The studio primarily focuses on three significant aspects, the first involving understanding spiritual spaces and the architecture that enables them. To that extent, the initial exercises involved reading two key pieces of literature regarding Islamic and Hindu architecture, namely :
1.Footprints of Vishwakarma by M. A. Dhaky
2.IndoIslamic Architecture by Z. A. Desai
There were multiple site visits to various mosques, tombs, and temples, all from different time periods, each embodying a strong spiritual sense in their architectural language. These site visits and the reference readings were followed by a small design exercise of designing a place for prayer in a remote setting.
The second major learning from the studio was in the form of architectural elements. An exercise wherein each student was required to study five different architectural elements every week, in order to understand their genesis and development of them to enrich their architectural vocabulary.
Studio Unit
Studio Learning : Architectural Elements and Readings
Studio Learning : Historical site visits
Final Design
Final Design
Selected works of the practice, shown to the same scale and orientation. Areas shaded in grey shows open and semi open spaces in the overall plan - revealing a consistent climatic approach to design.
