Chand Bawdi : Scaled Architectural Model ,Bawdi, Vav, Kund, Stepped wells of india, Abhaneri, Royal Stepwell, Stepwells of Rajasthan

Chand Bawdi : Scaled Architectural Model ,Bawdi, Vav, Kund, Stepped wells of india, Abhaneri, Royal Stepwell, Stepwells of RajasthanA vast sheet of water, covered with lotus flowers, amid which thousands of aquatic birds and animals live, at the shores of which bathers washed, surrounded by jungle greenery. Louis Rousselet, 1894. Visually the stepwells have little presence above ground, a low masonry wall or pavilion. These are excavations that often descend down five to seven stories. An encounter with it generates both a sense of surprise and a feeling of utter displacement,

When one thinks of space

Materials: Mahogany wood

it is these moments that add richness to our days

Among these is the perfectly preserved Manikeshwara temple complex

more attentive and more interested in the immediate surroundings

Traversing through the winding streets and interweaved staircases

each piece explores how volume

These magnificent structures have been an indispensable part of several Indian civilisations

defining a new paradigm in design

The nine concrete pieces come together to form a set that can be put together around the central 'Kund' to create a community space

the eyes feel as though they’ve grown limbs of their own

Amalfi captures the graceful curves of undulating terrain and the poetic geometry of hilly architecture