Spirit house is a miniature of Pavilion, temple, or vernacular house built in purpose to provide shelter for the holy spirit that protects that particular are it is located in
Typologies of spirit house in Thailand (San Jao, San Phra Phum, San Phra Phrom)
Animals also play a big role even in ornamentation. They purpose of having them is to offer servants and entertainers for the spirit
Offering food
Interaction of different kinds of animal around a spirit house
Device
Reverse the idea back to animals in real life by integrating the concept of offering and assisting to the animals around the area of spirit house
By taking the concept of adaptation through different environment from the spirit house, this device is a shelter for animals that is able to transform its shape due to different function and purpose.
Basically, this device will be placed in the area of spirit house and can be adapted its usage according to the behaviour of people and animals that occupying the space at the moment.
By analysing the behaviour I have found that, Not only people come to the spirit house to pray, but also to rest, Since spirit houses are commonly located underneath the shade of a big tree due to sacred belief. The same goes for animals that get attracted the shades and also by the offering food.
Phase 1 (Vernacular Architecture) - Bird feeder of Ahmedabad
When it comes to sacred animals, birds, especially pigeons are in charge. In many cultures, pigeons usually symbolize messenger, peace, or even love. But according to Hinduism, they believe that when a person dies, his/her spirit will be taken away to heaven in a form of pigeon. That is why they think it’s their duty to feed birds and treat them as a sacred animal. That is also why you can commonly see bird feeders in Ahmedabad.
When it comes to craftsmanship, wood carving is one of the identity that people of Ahmedabad are proud of. Design of the pattern either based on historical figure or floral pattern. One of the most common architectural element that highly ornamented with wood carving is bracket, which known to support the roof.
Religion has played a very big role in Indian society for a long time. The majority of people believe in Hinduism. They also worship animals such as cows and birds.
The bird feeder or also known as chabutaro is a tower-like structure with octagonal or pentagonal shaped enclosures at the top.
The architecture of chabutaro also influenced from religion. The form of it derives from Hindu architecture called Chhatri. Chhatri can either be a single pavilion or act as an element of other religious buildings. Chabutaro can be as big as a room or it can be the size of a lamp post.
There’s usually one chabutaro per village and it serves as the center of the community. It can be a communal area and also where important ceremony or event takes place.
It was elevated from the ground by a pole in order to prevent cats, dogs, or other animals from chasing the birds. People can put food and grains inside the chabutaro by climbing stairs or ladder.
Contemporary context - San Phra Phum (Spirit house)
A shrine to the protective spirit of a place that is found in the Southeast Asian countries. The spirit house is normally in the form of small roofed structure, and is mounted on a pillar or on a dais. In Thailand, spirit houses are intended to provide a shelter for spirits that protect that particular area it is located.
In this semester, we were introduced to some of the new and interesting tools whether for 3D Modeling, Collage, or even animation. First few sessions we were introduced to a rhino plug-in called grasshopper which allow us to give more accuracy to the 3d Models in a parametric way or even mapping. We also worked with Adobe photoshop and illustrator, adjust some lights and texture in V-ray and making some animations with Adobe After Effect.
At the first few sessions, we were working with formal operations through free hand drawing and different shapes of rectangular prisms. Then move on to folding paper in order to under stand sequence, system, and order. Cutting foams and Axonometric drawing were also included in order to work with Interpretation and variation. Understanding the system of deformation through balloons that squeezed together in PVC tube. Digital tools were also intoduced to class. We start using Rhinoceros to create 3D Models and Adobe photoshop to collage.
Project 1- In this project, students are required to visit the assigned location. The site our section were assigned are called “Khlong Lot Wat Ratchabopit”. We were required to select two parameters. One from each Spatial and Atmospheric and then put together in a collective map. Then later developed a field located in that area ( Constructing Situation)
Project 2 - As students were required to select a film to develop cities, The one that I’ve got is called “Caro Diario”. The film is about a man, which is the director himself, riding his motor bike around downtown Rome. The movie shows different kinds of architecture and artefacts as he exploring different part of the city. The parameter that I chose is “different heights of the roads” which I stick with from the first to last phase (City, Building, Unit).
Project 1.1 - The subject of division that divided each cube into 2 pieces by following the concept of natures.
Project 1.2 - The subject of fragmentation that divided each cube into 8 pieces. The final model represents the idea of using joints to create a system of interdependence within the fragments. The structure of the cube is in the same way of how the World Trade Center building in New York City are built.
Project 1.3 - A system of expansion which expand the 24 x 24 cm cube into a 48 x 48 cm bounding box.
Project 2.1 - Each video shows the interaction between 2 people and 1 object that generates the idea under the concept of space and limits of human body. ( Fabric,Rubber band ).
Project 2.2 - In this project, we still work with the idea of space and limits of human's body from the last project, This time we want a device that is accessible for both of us to go inside and some different material that is more stable and adjustable, so we've developed it by using the idea of tensegrity.
Peoject 3.1 - (Verminophobia - fear of germs) I came up with the icosahedron room. It is a o ne of the geometric shapes where all conors are more than 90 degrees, which means none of them are perpendicular to the walls because corners are one of the places in the room where germs and dust usually stored at, so I try to avoid sharp conors as much as possible.
Project 3.2 - I tried to avoid sharp corners by combining different geometric shapes. As a result you can see that no walls are perpendicular to the floor and all of their angles are more has 90 degrees. As you go in, you will have to go through different process room by room in a sequence in order to be 100% clean in the very last room.
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