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Weavers' Studio
2012-2015
Project
File documents a project for a live-work complex in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Commissioned by Chiaki Maki, a Japanese textile weaver who spends a portion of each year in northern India, this complex in the Himalayan foothills provides working space for a studio of twenty-five weavers from all over the country. It is conceived as a cyclical, self-sufficient farm system that integrates all aspects of the weaving process, from cultivating indigo and henna for dye to gathering silk from cocoons and spinning wool. The site had been previously cultivated, and the design works with the landscape's existing pathways, terraces, and mango groves. Nearly all construction materials--including the brick, limestone, and phosphorescent river stones used in the foundation and to treat the brick walls--come from within a two-kilometre radius of the studio.
The five-sided building occupying the centre of the site is the workshop itself, which frames a courtyard for gatherings (of weavers, children, etc.). A gallery in the complex displays the weavers' work, while the linear buildings accommodate motorcycle parking, a guest house, and residences for Maki and her partner as well as the site caretaker and his family.
File contains artefacts and realia, models, photographs, drawings, site reports, and a video recording.
Materials in this project series were likely not arranged when they were first processed.
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1 model(s)
Wood, dried plant matter
model: 18,6 × 65 × 71,1 cm (7 5/16 × 25 9/16 × 28 in.)
- Scale: 1:500
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Model © Bijoy Jain / Photo © CCA
1 model(s)
Wood, paint, marble
model: 50,8 × 87,63 × 59,06 cm (20 × 34 1/2 × 23 1/4 in.)
- 2 pieces? - Scale: 1:10
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Model © Bijoy Jain / Photo © CCA
1 model(s)
Wood
model: 4,5 × 20,5 × 16,8 cm (1 3/4 × 8 1/16 × 6 5/8 in.) case: 36 × 28,8 × 26,1 cm
- One of several models in a wooden case labeled "Ganga Maki Workshop".
Bijoy Jain fonds
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Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
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1 model(s)
Wood
model: 4,2 × 21 × 15,4 cm (1 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 6 1/16 in.) case: 36 × 28,8 × 26,1 cm
- One of several models in a wooden case labeled "Ganga Maki Workshop".
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 model(s)
Wood
model: 3 × 21 × 16 cm (1 3/16 × 8 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.) case: 36 × 28,8 × 26,1 cm
- One of several models in a wooden case labeled "Ganga Maki Workshop".
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 model(s)
Wood
model: 4,1 × 21,5 × 17,4 cm (1 5/8 × 8 7/16 × 6 7/8 in.) case: 26 × 28,8 × 26,1 cm
- One of several models in a wooden case labeled "Ganga Maki Workshop".
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
© Bijoy Jain
1 model(s)
Wood, dried plant matter
model: 15,24 × 100,33 × 64,77 cm (6 × 39 1/2 × 25 1/2 in.)
- Scale 1:200
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Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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Model © Bijoy Jain / Photo © CCA
8 brick(s)
Clay, stone powder
artefacts (each): 8 × 23 × 11 cm
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Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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Local traditional tool for crushing stone.
1 artefact(s)
Stone
artefact: 8,89 × 28,89 × 9,37 cm (3 1/2 × 11 3/8 × 3 11/16 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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1 artefact(s)
Stone
artefact: 6 × 45 (irreg.) × 30,5 cm (2 3/8 × 17 11/16 × 12 in.)
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Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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Large riverbed stones used in construction.
1 stone(s)
Stone
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Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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Small riverbed stones used for small-scale study models.
1 stone(s)
Stone
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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1 model(s)
Miniature bricks and stone
- Scale 1:15
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Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
© Bijoy Jain
7 model(s)
model: ca. 19 × 6 × ca. 33 cm (ca. 7 1/2 × 2 3/8 × ca. 13 in.) case: 24.3 × 46,4 × 42,1 cm
- Scale: 1:15 - The models are in a wooden case labeled "Ganga Maki Workshop (Jaali sample)".
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 File
Bijoy Jain fonds
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Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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Objects that have been catalogued:
20 model(s)
Wood
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
© Bijoy Jain
Objects that have been catalogued:
15 artefact(s)
box: 22 × 40,5 × 47,5 cm (8 11/16 × 15 15/16 × 18 11/16 in.)
- The samples are in a cardboard box labeled "Color Jar (stone powder)".
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Objects that have been catalogued:
12 model(s)
Wood
models: 13,97 × 19,69 × 13,97 cm
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 drawing(s)
Graphite on paper
sheet: 90,49 × 119,7 cm (35 5/8 × 47 1/8 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 drawing(s)
Graphite on paper
sheet: 90,49 × 119,7 cm (35 5/8 × 47 1/8 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 drawing(s)
Graphite on paper
sheet: 90,49 × 119,7 cm (35 5/8 × 47 1/8 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 drawing(s)
Graphite on paper
sheet: 90,49 × 119,7 cm (35 5/8 × 47 1/8 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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1 inkjet print(s)
Inkjet print on paper
sheet: 21 × 29,7 cm (8 1/4 × 11 11/16 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 inkjet print(s)
Inkjet print on paper
sheet: 21 × 29,7 cm (8 1/4 × 11 11/16 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 drawing(s)
Pen and ink, graphite, on paper
sheet: 28 × 38 cm (11 × 14 15/16 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 drawing(s)
Pen and ink, graphite on paper
sheet: 28 × 38 cm (11 × 14 15/16 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 drawing(s)
Pen and ink, graphite, on paper
sheet: 28 × 38 cm (11 × 14 15/16 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 drawing(s)
Pen and ink, graphite on paper
sheet: 28 × 38 cm (11 × 14 15/16 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 drawing(s)
Graphite on paper
sheet: 55,88 × 76,2 cm (22 × 30 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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Samples (chiefly textile) from the Chiaki Maki studio. ca. 30 items. Also includes some miniature brick samples.
1 box(es)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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Gift of Bijoy Jain
Objects that have been catalogued:
Original file name: "Weavers Studio 19 October.mp4".
1 video recording(s)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
PDF copies of field reports and diaries from the construction site containing images and comments.
1 File
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Original file name: 140920_ GNG-Side Elevation-23.4X96_1to50_Elevation.pdf.
1 digital file(s)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
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Original file name: 140920_ GNG Front Elevation-23.4X96_1to50_Elevation.pdf.
1 digital file(s)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
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Original file name: 140920_ GNG Site Section through Gallery,Workshop and Residence-23.4X96_1to50_Section.pdf
1 digital file(s)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Original file name: 140920_GNG-Site section (through workshop and residence)-23.4X96_1to50_Elevation.pdf.
1 digital file(s)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
Original file name: 140920_ GNG-(Section through washing room)-23.4X96_1to50_Section.pdf.
1 digital file(s)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
1 digital file(s)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
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One continuous leaf (17,15 × 132,72 cm) folded accordion style to form [9] pages. Contains captioned, hand-drawn illustrations of tree and plant foliage.
1 volume(s)
Graphite on paper
book: 17,15 × 10,2 cm (6 3/4 × 4 in.)
Bijoy Jain fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Bijoy Jain/
Gift of Bijoy Jain
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