Author: Jayakrishnan Ranjit
Jayakrishnan Ranjit
Jayakrishnan Ranjit is an architect from India with a passion for writing and storytelling. He focuses on scripting rich imagined stories on architecture, design and human nature. He researches on various facets of design and loves to explore the diverse nature of reality and fiction. He has written and published over more than 100 articles on architecture and design for various magazines around the globe.
A child’s interaction surrounding a space needs a playful yet inventive approach. Mario Cucinella Architects crafts exciting experiences channeled into a kindergarten in Guastalla, in the Italian province of Reggio Emilia. The design won as part of a competition in addition to replace two schools damaged in the earthquake in 2012. The renovated massing expressed as a stimulating volume can cater to 120 children. The timber structure curves and bends about the various educational areas, alternating through transparent surfaces. These forms particularly generate a visual interaction between the interior and exterior. Following the pedagogical capacity, the project delves into sensory…
The Suzhou Bay Cultural Center skillfully weaves an iconic web on the shores of Lake Tai. Christian de Portzamparc discovered the deserted plain in 2013. Subsequently, as a series of emblematic projects initiated by Wujiang Lakefront Masterplan, he built a unique structure. Also as an appreciation for the future city plan. The Suzhou Bay Cultural Center’s design locks into a grid of streets and avenues bordering a central pedestrian axis streaming towards the lake. The pedestrian axis and the great lake interweaved to form the site. Then on either side of the axis, embeds the cultural center. Spatial Segregation for…
A series of stepped-up profile and protruding bay windows sliced as angular balconies. The Ravel Plaza catches every eye across the streets. Featured by the Rotterdam firm MVRDV on their proposal for a captivating green landscape. The design weaves a green high-rise complex in Amsterdam’s financial district. In collaboration with OVG Real Estate, MVRDV got enrolled by Amsterdam’s municipality to design the Ravel Plaza Amsterdam. The design undoubtedly sets to house apartments, offices and commercial spaces. The crux in addition features three conjoined buildings of wavering heights, ingressed with flat glass-encased spaces. The elements contrasted by the protruding periphery of…
Resembling tulips rising in varying height enthrals to capture magnificence and drama. Thomas Heatherwick’s Pier 55 park within New York’s Hudson River renamed as Little Island sparks waves among the citizens. Visuals reveal cast-in concrete planters lifted by cranes to sit atop poles in the water. Designed to rise between 15 to 62 feet above the river. Besides, the forms envisage a topographical landscape capturing different views of the city. The project takes shape at 55 Hudson Greenway on the Hudson River, just off the shoreline in Chelsea neighbourhood. Heatherwick Studio’s design obviously incorporates 132 planters mushroom-shaped concrete columns elevating…
The evergreen fir tree traditionally been used to celebrate winter festivals for thousands of years. The triangle in its basic shape represents the symbol of Christ and a new life. The Electric Nemeton Christmas Tree is visualized by Sam Jacob Studio. It electrifies the mood in King’s Cross, London. The tree soars 11m high in a sharp angle, drawing inspiration from the origins of the Christmas tree tradition. It flows with the vision of the ancient forest and symbolism of the midwinter tree. Moreover, Nemetons denotes to the ancient Celtic groves, weaved using the natural landscape. It also serves as…
A Country without Walls a Future without Limits: 10 Design Reveals a Wall-Less Experience For An Expo Pavilion Expansive imagination, the art of making, the dialogue, and a common ground to share within is revealed in the Expo pavilion visualized by 10 Design. The proposal named “A Country without Walls, a Future without Limits” invites activity spaces on the ground, a bright and open future envisaged in the clouds above. The Design Concept The pavilion concept revolves to respond to the idea of communicating, openness, hospitality, and change. 10 Design’s vision weaves a memorable pavilion indeed as a celebration. The…
A secondary skin developed and programmed by Neri Oxman and MIT using water-based biocomposites for digital design and fabrication. The Aguahoja project has exhibited a pavilion and a series of artefacts erected from molecular components found in tree branches, insect exoskeletons, and our own bones. They use natural ecosystems, inspired for a material production process that produces no waste. The Design Approach The design approach facilitates close integration between material creation and robotic fabrication. The project consents creation of objects across varying scales. Besides it examines the importance of water in Nature’s systems, the birth cycle, adaptation and decay. This…
The current pandemic has indeed taken a toll on all our lives. It has enabled everyone to reach out and connect in various ways, mostly through the internet. Architects are incessantly being bombarded to unlock and initiate fresh perspectives of our upcoming future. ParametricArchitecture has been at the forefront of innovation while using a mindful approach and actions that trigger new trends into the field of architecture through the PA Talks series. How will humanity sustain, secure, and flourish to transcend beyond more than being human; to become more defined and thoughtful as a species. The future of architecture is…
A craft exudes a marvellous shine when an architect and artist combine their skills and expertise. Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Australian artist Geoff Nees composed the Botanical Pavilion, a tactile, circular pavilion using timber from Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens. The Botanical Pavilion slides and fuses to form a puzzle without any metal supports. NGV Triennial in response to Korean artist Lee Ufan’s 2017 painting named Dialogue has commissioned for the prolific design commissioned. Soft curves slashed in front of the painting frames its openings at both ends. The design invokes the Japanese tradition of wooden architecture and features. The…
Bamboo structures encase an ethereal ambience to envisage a space designed for spiritual practice. Khunying Noi, a 90-year-old Buddhist and member of the royal family, approached Chiangmai Life Architects to create a space to enjoy the sunset and bring together her family. The Sunset Sala & Meditation Cathedral, situated on top of a hill in northern Chiang Mai with enticing views of the northern mountain landscapes captivates a soulful aura. The Sunset Sala has proven popular among Khunying Noi’s friends and family. As an active member of the Buddhist community, following she commissioned the architects to develop and facilitate spiritual…