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Education
Curriculum vitae
B.Arch From Dr. Baliram Hiray College Of Architecture, Mumbai. (2013-2018).
SELECTED WORKS
(C.G.P.A = 9.00 )(Affiliated to University of Mumbai )
2013-2018
Work Experience Internship at NPCCA (Nariman Point Churchgate Citizens’ Association) for the project of nomination of Marine Drive Precinct to World Heritage Committee in Collaboration with ANL (Abha Narain Lambha Associates.) (Summer-2015) Internship at PDA Architects Mumbai as part of Professional Practise Training. (Pranjape+Deshpande Architects ) (5 months)
Internship Experience involved extensive training in Archicad BIM Platform , and working on
conceptual and technical aspects of multiple projects from large scale residential development projects, rehabilitation projects,small scaled bungalow projects to residential interiors . Nationality : Indian. Languages: English,Hindi M a ra t h i ( N a t i v e ) , G e r m a n ( B a s i c ) .
M o b i l e N o : +91 9820554878 E m a i l : a d i t y a a s o m a n @ g ma i l . c o m
Vi l e P a r l e , M u mb a i , I n d i a .
Volunteer at sP+a for the research project Re-Coding DCR. (Sameep Padora + Associates) (Summer-2017)
Academic Leadership
Drafting: Autodesk Autocad.
Meraki (Design Conference) Chief Co-ordinator (2015-2016),(2016-2017).
BIM: Autodesk Revit. Graphisoft Archicad.
Student Council Member (2017-2018) Mumbai University Representative .
REFLECTIONS ACADEMIC
AMSTERDAM ART BRIDGE COMPETITION
Student Council Member (2015-2016) Workshops and Competitions Head.
Publications
3d Modelling: Autodesk 3ds Max Mcneel Rhinoceros Trimble Sketchup
Approach to Documentation and Preserving Patterns a Combined publication on Architecture Documentation (2016) -By The Idea Lab
Rendering: Abvent Artlantis. V-ray Lumion
Ranked 1st in Academics in B.Arch at Dr. Baliram Hiray College of Architecture, Mumbai.
PARIS RIVER-FRONT RESTAURANT
WELLNESS GROVE HOSPITAL
INTACH AWARDS
COMPETITION
COMPETITION
I.N.T.E.R.A.C.T
HYBRID TYPOLOGIES
NIVASA PROJECT
INSTALLATION
VOLUNTEERING
VOLUNTEERING
COMPETITION
Achievements
Intach Award for Excellence in Heritage Documentation 2016 (All India Category) For documentation of laxminarayan Dev Temple, Walaval,Maharashtra.
Archasm Amsterdam Art bridge Competition Top 50 Entries worldwide . Archasm Paris Riverfront Restaurant Competition Top 50 Entries worldwide . Workshops and Training Sessions
Miscellaneous: Grasshopper Equest Microsoft project
Training Seminar on Building Simulation by ICMQ India . (Building Simulation on Equest)
Interests
Rat Lab Summer School (Filling the Void ) a workshop on parametric thinking and design using the platform of grasshopper and rhinoceros .
Music, Travelling , Movies, Cricket.
ACADEMIC
Volunteer at NIVASA NGO for the project of upliftment of village Udagirinallapallahalli , Karnataka , India .The project was a collaborative effort of a group of 20 volunteers to assist in construction of a house in the village , Street Design , Public spaces demarcation and design , Design and Construction of a play area with local material for the children in the village. (Dec-Jan-2017)
Skills
Digital Design: Adobe Photoshop Adobe illustrator Adobe Indesign Corel Draw
THE THIRD SPACE
SIB ( Small is Beautiful ) workshop on sustainability organised by Rachana Sansad Institute of Environmental Architecture,India and Bezalel academy of arts , Israel .
Workshop on CSEB
(Compressed Soil Earth Blocks)
by Auroville Earth Institute.
‘ Architects have to become designers of ecosystems. Not just designers of beautiful facades or beautiful sculptures, but systems of economy and ecology, where we channel the flow not only of people, but also the flow of resources through our cities and buildings. ‘ - Bjarke Ingels
THE THIRD SPACE // Academic Project // Typology: Convention and Exposition Center. // 2017-18
EXHIBITION CENTER
India is undergoing urbanization very raipdly and developing Indian cities have not been able to cater to the growing requirement of the Social and Public Space for the new urban population.
EXHIBITION HALLS + OFFICE SPACES + INCUBATOR+ F&B + OUTDOOR EVENT SPACE + OUTDOOR EXHIBITION
My project involved the proposal for an Exhibition and Convention Center in the emerging city of Pimpri- Chinchwad in Maharashtra , India. which faces the same problem due to rapid urbanization. Through my project titled ‘The Third Space’ I tried to address the issue by designing a piece of Architecture which created a Universal social space , which promoted dialouge and interaction , portraying the youthful potential of the emerging city to India and the World . The project was designed understanding the symbiotic relationship between the social space and public architecture , creating a icon for the city which can contribute towards its development . The Final Year project also involved techincal resolution of the proposal in terms of construction, building services and sustainability.
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MEETINGS CENTER BALL ROOMS + DINING AREAS
CONVENTION CENTER MEETING ROOMS + WORKSHOP SPACES + F&B
AUDITORIUM AUDITORIUM + RETAIL + CAFETERIA
What Is the Third Space? Our lives are lived in one of 3 places: Residence/Home, Workplace, Third Space (Social Space). Ideal third Spaces offer the users the ability to Exchange ideas, have a good time, and build relationships. The whole Idea of an Convention center is to exchange ideas,build connections and relationships ,so a convention center will only be successful in its program if it’s an ideal third space.
THINK + GROW + LEARN
EXHIBITION CENTER CONCEPT
Space
Exhibition Halls
Occupancy
Variable through the year
Economic Value
Exhibition Center as a typology has a program that is very temporary in nature . The Exhibition Center Occupancy can be variable throughout the year depending on the event schedule .
Occupancy
Open Exhibition Area (Rooftop) Full Year
Major ,Seasonal High Medium Low
Full Year
Minor ,Full year
J F MA MJ J A S O N D
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Secondly exhibition center attracts a wide range of delegates with varied background and offers an opportunity for the delegates to find new professional connections. Keeping these two factors in mind the design concept proposes an hybrid typology where an commercial office Space is Introduced along with a startup center titled city labs thus enhancing the functionality of the space and offering an opportunity for startups and delegates alike to find new connections.
Lounges / FoodCourt
Minor , Full Year
J F MA MJ J A S O N D
Office Spaces
City labs Startup center
Full Year
Full Year
Major , Full Year
Major , Full Year
J F MA MJ J A S O N D
J F MA MJ J A S O N D
Pre-Function Area
Exhibition Hall 8
Breakout Space / Food Stalls
Sky Lounge
City Labs
Office Space
Exhibition Hall 7 Open Exhibition Area (Rooftop)
Sky Lounge Open Exhibition Area (Rooftop) Exhibition Hall 2 Loading Docks Breakout Space / Outdoor Exhbition Space
EXHIBITION CENTER OVERVIEW
Office Space
Exhibition Hall 5
Open Exhibition Area (Rooftop)
Screen Display
GATE 3
Exhibition Hall 6
CITY LABS Hall 1,4,6
Exhibition Hall 4
Hall 2,3,5 Central Courtyard
Loading Docks Design Diagram for Exhibition Center
GATE 2 D
Daylighting
Total Radiation (kWh/m²) Pune_Maharashtra_India. 1 Jan 1:00 - 31 Dec 24:00
Caliberated Solar Panels
Exhibition Halls Lounges Pre- Function Offices
North Light Shading due to massing
Rainwater Collection Schematic Massing Section
N Diagram Showcasing Enviornmental Strategies for Exhibition Center
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North Light Shading For Curtain Wall Percolation Pit
N Solar Radiation Diagram for Exhibition Center
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Radiation Reduction Due to Shading West Winds
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Schematic Circulation
1 BUS -STOP 9 ID CHECKING 2 TICKETING OFFICE 10 TOILETS+DRINKING WATER 3 MAIN GATE 2 ( SECURITY CHECKPOINT ) 11 BREAKOUT SPACE 4 FOREX / GENERAL INFORMATION / ATM 12 LOUNGE 5 LUGGAGE CHECKIN / COAKROOM 13 WAITING AREA 6 WAITING AREA 14 CITY LABS EXHIBITION 7 REISTERATION DESK 15 OUTDOOR BREAKOUT SPACE / 8 FORM FILLING DESKS FOOD STALLS ADITYA SOMAN // PORTFOLIO // SELECTED WORKS // 2013-2018
1 ENT FROM MAIN PARKING 9 DROP-OFF POINT 2 OFICE LOBBY 1 10 CIRCULATION LOBBY 3 OFFICE LOBBY2 4 SECURITY GATE 3 5 CITY LABS ENT 6 MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY FOR OFFICE SPACE 7 CIRCULATION LOBBY
PROJECT
WALKTHROUGH Please Scan the QR Code for the youtube link to the project walkthrough
WEST SIDE BREAK-OUT SPACE Click for Video Walk-through
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TOP FLOOR SKY LOUNGE AREA
EXHIBITION CENTER FRONT VIEW
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THE THIRD SPACE
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CONVENTION CENTER
Ball Rooms
Ground Floor Schematic Plan
THINK + GROW + LEARN
Riverfront Promenade
Delegate population is getting younger and the demand for creativity over productivity is increasing .
Schematic Circulation
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First Floor Schematic Plan
Second Floor Schematic Plan
Third Floor Schematic Plan
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CONCEPT
Convention center MainStreet
The convention center design tries to create a piece of architecture environment where creative thinking and innovation is fostered .
Rigid ---- Broken Solids
Courtyard Meeting Space
The building is envisioned as breaking the rigidity of thought so the form evolves from rigid cubiodal volumes to more free-flowing ones .
Landscaped Meeting space Courtyard Meeting Space
The design for the convention center offers multiple forms of meeting spaces ranging from traditional formal meeting spaces , casual meeting spaces, homely meeting rooms, outdoor meeting areas , landscaped garden meeting areas, workshop spaces etc.
Landscaped Meeting space Evolve Cafe Courtyard Meeting Space Public Space Meeting Space / Workshop Space Landscaped Meeting space Water Body
RECREATION AREA
LEGEND
Meeting Space / Workshop Space
Courtyard meeting Space WORKSHOP SPACES
Courtyard Meeting Space
Ent Lobby Meeting Rooms / Workshop spaces Open Meeting Space Cafe/Restaurant
WORKSHOP SPACES
Design Diagram for Convention Center
Restaurant
LANDSCAPED AREAS
MEETING ROOMS
RESTAURANTS
COMMON LOBBY
ENT LOBBY
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CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATIVE ENVIORNMENTS
ADJACENT POSSIBLE The adjacent possible in the environment offers enough potential for hunches to incubate into good ideas then innovation can happen in the place.
SERENDIPITY A hunch or an idea requires an environment where surprising new connections can be formed. Serendipity is the term used to describe the power of accidental connection. +
LIQUID NETWORKS Two essential qualities of a liquid network are: 1.) It should have the capacity to create new connections. 2.) It should have a randomizing environment that encourages collision between all elements in a system.
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PLATFORMS
Good ideas are likely to emerge in environments that contain a certain amount of noise and error. A good idea has to be correct at the basic level. Noise free environments become too sterile and predictable in their output. +
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Most hotbeds of innovation have similar physical spaces associated with them. Platforms are spaces which make people think differently, an environment where different kinds of thoughts can combine and collide. .
CONVENTION CENTER
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CONVENTION CENTER
CONVENTION CENTER WORKSHOP SPACE
CONVENTION CENTER RESTAURANT
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BALLROOM VIEW
CONVENTION CENTER ROOF AREA
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1 LADIES TOILET 2 GENTS TOILET 3 STORE ROOM / UTILITY ROOM 4 STALLS
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5 BOOKING COUNTER 6 PANTRY / TOILET 7 SERVICE AISLE 8 EQUIPMENT STORE 9 GREEN ROOM 10 PROP STORAGE 11 TECH ROOM 12 PANEL ROOM 13 STORAGE 14 B.M.S ROOM 15 TOILET
1 LADIES TOILET 2 GENTS TOILET 3 CRY ROOM 4 SOUND ROOM
5 SERVICE AREA 6 LOADING DOCK 7 EQUIPMENT STORE 8 GENTS TOILET 9 LADIES TOILET 10 CHANGING ROOM 11 PANTRY 12 GENTS TOILET 13 LADIES TOILET
REFLECTIONS Academic Project Typology: City Museum at Sewri,Mumbai. Year : 2017-18 Fifth Year B.Arch Guide : Ar. Samir Naik
Introduction : The site was located in the midst of Mumbaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern waterfront , which offered an opportunity to revitalize the eastern waterfront of the city which has lost its relevance after the port and its ancillary activities have been relocated. Abandoned warehouses, empty Oil tankers are spread across the landscape rendering the site isolated from the city. The main challenge lied in creation of a melting pot of cultural activities for the city in middle of the abandoned context of the Bombay Port Trust . The project was envisioned as a starting point in the revitalization of Mumbaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern waterfront , which is critical in a city like Mumbai which has a few social and public spaces. The Porous Edge: The Edge of the site is designed in a way that it remains active throughout the day by means of planning various informal gathering places like small amphitheaters , sculpture gardens etc. The porous edge tries to tackle the isolation of the site and make it more public friendly. Design Massing : The massing of the proposed design is done in a hierarchy and a linear configuration similar to the city of Mumbai in its configuration. Each transition between the spaces is designed in a way that the relation with the user and the objects in the museum changes every time with the user experiencing the object at various scales and height changing the dynamics of the relationship in every space of the museum. The Void: The void is a transition space designed as an attractor element in the museum . The void acts as a window into the activities happening inside the museum for people traveling on the elevated eastern freeway which is the only vantage site for the site , making a statement and attracting visitors into the museum.
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The Museum Program: The program of the museum included the main elements which give the essence of the city of Mumbai . Textile Section hosting a permanent section of the museum dedicated to mumbai’s industrial past as a hub of textile manufacturing along with a section dedicated to display the works of contemporary textile designers in the city . Bollywood and Mumbai are inseparable a separate section of the museum is dedicated to bollywood and Indian cinema . Architecture and Cartography section dedicated to promoting innovation in architecture and design and as a forum to discuss the city’s Urban development and issues .
OUTDOOR CAFETERIA
TEXTILE +
Architecture+ Cartography
ARCHIVES + MAINTAINANCE
BOLLYWOOD +
Textile Museum
ARCHITECTURE + The Void
CARTOGRAPHY +
Multipurpose Atrium
SCULPTURE GARDENS +
Bollywood Museum
MOVIE PROMOTIONS +
OUTDOOR EXHIBITION SPACE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION SPACE
ART FESTIVALS +
STAGE 1
Conference Center
MUSIC CONCERTS
Linear Spatial Transitions
CAFETERIA SPACE FOR ARCHITECTURE PAVILLION
Architecture+ Cartography
Architecture Pavillion
Sculpture Garden
Textile Museum
SCULPTURE GARDEN
Multipurpose Atrium
EXISTING TANKS AS VR BOLLYWOOD GALLERIES
Porus Edge Bollywood VR Galleries
Bollywood Museum Porus Edge
STAGE 2
Conference Center
CENTRAL MULTIPURPOSE ATRIUM
Linear Spatial Transitions
CONFERENCE CENTER The Void:
Museum Galleries:
ENTRANCE LOBBY + SECURITY
Diagram Showing Relationship bwtween the Observer and the object in Various Spaces
Diagram Showing Relationship bwtween the Observer and the object in Various Spaces
CARTOGRAPHY MUSEUM STORAGE + UNLOADING ADMINISTRATION AREA ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM TEXTILE MUSEUM CENTRAL ATRIUM TAXI PARKING TICKETING CLOAK ROOM WAITING AREA BUS PARKING PARKING + SERVICES
Service Cores
Viewer
Object Viewer
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Object
‘The design of the museum has subtle indicators of the evolution of the city from the port city to the textile mills to its current status as a financial hub in its form.’
PROJECT
WALKTHROUGH Please Scan the QR Code for the youtube link to the project walkthrough Click for Video Walk-through
CENTRAL MULTIPURPOSE ATRIUM
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THE VOID MUSEUM SPACE
MUSEUM ENTRANCE
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WALKTHROUGH Please Scan the QR Code for the youtube link to the project walkthrough Click for Video Walk-through
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INTACH AWARDS
The temple had unique woodwork of hemadpanthi style of Architecture which is can be rarely seen today . Column Capital Details
Architecture Documentation Project Year : 2015 Third Year B.Arch Guide : Ar. Abhishek Kadam, Ar. Samir Naik . Group Project 15 members
Introduction: The group exercise started with an intention to learn how to do documentation. We selected a structure which was almost 600 years old and had a peculiar style of architecture. What fascinated us was the fact that we live in an age where we have modern technologies and tools to do precise construction. But those who built the Shree Laxminarayan Temple did it with an archaic technology and did it with perfection. We realized that it was critical to preserve these captivating technologies through documentation and to make them available for people to realize their significance. These structures are a rich part of our existence and losing them is like having a tree without roots. With this motive we carried out the entire documentation of the temple which won us the national excellence award at INTACH and COA Heritage Awards. We published a book â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Approach to Documentationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bringing forth the need and the method to document such unlisted structures of heritage value with the Laxminarayan temple as an Illustration. Axonometric view of the Ghadavasana Temple Longitudinal section of the Ghadavasana Temple
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VILLAGE TRANSFORMATION Volunteer Project Year : 2017 Fifth Year B.Arch Organization : NIVASA ( NGO ) Group Project 15 members
Introduction:
CSEB BLOCK MAKING
PLINTH MAKING
FOOTING LAYING
In the Final year of B.Arch me and some of my batch-mates decided to undertake an project which would contribute to the development of rural India before we graduate. So , We approached the NGO NIVASA in Bangalore and asked them if we could contribute on one of their projects , as volunteers.
HOUSE OF VILLAGE HEAD
We got the opportunity to work on the transformation of the village of Udagirinallapalahalli in Karnataka some 200 km away from the city of Bangalore . The scope of work undertaken by us was , Assisting the Local villagers in construction of a house made from CSEB blocks . Designing and execution of Street edge Design , Public space enhancement , Street Art and Street Furniture. Designing and Execution of a Play area and open air classrooms for the local school and its children using locally available material with practically no Cost .
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Village Clean-up and waste Segregation Plans. Promoting participation of community and children in designing the street art. Preparing Presentation and Information booklets for potential donors for the project.
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AFTER
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