T E S S E R A

The foundation studio in architecture tectonics aims to set up a disciplinary impetus for the program with considerable emphasis on the method of design and making. The studio builds the foundation of tectonics by engaging in methods of investigation, derivation, and evaluation of form with respect to expression of detail as the articulation of structural forces, material and construction, expressive dimension of detail through prototypes, drawings, and models. The final part deals with the consolidation of the above acquired skills, their resolution, and their layering in a high-rise, keeping in mind the future of resource crunch, land shortages and sustainability.