A place transforms into a place when clusters of relationships come together, in unison, to form it. The relationship between the activities performed in that place and the place itself forms a vessel. Vessels are fascinating architectural elements too. One’s intellectual, emotional and social processes get simulated in the built environment manifested by vessels. OurContinue reading “THE UPHILL BATTLE”
Category Archives: Reflections from “Built Environment and its histories”
HOME WITHIN A HOME
The latest conversation about vessels makes us think about our own homes as one. The spread of coronavirus has lead to many being quarantined or home-bound and this is the time when we can sit and reflect upon the spaces that we inhabit all the time, our homes. This is a plan for my house.Continue reading “HOME WITHIN A HOME”
CHAMBER OF SECRETS
There is a bias against chambers that they are supposed to be enclosed spaces. But is that true? Chambers, in the form of walls, borders, and gated spaces form a distinction between the inside and the outside. They are too confining and rigid. For example, Castello Di Goronzo, in Tuscany seems like a highly enclosedContinue reading “CHAMBER OF SECRETS”
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