Design Portfolio

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

ADVITA MADAN

BACK TO THE EARTH

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO INDIVIDUAL 2017

This project began with a visit to the site; an abandoned lot situated in downtown Winnipeg. Our task was to think about an ecological way to revitalize the site, whilst also thinking about the underlying issues of recycling and sustainable living in a big city. Winnipeg does not have a composting program in place. My project takes a typical composting facility, usually seen constructed away from cities, and put it’s under the site in the downtown core of Winnipeg. The idea was to encourage composting and waste reduction in the city, while also educating the masses about the benefits of composting. Odour is managed through biofilters that are planted above. An element of ‘play’ is also incorporated in the urban landscape. The old Public Safety Building that is situated on our site can be retrofit with a number of different programs, but the building is now powered by the biogas that is produced underground. The facility produces enough biogas to power the building, and also give back to the grid. The compost produced can later be used by the locals and sent to farms.

LANDSCAPE CREATED ABOVE

GRID FOR LIGHT WELLS AND CHIMMNEYS

Concept collage, conte and india ink

Urban landscape created above the composting facility with light wells and chimmneys piercing through

BASEMENT PLAN

1. LOADING RAMP FOR ORGANIC WASTE DROPOFF

2. LOBBY

3. OFFICES

4. PRE-SCREENING

5. DEWATERING AREA

6. TROMMEL SCREEN

7. ANAEROBIC DIGESTOR AND PRODUCTION OF METHANE GAS

8. PSB HVAC SYSTEM

9. COMPOST CURATION AND PICK UP

10. LOADING RAMP FOR COMPOST TRUCKS

The composting facility on our site can produce compost from 45,000 tonnes of organic waste per year. This means that we can produce 0.8MW of energy per year - enough to power the PSB and give back to the grid and power other homes.

The curing of compost in our facility is done under a biofilteration zone. These biofilters consist of a think (at least 1 meter) layer of wood chips, bark, and finished compost, which ensures that people using the plaza above can not smell the composting happening underneath them.

The methane gas is produced and then burned in an engine to produce biogas, which is then pumped through the PSB’s own HVAC system to heat the building. Enough energy is produced to heat the neighbouring homes in the district too.

COSTA RICA LIVING

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO WORK/STUDY 2017

This project was done in collaboration with Professor Mauricio Quiros at the University of Toronto for a client residing in Costa Rica. His vision was for a 2 storey house, with two separate units on each floor - one for himself and his family, and the other to be rented out. After various iterations, our team came up with this design proposal that fit the context of Costa Rica, dealt with the humid and rainy climate there, allowed for a a shared pool and outdoor spaces for both families, whilst still respecting each one’s privacy. A 1:20 scale model was then produced, detailed and photographed by our team.

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

KUMI

SMART CRAFT STUDIO, JAPAN GROUP 2017

KUMI is a ‘travel guide’ installation that our team designed for a small town called Hida in Japan, where we resided for three weeks. Hida is mostly known for it’s nature, wood crafts, sake and beef, and is a popular destination for day trips. However, most visitors are unaware of the various other activities they could partake in. Hida is home to a number of age-old crafts, museums, bicycling tours, etc. Our installation aims to create a personalized guide for travelers in order to help promote these other activities. KUMI, meaning to connect, allows visitors to select their activities of interest and then prints out a personalized map for them. We spent our time learning how to use various programming tools such as Raspberry Pi, MESH, and Arduino, while also using 3D fabrication tools such as 3D printers and laser cutters to build our prototype.

4. PRINT YOUR CUSTOMIZED ITINERARY AND MAP

5. COLLECT YOUR SOUVENIR

1. SELECT YOUR LANGUAGE

2. INPUT DURATION OF STAY

Speaker function to suggest related activities

3. CHOOSE PREFERRED ACTIVITIES

Our installation can be installed at train stations, parking lots and tourist centres.

Kumi’s motion sensor detects when a person gets close to it, and it then introduces itself and it’s functions. It prompts visitors to pick activities such as architecture, food, crafts.

After the visitor has selected his/her areas of interest, Kumi prints out a customized map with a list of recommended places, and estimates how long each activity will take.

In the end, the visitor leaves with his/her personalized map, as well as a small wooden ‘kumiki’ souvenir.

CHAWL CULTURE

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO THESIS 2018

The intrinsically communal “chawl” has persisted in India as a vernacular type that provides dense urban housing while promoting social interaction. A surviving colonial version of the same typology in Mumbai instead produces a desolate internal streetscape and underutilized and over-scaled corridors while standing in resistance against the heavy-handed slum clearance strategies that exist elsewhere in the city. This thesis looks at a series of carefully designed urban interventions that can be injected into the existing fabric to subtly transform the building type and, in turn, foster cohesive neighbourhoods through the production of communal space at multiple scales.

UNIT SCALE

- access to better sanitation, circulation within the building, daylight.

- visual connections between tenants

- activating the roof

- expansion of units; generational housing

COMMONS

- defining the street edges by

- creating social spaces within stairwells, community-centric programs

COMMONS SCALE

by making the site less porous stairwells, on the roof, and creating other programs in between the buildings

NEIGHBOURHOOD SCALE

- using the planning module and repeating it across the whole site to create a more connected urban “chawl” fabric

PAPER ARCHITECTURE

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO INDIVIDUAL 2015

This project began with an in-depth exploration of the properties of paper when folded, and the rigidity brought about by the simple act of folding paper. Through our explorations, we came up with a module which, when repeated over and over, came together to form a rigid structure. This structure then became the basis of our design for a pavilion in Plodiv, Bulgaria. The aim was to create a tensile structure that could cover an ancient ruins site, providing visitors with shelter from the elements, as well as a cafe and an exhibition space. This tensile structure had to modelled in paper, and structural stability was key. My deisgn made use of a single module which fit within itself to create a roof structure. I then folded the edges of my structure to create a connection with the ground plane. Views to the ancient ruins were extremely important to me, and I ensure that the structure did not obstruct views onto the site. Perforated metal panels were used to make the pavilion seem lighter, and this also allowed for natural light to penetrate through.

THE SITE

EXTENDING THE SIDEWALK CAFE HAS CLEAR VIEWS OF THE RUINS

ELEVATED WALKWAY LINKS BOTH SIDES OF THE SITE AND HAS CLEAR VIEWS TO THE RUINS

WEAVE

RYERSON GROUP 2013

Basel, Switzerland, is a city well aware of it’s culture and artistic richness. The Basel Pavilion of Culture serves as an information point for tourists and locals alike; a place that fosters connectivity between visitors. Our design, a mesh like structure made from glulam, does not interfere with the neighbouring public space; instead it facilitates movement through the site and draws more attention to the surrounding urban fabric. This interactive structure acts as an experience within itself and can also be used to host cultural events or small exhibitions that encourage people to dig deeper and learn more about their city. The dynamic curves on the pavilion are used to impart information to the visitors as they walk through this unique environment, allowing them to frame a new spatial experience at every step.

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OFFICE 2020

RYERSON INDIVIDUAL 2013

The Office of the Future - a place where communication knows no bounds and where collaboration is key. Office 2020 creates interactive environments that cater to all professions - ones that require private workspaces such as call centers and research facitilies, as well as professions that need a more open working environment, such as media and design. Through a series of double height collaborative spaces placed strategically around the building, Office 2020 aims

Level 22 - 38

Open Offices Media Design Advertising Management

Level 5 - 21

Private Offices

Law Academic Offices Research Call Centers

Level 4

Professional Offices

Level 3

Daycare + Retail

Level 2 Gym + Retail

Level 1

Lobby Retail Restaurant

Private Office level 1 showing individual workspaces on the periphery and a collaborative space closer to the core, with connections to the floors above and below.

Level -4 - -1

Concourse

Parking

Private Office level 2 showing individual workspaces on the periphery and an interactive space closer to the core, with connections to the floor below and above.

Open Office level 1 showing a highly interactive and collaborative space, with connections to the floor above on two sides.

Open Office level 2 showing collaborative spaces with views and connections into the floor below.

Vertical Mullion

Curtain wall vision panel

Aluminum panel anchor

Perforated aluminum panel

Perforated Aluminum Panels between two Vertical Mullions

Curtain wall vision panel

Horizontal Mullion

Flashing

Exterior Grade

Rigid Insulation

Vapour Retarder

Concrete Foundation

Curtain Wall at Grade

Coping

Vertical mullion

Roof decking

Roof supports

Vapour Retarder

Concrete curb

Spandrel

Floor slab

Curtain wall vision panel

Curtain Wall to Parapet

Sunlight

Viewpoints

REDEFINE: SUZHOU GARDEN

RYERSON GROUP 2013

PUBLISHED: 325 Magazine, 2012-2013

Suzhou is home to many ancient gardens, all of which are carefully thought out and aim to bring people closer to nature. Through the creation of small, walled-in gardens that are ornamented with rocks, plants and water, designers have tried to recreate what could only be seen in ancient Chinese paintings – a place of peace and serenity that people could use for quiet reflection. However, the density of Chinese cities has increased exponentially over the past. There is no longer a need for, or the space to construct such large, privately owned gardens. For the purposes of this project, we began by laying out the elements that we thought were essential to a Suzhou garden and then stacking them one on top of the other till they created a structure. Through this project, we have tried to tap into the spirit of a Suzhou garden and place it in a more contemporary setting. We believe that the gardens create a world of their own and thus, our design can be placed anywhere within the urban

RESTORE

RYERSON GROUP 2011

ResTOre is a design competition that focuses on rejuvenating under utilized green spaces and open sites in Toronto, Ontario. The challenge is to redesign an existing site into a usable community space through architectural and landscape design. The site for the 2012 ResTOre competition was situated very close to the iconic CN Tower and adjacent to the Roundhouse. Our task was to create a public space that would serve as a connection for tourists between the CN Tower and the Lakeshore Boulevard. Taking the circulation of people, the main access points and the shape of the Roundhouse into consideration, we created a grid on our site and split the site into 3 zones, ranging from the most “playful” zone to the most “zen” zone. Water was the main element used to enhance these zones and bring about different realms of public interaction within the space.

1.Rain Water Drainage

11.Grey Water Use

12.Black Water Sewage Sewage Treatment Plant

10.Fountains

1. Wind 2. Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

3. Transformer

4. Wind Turbine Controller

5. Battery Bank

6. Breaker Panel

7. Lighting and Equipment

By installing windmills, we harness the prevailing wind energy on site to power an underground water filtration system. Zone B is the main filtration zone where water passes through reed beds and gets cleaned. The clean water then gets transported to Zone’s A and C where visitors are free to interact with it. Our initiative to restore this site in Toronto goes beyond simply installing interactive features for the public; we wish to use sustainable means in order to make this site viable for tourists and locals alike.

RBC PRIME CONSULTING

WZMH ARCHITECTS

I am currently employed at WZMH Architects and am working as a Junior Project Manager on the RBC Prime Consulting Services team. Here, I have managed a number of RBC retail renovations, and have seen them through all the phases of design, tender, permit and construction. I have also gained some CA experience, and am able to respond to RFI’s, issue CCN’s and approve Shop Drawings. Being a part of this team has greatly honed my design, time management and communication skills, and has encouraged me to pursue similar Management roles within our industry. On the design side, I am involved with the rebranding of RBC’s retail branches through a series of signage, exterior expression, and facade treatment solutions.

Yonge & Orchardview

3 2 1

URBAN

6 5 4

RETAIL BY DESIGN

MALL INTERIOR

STAND ALONE

STRIP MALL

HISTORIC FACADE

Valley East, Hanmer - “BoB”

Yonge & Bloor

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