This is an original, spin-off collection inspired by my comprehensive Paigah Tombs series – where I analysed and recreated every geometric pattern found in the 18th century monument located in Hyderabad, India.
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You can see the main collection here:
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From the 35 geometric patterns I documented on my visit, one of them was certainly the most unusual, and due to the time I spent trying to decode the layout, it ended up as the final pattern in my collection. Part of a stucco panel in one of the many courtyards, it is in fact a proportionally accurate pattern. The underlying geometry is intact, however it was the bizarre choice of tiling that made it interesting.
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The next few images showcase my process in deconstructing the pattern and its unusual tiling system.
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![PATTERN 35](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/119c6e31-50b6-4096-b02e-66640957ea53_rw_1920.jpg?h=54a7de3f207a8d1059fdc2cefa6c56d0)
PATTERN 35
![At first glance, seemingly erratic tiling system](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/104e492c-f77c-4a15-8532-9d82ac2d0675_rw_1920.jpg?h=7b12aac14c85b3880ea9facb31ec3b0a)
At first glance, seemingly erratic tiling system
![Resolved: Two primary hexagon modules, and to accommodate the rebellion in these modules, they had to created four additional modules to complete one full repeat unit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/e21fd715-2ab8-4a0e-a4ca-7415b5f9a85f_rw_1920.jpg?h=067adc3e2908f720c4c2883da0dbf61a)
Resolved: Two primary hexagon modules, and to accommodate the rebellion in these modules, they had to created four additional modules to complete one full repeat unit
![Tiling system](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/1ef204e6-a5c9-4cae-8a28-04199603c5a2_rw_1920.jpg?h=266aec27052f202e7fba5489ca572ef1)
Tiling system
![Tiling system isolated](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/18be9e6e-315e-48fd-a891-fe27e6a95d10_rw_1920.jpg?h=9dbe0dc66998afffe4dd5d42aac77398)
Tiling system isolated
![My assessment: They tried to reflect the symmetry in the main red module (spiral anti-clockwise in red, clockwise in blue) and it seems to have literally caused a geometric collision](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/9ff1e6dc-8753-40b7-a2d0-8c8658d9fa02_rw_1920.jpg?h=151d44db5f00e74dbb6a7a06456c5f4f)
My assessment: They tried to reflect the symmetry in the main red module (spiral anti-clockwise in red, clockwise in blue) and it seems to have literally caused a geometric collision
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/d13384dd-7b37-47ce-ba67-f1a1b928c2ed_rw_1920.jpg?h=c49ef3db8e4c41c45472bb93c8344669)
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Instead of the original Pattern 35 of the stucco panel, I was inspired by these curious shapes that form the blue module. I found that they tessellate quite beautifully on their own, and composed new patterns using each of these shapes individually, in a more orderly tiling arrangement.
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pattern 35/A
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pattern 35/B
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pattern 35/C.1
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/9d371edf-8f5e-4ee5-b7b1-88809a929866_rw_1920.jpg?h=c8c5155703aa58729d317970edc9c796)
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pattern 35/C.2
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![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/c2a7b4eb-6b5a-4b39-a6eb-bb47e49bc57a_rw_1920.jpg?h=b3b1d67cef656cfc013fb7dbdf0ab740)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/b8d2572d-eea2-48b5-b0e3-13021d510508_rw_1920.jpg?h=f5455dc61f5ee75296c53790cabb1eff)
pattern 35/D
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/83c6163e-b9be-4f20-868d-c16137b827e9_rw_1920.jpg?h=8d3be5b0c38abfe80786b0391db66a83)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/13fd480f-3a70-4762-ae21-861d7234c11a_rw_1920.jpg?h=5618c440d38bdc07d36c2e044bfc9426)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/143c8c67-414b-4bfa-a670-df3b0ea7ba58_rw_1920.jpg?h=7d0f4fe292a66c360e70d8d944d7c7ca)
pattern 35/E
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![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/69ea0e8c93c16cf9157930559b5e543c/2828b710-7c09-4681-a0af-d7c60d43d6e4_rw_1920.jpg?h=a3749b83983f8d2077396c46b982c4f8)
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