House of solid stone
By: Malik, Kamal.
Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2023Edition: Vol.88(3), Mar.Description: 60-61p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here In: Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: The site is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan that is synonymous with sandstone as a building material but sadly, over the last few decades, this material has been reduced to a 'cladding' medium and its potential as a robust and sustainable structural element has not been explored. The house in Jaipur presented us with an opportunity to explore and evolve a method of building that has been prevalent in traditional buildings for centuries. We laid out a simple brief: no material other than stone should be used for construction.This made us dive deeply into the art of 'making' with stone and the first sketches were the confluence of traditional knowledge reinforced with cutting-edge engineering.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The site is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan
that is synonymous with sandstone as
a building material but sadly, over the
last few decades, this material has been
reduced to a 'cladding' medium and its
potential as a robust and sustainable
structural element has not been
explored.
The house in Jaipur presented us with
an opportunity to explore and evolve
a method of building that has been
prevalent in traditional buildings for
centuries. We laid out a simple brief:
no material other than stone should
be used for construction.This made
us dive deeply into the art of 'making'
with stone and the first sketches
were the confluence of traditional
knowledge reinforced with cutting-edge
engineering.
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