of the space. Hands on working of electric lights amongst a class of 19 international students.

L o c a t i o n STUTTGART

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