The final project is a result of series of exercises like mindmaps, Studies from Rem Koolhas, Building Case studies, studies on Time, Neighborhood documentation and Designing neighborhood specific Follies. The site for the final project is in the neighborhood of sector 19,20 and 21 of Gandhinagar. The idea was to use conversations as an idea of time and railing as an architectural element from the immediate neighborhood and to break the standardization and monumentality of the neighborhood as observed in the neighborhood walks.
Mind Map of the initial discussions on Time, Public and Architecture.Studying few topics in detail from the two books of Facade and Balcony from the Elements of Architecture by Rem Koolhas.Making flashcards for any three ideas from each building case study. Mapping any five activities in detail to understand its location and space, activity behavior vis-à-vis space, as well as working and organization of work within the dimensions and materials of the space.Accordion books of the three neighborhood walk which includes photographs which capture the experience as a walker in that neighborhood, how the neighborhood experiences itself.
Another two accordion books are on the idea of time.To design the folly on three activity spots as an idea of time, using 4 red cube-frames measuring 2.0 X 2.0 M ,1/2 Ring/s measuring 2.0 M diameter of any color. + one architectural element.Blue folly as an idea of public. To design the folly taking ideas of the BALCONIES as well as elements and design-constructions that make and shape a BALCONY- from the Neighborhood and also from the study of the book BALCONY from ELEMENTS by Rem KoolhaasConceptual collages of the final project
1. Idea from neighborhood- to break the standardization of the government buildings and the idea of boundary
2. Use of Architectural element in the design- Use of railing as an idea of time and breaking the idea of boundary .
3. Idea of time - ConversationsGround floor planSections
