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.....

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

Dear All,

Well done! Lots of hard work in Project1 reflected through your presentations and model. Hope you have had a refreshing break and are all geared up for the next exploration.

Before starting with the new project, please upload clear images of your scanned drawings (Parti and Poche') and model photographs which best express your understanding of the villa....with the process which led you to the final outcome. Graphics are of a great value here! If your models and drawings are in the exhibition, please make it a point to document your work there. Remember the technique of using light source and dark background to accentuate your models.

See you at the studio on Wednesday -Week 5...Do come prepared with your collection of domestic interiors of the 17th century Dutch and Edward Hopper's paintings and some research into the relationship between the inside/outside/the role of the window.

Prajakta

A link to Vanna Venturi house from Venturi Scott Brown's office:
http://www.vsba.com/projects/fla_archive/10.html

Antoine Predock's impression sketches

Dear all,

Good start in week one! Please send me you blog addresses those who haven't sent yet.

We will have a quick presentation session at the begining of studio next week. Please be prepared with sketches and parti diagrams to generate a discussion. Each group will have 10 minutes to present their villa. Get all the relevant information, drawings, articles pertaining to your villa to proceed working on poche diagrams in the studio.

And be equipped with soft pencils, yellow tracing roll, scales, pins, sticky tapes etc. to make the most of our studio.

Looking forward to an exciting session,

Prajakta