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CLUB HOUSE
Designed in: Second year, B. Arch
Pune, India Decentralization Accentuates the spill-over spaces.
The campus is separated from the mainland site by a stream of water thus creating an island for public activity.
Radial connectivity between buildings binds the spaces together. Function and Form Inspired by energy and vibrance, reflected in the playful colors and forms used.
S.O.S Village
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RING of residences Encouraging strong intra & inter family bonding
Designed in: Third year, B. Arch
Pune, India Shelter for orphans Groups of 9 children per residence 12 residences thriving Families of children. Lessons learnt: Site planning: Understanding role played by spaces in the development of families & human interaction.
Mother’s bedroom Dining Living room Kitchen Staircase
Children’s bedroom Sitouts Washrooms Bridge Garden
Dashakriya Vidhi Center: Pune, India
Designed in: Third year, B. Arch
Anthropometry: Proportions adapted to the children/users D A S H A K R I Y A - the rituals performed on the 10th day of a person’s death- V I D H I C E N T R E provides facilities for these rituals.
T H E S I S
A journey from grief to normalcy
Entry: Person is in grief The person is given time before going to offer prayers Ritual spaces: Prayers offered for peace of the departed soul Meditation: Relaxation to the person’s mind
Lessons learnt Designing with focus being human emotions
S I T E ELEVATION
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RESORT Designed in: Third year, B. Arch
SLOPES of the site retained for functionality and sustainability. AXIALITY of the site is used to plan spaces
Ganpatipule, India
Linearity and slope : used to direct CIRCULATION & VIEW Views of the
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SUITES- Raised on stilts for view, tree-house effect. Located in the posterior of the site for privacy.
Suites
4’ MODULE PLAN
Administration
Cottages Recreation
Office Waiting Lounge Landscaping Washrooms Section 44’
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S E C T I O N S
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RESTAURANT & RECREATION Center of the site. Connecting the cottages and suites.
Entrance Living area, kitchenet, seating Balcony Bedroom Bathroom
Section BB’
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Section AA’ (site contours: 6m drop)
Seating Reception lobby Games
Swimming pool Showers Kitchen
View of the recreation centre
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HOUSING COMPLEX Pune, India
Program To design a residential complex Clientele: Corporate employees Site Area: 5 acres F.S.I: 1.5 Goal to balance the site for built versus unbuilt and for massing.
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Designed in: Fourth year B. Arch
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Interaction Between Built and Unbuilt
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Organic Planning a break from rigid corporate architecture
Open spaces and amenities G + 1 residences,elite 11 storied towers , elite 11 storied tower , 1 B.H.K apartment for single-employees.
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B 1 b.h.k apartment 2 b.h.k apartment 3 b.h.k apartment Duplex apartment Amenities(restaurant, , vegetable market etc)
Circulation convenient transport across site.
Twin bungalow Bungalow Row houses Club house Efficiency apartment
Duplex apartment
Circulation 3 b.h.k apartment
CLUB HOUSE - Central elementspace bubbles integrate and form a unified space to serve as an efficient community space. Row
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CLUB HOUSE 1 b.h.k apartment Efficiency apartment
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CONTOURS Used to Segregate spaces View of the city
TOWERS CENTRAL POSITION in the site to accommodate maximum residents. Easy ACCESS, parking Good VIEW
VIEW A
TWIN BUNGALOWS Maximum city view Near club house
SITE SECTION 1-1’
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ROW HOUSES & BUNGALOWS Site contours used to segregate spaces.
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BUS TERMINUS
Designed in: Fourth year, B. Arch
Secunderabad, India
PROGRAM-INTERCITY AND INTRACITY BUS TERMINUS+ CORPORATE OFFICE+ SHOPPING PLAZA + REHABILITATION OF HAWKERS IN PLAZA Area- 7 acres, Floor Space Index- 2 RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL AMENITIES MIXED USE
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Secunderabad railway station
CORPORATE TOWER
BUSES VEHICLES PEDESTRIANS
CONTEXT: Next to the busiest transport hub in Hyderabad -Railway station Below the flyover which connects Secuderabad and Hyderabad Connecting Hyderabad and Secunderabad
KEY PLAN Corporate tower Shopping area Bus terminus
SITE PLAN
PLANNING- The distance between the terminus and railway station is minimum for convenience and efficiency. -Made convenient for corporate and general public. Corporate office tower is treated as a separate entity for security and privacy reasons.
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GOAL: To make transport convenient and reduce chaos
DESIGN is entirely based on circulation. Pedestrian, vehicular and bus traffic is separated from each other by zoning. Spaces interact and merge with each other to unify the project.
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CIRCULATION Grade separation between vehicles. Only buses are allowed into the terminus. N
E L E V A T I O N F R O M SOUT H SHOPPING PLAZA
FLYOVER
BUS TERMINUS
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BUS TERMINUS
FOCUS OF DESIGN - Circulation of buses, pedestrians and other vehicles. - Create space for people. - Convenience and efficiency
Secunderabad, India - TERMINUS + PUBLIC PLAZA+CORPORATE TOWER TOWER 2
- Interactive, dynamic. Pedestrian zone. - Link between terminus and corporate tower
SECOND FLOOR P L A N
TOWER 1
PLAN-TYPE 3
PLAN-TYPE 1 SERVICE FLOORS
Second floor-Intracity bus terminus
TOWER 2
Barrier-free public plaza
Vertical circulation/service FIRST FLOOR P L A N core
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TERRACES: Green corporate outdoors + shading devices.
Concourse Restaurant Health care Administration Rest for drivers
TOWER 2
Ramps
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Shops
First floor-Concourse Ent
Office spaces
Service core Lifts
AUDITORIUM BANQUET HALLS
Ground floor-Intercity
DESIGN FOCUS -Circulation -Climate -Integration -Break monotony
Corporate
GROUND FLOOR P L A N
CORPORATE
Intracity bus terminus
Intermediate concourse
Shopping 2 Shopping 1 Amphitheatre Shopping 2 Art gallery
TOWER
bus terminus
STRUCTURE: 3 structural hollow R.C.C columns support ramps using posttensioned cables.
TOWER 3
SEMINAR HALLS
Tower 3
Tower 2
Parking of cars- basement Flyover Ramps for buses
Tower 1
SHOPPING P L A Z A
Structural Member
TERMINUS
PORCH Passage
BASEMENT
Escalators Shop
Structural tube of ramp
T H E S I S
Intercity bus terminus
Terminus Shopping 2 Shopping 1
Pedestrian Plaza & Hawker’s zone
Driveway for buses Bus bays Vertical circulation Toilets
Planning: Central part- CONCOURSE surrounded by bus bays and driveways.
Restaurant Amphitheatre Hawker zone
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Passage Shop
Buses on flyover Bus traffic Pedestrian traffic
Intracity concourse Concourse Intercity concourse
Basement Bus bays Skylight
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BUS TERMINUS Secunderabad, India
Bus terminus
Shopping plaza(top) Interconnecting bridges and ramps with the shopping areas.
Shopping (top): 3 towers and connecting ramps Pedestrian plaza (left): Plaza below the ramps and flyover accommodates street shopping. Corporate tower(left): The corporate tower accommodates offices and seminar halls
Shopping plaza
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Bus terminus Driveway, bus bays, concourse area
Corporate tower
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The terminus has inter city intracity bus terminals. This view shows the terminus entrance and taxi parking
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NASA, 2005: NARI GANDHI TROPHY for Critical Analysis Topic: L I F E B E T W E E N B U I L D I N G S Focus- Interaction between the built and people. Selected area: Babajaan chowk area,Pune WHY? Informality it provides - roles played by the street in their lives. To increase the awareness for organic spaces. Acts as a support system for the economics and lifestyle. Vernacular public spaces- courtyards, street corners, crossroads, steps, tree pars ( sitouts around tree trunk)
Carnival in the city.
Scale supports the interaction between built and unbuilt
AN AUDITORIUM.. A RECREATION.
Chaiwala(tea stall) at the chowk (crossroads) Street corners, steps of buildings, rickshaws act as vernacular public places
Babajaan Dargah
SITE
View of courtyard: source of ventilation, places for gathering
THE STREET ACTS AS ...
‘MELA’... SOCIAL INTERACTION
Typical street section
Community hall
Section through a courtyard Babajaan Dargah
A beautiful evening and an absorbing performance
Rajasthan bhavan church
Street
A PARK... A LEISURE Calm , serene and peaceful.
A PILGRIMAGE... AN EXCURSION
Jain Mandir
Commercial Religious Residential Public places Institutional
A search for divinity through the streets of india.
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STREET-a habitat for: -Different cultures, commerce and lives thriving together. -Organic development by the people for themselves. -Facades form the canvas.
Mosque
Shivaji market
St. Vincent’s churchChristian community in the area gathers here All these religious buildings prove that communities can co-exist- a marvel for a 1sq.km area.
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STREET--A SPACE BECOMES A PLACE FOR EACH ONE -
Mosque
A MAIDAN.. A FUN PLAY.
A MALL... AN EXPERIENCE
Howz that!!!
U want it ,We have it!
Rajasthan Bhavan
Jain mandir provides a strong character to the streetscape
The street
Shivaji Market is one of the busiest markets in Pune- It is a heritage building- the market serves as a lifeline
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S T CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE BUILDING DESIGN of Master-Plan U Texas A&M University Designed in: Spring, ‘09, M.S.C.M Reflection Interaction between buildings Pedestrian-ization D TEAM: Amruta Deshpande, Chandrajeet More, Shannon Tipton, Ninad Chavan, Navneethan Rajan, Quadrangles E Multipurpose Utility N Design-Build project-Prepare a Request for Proposal, conceptual design of the proposed Construction Science Building on Staff Open/green T Texas A&M Campus, College Station area Students - Project budget U.S.D 20 million Key issues: Site area: 40,000 sq.ft. L Functionality: C W A O - Multi-use of spaces N S O - Circulation code G C Sustainability: F R O -North Face staggered R K for maximum North light. -Terraces: Interaction -Cutouts: Shading
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Second Floor Plan B
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N SITE PLAN North-west View B’ Plan Fourth Floor
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South-East View
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BANK BUILDING Mumbai, India
DESIGN: Maximum foreground. Central space for pedestrians
INTERNSHIP, 2006: Marg Pvt. Ltd.
Shopping Street: pedestrian zone
TEAM: Project Architect Purva Keskar ,Kshama , Amruta Deshpande Competition project- Proposed IDBI bank headquarters
Project budget Rs 120 crore Office building with public recreation space
Aerodynamic : To reduce wind resistance
Project size: 10.33 acres FLOOR PLAN at 11’ & 22’: -Training center is attached to the tower at the lower levels. -Levels 1 and 2 include banquet halls and seminar halls.
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Auditorium 2 theaters one above the other. Employee entertainment Helps reduce their work-stress levels.
Office B Offices: Open-planning. Terraces are open spaces
A B’ TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
Residences for employees Service apartmentsFacilities like kitchen, laundry etc have been provided in common on every floor.
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S T ZENSAR, DC III U Pune, India INTERNSHIP, 2007: Somaya & Kalappa Consultants D Corporate office building, Phase 3 Project cost Rs 80 crore, field project sized 10.9 acre, E Designed for 2000 engineers N EXPERIENCE- Teamwork, DESIGN in given time frame, T coordination between different levels of the work-force, - networking, communication, detailing of the project. W O R Section BB’ K
View of the project West side elevation Twin buildings- Rockies and Fuji
North side elevation
Section AA’
South side elevation
E L E V A T I O N S: Play with openings.
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Site plan of phase 3
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A Reflected Ceiling Plan
Section AA’
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Internal grid planning - Furniture is modular- The service core is centrally located.
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Section CC’
ON S I T E PHOTOS Rockies
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Basement
View of earlier phases
Creche
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Creche: for the kids of employees. Colorful. barrier free. Child-anthropometry
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PASSENGER CRUISE TERMINAL Designed in: Fifth Year, B. Arch PROGRAM: -Passenger Cruise Terminal -Auditorium -Amphitheater -Art Gallery -Public Plaza -Maritime Museum -Aquarium -Shopping complex -Restaurants -Convention Centre (Part of Master Plan) -Marina (Part of Master Plan) Marine drive
Oval maidan Bombay university
Fisherman’s village World trade centre
Present terminus
Site
Sassoon dock Navy nagar
DESIRE LINE CHART
Site selection advantages: - South Mumbai is the Tourist hub of Mumbai, hence suitable for the Cruise Terminal - Mumbai Port Trust wants to put the waterfront in their control to public use, a cruise terminal will be appropriate. - Private and public sector will be keen to invest here. - Upcoming Metro station proposed close-by - Numerous luxury hotels and conference centers in vicinity
Major road MBPT railway Harbour railway
CURRENT PORT LAND - LAND USE
SOUTHERN STRETCH OF PORT LAND
Mumbai, India
Water edge Bunders/water transport Terminal
S T U D E N T W O R K
T H E S I S
S I T E - J AMSHEDJI BANDAR 19th century fishing wharf. Site was suggested by the Port authorities for passenger cruise terminal. Mumbai Metropolitan Region : 4355 sq.km 167 km long coastline which can be explored for Tourism and transport. Total area=22917 sq.m
Mumbai City Map
CONTEXT & SITE LOCATION ANALYSIS
Container stores Store houses Ship wrecking
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PASSENGER CRUISE TERMINAL
Terminal MARINA
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Auditorium
TERMINAL Amphitheatre
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DESIGN Design breaks monotony in spaces and in circulation. Designed as per volumetric needs of functions and required circulation patterns.
MARINA
Ships Vehicles Arrivals Departures Pedestrians
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PLAZA
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WATERFRONT
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Maximizing seafront use of site. Functions designed A along the edge of the site.
SITE PLAN
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PASSENGER CRUISE TERMINAL ENVELOPE: Helps in breaking monotony- follows functional needs of spaces to create needed volumes. COPPER SKIN Reacts well with humid climate in Mumbai, also ages well as a material STRUCTURE Consecutive Structural steel portal frames used to create the skeleton; Column-less concourse
Arrivals concourse ARRIVALS
CONCOURSE Departures concourse DEPARTURES
BAGGAGE HANDLING
SECTIONAL VIEW FROM BERTH
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Walk-over Shopping plaza Ramp Art Gallery
Arrivals Concourse
Departures Concourse
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Auditorium
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Shopping plaza
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Restaurant
Departures
Amphitheatre Auditorium
E V O L U T I O N
Aquarium Museum
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S PASSENGER T CRUISE TERMINAL U D Amphitheater, E Art Gallery N T W O R K Control Tower
Terminal
Auditorium
Terminal
Parking Public Plaza Entry/Exit
Proposed Marina
BRIDGE
Parking Terminal Shopping, Aquarium, Museum
The EDGE: PUBLIC PLACE at the sea front
AMPHITHEATER
Auditorium
In this public place, you can..
T H E S I S
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Amphitheater, Art Gallery
VIEW FROM BERTH
--FLOAT--WALK--TALK --DANCE--SING--SHOP --TRAVEL--EAT--MEET--SHOUT --THINK--SLEEP--JUMP --ROLL--BIKE--SLIDE --WONDER--ENJOY--LIVE!!!
VIEW FROMVIEW BERTH OF SHIP AND TERMINAL
Creativity...
Highway, California
Resort, Las Vegas
Yosemite National Park, California
e d ........
Lotus temple, Delhi
Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Charminar, Hyderabad The Bean, Chicago Michigan lake, Indiana
City Hall, San Francisco
in different r o l e s
Introspection
M o d e s t y.
Creation
Golden Gate Bridge
Vision
New York City
Mirror Lake, California
Red Fort, New Delhi
Red Fort, New Delhi
Mumbai skyline, Marine drive
Each picture explains my perspective of looking
Hilton hotel,Nariman point, Mumbai
Guggenheim Museum, New York
by me on case studies and trips.
Lake view, Silvassa Red Fort, New Delhi
R e p e t i t i o n s..
he pictures have been taken
G r a n d e u r .
ARCHITECTURE.. T
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D e s I g n
S k y -a n e l e m e n t
Water ..an element
INTERPRETING