(Text as submitted by architect)
Ar. Chinchu Kumar Sreekandan
Chinchu Kumar Sreekandan graduated in architecture from the School of Architecture and Planning, Chennai. He worked with RMA architects from 2012 to 2014 before initiating Fictional Project. He also visits various colleges as an adjunct faculty member.
Ar. Julie Ann Tharakan
Julie Ann Tharakan graduated in architecture from Mysore University and holds a masters degree in social anthropology from Indira Gandhi National Open University. She worked with Ovoid Atelier in Pondicherry before venturing out into the field of academics. She currently teaches at the Wadiyar Centre for Architecture, Mysuru.
Practice Ideology
Fictional Project was born out of the architects’ interest in having a space for expressing their interests and collaborating with people who had something to contribute to themselves and society. To rephrase this question, more often than not, they are asked this question about the “type” of architecture they practice. “We struggle to answer this question with the general perception of architecture being either “traditional” or “contemporary.” With the training we have acquired over the years, the best that we have to claim is that we practice “informed architecture.” We have realised that claiming a space only for architecture is not how we would like to define this practice. We exist on the goodwill, hope, and dreams of many who are directly and indirectly associated with us. Hence, our practice is the medium through which we share our knowledge. You have a place with us as long as you have something to share.”
