A
CROSSSECTIONAL PART WOODEN MODEL OF THE TANKSHAL NI HAVELI
HAS BEEN BUILT. THE MODEL HAS TAKEN 18 MONTHS, AND 1,60,000
RS. BABUBHAI MISTRY HAS HAND CRAFTED THE MODEL IN TWO TYPES
OF WOOD, TEAK WOOD AND SESAME (DARK WOOD). MS. KHUSHI SHAH
HAS WOKED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL. THE MODEL USES
632 INDIVIDUAL PIECES AND CAN BE DISMANTLED ENTIRELY. THE
MODEL IS BUILT TO ILLUSTRATE THE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF ASSEMBLING
STRUCTURES. WHAT IS RARE TODAY WAS ONCE UPON A TIME A COMMON
PRACTICE OF BUILDING. THE MODEL ALSO SHOWS TRADITIONAL WODDEN
JOINERIES USED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PARTICULAR HAVELI.FOR
MAKING THE MODEL A COMPLETE SET OF DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.
A COMPLETE ANIMATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE MODEL HAS BEEN
PREPARED IN AUGUST 2005, USING THE SKILLS OF DARSHAN SONI
AND EKAGGRAT SINGH KALSI. THE ANIMATION IS DONE IN TWO ANGLES
AND SIMULTANEOUSLY EACH AND EVERY PIECE HAS ALSO BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED
INDIVIDUALLY. |
