Anaya Anand Ambalal

CFP004

UIR20170

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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Digital houses & 3D objects were made & rendered digitally using softwares such as Rhino, Sketchup & ArchiCAD.

Process involved collecting data of activities happening around in the neighborhood and then mapping them manually & digitally with the help of AutoCAD & Google Earth.

Cube models were made from reed sticks with different designs and joineries and then tested for its strength. Recommendations were provided along the way to make improvements. Side by side, different forces were also explored that were found in day to day actions.

Identification of building elements and the materials they were made of was done. After which, the same was done for a particular wall section of my house.

This was the final exercise, that involved designing a house that met certain specifications according to the user brief. This sheet shows the process drawings made throughout the month ranging from site options to activity sketches.

This was the final exercise, that involved designing a house that met certain specifications according to the user brief. This sheet shows the final plan, sections and 3D views of the designed house.

The plan of my house was explored in immense detail with every little corner measured. Sections, elevations & a representation drawing was also manually drawn to depict details & show human activites.

Entire module involved the process that went into making a final composition of habitable spaces inside carved out solids. Scenes from a moving video were also made, along with sketching humans.