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INTERNATIONAL MASTERS IN NTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN | Folio | Sakthi. R.
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SOCIAL Contextual Spatial
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SOCIAL Contextual Spatial
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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.
Contextual PURVIEW
Contextual PURVIEW
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
Contextual PURVIEW
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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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Contextual PURVIEW
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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SOCIAL Contextual Spatial