Thursday, April 30, 2009

FOR PROJECT 2: FINAL SUBMISSION

BEFORE THE FINAL SUBMISSION:
POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED......

1. NARRATIVE:
Your single line narrative indicating the following components:
- character, his physical attributes
- an indication of the nature of space (eg. tower, hut, hamlet, bunker, studio, cave, shed, pavillion, den, castle, abode, escape, temple, box....and so on)
- the activity: exaggerated to a level of passion.....so the architectonics will emerge for and enable activity to its limits....

2. SITE SELECTION AND SITING
Please select a tangible site with specific characteristics and features like a forest, on a beach, within a mountain slope or hill, on the top of a cliff, in a valley, in a desert, in a crowded city, in a pristine garden, a part of a complex, along a lake..... with some reference to the climatic quality like hot, cold, tropical, pleasant, dry, humid and its nature: sloping/flat/rocky/stepped/sunk etc....
Also consider the siting: how your buildings sits onto the site....whether it is embedded completely/partially, raised, suspended, braced, tucked, projecting, cantilevered.........

3. REPRESENTATION:The clarity of representation of the above characteristics through beautifully rendered drawings and a well crafted model....do not limit yourself by paper/cardboard/balsa...think beyond....and be creative...
keywords:planes-layers-shadows-repetition-rhythm-penetration-volumes-
-overlapping-play-abutting-clashing-contrasts....

4. Focus on the quality of light and its entry, use of colors and textures, inbuilt elements, landscape features to modulate the space.

Above all.....enjoy your dream design.....



Sunday, April 26, 2009

Hi all,

Hope you are enjoying window explorations! For the studio on this Wednesday 29th April, we will be having a pin-up session in the class. Please be ready with the following:

- Your selected painting and your narrative.
- Study models: to scale showing the material which you propose to use. You may want to try out more than one model to experiment with materials.
- Poche' drawings: plans, sections/sectional elevations (interior details), site plan showing the siting which best express the materials selected. You may also want to include idea sketches or concept drawings.

Please make sure that you work hard for the upcoming studio and get the complete set of drawings and models so that you will have a fruitful session before next week's final submission.
Looking forward to an exciting session!

Prajakta