Niranjan Das Sharma, Dipu George, Asha A
Sem 3 Design Studio
Design Progression

The university syllabus for a residential project requires students to
design a single-family home on a flat site, considering function and
form, climate, construction materials, technology, and building
regulations. In the Design Studio project, students must design a
residence on a 1.5-acre island near Dalavapuram, accessible only
by boat. The project aims to equip students with sound design
principles by focusing on form and space development with respect
to context, socio-cultural factors, and knowledge of pre-design,
grid, construction techniques, and climatology.
The design process involves disruption through unlearning and
provocation, critical appraisals of live and literature case
studies, understanding of new structural techniques and
construction details, and focus on model making. The course
plan involves collecting and analyzing data, deriving the
design, and creating conceptual models encapsulating multiple
aspects observed and studied from the site. The emphasis is
on learning by making as part of the design process, and
acquiring critical thinking skills for architectural design.
Week 1
Introduction to project
Briefing on predesign
process , book reviews ,
course objectives

Week 1
Roof Studies
Study Models
Students are taught the nuances of sloping roof details how to make scale model of the same. This will help them understand how traditional craftsmen used grid in
roof carpentry and the various slope angles.

Week 2
Book Review, Assigning
Groups and identifying
Case study houses -
both literature and live.
Students being aware of
spatial design analysis

Week 2 & 3
Book Review, Assigning
Groups and identifying
Case study houses -
both literature and live.
Students being aware of
spatial design analysis
Week 3
student groups working on 1:1 sale mock up models
of habitable spaces in a residence
Week 2
Final Mock up Model

Week 4
Final Mock up Model

Week 4
Mock up Models of literature case study houses - Parekh house, Done House, Chicken Point house etc

Week 4
Literature Case Study Analysis of Tony Kundig’s Chicken Point Cabin - Spatial Analysis , Function Space Matrix, Circulation Pattern, Scale & Proportion etc

Week 5
Case Study Analysis
- Group Work

Week 5
Live Case Study Visit and Analysis - Dr Paul’s Residence by Ar Cyril Paul

Week 6
Mock up Models of live case study houses - Award winning houses by Cyril Paul, Jacob George, Roy Antony, Ar Fahed and Niranjan Das Sharma

Week 6
Live Case Study Analysis of Jacob George Parent’s Residence - Spatial Analysis , Function Space Matrix, Circulation Pattern, Scale & Proportion etc

Week 6
Live Case Study Analysis of Dr Paul’s Residence - Spatial Analysis , Function Space Matrix, Circulation Pattern, Scale & Proportion etc

Week 8
Introduction to Site and
Site Visit
One day trip

Week 9
Preliminary Site Study
Analysis Review

Week 10
Design Development

Week 10
Design Development - Single Line drawing - Project by Muhammed Navaf

Week 11
Stage 2
Design Development - Sketch Scheme & Block Model - Project by Muhammed Navaf

Week 11
Introduction to
interdisciplinary approach
Students are exposed to
movies , interviews and
TED Talks on Design,
Architecture, Animations
etc
Reinforment & Motivation
Class discussion on
importance of narratives,
perceptive psychology,
design methodology.

Week 12
Stage 3
Design Development - Sketch Scheme & Block Model - Project by Muhammed Navaf

Week 13
Stage 4
Design Development - Double Line Drawing & Block Model - Project by Muhammed Navaf

Week 14
Stage 5
Design Development - Sketch Scheme & Block Model - Project by Muhammed Navaf

Week 15
Studio Review with Design
Chair Ar Jacob George
Agenda - Form follows
function , scale and
proportion, response to
climate and site conditions
deliverables - A2 sheets and
block models

Week 16
Stage 3
Final Design - Project by Muhammed Navaf

Week 18
Jury