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Tanya Sunish Shah

CT2023

working with Indigenous construction materials

the studio was about working with indigenous materials like bamboo, stone and mud. the first two exercises were case studies of vernacular buildings for a particular material (bamboo). second was a group case study of given for a combination of materials where the main material was an indigenous material (nocturnal animal zoo- stone). and third was designing our own building in a given location (bhuj) for a given programming. All these exercises there were models made from actual materials.


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sketches for bamboo joineries and connections

hand drawn sectional 3d of the bamboo house in Tripura

hand drafted wall sections for case study 1.

joinery detail models

drafted joinery details and sketches for case study 2

hand drafted wall sections.

model photographs for case study 2

sketches for final studio design

hand drafted plans, sections and wall section

photographs of models made with actual and symbolic materials