ANAMIKA GOYALARCHITECTURE+DESIGN PORTFOLIO

01_FIELDS AND FORMS [PRE ARCH SUMMER STUDIO]FIELD DRAWINGSINTERPRETING FORM

02_ARTIFACT TO ARCHITECTURE [CORE STUDIO 1]UNDERSTANDING OBJECTCONTRARIAN VESSELDESIGNING HABITAT

03_SPACE AND SCALE [CORE STUDIO 2]ASCENTPARA-SIGHT

04_ACTIVATING ENVIRONMENTTHE LOOM AND THE WHEELTHE (RE)DISCOVERY OF WONDER

05_MAKINGTILESMETALSDRAWINGS+PAINTINGS

FIELDS AND FORMS

University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL. Summer 2012Critics: Grant Gibson and Andrew Moddrell

FIELD DRAWINGSSeveral line drawings investigate the possibilities of creating intricate systems from simple lines. These drawings were created not as single compositions, but as infinite fields. Visual depth is achieved through varying line weight, transparency, and line density.

INTERPRETING FORMThree dimensional tubes were then created by interpreting the in-formation conveyed through linework and moments of density in the infinite field drawings. The resulting geometries spoke to the original drawings.

Concept sketch with final linework. 11”x17”, Adobe Illustrator.

5”x5” paper tubes, derived from line drawings.

Model exploring interior light conditions of dwelling. Chipboard.

ARTIFACT TO ARCHITECTURE

Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and PlanningIthaca, NY. Fall 2013Critics: Vincent Mulcahy and Katie Kasabalis

UNDERSTANDING OBJECTA series of detailed construction drawings was completed to document and understand a human artifact. The documentation drawings include sections, elevations, and plan views of the sneaker. On the following page, an abstracted drawing of an “unrolled” sneaker emphasizes lay-ering and stitching as the main functions of this artifact’s assembly.

CONTRARIAN VESSELVessels were designed to be specific to the artifact but contrary to its qualities. A system of planar, non-overlapping geometries encases the irregularly curved and layered shoe. Small plaster-cast blemishes in the otherwise regular, uninterrupted panels made the vessel specific to the artifact.

DESIGNING HABITATThe resulting single-person dwelling uses the slits that formed as the vessel deteriorated to inform its and program and geometries. The dwelling was a dark, solitary residence that paid homage to light by allowing it to selectively penetrate the space. The dwelling considers human scale and basic activities including sleeping, eating, bathing, and dressing.

Sneaker documentation drawings. 36”x36” each, graphite on velum.

Abstracted drawing emphasizes layering and stitching of sneaker assembly. 36”x36” each, graphite on velum.

Final vessel set made with plaster molds fit into 30”x30” wood panels.

Abstracted exploration of light quality inside dwelling (left) and section drawing of dwelling. Charcoal on paper.

SPACE AND SCALE

Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and PlanningIthaca, NY. Spring 2014Critics: Caroline O’Donnell and Arthur Ovaska

ASCENTAnalysis of my attic apartment near the top of a large hill in Ithaca led to drawings that emphasize the ascent required to walk to the apartment, and the views and sense of arrival upon reaching. Issues of scale were addressed by first focusing on my bedroom, and then expanding to the apartment and elevation of Ithaca relative to sea level.

PARA-SIGHTThe qualities of ascent, views, and sense of arrival were then redeployed to design a Mars-specific one room temporary hotel, sited according to the Mar’s monument location along the Carl Sagan Planet walk (1:5 billion scale model of the solar system situated in a 1.2 km along the streets of Downtown Ithaca). The final design mimics forms from forced air ducts that dominate the site, and directs views of Mars.

1:50 scale chipboard site model of Downtown Ithaca.

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LIVING CIRCULATION VIEWS

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LIVING CIRCULATION VIEWS

Drawings and chipboard model (right) of one-room hotel inspired by vertical

circulation of attic apartment and forced air pipes on site.

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PLAN

LIVING CIRCULATION VIEWS

ACTIVATING ENVIRONMENT

Duke UniversityDurham, NC. June 2010-April 2011Advisors: Dr. Leela Prasad and Pedro Lasch

THE LOOM AND THE WHEELA 10 week civic engagement program in Hyderabad, India involved working with a team of 12 Duke students to develop a curriculum and implement strategies to improve attendance and hygiene in an urban slum primary school. On weekends, our team talked to teachers, students, and neighbors to determine an effective yet feasible school renovation. By making the school look more like a place for children, student attendance improved. The most dramatic effect, however, was that local men that previously used the school as a place to drink in the evenings were now too ashamed to do so.

THE (RE)DISCOVERY OF WONDERUpon returning to Duke’s campus after a summer spent teaching in Hyderabad, India, I was determined to use art to reinspire the sense of wonder and play I had seen in my students and felt was missing in my peers. I moved from the idea of representing wonder to creating a space that sparked its rediscovery. The resulting installation provided a free form building area and a simple set of directives to encourage play.

One of many mind-maps used to organize my research, which spanned art, philosophy, religion, psychology, and architecture. Mapping out keywords and references helped me find clarity on a nebulous concept.

Our low-budget school renovation increased student attendance and decreased misuse of the school property as a place for men to drink in the evenings.

Photographs of immersion in play, in India and at Duke.

MAKINGDurham, NC and Philadelphia, PAVarious artists and critics

TILESAs an apprentice for mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar in South Philadelphia, I worked on large scale outdoor mosaics that covered entire buildings. The mosaics gave a second life to buildings that had become obsolete. In addition to running weekend workshops and doing small projects such as private home facades and alleys, we worked on transforming an old car garage into a performing arts center, to be completed in 2016.

METALSRebar bottle opener and cast aluminum turtle-shell bowl made with metal artists Andrew Priess and Michael Waller in Durham, NC. These apprenticeships taught me about technique but more so about the importance of efficiency in process required to be a professional artist/sculptor.

DRAWINGS+PAINTINGS2D analog work completed in studio art classes at Duke University, from 2008 to 2010. Visual texture has been an interest in my creative work from early on.

Large scale mosaics in South Philadelphia to convert an old car garage into an indoor performance art space. Work done as an apprentice to Isaiah Zagar.

Aluminum cast turtle-shell bowl and rebar sculpted bottle opener made with foundries around Durham, NC.

Paintings and drawings completed in studio art classes at Duke University, from 2008 to 2010. Acrylic on canvas and ink on paper.