Sem 04 / Building and Material Systems

This course attempted  to establish the relationship between Building systems, Resources and the experience it produces

Here building systems are thought of as structural systems, environmental systems, climatic systems, waste management, movement logistics, terrain/landscape management and many others

The brief was to design the canteen/.cafe/eating space in one of the eight chosen fairs/festivals across India.

List of Fairs/Festivals:-

No.	Name of Festival/Fair	Location	Duration
1.	Rann Utsav	Rann of Kutch , Gujrat	Oct to Feb - 4 to 5 months
2.	Pushkar Fair	Pushkar, Rajasthan	In November- 10 days
3.	Kochi-Muziris Biennale	Koch, Kerala	Dec to Apr - 4-5 months
4.	Kumbh Mela	Haridwar, Uttarakhand	55 days
5.	Kolkata International Book Fair	Kolkata, W.Bengal	10-12 days
6.	Hornbill Festival	Kohima, Nagaland	10 days
7.	Sonepur Cattle Fair	Sanpur, Bhihar	1 month
8.	Serendipity Art Festival	Goa	15 Days

Each of the fairs/festivals gave typical climatic as well as social context which then led to the writing of design intent for each student. With the help of various case studies, students learned about various building systems and their role in the space making process.


The main aim was to know the building systems involved in the space-making process and try to add, alter or innovate them to achieve the set design intent by each student.

The following works form a robust representation of the works produced in the studio:

Atharva Gondhali
Deep Desai
Devansh Jhaveri
Shravani Wagh