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Akshita Saklani

h e l l o, I am a budding architect from the land of India which boasts of diverse Architectural Heritage.Having learnt the nuances and intricacies of various Architectural styles,I am now looking forward to exchange my professional learning as an Intern to learn & contribute in Architectural designing with your esteemed Firm. I am a 3rd year student of Bachelor in Architecture Degree Programme from the prestigious Chandigarh College Of Architecture (CCA)India which ranks as number three Architectural College in the country.I am passionate about designing simple,user centric designs that are both functional and enhance lifestyle!

Akshita Saklani

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S INSIDE

CURRICULUM VITAE

KOTWALI

KAGAZI

BOOKWORM HOUSE

THE CUBE

LIMINALITIES

CRAFT COLLAB.

ARTWORK

PHOTOGRAPHY

8847202558 akshitasaklani@gmail.com

D.O.B

25 / 03 / 1998

ADDRESS

#6421 A,Rajeev Manimajra Chandigarh 160101

EDUCATION

CLASS 10 St. Stephens Sch

CLASS 12 Sacred Heart Sch

2016 - Present Bachelors of Arc Chandigarh Col

AKSHITA SAKLANI INTERESTS

CRAFT

TRAVEL

DOG LOVER

BADMINTON

PHOTGRAPHY

MUSIC

LANGUAGES

English Hindi

Pu Sa

SKILLS

Visual Ideation a Model Making Architecture Dra Communication Watercolour Rapid Sketching

RHINO3D 3DSMAX VRAY FOR 3DSM AUTOCAD ADOBE PHOTOS SKETCHUP ARCHICAD ADOBE INDESIG REVIT ADOBE ILLUSTR LUMION MICROSOFT OF

STUDIO PROJECTS

Vihar,

2016

hool,Chandigarh

chitecture llege Of Architecture,India

unjabi anskrit

g and Rendering

SHOP

RATOR

FFICE

PROFICIENTPROFICIENT PROFICIENT PROFICIENT INTERMEDIATE PROFICIENT INTERMEDIATE BEGINNER BEGINNER BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE PROFICIENT

Residence

(Indiviual)

Kindergarten

(Indiviual)

Kiosk

(Indiviual)

Guest House

(Indiviual)

Neighbourhood Market

(Indiviual) (Indiviual)

Healthcare Centre

(Indiviual)

Library

(Indiviual)

Campus Planning

(Group)

MNC Building

(Indiviual)

Shopping Mall

(Indiviual)

Police Station

(Indiviual)

Vernacular Study

(Group)

WORKSHOPS/SEMINARCOMPETETIONS -

awing n and Presentation

MAX

2018

German (Beginner)

and Creativity

(Indiviual)

Working Womens Hostel

2017

hool,Chandigarh

Studio Apartment

Lecture by BV Doshi - Le Corbusier’s vision of Capitol Complex Brick Masonary Workshop IALD Lighting Workshop Wood Joinery Workshop Pocket Seat Competition (Group) Lecture on Stepwell of India KAGAZI Resilient Cities Conference - (360 Degrees Conference) Bonjour India Intallation (with startindia) (Group) Organic Market Competition (Group) Installation for Lalit Kala Aacademy (Group) A Room for Communication Competition (Group) Annual Nasa Design Competetion Police Station Building Competition Remimagining Landscapes (ISOLA conference) The ‘HOW’ of Landscape Installations Workshop L andscape Lighting Lighting Fixtures Green Walls Reclaimed water for Irrigation Part of Etsy ,Chandigarh Chapter

K O T WA L I

SITE Punjab REQUIREMENT : The Police Station design needed a creative approach to make the building more user friendly both for the staff and the Public.

Location Semester

COMPETITION The Punjab Police Housing Corporation conducted a competition ,to design the Police Station Building.

:Punjab,India : Fifth

CONCEPT THE FOUR CIRCLES SYMBOLISE THE 4 LIONS OF THE ASHOKA - THE NATIONAL EMBLEM OF INDIA!

POLICE STATION INDIVIUAL 2018

THE CIRCULATORY PATH IS KEPT RADIAL, INSPIRATION OF WHICH IS TAKEN FROM THE ASHOK CHAKRATO CREATE A CENTRAL FOCAL POINT.

VERTICAL LOUVERS AND ROOF OVERHANGS HELP IN MINIMIZING HEAT PENETRATION AND AND ALSO MAINTAIN VENTILATION.

PRIVATE AREA GREEN POCKETS SEMI PUBLIC AREA PUBLIC

LEFT ELEVATION

ROOF FORM IS INSPIRED FROM THE BUD OF THE LOTUS. IT HELPS IN BRINGING SUNLIGHT TO THE COURTYARD AND THE GREEN POCKETS BELOW.

INTERIOR VIEW FROM COURTYARD

A VIEW OF THE FIRST FLOOR

KAGAZI I was always passionate about Handmade Crafts and that zeal to do something with it bought KAGAZI into existence KAGAZ - means paper in Hindi In 2017 I put up my own stall of handmade crafts ,In a renowned exhibtion fair in the City by the name of La Feria.

Some of the products were : Hand Made cards, Pottery,Quilling Jewellery,Ceramic fridge magnets,Newspaper made wind chimes,Hand Pinted Bookmarks,Cement planters, Ceramic Jewellery Holders

A Customised Rakhi made for a customer

A Handmade Paper Pho- toframe.

Handpainted Teacup candle holders.

Ceramic Fridge Magnets

Quilling Earrings

Harry Potter Bookmarks Ceramic Jewellery Holders Cement Planters for a Cafe.

KAGAZI STALL at La Feria

B O OKWORM HOUSE

We were asked to design a Library for a University. Being a student ,I felt that in this age the Library is not just a place to read books and it needs to have spaces which induce interaction and exchange of knowledge.

SITE Punjab University REQUIREMENT : To design a Library which caters to all departments like Law,Arts Commerce etc.

CONCEPT

LIBRARY STUDIO PROJECT INDIVIUAL 2018

......to change the perception of a Library from being

HUSHHH...

THE CONCEPT The design inspiration is an amalgamation of modernism with culture.

SECOND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR GROUND FLOOR

The Library has spaces which are apt not only for reading ,but also separate the spaces promoting human interaction. Spaces like Group Study rooms,Presentation rooms,Audio - Visual Book rooms,Cafe ,Open terrace ,Art Display spaces are provided to promote the same.

It was achieved by the use of glass and reinforced concrete. Like the space in the centre which is inspired by the Stepwells of india .

E L E VAT I O N S

PRODUCT DESIGN

SITE Near Sukhna Lake REQUIREMENT : To design a display module for the goods brought for the weekly Organic Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market.

The design module is convenient and efficient to use by the farmer.The multi facilitated design helps the farmer as he can use any permutation and combination of the three types of modules ,whichever suits his product best! WE MADE 3 VARIATIONS : ONE,TWO AND THREE FACES COVERED MODULES

SOME VARIATIONS THAT WERE USED BY THE FARMERS

ANDC OBJECTIVE : - To explore philosophical and

conceptual notions of betwixt spaces.

To identify the presence and the form of such spaces as understood in the local context.

To reinvent such a space in the present scenario over a site of personal selection.

threshold .

liminal .

ELEMENTARTY

SITE TYPOLOGY : PEDESTRIAN STREETS

betwixt .

NATIONAL LEVEL COMPETETION BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS OF ARCHITECTURE, INDIA

Using a physical liminal space to generate a mental liminal phase - which in turn will pave the way for change. Without changing any of the Street elements,we embrace the chaotic character of the public realm and only break them down into simpler parts which can be used as per the needs and whims of the use. For example : The Berm becomes a cycle stand or a seating space,or it combines with multiple other elements to form something completely new.

SKILLS

Bamboo Installatio for college

MODEL MAKING

Worked with Sun Board,MDF, Cartridge,Thermacol, Cardboard,Mountboard,Wires,Sawdust,Wool,Cement etc.

POTTERY

Worked with both - The Potters Wheel and Clay sculting tools.

BONJOUR INDIA ART AND INLALLATION Extensive scale artwork in collaboration with two French Artists. The hand painted art and the Installation were both made on a bus stand to revive the dead spcaes.

Corbusier Day Installation for Lalit Kala Academy The painted wood pieces dangling from the frame at different levels,form the plan of Chandigarh City in its scio.

LIVE SKETCHING AT ROCK GARDEN

MICRON PEN MANDALA

ARTWORK

ACRYLIC PAINTS ON A POT, FOR DECOR

SHADOWPLAY WITH WATER COLOURS KALAMKARI PAINTING ON CANVAS.

It is an ancient style of hand painting .It is derived from a Persian word ,where “kalam” means pen and “kari” means craftmanship SKETCH OF A BARE WOMAN MADE WITH HB PENCILS

A VIEW OF THE SUNSET AT RANN OF KUTCH ,A SALT MARSH IN THE THAR DESERT #silhouettestory

PHOTOGRAPHY

09 A WOMAN IN TRADITIONAL DRESS Of HAMPI #nosuchthingastoomuchcolour

A VIEW FROM THE CELLULAR JAIL IN ANDAMAN WHERE THOUSANDS OF INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS WERE PRISONED AND TORTURED DURING INDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE. #you’renotforgotten

One of the things I do when I travel is click a lot of pictures of the local products, textures,colours etc. around me.I believe anything at anytime can strike inspiration! ONE OF THE MILLION INCREDIBILY INTRICATE STONE CARVINGS IN THE ADALAJ STEPWELL,INDIA

Akshita Saklani T h a n k You ! 8847202558 akshitasaklani@gmail.com

REFERENCES Ar. Sujay Sengupta Dean of Student Welfare Chandigarh College of Architecture sg.sujay@gmail.com 9855447530 Ar. Disha Singh Assistant Professor Chandigarh College of Architecture dishanmsingh@yahoo.co.in