BA (Hons) Architecture

Mehtaab Rashad

Biography

I am a RIBA Part 1 graduate from Birmingham City University, interested in how the beauty of architecture is perceived by its surroundings. The message that the architecture sends forth is as important as how it is viewed as a structure or a shelter. I believe it’s important the concept that makes the building should be communicated to the audience at the first glance. How the shape of architecture affects persons and their surroundings, as well as how humans interact with building.

This proposal captures the core, essence of both the ritual I discovered on site, which was body language, as well as the taboo, which was intruding privacy, by allowing users to experience it through architecture. Combining both concepts, the building may appear as an adventure park where movement within the building is captured through the façade and can be seen from afar when approaching the building, but there is a twist that has more of a sinister/dystopian twist to it as it has an evil layer underground where workers are collecting data through the architecture of the building allowing access to user devices as well as elements throughout the building have tracking , CCTV and fitness monitors.

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Body language is an unspoken form of communication that we use to express our true feelings and emotions. Even when we aren't conscious of it, we utilise our body to communicate all the time. Even When not speaking, we communicate through gestures. Our body language always reflects our internal thoughts and reveals a lot about a person's identity. As a result, I went on location and observed people, capturing photos and sketches of the gestures and postures they employ whether conversing with others, participating in activities, or even when they are alone but isn’t this invading privacy? but then again this is part of the everyday life where we are getting observed by CCTV camera wherever we go, phone collecting data to target us with the right advert. when observing I realised the architecture and atmosphere had a huge impact i.e., when two strangers came to sit on the bench the other would leave but that same seating spot was perfect for friends and family but what if the bench was design differently

Human’s Experience Through Architecture - Building captured essence of ritual - body language and taboo- invading privacy allowing one to experience through architecture

User Experience- - Free entry would serve as an enticement to bring people in, use the building.

Section - Skylight works as an climbing wall as well as the main waffle structure tied back with the lifts.

Striped Section and Elevation - Body language is captured through the kinetic façade using a mechanism that driven by the user.

Human’s Experience Through Architecture - Exterior visual

Human’s Experience Through Architecture - Interior Visual-Ground Floor Climbing Wall

Human’s Experience Through Architecture - Interior Visual-Evil layer

Human’s Experience Through Architecture - Storyboard

Does architecture define us? - Mapping Movement

Does architecture define us? - Mapping movement

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