Studio mumbai. The practice of making

• Autores: Michael Hensel
• Localización: Architectural design, ISSN 0003-8504, Nº. 2, 2015, págs. 94-101
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Located in a studio just south of Mumbai in India; Studio Mumbai is closer to a traditional craft workshop than a conventional architects' office. With over 100 carpenters based on site, the studio is able to realize large-scale mock-ups, as well as models and graphic representations. As Guest-Editor Michael Hensel explains, craft and the collaboration between craftsmen is at the very core of the practice. Within the workshop typical roles become blurred: as carpenters become architects, architects enter the craft of carpentry; and they both pursue the field of masonry. Out of an affinity for craft comes an empathy with the local, whether expressed in a respect for site and the land or indigenous materials and building traditions.