Deer Park

A quick sketch from my logbook

Deer Park is located in South Delhi also known as A.N. Jha Deer Park, named after famous Social worker Aditya Nath Jha. This place is popular for walking, jogging and weekend outings. The Deer Park comprises many subsection such as Duck Park, Picnic Spots Rabbit Enclosures etc. The Park has historical tombs of Mughal Era. The park is accessible from Safdarjung Enclave and Green Park and Hauz Khas Village. 

A lane of deer park

It is called Deer Park because it actually houses a large number of deer inside the park. There is a large enclosure in the park for deer to roam around, play with each other, have an occasional friendly fight and provide a learning and entertaining experience to the visitors especially the children. Entry to the Deer Park and the surrounding green park is free and it is open everyday from 5:00 AM to 8:00 PM during summer till October and 5:30 AM to 7:00 PM during winter.

 Besides the above the Park has a beautiful restaurant "THE PROJECT" the right place to enjoy a day trip. With 20,000 sq feet of lush green space, this bar – which opened over the weekend – at The Park Balluchi is situated inside the Hauz Khas deer park and is truly a sight to behold.

The Project

When you enter this huge space, the first thing you’ll notice are metallic deer cut-outs and a massive bar area. The interesting part is that you can spot actual deers, peacocks and more at the park next door while the staff serves you your drink! The thematic use of glass for the exterior as well as the interior adds further charm to this newbie. The sombre grey hues are offset by bright metallic bar stools and wooden tables and chairs inside, while the deck and the outside area sports 2 long bars. The one outside will be functional soon and there’s also a pizzeria right next to it, from where chefs will churn out crispy thin pizzas.

How Hauz Khas Evolved

In the old times Hauz Khas was just known for its scenic beauty. Tourists, travellers, loacalites came hauz khas for refreshing air and to get a beautiful scene of lake. It was part of Siri, the second of New Delhi’s seven cities created by the Alauddin Khilji in the thirteenth century. It was home to a reservoir, a madrassa — an Islamic centre of learning — a mosque and the tomb of Firoz Shah Tughlaq.

 

Bina Ramani

First step towards the evolution or change of hauz khas village was taken by Bina Ramani. She is a designer who in the 90s opened her fahion boutique in the tiny lanes of haus khas village. Slowly and gradually many designers set up their fashion houses and stores in hkv which now has lead to hauz khas village known as a " Fashion Hub".

Night View Of HKV

Then the Village transformed itself again. In the last few years  Hauz Khas Village has become a noisy, crowded, much less distinctive enclave that is on the bucket list of Delhiites and tourists alike. In short, to draw another parallel with New York, if Delhi had bridges and tunnels, this would mark the arrival of the bridge-and-tunnel crowd.

History Of Hauz Khas Village

Hauz Khas Fort

Hauz Khas Complex in South Delhi houses a water tank, an Islamic seminary, a mosque, a tomb and pavilions built around an urbanized village with medieval history traced to the 13th century of Delhi Sultanate reign. It was part of Siri, the second medieval city of India of the Delhi Sultanate of Allauddin Khilji Dynasty (1296–1316).

Hauz Khas Lake During Sunset

The etymology of the name Hauz Khas in Farsi is derived from the words ‘Hauz’: “water tank” (or lake) and ‘Khas’:“royal”- the “Royal tank”. The large water tank or reservoir was first built by Khilji to supply water to the inhabitants of Siri.

Undiscovered Beautiful Path

Sooo I am back! 

Lat module went safe and sound, now another bugging task to perform. But contradict to our assumptions this project is way too compulsive.

Because it's HAUZ KHAS VILLAGE!! 

HAUZ KHAS VILLAGE

Yes you read it right. For this module we have to work with group and select an area of study to which our partymind shouted for HKV . Wanna see my mates? Here we fantastic six are ;)

Now its time to look HKV with a whole new perspective. Not partying and chilling around but looking into the other side of village. So what research? Our task is to put our nose into other people's business and gather a handful of information. 

So if you are a HKV lover like me , stay tuned to my blog for more exciting and hideous facts of this cool and amusing place <3

Swatch Exploration 5

Terracotta is quiet rough surface. Using a small part of terracotta temple which gives the rough effect, I tried showing it in my swatch.

Visual Exploration

After thinking of rough material, my first thought was pencil shavings. Then I found crape paper, which too gave the rough terracotta effect. So I tried using both of them and I finally decided to use orange crape paper. After arranging them in such a manner to give that rough effect, it came out to be really well! 

Material Swatch

Swatch Exploration 4

Bengal Craft Have MOTIFS!!
For the next swatch I wished to do something more with motifs. So I decided to make a motif and some more motifs in it.
Exploring this was difficult but interesting. In West Bengal the leaf motifs are very famous. Various type of leaf pattern is made on various handicrafts. So I explored the leaf motif.

Visual Exploration

For depicting leaf motif I decided to use 'supari' as my material. For more of motifs I drew motifs on supari and then arranged in a leaf patterned motif. 

Swatch Exploration 3

This exploration is about the motifs and the color of the terracotta.
I thought of using motifs which are used in terracotta products decoration and in other terracotta architecture. After looking to too many motifs I chose the flower cum sun motif. I found it interesting. So I decided to explore it with thread and for depicting colors I used photo inks.

Visual Exploration

OKAY! So the first try went pretty wrong or you can say blunder! :/

Exploration

I tried to show the flower motif using tissue on it and putting some photo inks on it. But as you can see the flower dint came out and the color too got mixed. 

After discussing it with my faculty I got to know my mistake, then I tried again. 

Then I was quiet successful with my exploration. 

Final Exploration

Swatch Exploration 2

Now I come to second exploration. Using the same Jali effect I came out to one more exploration.

The net effect have triangles engraved in it. Exploring these triangles collectively and solely I thought to place the individual triangles in random form. Using colorful paper which gives terracotta feels, I cut out triangles and placed it in some random way. Which came out looking nice. 

Visual Exploration

Material Exploration

Swatch Exploration 1

It was a tough task to start with the swatch and the visual exploration.
I started looking through my boards and visual diary for some inspirations to start my explorations.

I started with ' Jali ' effect which is used in terracotta clay stand and architecture. Jali or the net looked simple but exploring it with different materials and sketching it in various ways was quiet interesting. 

Visual Exploration

Firstly I wished to use jute as jute has a net efeect in itself. Then to show the net effect on jute piece I decided to use glue gun and make a criss cross which can show the net effect. And this was the outcome which came out really interesting. 

Material Exploration