ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO AKASH
NOGIA
SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI
AKASH NOGIA
STAT E M E N T With t he heart of an ad vent urous t raveler, curiousit y of a child , a nd eye for d etail, I w ish to d iscover every new p ossib ilit y in the field of d esign, as I step forward . I b elieve in b eing t he most hard working p erson in t he room, challenging convent ional ideologies and craft ing new id eas to existence. Being an avid s portsp erson, teamwork and coord inat ion is my second nat ure. F or me, architect ure is recognizing t he exist ing cond it ions and cha ng ing t hem into p refer red ones. I intend to create spaces and ex peri ences w hich make a p osit ive impact and enhance t he way how people exist and interact w it h t heir sur round ings. I’m constant ly trying to d eep en my know led ge and learn new skills so t hat it assists a nd in sp ires me to p ush t he b ound aries of architect ure.
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Bachelors Of A rchitect ure Sch o o l of Pla n n in g a n d A rc h itectu re, N ew Delhi
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Beginner
RESEARCH 01
Orc c h a Ve r n a c ula r stud y and M e asu re d drawing
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Radh a Raan i Te m p l e, B a rsa na S et tle m e n t study a nd M ea sured drawing
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M ora dabad Arc hite c tural st ud y
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Se mi n a r 202 1 ( O ng o i ng ) Pub lic s pac e s a nd their perception: H ave
A st u d y of M e d e i v i a l vi l l a ges nea r O rc c ha a nd do c ume n tation of mon u me n ts.
SOFTWARE PROFECIENCY DRAFTIING
A st u d y a n d d o cumenta ti o n of the a rc hi tec ture of sacre d space s in th e te m p l e of B a rsa n a , Utta r pra desh.
Au toca d
Revit
A st u d y a n d d o cumenta ti o n of evo l uti o n of the a rc hite ctu re in M orad abad w i t h re sp e ct to t he Bra ss ma ki ng c ra ft
RENDERING
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Or i g a m i wo r ks ho p by A nko n M i tra a t SPA Del hi
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Physi ca l M o d e l M a k i ng wo r ks hop by O nei stox
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In n ova t i ng fo r I nf ra st r uc t ure Throug h Desi g ni ng & Pl a n n i ng
Adobe LR
Adob e PS
3D- MODELLING
S ketchu p
Revit
Rhino
G rasshop p er
E nscap e
Keys h ot
Adob e XD
Adob e A I
3D- RENDERING
De si gni ng a Mul ti Uti l i ty Bui l di ng.
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Lou i s. I . Ka hn Tro p hy by N ASA I nd i a
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Qu ara nt i ne Fa c i l i t y De s i g n by KAARWAN
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Sol ar De ca t hl o n I nd i a
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Th e D ha rav i Proj e c t by A rc hd i a s (H onourabl e Menti on)
Do c u m ented Ra dha Ra a ni templ e a t Ba rsan a an d pre se n te d in t h e 6 0th A nnua l NASA Co nventi o n hel d i n Ban glore, Karn ataka.
Vray
Lum ion
De si gni ng a qua ra nti ne fa c i l i ty wi th i so l ation ce lls for 4 0 patie n ts
De si gni ng a susta i na bl e net zero energy an d wate r office bu ild in g .
PRESENTATION
De si gni ng a c o mmuni ty hub fo r c ul tura l e mpowe rme n t.
OTHER
Adobe PS
Adob e I D
MS Office
- Re p re se n te d De lhi in A n nua l swimming meet 2016 - C l i m b e d to I N D R A H A R PAS S a nd certified till 14245 ft - Mem b e r of t he Fas hio n S o c iety Zephyr, S PA Delhi
A N A LYS I S
STRENGHTS M y g re a te st st re n g t h lie s in te a m and tim e ma na g ement. I work well
Ecotect
Ladyb ug
Velux
under p re ssu re a nd q uic k p ro b le m so lv ing is my forte. I find myself empat h i s i n g wi t h p e o p le, re ite rating t he ir ne eds a nd provide them with the b e st p oss i b l e. I h ave ha d an exp e r ie nc e of 3 yea rs with B iM ( R EV IT) a n d ot he r m o d e lling , and re nd e r i ng softwa res.
DESIGN SKILLS Design Ideation | Presentation graphics | Physical Model Making | UX/UI Design | Research | Branding
CONT
COMMUNI T Y AND SKILL DEVELOPMEN T CENTRE
RESIDENCE + RETAIL + EXHIBITION
COMMUNI T Y HUB
TENTS
MIXED - USE OFFICE BUILDING
SET TLEMENT STUDY + DESIGN INTERVENTION
PA RA M E T R I C PAV I L L I ON
COMMUNI T Y AND SKILL DEVELOPMEN T CEN TRE Orccha, Madhya Pradesh, India 2nd Semester- 20 1 8
Covaasi aims to provide a platform for the adivaasi community present near Orchha. The project offers opportunities for the people to
recognize and learn the dying crafts of the village. The design through its hierarchy of open spaces creates similar gathering and rejuvenating spaces like courtyards which are already part of the culture of Orchha building typology. The center will allow people to learn and practice handson skills which would eventually benefit the economy of the village and lead to development.
Circulation
Landcape
Site Access
Activity Mapping
Intervention
Developed Massing
Views
Green roof
RESIDENCE + RETAIL + EXHIBI TION Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 3 rd Semester- 20 1 9
Concept and Form
Design Stratergies
Climatic response
Concept - Designing with the Intangibles The Intangibles were chosen keeping in mind the understanding of the socio-cultural aspects and the day to day work-live relationship and also the current condition of the craft are :
Harmony here in the context of moradabad plays a very vital role, as the process and the activities are not unifunctional, that is there is an overlapping and interdependency in the industry.
Increasing Social Interaction throgh community spaces
Focus as a point which is one of the core aspect through which we can directly
Ventilation through open spaces.
impact the people of moradabad by getting them the recognition they deserve further motivating people and providing a platform for them.
Intangibles to Model
Rejuvenating the culture through Coworking functions
Phenomenon of mutual shading. Plan
Section
3 Dimensional Making it an Epicentre for change through multifunctional spaces
Dynamics of the Model
Time
Wieght
Space
Flow
Creating new interaction
nodes
for
public
Maximum flow of air through the site.
Section BB’
Plan at +1200
Section AA’
Plan at +4200
Skin Detail
Green roof Detail The vertical louvers will provide privacy to the residence by cutting down the vision of the people in the court on the lower level. The materials used are vernucularly available materials which is timber, the preexisting houses also use the same material pallete as it is highly pourous and durable.
Detail A
COMMUNI T Y HUB Dharavi-Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Des i gn competeti on by Archdai s -20 21 (Honourable Mention) Te a m of Thre e
INTRODUCTION The vision for the space is to rejuvenate and give opportunities to the residents of Dharavi to connect with the city. This is achieved by 3 kinds of functions within the space: Recreational, Social/Community and Economic. The recreational space is considered as the most important space in the design and is kept on the ground floor to attract the public. It consists of studios, art galleries, open public spaces and acts as the gateway to the rest of the spaces. The Social/Community spaces consist of a library, night school and vocational training workshops and are kept right over the recreational spaces to form a connection. The economic functions consist of meeting rooms and co-working spaces and are positioned on the top floor to give privacy to the users. The building is made up of 3x3 Modular Blocks of timber which are easy to construct and can be stacked over each other. This simple cubical block was chosen so that the residents of Dharavi can replicate the construction of the building in different parts of the Bastis in the future through different iterations leading to the creation of more such centres of art, learning and work.
Modular
SITE CONCEPT
Site
Functions
Site Access
Understanding the boundaries of the site for better design of site edges
Placing a grid tiocreate modular function and dynamic spaces
Creating multiple routes through the site for better accesibility
MODULARITY AND FLEXIBITY OF SPACES
Landscape Introducing Modular landscape for enhanced spatial experience
Flexible
Vernacular material
Community spaces
MATERIAL
P R O J E C T I N G
2 0 5 0
Site Plan
MIXED - USE OFFICE BUILDING Dream City NXT, Amritsar, India 6th Semester- 20 20
INTRODUCTION The Commercial Complex is located as G,T Road Manawal, Amritsar adjoining DPS Amritsar. The complex is a part of township project spread in a total area of 75 acres, developed by AIPL. Placed on the eastern end of the site, the complex sits besides the major entrance through the site making is accessible to the people inside and outside the township. The height of the project goes to G+5 floors on the site area of 8964 sqm. The complex includes retail, food and beverages along with business type functions likes banks and offices. The project focuses on enhancing the human comfort while providing a great experience through changing volumes and levels. The overall project consists of a vocational training center, a school and group housing making it an integrated township.
Township plan
PUBLIC CONGREATION SPACES Considering it to be the commercial intervention for the people of the township, creating public plazas for people to gather will increase the interaction and the spatial quality.
RECREATIONAL SPACES Introducing leisure spaces as extension to the tenant to increase the productivity of the employees and also provide them with great spatial experience.
Central Circulation Defining Public and service Circulation and introducing centralised way of circulation for public to create visual Connection and hierarchy in spaces.
DAYLIGHTING Use of natural daylight to achieve the required Lux levels by intelligent design of fenestration and use of skylights and glazing, increasing the visual component.
DYNAMIC SPACES Designing spaces which can be used by different people at different intervals. This will increase the scope of the space making it function in a sustainable manner.
VISUAL CONNECTIVITY Connecting Spaces visually to increase interaction and enhance human behavior settings.
CLIMATICALLY RESPONSIVE Aligning the building and using passive techniques to enhance the human hermal comfort and ensure sustainibility with minimum energy consumption.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT Managing the consumption of energy and reducing energy loads by using hybrid passive and active stratergies for ventilation and lighting and helping in improving the overall energy performance of the building.
Site Plan
Concept and Form Stepped terraces and gardens as leisure spaces
Scooping out mass for open seating
Private functions on upper floors Scooping out mass for Private terraces
Courtyard
Open seating areas Appraoch road
Taran tarn Highway Vehicular entry
Floating slabs for central circulation
Service dropoff
Pedestrian entry
Scooping out mass for floating slabs
Commercial Plaza
Defining Entry for pedestrians
Office Terraces used Rejuvenation and liesure of employees
Open seating for Food and Beverage for people to sit and enjoy the scenic views
Central public plaza connected to the spine of the township majorly used for public interaction and congregation Private Restaurant terraces for outdoor eating spaces
Liesure spaces viewing the central plaza for the office tenants and employees
Formal Office spaces for the tenants to rent
Connecting Bridges for continous flow of movement and circulation Central Staircases for Circulation and maintaining visual connections
Co- Working spaces integrated with Public spaces for better interaction
Retail Outlets and shops provided for the people of the township connected to the central plaza.
Wall Section
Structure Skylight For enhanced Daylighting
Truss system to support the Skylight
Aluminium Structure for Building Envelope
RCC Beam and Column Structure
Shear walls
Daylighting
SET TLEMENT STUDY + DESIGN INTERVENTION Darkot, Uttarakhand, India Annual NASA Des i gn Competi ti on: 20 1 9 Co l l a b o ra t i ve
ABOUT THE VILLAGE Context Plan
Nestled in the Panchachuli Ranges of the HImalayas, the sleepy village of DARWKOT stands still like a timeless painting. “If one had salt or tea, one was rich, one could live.” Darkot lies along an ancient trade route - the Tsa’lam (tsa - salt; lam - route).
COMMUNITY AND ITS SPACES
SCHOOL: Government school till 8th grade Children go to munsiyari and pithoragh to complete higher studies
FOOD: No agricultural land. They grow basic vegetables in lawns attached Other groceries brought from munsiyari
RAW MATERIAL: As all work individually, there is lack and mismanagement of raw material for weaving. Again, brought from munsiyari
WATER: A waterfall channelled through a structure which continuosly supplies clean water is used by all for all purposes it is also the ablution area for women
HOSPITAL: No dedicated doctor or hospital, go to munsiyari for medical assistance There is a hakim to whom they go for usual ailments
WASTE MANAGEMENT: Waste is burnt in bonfires.
- The only dedicated gathering space present today is an oat in front of the village temple but is used rarely, only for navrarti. - We see a thorough lack of usable community spaces cause due to the drastic contours the village is settled upon. - Temple is usually locked as there is no priest in the Village, so very out of the way. - Path to reach it is very long and difficult placed very high above the houses
OCCUPATION
ANGORA RABBITS
WEAVING
Wool Collection
Combing
HOME
Spinning
LABOUR
Dyeing
Drying of Threads
BASKET WEAVING
Weaving
Washing
Exploded View of Typical House
- A typical Darkot Dwelling is load bearing and made of random rubble masonry with a pitched roof of softwood covered by slate pieces. They have mud plaster on their walls and flooring. - Cattle as well as rabbits are kept alongside the House. - Kitchens were not present inside the house, they cooked in the surrounding lawn. - The clear height of the floor is a mere 1.2 m as most of their activities are done seated
DHARAMSHIA
PANGTI SHIYANA
Part Section through the Village
KEY ISSUES IDENTIFIED
INTRODUCTION Social Inclusion was identified as one of the most important aspect of the project as people presently work individually at their homes and weaving being a time consuming activity, they lack community interaction. by giving them an area to work together, we can increase interaction betwen the villagers. Therfore a “Gali” solely devoted to the Karigars of Darkot was the incwption point of this Design.
SITE SELECTION
NO MARKETPLACES
NO INTERACTION SPACES
MONKEY BREAKING ROOFS
INCREASE PRODUCTION
RESTORATION
DESIGN PROPOSAL
RABBIT FARM
STRATERGIES ISOLATED WORK ENVIROMENT
SITE 1
SITE 2
SITE 3
Playground
Bawan Kothi
OAT
The playground is an actively used place by children to play football. a huge open area, not too far from the village, it had access issues as only one thin lonely kachcha road led to it.
The area alongside the bawan kothi has now become the unsaid centre of the village in terms of activity as it houses both the general store as well as the tailor. It is easily accesible by two roads.
The OAT in front of the now dysfunctional temple, shows traces of a community space but being far away from the village as well as at a high altitude, it is rarely used. Thus we eliminated this site.
We decided to use SITE 2 as it ties to their identity and has the gorgeous backdrop of the mighty Himalayas.
PROTOTYPE UNITS
MATERIALS
DESIGN DEVELOPEMENT
Steel
A rabbit farm against the bawan kothi, which serves as a recreational space too.
Level 1 Plan
Incorporation of a mountain street which is a combination of stairs and slopes which forms the spine of the structure to give a sense of familiarity
Level 2 Plan
Placing of individual units on this “GALI”
Timber
Wood shakes
PA RA M E T R I C PAV I L L I ON School of Planning and architecture, New delhi, India Interns hi p: 20 20
Image credit : Jaidev @jaidev_
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PROCESS
Pangolin 1:1 was constructed during a parametric workshop organized by Oneistox. The Pavillion was designed by Ant studio and aimed to create awareness about one of the most trafficked mammals in the world which is the Pangolin. The structure of the Pavillion is made from MS steel sections which are curved at a radius of 2.2 meters. The steel sections rest on a tie beam on one end and a PCC foundation. The clamps and the tiles were customized and cut through the water jet technique and then place in an overlapping pattern to resemble the scales of the pangolin. As a part of the organization, I was involved in the project management and fabrication of the Pavillion.
SINGLE TILE MODULE
Bending of M.S square sections for bade arc
Marking positions for the welding of clamps
Welding of the clamp to the arc sections
Testing of tile placement on the arc section
Welding arcs to the foundation and tie beam
Preparing M.S strips to attach clamps to tile
Preparing tile module, screwing bolts to attach MS strip
Welding of the tiles to the final structure
15 MM TERRACOTA TILE
5 M M THIC K M .S STR IP 4 M M THIC K HEX BOLT 5 M M THIC K M .S C LAM P STRIP WELDED TO CLAMP STRIP SCREWED TO TILE
Surface developement
Derivation of curves
Structural Resolution
Final Structure Image credits : Jaidev @jaidev_
INDIA IN TERNATIONAL EXPO National highway 48, New Delhi, India 7th Semester- 20 20 -21 (Ongoi ng) Te a m of Thre e
The vision of the project through its strong edge conditions and prominent urban adjuncts is to create an urban fabric weaved into the cityscape. It will focus on bringing the immersive cultural experiences of the country while integrating art, technology and public interaction. The expo will thus serve as a place for people to experience this and provide local and global artists from different domains to share and interact through a common platform.
COMING
It reinterprets the notion of an expo-pavilion by not limiting it to the usual functions such as exhibition spaces, auditoriums, or fairgrounds, but by envisioning a space that would act as a mediator between the socio-economic, cultural, and urban aspects of the region through new forms of interactive experience between art and technology, fostering both physical and digital experiences in built and unbuilt spaces.
SOON.
KHONOMA A Warrior Village
SET TLEMEN T STUDY + DOCUMEN TATION Nagaland, India Loui s I Kahn (NASA Indi a) Trophy: 20 1 8 Co l l a b o ra t i ve
THEVOMA KHEL
TIN ROOFS
In the Thevoma Khel the houses follow the typology that in the front is the fireplace,in the middle is the storage or the dormitory and in the back end of the house is where the family resides.
After the British invasion this place had a better connectivity to the outer world and the started using materials that weren’t locally available.
Thevoma Khel consists of three main clans- Catsu. Kuotsu, Phetsu.There are three main gates in this khel. Approach to this khel is from the East where the land slopes down from ridge precipitously.Here the houses used number of materials like wood, tin, brick and RCC.
Oldest Morung In the construction of Morungs no extra finishes or colours are given to the exterior or the interior. Different textures are given with same materials like various style of matting of bamboo used to give a number of textures.
Skylight roofs WOODEN RAFTERS AND PURLINS
Morungs were the largest building of the village, generally centrally located to administer all village activities visually. It is functioned as the heart of the village and was considered almost sacred.Morungs were the most ornamental and decorative buildings in the village, also almost entirely in the form of wood carving. This sacred place is resplendent with the carving of hornbills, tigers, mithans, etc.
Timber was used for the framing of roof. It is also used for columns and wall.
Earliest Naga House The earliest Naga Houses were made of stone as load bearing structures. The roof was a truss system which was supported on the stone walls. In earlier times it used to have thatched roof but now it has been replaced with corrugated sheets. Stone as a material has immense symbolism for the people of Khonoma and it was one of the most abundantly availabale material as all community spaces in the village are made of stone till present day.
Fireplace surrounded by seating Dormitory with common large beds
Kitchen and living room
Bedroom
Bamboo Weaving
Art of weaving came more in use and people started using bamboo weaved matts to make walls for their home.
Bamboo Cut
Before bamboo weaving came bamboo was just split in two and tied up first by ropes only and later by metal wires.
The open rectangular space, Thevu. is used by the community during the day for a variety of activities. It forms the heart of the community and brings alive the space as hardly anyone stays indoor. Some of the activities include, drying out rice, buying daily supplies and meat, kids playing, men basking in the sun, women washing clothes near the water tank.
During normal days, the fireplace in the porch and it’s seating are used for conglomeration and interaction with neighbours. Old women and children spend most of their time in the semi-open area, enjoying the warmth of the sun.
During celebrations, the house facing the Thevu installs a temporary platform made of ply, in the porch and temporarily covering the fireplace. This is done to create a stage to carry out the festivities for the community.
Site Plan
CONTRUCTION AT A GLANCE People of khonoma believe in animism, and so they believe in spirits.And their main belief was that stone was brought by good spirits,so they used to make their houses with stones as in this way spirits will protect them.Then slowly people got converted to Christianity with the advent of Britishers,people got introduced to new materials like bamboo,timber,brick,RCC etc. and so construction differs.
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