A Weightless Exploration of Design with Gaurav Roy Choudhury | AG 23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPfEOo3Jgec A Weightless Exploration of Design In this episode, we speak to Bangalore based Architect Gaurav Roy Choudhury who i
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A Weightless Exploration of Design
In this episode, we speak to Bangalore based Architect Gaurav Roy Choudhury who is the principal & founder of Gaurav Roy Choudhury Architects also known as GRCA.
Gaurav completed his Bachelor of Architecture from Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture in 2002 and then went on to work with Mathew & Ghosh Architects in Bangalore till 2007. He then decided to start on his own and has since completed numerous projects that has garnered him National & International awards.
We dwell into topics such as his time in KRVIA and how the rigor there helped him in the long run, Architecture being a dying profession, Being lucky to have less projects, Importance of having a honest dialogue with your clients, Minimalism not just being a style, and loads more.
Podcast Shownotes
- 00:15 Intro
- 03:00 How Gaurav got started on his own
- 06:00 His First Project
- 07:00 Gaurav’s cat ‘Botu’
- 08:30 Getting into Architecture
- 09:45 “The idea of Architecture is so infinite, that it will take our whole lives to figure out what it really is.”
- 11:30 Surviving in his initial years
- 13:30 Studying at KRVIA
- 15:00 Architecture is a dying profession
- 19:00 Having a honest dialogue with your clients
- 22:00 Gaurav’s Design Process
- 26:50 Minimalism not just as a style.
- 29:00 Building relationships with your clients and being a small practice
- 31:00 His take on “Vastu”
- 33:00 Making Buildings as non-imageable as possible and completely experimental.
- 36:00 Future of Architecture
- 39:30 Being extremely conscious of time
- 41:20 Making Extremely Clear Drawings
- 44:30 Minimum pay, Maximum Work
Notable Mentions & Biggest Inspirations: Coming soon in Part 2
Favorite Book
Coming soon in Part 2
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