Kit of Parts
Samira Rathod’s ‘Dismantling Building = A Kit of Parts’ is an act of excavation. Through processes of distillation that analyse buildings designed in her studio, the attempt is to discover the fundamental unit of architecture, an ’ur’ architecture- the earliest, primitive unit. This is a process to uncover the phoneme of architectural language, the first […]
Wall as a Room
Consider the momentous event in architecture when the wall parted and the column became – Louis Kahn In order to define space, by experimenting and playing with certain spatial elements like the floor, ceiling and wall. But have we truly worked out the nuances of each element? In design, a wall is a separator. It […]
Holding Water
Water camouflages itself with its container. It is transparent and anomalous, finding its own balance. Water escapes us; it is ethereal, and yet an elixir for life. Water insulates; it is versatile. With depleting water resources, to hold water has become imperative. Holding water; in ways that it is natural and integral to our being; […]
The Container (for Kochi Muziris Biennale 2023)
The Container Project is built on dual narratives – one of the debris from ruthless demolition, and another of the poetics of construction – an honest admission of materials and methods of making buildings which often remain hidden under its skin, unknown.
Tree House Installation
Tree House, Playhouse Installation by SRDA (Samira Rathod Design Atelier), outside Ahmedabad, Gujarat
