Zarna Govind Prajapati

CFP004

UAR20222

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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The design intent was to create a comfortable, multipurpose and delightful shelter for yogi which fulfil all the requirements considering yogi’s lifestyle. According to the site analysis and climate study I had many options for the orientation and the arrangement of the shelter. The process started with bubble diagrams then to soft line drawings and then final drafted plans and sections with proper measurements.

The shelter is oriented towards north-east direction and towards the lake, it has different spaces for various activities, in certain measured areas. The design is made following the certain factors like the light quality, air circulation and protection against climatic changes. The location for this shelter is nearby 3 trees which can provide shade and also helps to protect from heat waves and keeps the temperature low around the shelter. According to the climate of Jaisalmer instead of the large windows Jalis will be provided. The Vegetation and water body is also be added to cool down the temperature of air which can circulate through every other space.

In technical drawing, I drafted the plan and sections of my house. I started with a single line drawing then made soft line with gauged dimensions, after that I measured everything from total length and the width of the room to door’s thickness. With that measurements I drafted the plans first for the ground floor, first floor, terrace and roof with different line gradation. I have also placed all the plans on one on another to make sure it aligns with correct measurements. The labels shows the scale and north direction in plans. All plans and sections are made in 1:50 scale.

After making plans, I took projections to make sections. There are 3 sections of the entire house and I have also tried to show some interiors and furniture inside the house. I have also made a front elevation of my house on which I have shown all the levels. I have drafted an exploded view of the wall section in 1:20 scale. Here I have used different line gradation and hatches to show different materials. The representation drawing which is made digitally shows the different activities inside my home. This exercise really helped me to understand the real formation of the house.

In this exercise I got to know the characteristics of different Components and materials and how it can be more effective for certain requirements. The section of my house’s wall is been made to understand the material for different elements like walls, slabs, parapet, roof, windows, floorings and plinth. This section is being cut vertically and made in 1:20 scale. I have used different hatches to show different materials. Before that I have also traced other types of wall sections to understand more about the kind of members and different masonries.

These cube frame models were made to test the load bearing capacity with different joineries and different which were made to make model stronger and stable. We understood the concept of different forces which affect the structure and how different types of bracings, external supports and joineries can prevent this forces. After that I made basic cube model on which I tried different joineries and tested it with load to get an idea about forces practically then I started with rough sketches about my design with supports and bracings, I derived certain dimensions and I made the structure with reed sticks and tested it. By testing it I marked different failures which were responsible to break the model.

After understanding the failures of the first model I made changes in design and made another model which carried so much more load then the first model. That difference was striking. In this exercise I perceived the knowledge of different joineries and supports which can be very helpful to make the structure stable against any forces.

To explain the characteristics and our personal aspect of my sparsely populated, safe and clean neighborhood to anyone who is alien to my area was the main motive of the exercise. In the first step I did a quick exploration through my memory and made a map which was a kind of Basic Map with the initial idea. I have selected my daily cycle route and tried to cooperate with my observation during the cycling in the map it was traced with accuracy to get every building’s size and scale. In the final step, a map which indicates data/information, attributes and characteristics of our neighbourhood was created and all the elevation were derived by tracing the width of every building from the base map. I have learned to represent the data/ information on any map with observation and exploration skills.

The TADP exercise in which I had to design a shelter for yogi on the barren land of jaisalmer which also has play of levels because of contours, this topography model helped me to understand the characteristics of the land. I made this model in sketchup in 1:1 scale. By placing a human on the model I also got the scale of site. The sections helped me more to understand the level difference.

During sketching we did different types of exercises, there are some examples of it. The different human postures are made using charcoal, the sketches of moving objects (videos) are made with pens and markers and the last exercise was culmination exercise in which I made composition of solids and then by subtracting and placing humans to show activities, I made my final reverie sketch digitally.