Thursday, 26 January 2012

SHARDES OF GLASS



SHARDES OF GLASS

i had a dream once, a hallucination
I was walking past through the corridors of a beautiful imagination

there i saw a maiden dressed in white ,
i bet you'll kill to glance that sight.

she held a crystal in her hand
it looked as precious as silky sand

carved from her beauty , it shone so bright,
it would light up even the darkest night.

my greedy mind conspired a sin,
thou wanted to taste the ladys skin.

i confronted the maiden and asked in disguise
what was it that her man should suffice.

she said
i need no gold , no gem , no stone,
but a promise to protect my crystal with every bone.

my lustful mind made the promise ,
her tender mind coul not read the tone dishonest.

the moment i held the shimmering glass
it shattered into pieces and fell on grass

everything around me now set ablaze
the world suddenly seemed burning with grimace.

the crystal had detected negation,
it was bound to crack with this invasion.

the woman now seemed to have paled with pain,
her face seemed older, wrinkled it remained.

her voice now hoarse let out a curse,
'You'll be sick , with no one to nurse'

i was now scared to death ,
i turned around and fled,

i looked back once at those broken shardes,
they left my conscience with unhealing scars,

they seemed to convey a redemption message,
but the coward ran away to the darkest passage.

now i lie in my grave in hell,
burning my soul, with no man to tell,

how true it was the curse of them aiden
i was left unnursed and denied heaven,

my conscience still questions me with pricking precision,
why didnt i rework that hasty decision,

what would have happened to that burning grass,
had i retuned to pick up
those broken shardes of glass.....
As you sit beside a window pane,
sudden subtle breezes cool the skin.
a thin mask of dust beams from 6 feet high
a waving hand disturbs a flux that flies.

A gush that blows through smooth strands of hair
on summer days tucked in beds on end
and on winter days under open skies
penetrating the blood bursting out of my veins

And then comes the month of the Gods of rain
warning us through harsh forces, silence contains
and then the roof tingles a melody
a sweet smell rises as dust is laid in front of me.

Aromas of mothers fresh cooked food 
of chillies and spices and warm flesh skewed
flowing air speaks of something, every smell speaks out
as you stand still to enjoy natures language somehow.

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

House No. 11 , Bawa House



HOUSE NO.11 , BAWA HOUSE

Extension to Bawa House , Balsa Model.

As a mark of respect to the ingenuity and almost seamless design of the house of Bawa, I chose my extension to the building to be a simple pavilion with a small walkway winding within it which would exhibit the work and drawings of Bawa.

Concept, Plan . Sketches, Data :-


Model :-



Sri Lanka Postcard


SRI LANKA POST CARD

To,
My Class.

I think Sri Lanka was fun. Love you guys,

Chiraag S. Punjabi

Post Card -


 The magical moment where an edge of the lighthouse building seemed almost like a mirror image of my first A.D. project.  Felt the built form.



The Architectural Design Project For the Indian Embassy, Srilanka






INDIAN EMBASSY COMPLEX, GALLE FACE SRI LANKA :-


JURY 1 :- 




JURY 2 :-


The following is the link to the slideshow of the PROCESS OF EVOLUTION OF MY DIGRAMMATIC MODEL OF THE EMBASSY ON GALLE FACE.
The photos are heavy and it might take time for the slide show to stream.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiraagpunjabi/sets/72157629009318241/show/

The following are images of a few exploration models that I made which led me to evolve the form of my building.

Process Model 1 (Scale - 1:1000):

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - White
High Commissioners Residence - Red














Process Model 2 (Scale - 1:1000):

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - White
High Commissioners Residence - Black















Process Model 3 (Scale - 1:1000):

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - White
High Commissioners Residence - Red














Process Model 4 (Scale - 1:1000):

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - White
High Commissioners Residence - Black













Process Model 5 (Scale - 1:1000):

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - White
High Commissioners Residence - Red












Process Model 6 (Scale - 1:1000):

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - White
High Commissioners Residence - Black







Process Model 7 (Scale - 1:1000):

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - Yellow
High Commissioners Residence - Yellow














Process Model 8 (Scale - 1:500) :

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - Black
High Commissioners Residence - White













Final Model (Scale - 1:500) :

Chancery - Yellow
Cultural Annexe - White
High Commissioners Residence - Red