Athulya R S

CFP001

U22043

The Monsoon semester focuses on equipping students with various techniques to visualise, draw and represent. The students also start to engage with existing buildings to identify various building elements, basic construction materials and methods. They practise and work intensively to perfect their freehand drawing and perspective drawing, to visualize and draw complex compositions. They also learn to make technical drawings using orthographic projections, surface development and the exploded view of a complex object. A series of exercises in sketching will enable the students to sketch freely in order to observe, document, imagine and improvise. The exercise on gauging sizes will develop the habit of estimating sizes using one’s body and through it, the students will begin to engage with the concept of anthropometrics. Through the exercise on building elements and materials,

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Experimentation with four different software resulted in these digital works. On the top, is a 3-D model made using SketchUp followed by a digital art using photoshop and a magazine pop-up in InDesign. At the bottom, different views of a tablet was made in AutoCAD.

This image is a compilation of the initial sub-exercises included in the freehand drawing exercise. Starting from lines, shapes, and forms. Solids were subtracted from other solids to create unique forms.

The last set of sub-exercises included wireframes, rendering techniques and perspective drawings. Assemblages helped in understanding how a solid interacts with another solid when it is kept together. The progress is clearly visible from the two slides displayed here.

In order to understand technical drawing, drawings of a matchbox composition were drafted using appropriate tools. AutoCAD (a 2-D software) was used to make perspective drawings the same composition of matchboxes. Surface development of solids was clearly studied through drafting and making the model of it.

This slide showcases the process followed to study how a phonograph works. Through dismantling the object and making sketches a clear understanding of the functions and mechanisms of it was possible. The final sheet shows an exploded view along with annotations about the parts and it's functions.

Wall sections of buildings in the CEPT campus were made to understand the elements and materials in it. This helps to distinguish between structural and non-structural parts of a building. Along with this a group of four made a matrix which has images of building elements corresponding to different materials with which it can be constructed.

This set of drawings are gauged drawings. Plan and sections of sleeping space, furniture and object can be seen in this layout. The ability to gauge and get an approximately accurate measurement was achieved through this exercise.

Study of a guest house in Gandhi Ashram was done by making plans sections and elevations on site. Measurements were taken for drafting the final set of drawings. Sections were cut at different parts of the building to capture different aspects of it. The different views and section of a wooden chest detail was also made.

Site drawings were drafted which helps to understand the relation between this particular guest house and the nearby buildings. With this set of drawings a model was made using balsa wood and jute board. It is a sectional model with removable roof in one half.

The ghats of Varanasi has many levels to it and different activities take place on these levels throughout the course of the day. Sections were gauged and drawn on site. The final set of drawings was made in such a way that it captures the true essence of Varanasi. The buildings in the background and the activities happening on the ghats were also shown. The representation of the sections was done on jute paper and painted using water color.