Anushka Barot

CFP004

UAR20225

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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A color palette of muted pastel shades was selected where the attributes of the area selected were highlighted using darker jewel tones, which created enough contrast in order to highlight the attributes.

The cut section has been given appropriate material rendering in order to understand the building mechanism of the wall.

After experimenting with the material properties of reed sticks suitable joints were developed that didn't involve a lot of cutting or sticking.

Based on the results of the first cube, structural changes were made in the joineries (keeping the same design) and hence the second cube was much stronger than the first.

Humans and trees are added in the sections to give a sense of scale to the drawings. Similarly furniture has been added in plan to convey the use of space and the circulation area as well.

The rendering technique used helps create negative had positive spaces by creating enough contrast between the cut section and foreground.

An intensive study of the site's climate was done to understand the project requirements which then coupled with case studies done on vernacular architecture of goa was used to come up with different design layouts for the structure.

The sloping nature of the land has been portrayed by giving gradual gradient to the land using different contour levels of the site.

Interesting subtractions were made in a composition of 4 cubes, 4 cuboids and 4 cylinders.

Human activities and spaces were added to a composition of substracted 3d forms in order to create an imaginary world with its own logic.