My Fascinating Journey into the World of ARCHITECTURE1O1 Part III
FROM SPACE TO ARCHITECTURE
Sonia Roychowdhury www.instagram.com/sonianrc Thanks to: ABADIR Accademia di Belle Arti
Stefano Mirti, Annie-Sophie Gauvin, Design 1o1 & Architecture 1o1 community
Part 1 What I’ve learned Week 1- Perception Week2 - Joints Week 3 - Technique Week 4 - Materials Week 5 - Colours Week 6 - Synthesis
In these 6 weeks we learned to - structure - order - transform space into architecture
Each week we followed a similar system….
Day 1 Documentation … Finding sources of inspiration Day 2 Conceptual Models … designing Day 3 Tools & Materials … find, gather and document Day 4 Process … document construction Day 5 Actual Model … 2 images … I Real thing … II Digitally enhanced
WEEK 1
P E R C E P T I O N S
How to transform a space using strings and/or wire ?
66/101 #TheReallyExplicit
...documentation
“The really explicit phrase is doors of perception”. Marianne Faithfull
67/101 #PeopleLike
...conceptual model idea
68/101 #HelpMeObi
...tools & materials
“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re
my only hope”. Princess Leila
69/101 #IDontLive
...process
Work
70/101 #SunMoonStones
...actual model
Image 1 Real thing
“You’ve got the sun, you’ve got the moon, and you’ve got the Rolling Stones”. Keith Richards
Image 2 Digitally enhanced
Done
WEEK 2
J O I N T S
How to build a simple three dimensional structure in your chosen space ?
71/101 #FarFromSimple
...documentation
“It is far from simple to show the truth, yet the truth is simple�. Dziga Vertov
72/101 #QualityIsNot
...conceptual model idea
73/101 #ValidForEverybody
...tools & materials
“Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.� Robin S. Sharma
74/101 #ThinkSimpleAs
...process
Work
75/101 #RarelyHas Image 1 Real thing
...actual model ...a machine to generate shadows
“Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined””. Chris Marker
Image 2 Digitally enhanced
Done
WEEK 3
T E C H N I Q U E
How to transform paper into a hanging structure to divide a space ?
76/101 #MiddleOfNoWhere
...documentation
“I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth”. Steve McQueen
77/101 #ArchitectureStarts
...conceptual model
idea
78/101 #OnlyWorkWhich
...tools & materials
“Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning”. Walter Gropius
79/101 #ForYouIKnow
...process
Work
80/101 #PutOutTheLight Image 1 Real thing
...actual model
“ Put out the light, and then put out the light”. Othello, scene II
Image 2 Digitally enhanced
Done
WEEK 4
M A T E R I A L S
How to generate space by designing a folding screen of paper/cardboard ?
81/101 #InBuildingBridges
...documentation
“No one should be interested in building bridges – they should be interested in how to get to the other side”. Cedric Price
82/101 #YouCanPlan
...conceptual model
idea
83/101 #NeverDesign
...tools & materials
“Never design anything that cannot be made.” Jean Prouvé
84/101 #QuotingLike
...process
Work
85/101 #WhoTakesNotes Image 1 Real thing
...actual model
“He listens well who takes notes.� Dante Alighieri
Image 2 Digitally enhanced
Done
WEEK 5
C O L O U R S
How to use light as a main ingredient/tool to generate architectural meaning ?
86/101 #ThoughtfulMaking
...documentation
“Architecture is the thoughtful making of space”. Louis Kahn
87/101 #BeNotAfraidOf
...conceptual model
idea
88/101 #WhenIWasAlive
...tools & materials
“Be thine own palace, or the world’s thy jail.” John Donne
89/101 #BeThineOwn
...process
Work
90/101 #NoHouseholdShould Image 1 Real thing
...actual model
“No house should ever be on a hill or anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill & house should live together each the happier for the other.� Frank Lloyd Wright
Image 2 Digitally enhanced
Done
WEEK 6
Dealt with a “real client” THE CONDOR COMPANY Used an existing product
S Y N T H E S I S
How to increase & augment the linguistic potential of Condor’s scaffolding system?
91/101 #ToCreateArchitecture/#Condor101 documentation
...
“To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function & objects”. Le Corbusier
I was travelling to Leh during this time…. these scaffolding structures were my inspiration 92/101 #ArchitectureStruck /#Condor1o1
...conceptual model
idea
93/101 #ContradictoryForces/#Condor101
...tools & materials
“It is not possible to live in this age if you don’t have a sense of many contradictory forces.” Rem Koolhaas
94/101 #SpaceItIsnt/#Condor1o1 process
...
Work
95/101 #BuildingsHave/#Condor1o1 Image 1 Real thing
...actual model
“Buildings have feelings too.� John Hejduk
Image 2 Digitally enhanced
Done
Part 2 What I’ve learned from others During these 6 weeks I learned so much from everyone… Inspiration Creativity Concepts Simplicity Composition Planning
Each one in it’s unique way taught me so much... It is hard to choose a few as all were wonderful… Here are some of them ….
Part 3 My Architectural Space “Architecture starts when you put two bricks together. There it begins.” Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe This was a tough journey for me as I had no architectural background. But with the help of my teachers and peers I became more aware of things around me. Each day I learnt new concepts and things. The biggest thing I learnt was to keep things simple which I have tried to follow in this booklet ( Hope I have succeeded) I learnt to carry on against all odds, taking each day at a time. I got so many ideas & inspiration from people all over the world . With dedication & patience any task can be completed against all odds. I found my architectural space in my paintings by increasing my creativity & home by creating more empty spaces…
Thanks to all the cells and my peers for making this a wonderful journey‌