Architecture is the expression of emotions, spirit, enthalpies and time that sets a dialogue of mankind and its nature with the surroundings. Oneness defines the soul of architecture; truths, beliefs and science, its character. Soul and character creates the environment of a place.
Namaste! I am Anchit Agarwal, an architecture student studying in Bhopal and this is my vision for architecture. Address
Boys Hostel -1, School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal Contact +91-8989223651 Email agarwalanchit98@gmail.com Hometown Faridabad, Haryana, India D.O.B 26 August 1998 Nationality India Languages English Hindi Skills Conceptualization, Working Drawing, Mulitasking Architectural model making and documentation Visualization
EDUCATION
COMPETITIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Secondary Education 2003 - 2016 ST. Thomas Sr. Sec. School Faridabad, India
2019 Engram | Athaneum Design Uni | International Competition Rao Sahab ki Bakhar | Louis I Kahn | Top 10 NASA INDIA | National Competition Pop up Bazaar | Top 50 Archasm | International Competition Corridor Reuse Design Competition Scout Ltd. | International competition
2016 - Present (VII Semester)
Bachelors in Architecture School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal, India
DISTINCTIONS 2017-2018 2018-2019
Unit Designee National Association of Students of Architecture Unit secretary National Association of Students of Architecture
INTERESTS
Videography, Writing, Reading, Music (Harmonica) Movie, Travelling
ACADEMIC PROJECTS 2017
Bhopal, India
Documentation of Vernacular settlement of Mishing Tribe
Assam, India
A contemporary-vernacular Residence
Assam, India
An urban spiritual Retreat
Nasik, India
Interpretation center Design
Bhojpur, India
2019
A mixed-use high-rise housing Bhopal, India
Hospital Design
Bhopal, India
CONFERENCE
2017 Project Nazraana | ANDC | Top 67 NASA INDIA | National Competition Life in a Studio | Now or Never - The war room Vowels India | National Competition | 2nd Position
SOFTWARE SKILLS Kiosk in a cremation ground
2018
2018 Design for change | Anganwadi Design DHFL | NASA INDIA | National Competition Sole-Mate | Pocket Seat Volume Zero | International Competition Taj-Deed | ANDC NASA INDIA | National Competition Square Foot House SQR factor | National Competition A Room for communication 120 hours | International Competition
Strawbale Construction as a solution to the rural housing shortage in India
Abstract | Shortlisted | 9th ATINER conference| Athens, Greece
2D Drafting Autodesk Autocad Modelling Trimble Sketchup Rhinoceros (Basic) BIM Graphisoft Archicad Autodesk Revit Architecture (Basic) Presentation Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator (Basic) Adobe Indesign MS Office Video Adobe Aftereffects Adobe Premium Pro (Basic) Rendering Chaos Group Vray Lumion (Basic) Artlantis (Basic)
CONTENTS
1. Mirfak | Urban Spiritual Center | Urban design
2. Yeni - Carsi | Pop Up Bazaar | Urban Design
3. Kanika | Square Factor | Housing
4. Engram | Athaeneum | Urban Design
5. Rao Sahab Ki Bakhar | L.I.K. NASA INDIA | Documentation
MIRFAK Urban Spiritual center | Urban Design
Spirituality
Academic project: Individual Year: Winter 2018 Place: Nasik, India Keywords: Oneness, Meditation, Spirituality, Visions, Truth
Meditation
Oneness
Vision
The essence of self lies somewhere within, what some call the Spirit: intangible yet prominent. If the spirit is satisfied, everything else flows smoothly. It’s a truly fundamental part of being: simple things make it sad and simple things make it happy. But simplicity is something we have long forgotten, dwelling in the complexities of the contemporary world. Meditation is the simplest way to understand the spirit. Training the mind to stay calm helps to think, understand and respond to the situation in a better way. But thinking about nothing in particular is not an easy task and it might be helpful to have a space designed specifically for its enhancement.
Truth
Believe
Relief
Release
Relive
The triangular shape of design is inscribed in the sacred shape of egg of life with major meditation zones concentrated at the centroids.
The path towards spiritual upliftment has four stages. It begins with realization of hope, which brings with itself a relief. The person begins to see his life in a new light, begins to relive. He understands his oneness with the world and is hence releases himself.
The process of meditation evolved from the idea that man is a part and a prototype of his surroundings: a model of the world he thrives in. It is the connection and understanding of nature and its processes that leads to realization of oneself. Meditation is the process of connecting with the enthalpies of nature and bring the self to resonate at the same pace. Meditation spaces have been designed on levels in order to enhance the self-awareness of an individual.
Triangular pods solitude to facilit
designed for peace and tate passive Meditation.
Sound of flowing water clams down the senses, aiding in resonating with natural enthalpies. Blocks are placed in rythm, sorrounded by water, for people to sit and meditate.
Colonnades are designed as transitional spaces to tunnel the thoughts of wholeness to oneness.
YENI - CARSI Pop Up Bazaar | Market Design |Archasm | Top 50
International Competition: Group of 3 Year: Winter 2019 Place: Yenikapi Istasyonu, Istanbul Keywords: Bazaar, Liminality, Temporal, Virtual Reality
Redefining market places as more than just spots for retail transactions; developing them as communal hubs, as storytellers of the ground they stand on. Designing marketplaces where people meet up to exchange more than amenities: a place to exchange excerpts from their lives. The market projects the history of Istanbul by intertwining a subtle periodic theme in the built-up. A more direct-holographic olfactory experience adds to the learning.
1. Metro entrance 2. Junction 3. Market 4. Amphitheatre 5. Digital market sales
Scale 1:2000
The essence of a space changes with the surroundings, the intention of the user, the time of the day. Changes in liminality of the place with time and emotions is accounted for at various junctions, marketplaces, amphitheater and e-kiosks.
Sloped Roof
Flat Roof
Circles are considered to be godly by turkish people. Also the shape falicitates in diverting the wind along the profile of the module making it more stable.
The module has been designed in a manner that it maintains the temporal nature of the market, where the module is used as shop in the day and as an element of urban plaza at night.
Digital market is an upcoming trend in the field of economcs. virtual markets are going to take over the wholearea. Being such a prominent site and with huge foreign influx it could act as a place where virtual reality can be created, a place that can act as as an extension to the existing BadaBazaar of Istanbul
The transitional nature of the space is not lost to us,the liminality is maintained as the functions of modules and stageset vary along the day.A dynamic flexibilty is induced to change with the time of the day and the changing times.
KANIKA Affordable Houisng | Square Factor
Competition Project: Group of 3 Year: Summer 2018 Place: Variable Keywords: Housing, affordable, co-living, A decent quality of housing not only fulfils the basic need of shelter, but also contributes in maintaining the well being of the people. The design proposal aims to make it possible for everyone to have a roof over their heads. It is planned in a gird configuration which is feasible at any site. In a rigid grid structure, the spaces can be used flexibly for more than one function: as working and relaxing spaces, public and semi-private spaces.
Marshy land
Contoured land The use of cage like strucutre along with pile foundation enables the design to be constructed in three types of land may be flat, contoured or marshy.
Flat land
Caged Grid Structure
Flexible Working Space
Integrated Courtyards
Air Passages
Roof
Bedroom and Storage Typology 1: The most primitive house with a single bedroom, Kitchen, Toilet and storage.
Kitchen and Living Area
Ground Floor
Typology 3: The house has an extra room that can be used as shop.
Detail of the I section used
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Typology 2: House with two bedrooms on upper level.
The wall has a honeycomb cardboard core with panels on either side
Wood is used in furniture
ENGRAM Athaeneum Design |Urban Design | Uni
International competition: Group of 4 Year: Summer 2019 Place: Rio De Jenerio, Brazil Site Area: 20,000 sq.m.
Athenaeums have been the places of wisdom since ages. Athenaeum of world architecture would not only be a centre of knowledge, gathering, and interaction for architects, designers, and scholars, it would be a place of inspiration, creation, and propagation of architecture. The visualization of architecture from the perspective of the eminence of mankind is liminal. For ages, it has been built for people, by people, and from people and very few know how intricately it is associated with their lives. The effect of people on architecture is often disregarded under the effect of architecture on people. The intend of the athenaeum is to create a place which unites people with architecture in the metaphysical environment. A place which offers the grandeur to make people contemplate about creation and creator of spaces and yet so humble to create a sense of belongingness in the space.
Trends and styles are a never changing thing in the architecture world that form the background of every architectural design guided by human aspirations. The spaces are arranged in a manner to obtain an adequate and qualified amount of data from users that could be reflected upon in the form of tower
Dynamic Space
Exhibition
Auditorium
Public Space
Dynamic Space
DYNAMIC SPACE The central tower will be the medium of communication of the future trends as its profile will be the result of the human centric reseaches conducted in dynamic spaces, evolving from time to time.
Dynamic spaces are created as the experiential transition spaces for people whereas for architects and researchers it is an advance research spaces which allow them to experiment with real people and real-time. The pistons in the wall allows people to change the form of the space both inside and outside creating the dynamicity of the space.
RAO SAHAB KI BAKHAR National Association of students of Architecture | INTACH | L.I.K | Documentation | Top 10
National Competition: Group of 30 Year: Winter 2019 Place: Narshinghpur, India
Existence of humanity cannot be defined without that of something physical, something tangible. The mind’s complexity can be simply put together as a result of the metaphysical and intangible components of its habitat. Memories shape the architecture of one’s habitat; his ever-changing needs reflect upon his community.
The graphic is hand rendered. Graphics credit: Mohammad Abdul Muthalib
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1. Rao Sahab ki Bakhar 2. Narshinghpur Temple The given drawings are made using mixmedium and are for reference only. Not to scale Graphic Credits: Kashish, siddharth, Rashi, Ritika
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