ort folio P Fiction of Landscape
Semester Three Studio
Yajurva Jagad
UG180685
Monsoon
2019
Studio Brief The studio is focused towards learning how to “design as a response to the natural and man-made landscape setting of the site and its immediate context”. The studio will comprise of three design problem (of equal duration) that are located in three contrasting landscape setting and around urban areas. (https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2019/M/fa/the-fiction-of-landscape-ar2006-monsoon)
Project Brief Design an Air Pollution Monitoring centre at three distinct landscapes, namely rocky mountain, wetland and forest. Along with advanced scientific research, the institution conducts seminars and interacts with locals in order to spread awareness on air pollution. The institution houses following functions: Admin-Director cabin, Canteen, Exhibition space, Kitchen, Laboratory, Library and Services. The idea behind repeating the same set of functions on all three sites was to: A. Identify and acknowledge various clues offered by the distinct landscape B. Express the responses as designs solutions C. Evaluate the experimented approach and improvise D. Compose, compare and exhibit three distinct designs
Faculties
Pratyush Shankar | Pratik Soni
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Monsoon
2019
Site 1
Rocky mountain, Sabli
Geographical context
The first landscape being a rocky terrain, the site was located on the foothills of a small mountain constituted of sedimentary rocks. The package of land bearing this mountain belonged to the southern tail of the Aravalli ranges in Sabar Kantha district of Gujarat. The site was situated on the windward side, while the leeward side housed a small farmer’s village called Ramayan. Cultural context
Temples of Buddhist and Jain faith that date back to 19th century surround this mountain. Besides the old relics, the neighbouring mountain peak has a temple from bhakti era which the locals worship and take care of. The site
The site measuring 30x30 sq.m, covered numerous thorny bushes and trees rooted among the sharp amorphous rocks that appeared to be peeking out from the red soil.
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Site 2
Wet Land, Nalsarovar
Context
The second landscape being a wetland, the site was located in the everchanging landmass of clay on the banks of lake Nalsarovar. House to the migratory birds, nalsarovar is a natural fresh water lake of the Sasan Gir region. Here, the rise and fall in the water changes the form of land mass everyday. Reserving seventy percentage of the site for water, 40x25 sq.m area was elected to be the site. Soft from beneath the clay, dried on the surface formed the ever-changing land. Owing to the steady weather, when visited the clay had developed young grass over it, while the long and thin aqua grass swung in the wild wind of the obstruction free horizon.
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Monsoon
2019
Site 3
Forest, Ahmedabad
Context
The third landscape being a forest land in an urban setup, the site was located near Thaltej area of the Ahmedabad city here, the site was a total antithesis of the concrete jungle that surrounded it. Trees measuring from 8 ft to 15 ft were uniformly distributed throughout the vicinity and the semi permeable screen made from thier foliage filtered the light as it showered on the ground. When visited in september, every inch of the moist ground was covered with lush green grass. A lack of visual anchors made it became difficult to locate the direction yet, the composition of the trees themselves seemed to frame the wild. Sourcing from the few pockects in the foliage, the tyndall effect got amplified when viewed in such frames.
Yajurva Jagad | UG180685
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AIR POLLUTION MONITORING CENTRE , FOREST, AHMEDABAD
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