Sanskriti Raju

CFP004

UAR20124

The first semester focused on developing drawing and representation skills. Continuing in a similar vein, during the second semester, the CFP Studio component focuses on building analytical abilities. Exercises like mapping and data representation engage with on-ground reality, requiring that the students develop their ability to observe, collect data and analyse it, as well as communicate and represent it meaningfully; building elements and materials allows for initial familiarization with these, theoretically as well as through observation of built spaces around; while making and testing structures uses hands-on experience to enable conceptual understanding. Technical drawing II builds on the skills imbibed initially and develops them towards further complexity. All the exercises find their culmination in tackling a design problem, which brings together the skills and abilities while introducing the students for the first time to the design process. These skills will be put to use during L2 studios, and will be discussed in their relevance to the professional practice that designers, architects and urban planners engage in.

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Framework model of a cube with side 300mm was made using reed sticks and twine in order to test how much weight it could carry

A shelter was designed for a yogini in Jaisalmer where she could completely focus on her practice of yoga and impart her classes to her students. The left shows a rendered plan, with two sections in the centre and the placement on site on the right of the slide along with a digital model on the left to better visualize the design.

The process of getting to the final design is outlined here starting with the adjacency diagram, the site model, sections of the site, and exploratory plans and sketches of design ideas.

Digital Render of an apartment plan made on photoshop

Sectional view of the house on the left Hand drafted sections of the balcony wall on the right

Manual sketches of human poses done using charcoal sticks and charcoal pencils

First Image shows a freehand assemblage. Second Image showing a manually rendered assemblage. The third showing a zoomed in portion of the assemblage painted with water colours with the added context of being a building in an overgrown forest

Hand drawn wall section of apartment building that has 4 levels on the left along with labelled wall sections on the right to understand different materials and building elements

A local birdwatcher's guide map was made highlighting the birds found in a residential coastal neighborhood in Chennai along with their frequent sighting points

Digital Model of a building made on SketchUP in order to understand the different tools present in the software