Khushi Katiyar

CFP004

U21069

Foundation Studio (II), within the CEPT Foundation Programme continues to build upon the skills acquired during the first semester, adding abilities to use digital media in representation; to make models; to understand the assembly of built form through its building elements, materials and structures; to be able to draft architectural and topographical drawings: and eventually leads to bringing the skills and abilities together to tackle a design problem.

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Display of the site model made in 1:100 scale of the GIDC Bhawan located in CEPT university, Ahemdabad. Set of drawing were prepared including ground plan . roof plan, elevations and sections giving insight of material and method of construction.

A site model of scale 1:100 was prepared to represent the building and the site context.

The making and testing of a 15 degree inclined tower designed by me and my teammate was done to understand the forces and load transfer in the structure. Reed sticks of various sizes were used to build the structure and different lashing techniques were used for joining the sticks.

The structure was tested using bricks to determine the success or the failure of the structure. Taking a desired weight of 18 kg , the inclined structure was a success with compression and bending being the two important factors responsible for the failure of the structure.

A 300x300x300mm cube assemblage was designed and built from scratch using a 1mm thick metal sheet, 1000mm long and 12mm thick rod, 350mm long and 19mm thick metal pipe and a wooden log of length 800mm and cross section 40x40mm.

Understanding of physical properties of the material and how they are joined together was gained in this exercise. We explored different joineries and are implemented in our model.

The sheet displays the number of steps or process that were followed to design a wooden toymaker's workspace in Goa. The intend behind my design was to play with the form and flow of the building. Prime motive was to create level difference with the three cuboids placed in such a orientation that each facade gets a quality view.

The sheet displays the ground plan and first floor plan of the workshop. The ground plan has the workshop at 3.4m level and service block at a level of 4.6m. The first floor plan has the display area at a level of 6.4m. The extended area of the display block not only act as the balcony but also act as the roof of the workshop block. It is covered with a large tensile member (canvas) for shading purposes.

The play of level difference that has been explained in the previous slide through the designed layout is studied more elaborately through the three sections displayed in the slide.

The model of the built form has been built in 1:50 scale, giving the idea of the elevation of the building and how it corresponds with the existing contour with the site. To give an elevated, high rise feeling, the walls of the structure are extended downwards to compliment the contours of the site. The workspace is designed in a way that creates an illusion of an empty space below the built form.

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