Study On Adaptive Architectural Practice Of Studio Mumbai

The architectural practice of Studio Mumbai is renowned and representative in both India and Asia.It has the distinctive characteristics.It defines its architectural practice by adaptive practice rather than Regionalism or Critical Regionalism,because both Regionalism and Critical Regionalism emphasize regionalism as the direction.While adaptability has a broader and universal view,which is guided by the solutions to the problems.Although the architectural practice activities of the Studio Mumbai sometimes show a little regionalism,which reason is based on the response to the objective problems.The emergence of regionalism is only to respond to the demands for humanistic and historical values,rather than to express the regionalism.Studio Mumbai has encountered a series of problems in the architectural practice in India,these problems can be divided into three categories:one is how to deal with the test of natural geographical environment on design;the second is how to meet the spiritual needs of the Indian people for historical and cultural values;Thirdly,how to break the restriction of Indian current social development on architectural practice.In order to solve the above problems and better complete the architectural practice,Studio Mumbai explored the adaptive design concept,and formed the adaptive staff composition,construction basis,design method,material selection,technical optimization and other plans.In terms of staff composition,the number of skilled craftsmen has been increased,and the importance of craftsmen in the design process has been enhanced.At the same time,the company actively cooperates with designers and craftsmen outside India.In the construction based on communication,the accessibility of information exchange is strengthened,and the model making and sketch drawing are increased.In the model making,in order to achieve better communication,even the model with a scale of 1:1 is used.In the sketch drawing,carpenters,stonemasons and other craftsmen participate in the sketch drawing.In terms of design methods,different strategies and methods are adopted according to the different geographical environment of the base.The site with beautiful natural environment is designed in a way similar to the Earth Art.While facing the decrease of the landscape and the increase of the interference in the city,the"surround" is used for the inward search.In response to the high temperature and the shortage of water resources,it can be solved by building space such as veranda and pool.Faced with the obstacles in the application of modern technical materials in India,Studio Mumbai actively uses local materials and carries out corresponding technical optimization.To sum up,Studio Mumbai has adaptive responds to the problems faced in architectural practice,gradually gained more recognition in the world,and provided reference for Chinese architectural practice.