The Mill Owners Association Building was designed for
Ahmedabad by Le Corbusier for the headquarters of the
Mill Owners Association.
Since its founding in 1981, the MOA had proved an institutional
framework for the close family ties that existed
among the city's largely Jain textile millowners.
Corbusier’s response was creating a building that expressed
the institutions dual character - public & private
The lobby and auditorium are the climactic points of the
interior. The lobby is defined by harsh, angular forms while
the auditorium is an enclosed space with curvilinear forms.
there is a strong sense of separateness between the two.
Ahmedabad by Le Corbusier for the headquarters of the
Mill Owners Association.
Since its founding in 1981, the MOA had proved an institutional
framework for the close family ties that existed
among the city's largely Jain textile millowners.
Corbusier’s response was creating a building that expressed
the institutions dual character - public & private
The lobby and auditorium are the climactic points of the
interior. The lobby is defined by harsh, angular forms while
the auditorium is an enclosed space with curvilinear forms.
there is a strong sense of separateness between the two.
With male and female correlation as the main theme, Corbusier created
these spaces with meaning that is analogous to the Indian attitude towards
sexs; separateness.
As a nonbinary person, my experience with this building taught me how
to display what is important in architecture to me; creating equal spaces
for people, not just one gender.
I decided to further the juxtaposition between masculinity and femininity
by introducing a company that designs textile clothing for people outside
of the binary, a rather innovative idea in India.
I wanted to keep the existing building relatively the same to preserve its
history while bringing it into the modern day through the play of light
and color. This environmental play weaves a new life and time period into
the building, while remaining useful to all future inhabitants.
these spaces with meaning that is analogous to the Indian attitude towards
sexs; separateness.
As a nonbinary person, my experience with this building taught me how
to display what is important in architecture to me; creating equal spaces
for people, not just one gender.
I decided to further the juxtaposition between masculinity and femininity
by introducing a company that designs textile clothing for people outside
of the binary, a rather innovative idea in India.
I wanted to keep the existing building relatively the same to preserve its
history while bringing it into the modern day through the play of light
and color. This environmental play weaves a new life and time period into
the building, while remaining useful to all future inhabitants.
An ethically women-owned business.
Founders Mriga Kapadiya and Amrit Kumar moved from Toronto to Mumbai in 2010.
They use a new visual vocabulary that combines edgy athleisure with age-old
Indian tie-dye, bandhai.
They aim to preserve these heritage crafts and techniques while making breathable,
gender neutral clothing.
Norblack Norwhite aims to be an inclusive, forward thinking brand which fits well
into Le Corbusier's interpretation of gender within his architecture.
After working mostly in handmade fabrics like cotton and silk, they are now turning
to bamboo and hemp fibers.
Their company goes beyond clothing with a creative platform for pov voices and
breaking the gender binary by exploring the gray space in culture.
The fresh interpretation of the bandhani process is their main focus in textile production.
Founders Mriga Kapadiya and Amrit Kumar moved from Toronto to Mumbai in 2010.
They use a new visual vocabulary that combines edgy athleisure with age-old
Indian tie-dye, bandhai.
They aim to preserve these heritage crafts and techniques while making breathable,
gender neutral clothing.
Norblack Norwhite aims to be an inclusive, forward thinking brand which fits well
into Le Corbusier's interpretation of gender within his architecture.
After working mostly in handmade fabrics like cotton and silk, they are now turning
to bamboo and hemp fibers.
Their company goes beyond clothing with a creative platform for pov voices and
breaking the gender binary by exploring the gray space in culture.
The fresh interpretation of the bandhani process is their main focus in textile production.
Physical Model
