Second Place Winner
Reimagining Girangaon "Mills Village"
Design by
Sayam Mulani
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Sayam Mulani
Hi, I am Sayam Mulani and am currently studying in IES College of Architecture, Mumbai. Along with the regular curriculum I participate in several competitions both national and international in order to build up my exposure and experience as a designer. Besides these I keep myself engaged by looking to other forms of design in order to keep my creative juices flowing, some of which are writing, understanding places, people and culture through visual media, digital art as well as hand done sketches/painting.
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What is your design philosophy?
I believe that design and architecture, much like people, are an outcome or response of the environment they are placed in. Therefore, in order to design appropriately for the people of any given circumstance it is imperative that one has a thorough understanding of the context in which one is designing. I believe that each place is rich in culture with its own unique social fabric. My architecture looks to reflect the same instead of looking outward in order with a strong focus on Cultural Modernity.
Can you briefly explain your understanding of the topic and the source of ideas?
My design philosophy is rooted in the context and it is the story of this context or the narrative that binds the people and context together is of prime focus to my architectural and design processes.
When and how you were first introduced to architecture?
Architecture is all around us, whether we realise it or not. Since I was a kid I always indulged in building and creating whether it was a pillow fort, a sand castle or even a pyramid out of playing cards and before I knew it, this interest in creating turned into a passion for design and architecture.
What does architecture mean to you?
Architecture to me is essentially a means to grow and learn about people and places. It is a means to understand finer details of why a particular seat in our local café can become our own comfort spot as well as how a national monument can become a symbol of pride in the collective memory of whole communities. Architecture to me is no longer a profession but rather a part of me and in a way, it is my lens to see the world.
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