INDRA
ACADEMIA vol.I
INDERPRATAP SINGH CHADHA WORK EXPERIENCE ___________________ SKILLS Project Team Member at Deloitte
Hey! I’m Inderpratap Singh (You can call me Indra or Inder too btw). I’m a First-Year Architectural Engineering student here at the University of Waterloo. I’ve been passionate towards Human-Centered Design based Architecture as well as Environmentally sustainable Architecture for ages now. Ahead is my Portfolio that consists of my academic works from my first year of studies in 1B and 1A (2022 to 2021). Enjoy :D ischadha@uwaterloo.ca +1(519)505-6905
Remote Work Position in Canada – Feb 2022 to April 2022 Directed a team involved in making a custom ‘job-postings site’ solution geared towards fixing international immigration-related issues. Spearheaded the core design decisions that defined the project. Designed 80% of the interactive PDF prototype within a week using Figma and Miro. Acted as the team-lead and distributed roles & workload according to deadlines. Interviewed over 10 leads including working immigrants, company executives and business leaders. Drafted and pitched the business plan for running our proposed website alongside my co-workers.
3D Modelling Drafting:
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Rhino, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Blender, Revit, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing.
MS Office 360:
Word, Excel, Outlook.
Programming:
MATLAB, Python, JavaScript, HTML5 & CSS.
Design:
Adobe Design Suite, Figma, Miro, Sketchbook, Canva, Technical Drawing.
Soft Skills:
Intuition, Ingenuity, Accountability, Collaboration, Creativity.
Brand And Graphic Design Lead
AWARDS
2022 – Best Model Award
Gurgaon, India – Aug 2020 to Oct 2020 Worked as the Graphic Design Lead responsible for creating the brand design identity for a local home-run business. Designed a business logo that defined their approach to clientele. Designed the cosmetic labels and disclaimers for their product. Created a constructable website prototype using Figma that could would boost their reach tenfold. Utilized Adobe Illustrator and Figma as part of UI/UX Design. Used Blender for multiple Website animations.
Part-time Grocery Clerk at the Real Canadian Wholesale Club
Ontario, Canada – Mar 2022 to May 2022 Ensuring an immediate impact on sales and customer satisfaction via: Providing Exceptional Customer Service. Ensuring accurate product scanning. Executing company-directed promotions and programs. Maintaining product displays.
Professional Documentation and Reports
AE 1A & 1B – Oct 2021 to July 2021 Professionally documented the process as well as the extensive research done either individually or as a part of group project towards my assignments. Used Microsoft Word to document and explain the physical design of a wooden structure made up of compression, tension and torsional members in order to hold a 130 grams weight at a specific height. Used Microsoft Word to create my AE100 Building Report examining every aspect ranging from the façade to the substructure of a select building of my choice. Used Microsoft Word to accurately document the research and experimentation done for my AE123 Electrical Circuits Experiments as well as my AE104 Mechanics project.
Awarded to the group of students that has produced the best physical model of their design in the maker space during 1B term.
2021 – President’s Scholarship:
Awarded to University of Waterloo students enrolled in their first term with a high school grade ranging from 90-95%
CONTENTS 1. TETRAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7 2. BOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 11 3. Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 - 13 4. Design Build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5. Covid Cubby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6. Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 18 7. Why? and Why Not? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Group Members: Lucy Kraychyk Soo Song Wanran Dong 1B AE125 Studio Project 3 June - July 2022
Site Introduction:
Design Intention:
When we rst walked around Waterloo Park, we were immediately attracted to the long picnic benches in the festival area due to their length and symmetry. However, we noticed that no one was sitting at the tables and instead everyone was dispersed into smaller groups where there was shade. Hence, we were inspired to design a structure that would provide shelter over the benches so more people would be attracted to sit at them.
Our intention was to create a space for groups of people to come together outside and connect while ensuring everyone could have an enjoyable experience. The nal design creates a variety of environments for those wanting to sit at the tables. Due to the different orientations of the modular components and the louvres’ angle, some seating areas will be fully in the shade, some will have dispersed light and others will be fully in the sun
Form: The form of the pavilion was developed with the intent to not disrupt the existing features of the site such as the picnic benches and the trees and still provide proper accessibility. In addition, to ensure people were comfortable in the space we prioritized sufficient natural air ow since our structure doesn’t have HVAC.
Elevations
Sections
Plans
In summary, the purpose of our pavilion is to create space for people to come together to connect by providing a variety of experiences so each person can feel comfortable in their preferred way.
Material Choice Canopy: Acrylic with standoff pins
Louvers: 4” x 8” Lumber angled at 60°
Arches: 10” x 12” Glulam beam
Anchoring: Steel knife-plate & concrete footing
Major Material – Glulam Timber: As the main structure for our pavilion requires long spans and a curvilinear shape, glue-laminated beams are a perfect material that provides strength without compromising aesthetics. The size for the beam is 10” by 12”, as rectangular beams are more efficient than square beams. For the louvers, a size of 4” by 8” provides enough span while still allowing them to t in between to arch beams. Then the inherent exibility of the lamination process makes it convenient and efficient to customize glulam of all sizes. Therefore, bringing more exibility to design and structure. For durability, glulam also provides excellent resistance to vibration and re because small pieces of wood have been dried and laminated together.
Canopy - Acrylic: To provide proper rain protection without blocking the light, we used acrylic glass to create the full-covered canopy. The canopy was split in three pieces so it can transport and be assembled easier. Compared to glass, acrylic is lighter, less fragile, and cheaper making it the best choice for our canopy. Foundation – Steel & Concrete: The foundation is composed of two materials: steel and concrete. First, the pad footing made of concrete is used to carry and disperse concentrated loads. Then a metal plate was used to connect the concrete foundation and the glulam beam. Thus, the timber does not contact directly with the concrete, avoiding moisture problems.
Model
Details One of our main design features consist of 60 degrees angled louvers that allow for varied lighting while maintaining aesthetic. These are connected via pin connections and concealed beam hangers for the louver and the arch. The structural foundation can be separated into three parts. First, the custom knife plate slot is pre-installed into the wood beam for easy assembly. Next, the foot of the wood member is bevelled for a clean t with the plate. Then the bottom of the arch and the base plate of the steel knife plate is secured with multiple self-drilling screws for stability. The plate acts as a connecting bridge, transmitting forces down to the concrete base below. Finally, the melt plate is secured with bolts embedded in the concrete to achieve a stable structure. For a clean and sleek exterior aesthetic, the centre arch is not connected to the main foundation with a steel knife plate. Instead, it is xed by several long bolts spanning the three beams, and the tension provided by bolts can ensure that the three beams will not separate.
Two modules of the pavilion allow the light to shine in the morning and provide shading in the afternoon. The other two do it in reverse, thus satisfying a variety of shading outcomes. The four parts of the pavilion all provided sufficient shade at noon. Futhermore, the model gives a good feel of what it would be like to co-exist inside the pavilion and its environment. Our group also won the Best Model Award for producing the best physical model of our design in our batch.
Group Members: Joana El Gamal Brennon Lickers 1A AE100 Studio Project 3 November - December 2021
Site Introduction: Building Over riverBed (BOB) is a work-at-home space located in the Six Nations of the Grand River. It has a mix of classic and modern elements and is designed to help users interact with nature in order to maximize focus, comfort and productivity.
Design Intention: Being close to the water opened the door to many new design ideas; it allowed a deck to oversee the landscape. Every material used in this project, including the foundation details, was carefully considered to account for the ooding throughout the spring and the humidity throughout the summer. For sustainability, most of the materials used in the construction of this cabin were found in the surrounding areas.
1st Floor Plan
Site Plan
Sun Diagram
2nd Floor Plan
Elevations
Sections
The structural details are the bread and butter of this project. They provide essential information regarding the custom ttings of each part. For example, the motorized electric ladder detail explains how it would work in tandem with the loft and save space. Meanwhile, the foundation detail uses a Sonotube since we wanted our structure to be on stilts to avoid the lumber from rotting due to humidity and ooding.
PAVILION CASE STUDY Group Members: Megan Ho Druthi Padamati
1B AE125 Studio Project 1 June 2022 The purpose of this project was to do a case study on a select pavilion and examine each aspect of its design. Frida Escobedo harmonizes Mexican and British architecture to create the Serpentine Pavilion 2018. Combining "Celosia"-- breeze walls built to allow air low, with UK concrete roof tiles, creating a solid, grounded wall that allows light and air to pass through. Furthermore, the concept of time is expressed using simple geometry and simple materials, in a complex way. The use of light and re lective materials such as the pool of water and re lective ceiling, convert this pavilion into "a timepiece that charts the passage of the day"
Serpentine Pavilion 2018 By: Frieda Escobedo
Interaction with Nature
Interaction with The Self
Interaction with Exterior Composition
Redrafted Orthographic Drawings
As part of our study, we had to redraft important orthographic drawings from pre-existing drawings available on the internet or create them from scratch. As a result, we chose to make two elevations, sections and plans each respectively and pair them with a pre-existing isometric from a model we built in Rhino to aid our drawings and work.
Group Members: Sree Sai Silesh Ravikumar Jing Yu Lu 1B AE125 Studio Project 2 June - July 2022
This project involved the exploration of fundamental structural form and stability using a physical model. Our structure was constructed solely from wood sticks (bass wood, 3/32” square x 24” long) and hot glue. It was further restricted to sit (with no glue attached the legs to the base) within a square of 500mm x 500mm and not allowed to touch down within an indicated “exclusion zone” marked in black. It was then loaded with two to ve steel spheres (130 gm to 325 gm) that it had to support approximately 500mm above the surface of the support plane and within a circular zone. Our structure needed to be as efficient as possible. However, we gave priorty to our structure being an elegant and aesthetic solution to the problem presented to us. Our project was nally evaluated based on the following criteria: Clarity of structural expression; Ingenuity, ambition and elegance; Quality of construction; And efficiency of material use. The Inspiration We were originally seeking to create a pyramid structure, however, it was scrapped and converted into a modular tower that can be used to display the importance of load distribution and orientation.
The Design Having come up with the shape of a modular tower, we thought of a cake and decided to come up with modules that look like cake layers that would allow the steel ball loads to act as a cherry on top
The Structure Our structural model was primarily created to support the steel spheres' 2-point loads. The structure's primary mechanisms are compression and tension. The vertical wooden sticks (columns) receive compression stresses and transfer them to the horizontal wooden sticks beneath them ( the beams). As a result, the beams are put into tension. Finally, the lowermost columns are in charge of transferring all loads to the ground surface (including the structural load). The blue lines represent the members in tension and the red lines represent members in compression.
COVID CUBBY Group Members: Soo Song Hiba Kanaan Colin Chen 1A AE100 Studio Project 2 November 2022
Individual Assignments 1A - 1B Studio and History September 2021 - June 2022
AE Studio Sketches Technical Sketches
AE125
AE100
1B
1A
2022
2021
AE101 Sketches
Historical Sketch
History of the Built Environment
Steel Sketch
Shading Device Sketch
Facade Sketch
Concrete Sketch
Individual Assignment 1A AE101 Final Project
December 2021
The final AE101 project for my 1B term required me to conduct research into a par cular building that I found cap va ng. Through which I would be pushing the examples of “Why” and “Why Not” through its design and build. This poster is meant to communicate the cultural and structural heritage that is influenced via changes in design over the centuries. I selected Sagrada Familia due to it being my inspira on as an Architect and Engineer, which empowered me in discussing the project along the lines of asking: why? and why not? Why does the cathedral have such an unique form and varying materiality. How did Gaudi push the ques on of "why not!?" as he constructed this cathedral against the status quo of his me. Why and how was his legacy con nued throughout the centuries by other Master Architects through their individual life mes? Sagrada Familia has such a rich story to tell beyond its religious purpose. And so as a result, I made a square poster (55.87cm x 55.87cm) with the required font as Calibri of size 12 or similar. The poster got a 98.5% with marks cut off slightly due to lacking bibliographic references.
Inderrpatap Singh Chadha ischadha@uwaterloo.ca +1(519)505-6905 University of Waterloo AE2026