A couple of days back, I happened to bump into a friend who I had studied architecture with. It was very interesting to listen to his journey as an Architect while comparing it to mine.. Starting from the same place after graduation, we travelled through our own different paths discovering different methodologies and techniques.
He began his journey at an urban design firm around the same time I started at Sandarbh. But today, when we meet - our experiences and stories of and about architecture differ a lot.
Talking about his design process, he spoke about generality. The structures within an urban park that he designed needs to be able to accommodate all functions. It should be able to transform into a marriage hall, a sports ground, an auditorium, a food court or market place if necessary. It would be serving a large mass of people with different expectations. So the Architecture would be as vague as possible giving it the ability to adapt to all situations.
On the other hand, I have realized the importance of detailing through my journey at Sandarbh. Every personality is different and so is their living style. The personality of the owner is reflected to the house through detailing. The skirting at the bottom of a piece of furniture to prevent a stubbed toe or a mirror placed at the right position to bring out the sense of space - wouldn't these details improve the quality of life of the people using these spaces. Detail not only brings the personality in the space, it brings out beauty too. Every line on the facade brings a difference, so does the edge banding of the furniture pieces. Like Sai says, "Even a rectangular room can be made beautiful through detailing."
After this whole conversation, we both looked at each other and asked, "How diverse can the same profession turn out to be?"
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