S2 Week 9 & 10
Jali screen
Traditionally screens are use in Mosques to separate:
-male and female area
-religious and secular area
Besides visual separation, the perforation allows gentle light to filter through and encourage natural ventilation.
Making jali screen, Agra
tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti - 30mm thick marble jali screen
Contemporary Inspiration
I am also inspired by contemporary work by Kengo kuma's Chokkura Plaza & Shelter. The austere stone work is cleverly designed with perforation which allows a gradual change in sizes of perforation.
The stones are stacked with a custom designed steel plate sandwiched in between each layer.
The primitive material-stones is poetically cut and assemble. The result possesses both traditional and contemporary quality.
Exploration:
In my design, I will be exploration means of creating a modular system (possibly concrete block casted into custom shape) to fill in the wall opening. In filling the wall, the modules will also determine the openings in the wall (its profile and sizes).
Initial hand sketches of ideas
CAD pattern exploration on different modules and configurations
Composition of modules on building elevation - aligning with floor and ceiling height
designing the modular steel fixing members
Possible wall opening configurations:
elevation 1
elevation 2
elevation 3
elevation 4
elevation 5
Application:
The holes would also be used as storage space.
Sketchup model of modules placed to fill the wall opening
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