I am Akash singh, an architect from School of Design, Architecture, and Planning, Sharda University, Uttar Pradesh. Identifying as a young architect immersed in a global context, strongly advocate for our responsibility to others and recognize the transformative potential of architecture in societal change. My approach involves actively seeking the input of users and inhabitants in the design process, with a dedicated consideration for cultural heritage. While prioritizing sustainable architecture over mere spectacle, also place a high value on innovation and thoughtful experimentation. My focus is on the collaborative endeavor of “creating city” rather than pursuing personal fame.
EDUCATION
Kendriya Vidyalaya no-2 JLA Cantt Bareilly, UP, India
Kendriya Vidyalaya no-2 JLA Cantt Bareilly, UP, India
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE from Sharda University
COMPETITION
The Attendance-Reconfiguring Government schools in India |
Archmello
2020- pave -SketchUp Kiosk Design
Toycathon
House 2.0 | Archdais
WORK EXPERIENCE / INTERNSHIP
WORKSHOPS / RELATED STUDY PROGRAM
01
DELHI URBAN BLEND
“
the unseen”
Location - Connaught Place, New Delhi
Project - Urban Design Group Project
Year - Fifth year/2022
This Lutyen’s Delhi-based urban design studio was basedon with skills in drawing, graphics, construction, structures, and computer applications.
Focused on the mixed land-use area of popular Connaught Place between Central Park, Janpath, and Baba Kharak Singh Marg, study, analyze, and propose improvements for urban design. Studio plan emphasized on map creation to capture urban morphology and issues. The studio comprises two tasks: Urban Design Study, analyzing the area at four levels- City, Precinct, Neighbourhood, and Site and Urban Design Proposals, where we were suppose to craft a Vision Statement and an Activity Program considering functional needs and projections. The holistic approach integrates qualitative and quantitative dimensions for innovative design solutions in Delhi.
Reveal
02 COALESCE
Location - Lake Crescent, USA
Project - Competition
Year - 2021
The house is perched on the slope of Lake Crescent situated in Wash-ington, USA. The main objective of the house is to create a coalesce between two eras of time. It gives the pleasant atmosphere as well as the isolated paradise needed for a retreat from the world-wide pan-demic. A symbol of coalesce between chaos and rigid. The house’s primary objective was to make one connect to the nature and questions its own destructive existence.
The interior is transparent to open the house up to the view of pleasant hills and peaceful lake. Instead of ascending the house we have descended the house to keep it closer to the lake and feel as a part of nature itself.
The house being a coalesce between the modern times and medieval spaces. These give quality spaces to every function installed in the house and travelling through time.
A huge staircase descends us from the entrance to the view of aquarium whose fishes would greet you. An aquarium which is placed on the middle as it is filled with water because of the atmospheric pressure from the surrounding. The vacuum above being pulled by a pump to give it the infinite look.
“ A Green Symphony to Stay”
MINI AQUARIUM
A grand living room will welcome you to the left as well as other basic function will be stacked on the right. It gives a hierarchic division of the spaces. As the spaces such as gym and sauna would be buried in the back with a garage on the top as the house descends towards the water.The view to hills near by and water at bay could be viewed from all the bedrooms as well as from the huge designed spaces from the living room. The house becomes a pleasant retreat to chaos of the city lights to relax on the wilds.
03 LA VAGUES
“Harmony Haven: A Fusion of Elegance and Innovation”
Location - Lake Crescent, USA
Project - Competition
Year - 2021
La Vagues, located on Baku’s prime seafront, draws inspiration from the Silk Route and the city’s historic role in global maritime trade. Baku, the world’s lowest lying national capital, captivates with its unique geographical features along the Caspian Sea.
La Vagues, a cultural center, reflects Azerbaijan’s emphasis on curves and nature, symbolizing the Silk Route and sea waves through its curved design. This architectural marvel, complementing Baku’s international allure with landmarks like Zaha Hadid’s Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, invites global visitors to experience the city’s rich history, culture, and scenic waterfront. La Vague adds another dimension to Baku’s appeal.
The water plays an important role in all the information and cultural exchange all over the-world. People used to be sail for months in the voyage to discover. They didn’t just discover but they delivered their customs as well as received few themselves. La Vagues was inspired by the silk route and sea waves itself. It is curved in strips to give thesolf curved of the water or the crises of the clothes. It is a cultural center present on the shore of the Caspian Sea. People from all over the world visit Baku for the international attraction it has presented itself to be through architecture and other prospects. Zaha Hadid’s beloved Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center is situated here. People have not only calmed their eyes through the culture, national parks and water fronts of Baku but all left something of themselves there. Form developed as the waves emerged from the sea.
Plan evolve as a part of site geometry itself.
The ribbon type form is derived from the folds of cloth.
Free flow plan is created to provide visual connectivityfrom the site to the sea.
THE UNDONE
“ Natural Habitat for beings”
Residential building/Apartments
Third year studio/2021
Design exercise was to learn design strategies for dense communities living in cosmopolitan urban areas; the making of the public realm respond to the imperatives of continuity and change in societal and cultural evolution; explore typologies of vertical and horizontal organization of spatial environmental systems; respond to environmental issues of collective scales – open space, water, energy, transport etc. and incorporate technologies taking advantage of collective scale.
SITE BRIEF:
Site is in Greater Noida.
Area Requirements:
➢ Plot area = 3.5 acres (14,165sqm)
➢ No. of Unit = 120 nos. + 10% EWS (30-32sqm/unit size for EWS)
➢ Type of Apartments:
• 1 Bedroom Apartment (50 m2) 20%
• 2 Bedroom Apartment (110 m2) 50%
• 3 Bedroom Apartment (160 m2) 30%
BHK
BHK
PLEXUS OFFICE
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Commerical building/Leased office Forth year studio/2021
A office space was to be designed for commercial sector in Noida. The main aim of the project was to extract leisable office space that could be flexible for various functions.
An intricate network”
SITE
THE ATTENDANCE
“ Pioneering a New Era”
Institutional building/School
Third year studio/2021
The site of the project was at Patna, the capital city of Bihar. The area of the site was located at a remote location for a hassle free school environment.
Instead of multiple futile smaller schools the aim was to create a bigger and full facilated school for the children of the government schools.
In the project, we tried to deform the structural rationality of a standard expectations of a school and classrooms which through its uniformity had faded out the uniqueness and individuality of the institutional building.
Canopy
07 FLUID
“Bridging Heritage and Innovation”
Residential building/Apartments/Mixed use
Third year studio/2021
A Cultural Centre is proposed in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, near the Betwa River. The initiative aims to create a dynamic hub for artistic expression and community engagement in this historically rich town.
The design process seeks to delicately balance historical preservation with innovative design, providing a space that honors Orchha’s past while fostering contemporary cultural activities making it stand out from surrounding. The Cultural Centre envisions a seamless connection between nature, history, and cultural experiences, inviting locals and visitors to partake in a variety of cultural pursuits.
WOODEN PAVILION
Location - Delhi, India
Project - Design Built
Year - 2019
Instructor - Rupinder Singh and Jason Griffiths
Devendra Patel, Mayur Vala, Maulik Solanki
The Wooden Pavilion is a strucutre designed and built with the help of wooden strips. These wooden strips were glued together and bended it to make an arch. The design deals with shaded seating space for the surrounding food courts.
