Aakansha Dharmesh Desai

CFP004

UIR20166

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 sheet is a part of the Digital Representation exercise. It showcases various views of a 3-D model of Bal Mandir by Leo Pareira made using the SketchUp software.

The sheet is a part of the Mapping exercise and it showcases open grounds, vegetation and the activities that take place in the selected neighborhood.

The sheet is a part of the Sketching exercise and showcases the composition of solids as part of an urban setting.

The sheet is a part of the Building Elements and Materials exercise. The sheet on the left and the middle involved the identification of the building elements and the materials used to construct them. The sheet on the right is a wall section that was taken from my house and drawn to scale.

The sheet is a part of the Testing Structures module. Reed sticks and thread were used to create a cube of 30 cm by 30 cm and load was placed on it. Observations were recorded to understand the failure in the design.

The sheet is a part of the Testing Structures module. Reed sticks and thread were used to create a cube of 30 cm by 30 cm and load was placed on it. Observation were recorded and rectifications were suggested to improve the design.

The sheet is the part of the Technical Drawing Representation exercise. Plans were drawn for the various floors of my house. The plan was manually drafted and the representation drawing was drawn digitally on Autodesk Sketchbook.

The sheet is a part of the Technical Drawing Representation exercise. Along with plans, sections along with an isometric wall section were drawn.

The sheet is a part of the Tackling a Design Problem exercise. A shelter was designed for a cook in Goa. Topography, mindmaps, climate studies, bubble drawings and sketches were a part of the design process.

The sheet is a part of the Tackling Problem exercise. The final set of drawings included section, plans, isometric views and sketches to explain the design.