ORTFOLI ADITYA BALI
Hi! I am Aditya Bali. A class of 2022 graduate from Miami University for the Masters in Architecture program. After pursuing a Bachelor of Arts In Architecture and a minor in Entrepreneurship from Miami University in 2017, I went back to India to gain professional experience, where I worked for three years on several projects that involved master planning of cities, institutions, and high profile government projects. I would characterize myself as a designer with a keen eye for detail,love and passion for what I do, a strong creative sensibility, and the ability to solve problems. As a designer, the driving force behind my work has been the ambition to build something timeless and enduring, an architecture that might bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary aspects of design and incorporate sustainable building technologies. Outside of architecture, I am a foodie by heart and like to travel, express myself through brushstrokes on a canvas, and if you read this, I owe you a cup of nicely brewed coffee.
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Spaceport Texas
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Tectonic Towers
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One East High Street
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IIM Sirmaur
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Tourist Iconic Destination - Bodhgaya
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Tourist Iconic Destination - Kaziranga
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Garvi Gujarat Bhavan
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Tenement Museum
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ADITYA
BALI +1 (614)-843-7458 arch.adityabali@gmail.com
EDUCATION
TECHNICAL SKILLS
M.Arch, Miami University (Graduated - May 2022) GPA 3.85 / 4.0 B.A. Arch, Miami University (Class of 2017) - Honors in Architecture Awards - Richard and Leila Smith Scholarship, Presidential Out of state Scholarship, A.R. McMicken Scholarship, Herb Hodgman Memorial Scholarship Minor: Entrepreneurship Drawings AutoCAD*, Revit*, Rhino**, Construction documents, Hand drafting, and Sketching 3D Modeling - Revit*, Rhino**, Grasshopper**, Lumnion, Vray, Sketch-UP, Enscape Graphics Adobe InDesign*, Adobe Illustrator*, Adobe Photoshop*, Adobe XD *linkedIn Skill Batch **Udemy Certification
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistant - Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
August 2020 - May 2022
As a graduate assistant, I assisted in teaching a Graphic design class intended for first-year students pursuing architecture. The goal of the course was to help these students get a better understanding of the preliminary skills required to produce architectural drawings and models. The class explored traditional and digital graphic and architectural drawings/analysis methods. My duties also involved giving each student individual attention for a follow-up of the topics covered in every class to ensure a better understanding of concepts.
Architect - Design Associates Inc, Noida, India
June 2018 - August 2020
Worked full-time as an architect for Design Associates, one of India’s leading architecture firms. Managed a team of architects who worked on a wide variety of competitions and master planning to create construction documents. • Competitions - IIM Sirmaur, IIIT Vadodara, Shri Ram Statue(Ayodhya). • Master planning - Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi (Ayodhya) - UC, Tourist Iconic Destination (Bodhgaya, Kaziranga, and Hampi) - UC, Ikshavaku Puri(Ayodhya). • Construction Documents - Gujrat Bhawan, Supreme Court Mauritius, Guwahati Convention Center, IIM Sirmaur, and Rewa Court. Software’s used: AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop, and InDesign
Junior UX Designer - ICC, Columbus, OH
October 2017 - November 2017
Worked with a team of seven to develop the POET website(Client Gap. Inc), which processed online orders, and tracked warehouses’ inventory and shipping. Primarily worked on designing the internal website using Sketch and Adobe XD.
Architectural Intern - MKC Architects, Powell, OH
July 2016 - August 2016
Worked on designing a multi-use building for Tiffin University. The building houses classrooms on the first floor and residence halls on the other four floors. The building facade is relatively modern yet infused with Georgian architecture elements to retain its elegance and storied heritage. The facility uses steel and wood construction methods. My duties included co-leading a team to study the current plan and design session for the building and designing a facade and presentation drawings for the proposal. Software’s used: Revit (Presentation Drawing and 3D Rendering) and Photoshop. Architectural Intern - Nirala India, Noida, India December 2013- January 2014 The project’s goal was to design and build fourteen (14) eleven-story luxury apartment complexes named Nirala Greenshire and worked on AutoCAD drawings for the apartment tower. Softwareused: AutoCAD 4 | Resume
EDU - PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Spaceport Texas - Thesis - Miami University Oxford, Ohio My thesis titled “Outward Bound: Developing Strategies for the Future of Spaceports” aimed to propose a spaceport to facilitate the mass space travel expected in the next 50-70 years.The project primarily focused on providing the users a hassle free experience in terms of waiting and leisure activities before their journey through rockets. With a vision of industry growth and influx of traffic, the project provides to expand over time, using the hexagonal form for is modularity and tessellation properties. In an attempt towards reducing the carbon footprint, multiple sustainable strategies were incorporated in the building complex such as rainwater harvesting systems, Tesla solar tiles, Heliostat operated panels to control the amount of light that enters the building, etc. Softwares used: Rhino, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, InDesign and Photoshop
Construction Document - Miami University Oxford, Ohio This project aimed to design a complete set of construction drawings for an office building to be constructed in Oxford, Ohio, following the Ohio building and zoning codes. The key features of the project• 1+ 3 Structure, with mechanical/storage in the basement, restaurant/bar on the first floor, and architecture office on the top two floors with access to a roof garden. • Universal design techniques are used by introducing ADA codes, color-coded rooms, and directional lighting to create a design for all. • Sustainable designing techniques are incorporated by using Tesla solar tiles that mimic traditional roof tiles of Oxford while providing enough energy to power the building during the daytime and green seasonal garden. Softwares used: AutoCAD (Construction documents), Revit (3D Rendering and visualization), and Photoshop
ACTIVITIES
Associate - American Institute of Architects AIA Ohio Student design competition - 2021 - Miami University Top 8 AIA Ohio Student design competition - 2022 - Miami University Top 8 ( Result in June 2022)
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S paceport Texas Coleman County, Texas Contribution: Project Type: Year: Link:
Lead designer Academic - Thesis Fall 2021- Spring 2022 Thesis document
The purpose of this project was to propose a spaceport to facilitate the mass space travel expected in the next 50-70 years. The project defines time scales in terms of • the spaceport as architecture itself: expansion over time due to increasing traffic of passengers, the flow of people through spaces, and the experience of waiting. • In terms of human experience that would take place within the spaceport, waiting for liftoff, transitions through spaces, and the journey to the launchpad before liftoff. The chosen site is located in the heart of Texas and offers excellent connectivity to major cities. The whole space can be broadly divided into two parts: the spaceport as a building and the launching pads, connected via a ground transportation system. The space first welcomes its visitors in a grand entrance space equipped with multiple entertainment and recreational facilities like planetariums, theaters, shopping arcades, food courts, and green spaces to redefine waiting time and enhance user experience. The space then divides the users into two terminals according to their travel destination,i.e., Inter-continental and Inter-Galactic. In these spaces, the users go through the mandatory check-in and security screening zones in the most hassle-free way. The hexagonal form is prominent through various natural examples, such as the honeycomb pattern. It is a highly efficient form in terms of material used and tessellation properties. To design a highly efficient form for the spaceport, the Modularity of the Hexagonal form is explored. The modular aspect of the plan allows the design to expand uniformly as per the requirements of the space in the future with the growth in industry and influx of traffic.
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Site The chosen site is located in the heart of Texas, which is within 2 hours of Flight Range and 1 hour of Hyperloop projected as Connections to the Spaceport. The site also offers excellent connectivity, being within a nominal distance from Major cities like Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. To decide on the site to construct this large-scale project, the following factors were taken into consideration : • Year-round nominal weather. • Proximity to water • Closest to the equator for efficient orbital launch. • Proximity to existing Space center facilities. • Availability of a 10-15 sq Mile land • Availability of a Minimum of 2.5-mile distance from the civilization for safe launch The site is further divided into two zones: the North Zone, which would house the infrastructure of the Spaceport, and The South Zone, which would be used as a Launch Site for the rockets. The south side also has a 2.5-mile perimeter setback as specified in Federal Aviation Industry Faa guidelines. The Colorado River and OH Ivie Lake flow through the site, and thus a 3-mile radius of setback is set to protect the Natural resource. To accommodate the facility’s future expansion, A buffer zone has been established on the southwest of the site, which can act as future cargo terminals.
Satellite view of site and perimeter lengths
Site zoning map based on FAA regulations 8 | Outward Bound : Developing Strategies for Future of Spaceports
Spaceport program zones
Program After delving deeper into the research and understanding the functionality of multi-faceted transit-hubs, A program layout was formulated which fulfilled all the requirements of the spaceport , including the user-based require-ments and technical requirements. The whole space can be broadly divided into 2 parts: the spaceport as a building and the launching pads, required to be at least 3.5 miles apart58 from each other and connected via ground transportation system. The space first welcomes its visitors in a grand entrance space equipped with multiple entertainment and recreational facilities like planetariums, theaters, shopping arcades,food courts and green spaces to redefine waiting and movement in a space and enhance user experience.the space then divides the users into two terminals according to the destination of their travel ,i.e. Inter-continental and Inter-Galactic. In these spaces, the users goes through the mandatory zones of check-in and security screening in the most has-sle-free way. The key in a multi-dimensional large-scale transit hub is the way-finding and smooth circulation of people within the space and it is achieved by integra-tion of technology like way-finding apps and holographic projections.
public view deck at 5 miles
self luggage drop retail
Space Center
public amenities
World food court
Hyperloop station
Path finder using smart glasses
interactive
support desks
information desks
walk through security screening
lane sorting through paths through phones
train / staff
staff
other supporting equipments
spaceport view decks
checkin
entrance plaza
security
Inter Continental terminal
intergalactic terminal
quarantine centers
service centers
launch pad
amenities
architecture architecture
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staff security entrance
retail and restaurant goods security space
surveillance
BTS
support BTS
security staff office
control room
retail
restaurants
lounge
Public Restroom
possible spacesuit rooms ?
travel pods
travel pods
lounge
restroom
retail
luggage collection
medical
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departure rooms (rocket / destination based)
travellers
luggage gates and belts luggage pods
screening area
staff
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transportation pods
luggage pods pods stations
viewing decks 3.5 miles from lauch pads pod station staff
control room
public luggage transport viewing decks
travellers
family meeting room
changing rooms
pods to launch pads
Program layout
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Typical module in spaceport
Urban garden module
Security Screening module
Retail space module
Urban Garden: Axon and plan
Skyrail Station :Axon, plan and section
Retail Space : Axon and plan
Skyrail staion module
Check-in Space module
Departure gate module
Skyrail Station : Axon, plan and section
Check-in : Axon, plan and elevation
Departure Gate : Axon and plan
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Roof The roof structure takes its inspiration from the form of flight and movement of a bird, mimicking the wings. Each module comprises two layers of recyclable Polycarbonate panel for its reputation as a strong, lightweight, and UV light-reflecting material, thus making it a good choice for roofing material. The loads in the structure are evenly distributed through three 2.5 ft truss beams in a way to make larger spans possible with ease, as demanded by the layout of the space. The building uses Solar Panel in its Compression zone to move towards a more sustainable approach, which is achieved through the installation of solar panels customized according to the roof's geometry. The base skeleton is mounted with three pane-thick glass panels above its tension zone. There is a gutter system along its periphery for rainwater collection and processing in a separate facility. Vent outlets are mounted at the highest point of the roof to regulate the amount of heat trapped inside the building and dissipated into the atmosphere, considering Texas's hot and humid weather. The roof features embedded led panels and a clip-on system to fix interior finishes and materials. Each module is supported by 6 ft thick columns encased in a shell, placed between 150 ft-300 ft from each other. This makes the larger spans possible, as demanded by the layout of the space. This complete structure, with the distance between its every skeletal panel, acts as skylights, creating a seamless lightweight structure forming a sense of perceptual openness for the users.
Exploded roof axon
Roof/column section
3-pane glass
Roof clip-on panel (recycled sea platic)
Solar roof detail
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Spaceport plan - Level 1+2
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View from Hyperloop station
View of the main concourse
View from main concourse looking towards urban garden and sky tracks
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View of retail space avenue and sky rail staion
View of SpaceX self check-in counters
View of spaceport security screening from the check-in space
View of Inter-Galactic terminal main circulation space looking towards retail and departure gates A5 and
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T ectonic Towers Denver, Colorado Contribution: Project Type: Year: Link:
Lead designer Academic Spring 2021 AIA Ohio design submission
The Tectonic tower is a 34-story mixed-use, high-rise tower located in Denver, Colorado, centered around Union Station, the city’s main railway station and central transportation hub. The Building embodies the concept of shift, inspired by the 45 degrees shift in the downtown grid from the rest of the city. Designed to provide seamless connections between indoor and outdoor spaces throughout, the Building features a stepped massing that helps facilitate this integration. The skyscraper houses an extensive program featuring retail, restaurant, offices, hotels, and Aeroponics vertical farming. The project includes two floors of retail spaces from levels 1-2, which covers an area of 34105 sq. ft, a wellness center on level 3, 6 floors of a luxury hotel space of 130 rooms from levels 5-10 with an area of over 103004 square feet, eight floors of office space with 1164 offices, with a total area of 240930 square feet, spread from level 11-22. The level from 23-32 comprises apartment spaces featuring 130 apartments in an area of 140446 square feet, having a mix of studios and 1-bedded and 2-bedded rooms. The service areas are spread over three floors, on levels 3, 34, and 35, containing all the required electrical, HVAC, and other services. Designed to provide seamless connections between indoor and outdoor spaces throughout, the Building features a stepped massing that helps facilitate this integration. The shift in the floor plates, which is inspired by the tectonic plates, is placed in such a way to provide horizontal green spaces on subsequent floors which use Aeroponics for sustainable functioning. The smart building technologies incorporated in the design result in an environmentally responsive building design and focus on maximizing user comfort.
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Sketch Up process massing models and final builing massing
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Denver figure ground higlighting the 45 degree shift in grid of downtown.
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Typical Hotel Plate (LVL 5 - 10) 103,004 Sq ft. 130 Keys 72 24 24 4
Standard Room Junior Suite Senior Suite Outdoor patio
Hotel elevator Standard room Junior suite Senior suite
Typical Office Plate (LVL 11-22) 240,930 Sq ft. 1164 Total offices 960 36 84 84 24 12 1
Open Desks Senior Executive Office Junior Executive Offices Manager Offices Conference rooms Breakout Room Large Lounge/ Kitchen
Main lobby elevator Executive suite Lounge / Kitchen Meeting room Open office Outdoor patio
Typical Apartment Plate (LVL 23-32) 140,446 Sq ft. 130 Apartments 20 80 30 10
Two Bedroom One Bedroom Studio Outdoor patios
Residential elevator Outdoor patio Studio One bedroom Two bedroom
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Building Section
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View of the main facade of the skyscraper from 19th Street
View of the main office lobby on 19th Street
View of entrance lobby for the appartments on Arapahoe street
View of the dropoff zone driveway connecting Lawrence and Arapahoe street
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O ne East High Street Oxford, Ohio Contribution: Project Type: Year: Link:
Lead designer ( Academic and Admin Building) Academic - Construction Document Fall 2020 Construction document set
This comprehensive studio was very detail-oriented, giving a deep understanding of the construction process and joinery details providing an insight into real-life practice. The project is situated at the intersection of High street and Main street in Oxford, OH, a pretty busy area due to its proximity to the university campus. The building is mixed-use in its function and comprises a restaurant and office spaces, and a basement. The building is designed considering universal accessibility. The studio’s purpose was to dive deeper into the micro details that go into the functioning of a building, from structure details to evacuation plans, from the installation of insulation to electrical and plumbing layouts of the entire structure. The solar studies during the facade assisted in deciding the number of solar panels, amount of fenestration required, and advantages of triple-pane windows. The project also looked into the usage of locally available materials, in this case, brick and wood, and how each of these materials can be used meticulously in the design without compromising the city’s character. Along with working on the construction documents for the building, the project also looked into ways to make the building more adaptable to the climate, like installing solar panels and geothermal wells and creating a green roof. The Tesla solar panels, along with fulfilling the 87,289 KW/hr energy requirements of the building, also act as an aesthetically pleasing element for the facade design. Site figure ground
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Details
North Elevation
Corner facade detail
North Elevation
North Elevation 24 | One East High Street
Typical window detail
Floor Plans The building has a rectilinear floor plan and comprises fourfloor plates which differ according to their discrete function. The first floor includes a restaurant space with an open patio. It also consists of a separate entrance to the floors above that. The second and third floor consists of an Architectural studio and office space for approximately 50 people. The second floor is much more formal with private cabins and conference spaces for clients spaces, whereas the third floor is somewhat informal with workstations, a staff lounge, and a discussion room. The terrace comprises a vast roof garden accessible for the employees for a break. The services and maintenance equipment for the whole building is placed in the basement level, forming cold storage for the restaurant space and the storage space for the architectural studio.
Basement Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
Green Roof Floor Plan Academic | 2020 | 25
Construction detail plan - Level 1
Structure Plan - Level 1
Electric Fixture Layout - Level 1 26 | One East High Street
Stair - 1 detail
Staicase Section
Basement Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Third Floor
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Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh
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Design concept ( Competition and Design Build) Constrution Documents (Academic and Admin Building) 6 Professional Institutional 2018 - Under Construction
Located in the Himalayan Foothills on a gently sloping, orchard swathed land parcel, with the Kalesar Sanctuary abutting its Northern flank and a seasonal stream running through; this is an ideal site for an Educational Campus. Beginning as a spare modern institutional complex, the design has matured and evolved to respond to the Genius Loci. Moving down the lychee-tree lined driveway, as visitors proceed deeper into the site, the land-use becomes progressively more private- starting with staff housing, faculty residences, academic functions and culminating in the Halls of Residence. The built mass, organised into small, articulated units, can be optimally placed on-site to take advantage of a specific location with minimal disturbance to the natural slope or vegetation. The campus employs a consistent architectural vocabulary; the pitched roof buildings with their projecting upper floors protected by architectural screens, use a combination of mild-steel, precast concrete and a unique form of coursed rubble masonry inspired by the vernacular kath-khuni architecture of Himachal Pradesh. In the academic zone, visitors first approach the Administration-Library complex which dominates one end of the academic courtyard with the flanking faculty and teaching blocks imparting a sense of enclosure, depth and formality to this landscaped space. Gently rising with the landform, the academic courtyard includes an earth-bermed Amphitheatre with its visual axis terminating at the lantern roof of Sports arena. The low-rise faculty and staff residences, built using confined brick masonry and are loosely arranged around open-spaces of various scales. In contrast, the four-storied hostels with their inter-linked corridors and tight clustering generate strongly defined open spaces; when interconnected, they form a network of dynamic interactive space, paralleling and substituting the covered passageways within the buildings. Finally, Community facilities, a sports complex and an auditorium and a meditation pavilion round-out this architectural ensemble.
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Site Plan
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Adminstration building - Ground floor plan
Adminstration building - Section 30 | IIM Sirmaur
Classroom complex 1 - Front elevation
Classroom complex 1 - Section
Classroom complex 1 - Ground floor plan
View of adminstation building
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Tourist Iconic Destination Bodhgaya, Bihar, India
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Lead designer (Mahabodhi Complex and Shops with Path, Signages) 4 Professional Master Planning 2018 - Ongoing
Bodhgaya, the site of the Buddha’s enlightenment, is one of the eight great centers of Buddhist pilgrimage - the ashta-mahathananis. The increasingly disorganized urbanization of this rural outpost has resulted in a precipitous decline in the quality of the public realm. The greatest opportunity at this site is the availability of adequate right of way, protected green spaces and tourist facilities & destinations clustered around the existing approach to the Mahabodhi shrine. The destination plan focuses on • upgradation of tourist facilities, • redistributing the available right of way to reinforce pedestrian priority, • redesigning access to the temple to optimize pilgrim inflow (while addressing security concerns) and the restitution of a ceremonial visual axis and movement corridor to the shrine – re-establishing in physical form, its symbolic dominance of the site.
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Sujata Bypass Roundabout Mahabodhi Path Maya Sarovar Park Entrance to Mahabodhi Temple JP Park Mahabodhi Temple Plaza Security and Ticketing booth Temple complex Exit Gate
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Site analysis and intervention
Land use map
Heritage use map
Area of intervention map
Existing (red) v/s Proposed (blue)
Mahabodhi path rendered section with shops in elevation
Section through Mahabodhi entrance plaza
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Mahabodhi Path • • • • • •
Improving the visual character of the main access to the Mahabodhi Temple. Reinforcing the EV Zone by improving/introducing alternative road networks for access control Redistributing the available ROW to Prioritise Pedestrians. Creating a Secure, Interactive Urban Space for Tourists and Pilgrims. Address the issue of Informal Shops/Hawkers. Intensifying activities around the pedestrian street to maximise footfall.
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Securing an Urban Oasis and Creating a Tranquil Precinct Streamlining Pilgrim Circulation - Reinforcing the visual axis to the temple - Tree shaded movement corridor - Exit Circulation Securing the Complex Adding a Secondary Perimeter to the West of the Mahabodhi Complex Pilgrim/ Tourist Facilitation Professional | 2018 - Ongoing | 35
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Tourist Iconic Destination Kaziranga National Park, Assam
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Lead designer Academic 3 Master planning and Tourism 2018 - Ongoing
Primary interventions key
Home to the Indian One Horned Rhinoceros; Kaziranga is one of the success stories of wildlife conservation. Increasing tourist foot-fall, unplanned urbanisation and environmental degradation in the vicinity threaten this fragile riverine ecosystem. The Destination Plan for Kaziranga treads lightly within the park with a shelf of projects (with a narrow environmental footprint) focussed on Interpretation and Visitor Education; Access-Control and Tracking; eco-friendly machans and birding-hides and Park tracks upgraded to control vehicular dust. On the Periphery- an Elephant Camp, orchidarium, tea museum, a forest canopy walk, water sport and glamping diversify the activity-mix, add to local employment and encourage extended stays.
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Gateway and signage Totem signage Tourist orientation centre Parking Machans Bird watching pavillions Up – Gradation of Range Officers Office Way – Finding Signage’s Redevelopment of approach road Elephant Camp Façade development & signage of informal shopping
Tea Tourism Center Kaziranga National Orchid & Biodiversity Park
Agaratoli Range
Kohora Range
Bagori Range
Burapahar Range
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G arvi Gujarat Bhavan New Delhi Contribution: Type: Team: Project type: Year:
Site plan detailing and internal courtyard section and details Professional 8 Key Government Building 2019 - Built
An additional unit of Gujarat Bhavan, the Garvi Gujarat Bhavan was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 2nd in New Delhi. Located in an extremely prime part of New Delhi on Akbar Road it was competing not only with the existing state guesthouses but also with the elite five-star hotels in the city. The new Bhavan is a magnificent combination of elegant and traditional architecture with an eco-friendly construction. PM Modi rightfully stated in his speech at Vigyan Bhavan, “Even though the Bhavan is a model of mini-Gujarat, it also represents the idea of a New-India where we integrate our cultural heritage and traditions with modernity. We want to touch the sky while remaining rooted”. The facility is fashioned keeping in mind the classical Gujarati architecture of the traditional Haveli’s with their courtyards and colonnaded passages around them. The theme is completed with features like stone chattris, palkees, jharokas, stone jaali, colonnades, verandahs, chowk [courtyard], and the most necessary element of a Gujarati household, hinchko (a swing). Wooden and granite floors, high-class texture paint with integration of wallpaper, glass, laminates, etc. have been used for interior finishes. Gujarat Bhavan has about 78 differently themed guest rooms, distributed in seven storeys, which comprise 2 Presidential suites, 17 VIP suites, and 59 guest rooms. The interior of the facility is embellished with patola patterns, kutcha embroidery and intricate lippan works. It also has a restaurant that serves authentic Gujarati thali to non-bhavan residents, a public dining hall, a business centre, a multipurpose hall, a conference hall, four lounges, a gymnasium, a yoga centre, a terrace garden, a library and a souvenir shop. Day light-enhancing features have been used extensively to light up main entrance lobby area and all the corridors leading to guest rooms through covered translucent atriums. The parking has been catered to in large parking basements under the building block with minimal parking on the surface thus creating more space for landscaping and greens.
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Site Plan
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Photograph of central courtyard after construction
Rendered view of central courtyard
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Central courtyard detail drawing
Garvi Gujrat bhawan buiding section through central courtyard Professional | 2019 | 43
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T enement Museum Cincinnati, Ohio Contribution: Team: Project Type: Year:
Studio Project - building design and renderings 4 (Architect, Interior designer and 2 Graphic designers) Academic - Undergraduate 2017
Tenement Museum was part of one of my interdisciplinary studios. Over the course of 1.5 month period, my team of 4 and I worked with CR Architecture + Design in Cincinnati, Ohio, to design a museum in Over-the-Rhine. The museum reflects the neighborhood’s significance as a place of a shift in population for Germanic, African-American, and Appalachian peoples over the last 150 years. It also celebrates the popular graffiti art culture in Over The Rhine by letting the artist paint the designated walls as a statement about the community. The project is located at the corner of Henry and Dunlap Streets in Over-the-Rhine, situated near Findlay Market and a streetcar stop in the Brewery District. The goal of this project was to produce a holistic design that addresses all aspects of the user experience: from purchasing tickets and learning through innovative interactive exhibit displays to enjoying the space during community events; a place where stories are told through environmental graphics and an area where stories are shared in the cafe; from browsing the books in the museum store to purchases packaged in a way that reinforces the brand. The aim was for a total user experience where Architecture, Interior Design, and Communication Design are seamlessly incorporating and utilize the strengths of all the team members.
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ENTRANCE
PARKING Minimum of 10 spots One-way drive clearly labeled parking enough space for maneuvering Secluded from the road
TICKET SALES
Enter from parking or the street double doors wheelchair accessible Intriguing window display
clear signage Located near reception welcoming will call- or purchase tickets
FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR
CIRCULATION 2 sets of stairs 1 spacious elevator clean, open space
RETAIL AREA
RESTROOMS
Glass enclosed to show merchandise profits go back to the city emphasizing cultures of OTR
Men and Women’s 2-stall each clean Located near circulation wheelchair accessible
GALLERY Conjoining rooms with open doorways minimalistic to focus on the pieces Defined by ramps stairs to the offset level well-lit content encourages visitors to learn open space
The concept is based on the shift and transition of the population of Over the Rhine.
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RESTROOMS Men and Women’s 2-stall each clean wheelchair accessible Located near circulation
GALLERY
RESTROOMS
Conjoining rooms with open doorways minimalistic to focus on the pieces well-lit content encourages visitors to learn
Men and Women’s 2-stall each clean wheelchair accessible Located near circulation
THIRD FLOOR
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM Tables and chairs for a variety of uses emphasis on functionality quiet, engaging space Flexible
CAFÉ NAME: Level Grounds community space environment that fosters solidarity Includes outdoor roof terrace more aged space
View of entrance lobby for the appartments on Arapahoe street
View of the dropoff zone driveway connecting Lawrence and Arapahoe street
View from main concourse looking towards urban garden and sky tracks
View from main concourse looking towards urban garden and sky tracks Academic | 2017 | 47
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C lifton Library Cincinnati, Ohio Contribution: Project Type: Year:
Lead designer Academic Spring 2015
The Clifton Library project is based in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati. The neighborhood demographics showed a mix of cultures and age groups, and thus a place was thought of where the community could come together and interact with one another. Taking inspiration from the existing traditional architecture of the neighborhood and the churches in the area inhibiting a gothic character, the library features fluted columns which run throughout the face. Drawing inspiration from Zaha Hadid’s Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, the building features the integration of urban fabric, with brick columns curved to the brick sidewalk, which gives the illusion of the building and the sidewalk being one.
Site Plan
The library has four levels, each floor dedicated to a different library function. The library features a multipurpose room, different kinds of seating areas, and a separate book section depending on the reader’s age group. The glass facade maximizes the natural light in the space, reducing the need for dependence on thermal power. Each level attains a height of 13’6”, which is good enough to give people a sense of being in a larger space. This project aims to bring the traditional community together with the young minds, an amalgamation of tradition and modernity which can also be reflected through the building design.
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2nd Floor Plan
3rd Floor Plan
4th Floor Plan
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