i have made different textures in gypsum to explore possible surface on my added buildings. in the hub i have added new buildings, where old buildings have totally collapsed. so, with adding one new type of architecture, i am just adding to the historic way of dealing with architecture in the village. there are basically three typologies in the village ( five, if you count some “imported” architecture on a couple of buildings.) but, the rule has been to evolve and adapt. so, for me, to evolve and adapt one new typology is a terms with the way of dealing with architecture and materiality throughout the history of the place.
anyway, these are some of the explorations i have done now. working with negative structure. using materials from palm-trees and leafs to create a negative structure. (i actually saw this being done in Mosambique, and will post the picture later).
