Architecture | Urban Design Portfolio 2019 - Amanpreet Duggal

2009 - 2019

AMANPREET DUGGAL SELECTED WORKS

ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN

SYNTHESIS

RESUME

AMANPREET DUGGAL LICENSED ARCHITECT IN INDIA : CA/2018/94741

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

Apt 1B, 567 West 125 Street, New York, NY 10027 201-748-9770 asd2184@columbia.edu

M.S. ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Columbia University in the City of New York

MAY ‘18 - MAY ‘19

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi

JULY ‘09 - JULY ‘15

KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, KUWAIT ARCHITECT / BIM SPECIALIST

AUG ‘15- MAY ‘18

PROJECTS Paaet Colleges, Sabah Al Ahmed, Kuwait Collaborated with the principal and senior designer in the

master-planning of this business and technology college following Kuwait’s sustainability vision. Designed the building with a 1200 seat auditorium, lecture and dining halls

Al Nisf Showroom, Shuwaikh, Kuwait Worked in a team of two to conceive this showroom and office

in a unique phased approach that allowed a part of the showroom to always be functional. Prepared the S.D., D.D. and C.D. stage using Revit and coordinated with other disciplines

Damac Aykon Towers, Dubai, U.A.E. Reworked the concept plans , rearranged and created units to

maximize efficiency in this 61 floor residential tower. Prepared construction drawings and managed coordination

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN

JUN ‘11- AUG ‘11

PROJECTS Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Kuwait City, Kuwait Designed the interiors for typical rooms in this five star hotel

under the leadership of the Interior Design director

BEHAL JOSHI AND ASSOCIATES, NEW DELHI ARCHITECTURAL INTERN

JAN ‘14- MAY ‘14

PROJECTS Border Security Force Campus, Indore, India Prepared the construction drawings and coordinated with

SKILLS

building service consultants

SOFTWARES 3-D & 2-D

STORYTELLING

OTHERS

Revit Autocad Rhino Sketchup

ArcGIS Premiere Aftereffects Adobe Suite

3DS Max Vray Grasshopper Model Making

LANGUAGES English

Hindi

Arabic

ACHIEVEMENTS - Recipient of the Lowenfish Memorial prize for best Urban Design project, GSAPP - Presented the project ‘Living in Parallel’ at New Museum as part of the ‘NYC is dead’ symposium - Published project ‘Fabrics and Typologies’ in GSAPP abstract

SYNTHESIS is the combination of ideas to form a theory or system. My work follows a strong commitment to the idea of combining craft and community involvement to create architecture that appeals to a larger demographic.

COMMUNITY (ACADEMIC) The projects presented in the first part showcase my position on important urban issues affecting the future of cities. Each project majorly highlights one or more of these issues such as resilience, affordability, inclusivity, diversity, densification through spatial means. This work has influenced my ideology for design and engages architecture and urban design as agents of social change and activism promoting community engagement as its integral component.

Resilience - Amphibious Can Tho, Vietnam Democracy - Arab Marketplace, Kuwait Environmental Justice - First Flush, Hudson, NY Inclusivity - Nyc Playscapes, NYC Diversity - Living In Parallel, NYC Densification - Fabrics And Typologies, New Delhi

CRAFT (PROFESSIONAL) The first few years of my career were spent on engaging with the craft of Architecture. The second list of projects showcase my professional work and involvement with creating spaces that are an embodiment of social, political and cultural ideals.

2009 - 2019

Typology - Paaet Colleges , Kuwait Tectonics - Al Nisf Showroom & Offices, Kuwait

ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN

PROJECTS

COMMUNITY

RESILIENCE - AMPHIBIOUS CAN THO, VIETNAM An urban design proposal that tackles vulnerability to climate change through a shared system of river edge development combining social, economic and environmental resilience

PROJECT TYPE TEAM MEMBERS INSTITUTION YEAR

What if the edges of rivers and canals in Can Tho are reimagined as territories of transition between land and water that can adapt to the seasonal flux of the Mekong?

The lower Mekong region of Vietnam is vulnerable to economic disruptions due to flooding. According to World Bank Report, the markets in Can Tho city of lower Mekong are closed on an average of 2 days per week in the wet season due to flooding. This figure is expected to increase greatly as the inundation of main roads is projected to rise to a staggering 270 days per year by 2030, leading to severe losses for land based markets.

URBAN DESIGN, ECO INFRASTRUCTURE DAVID MAURICIO, GABRIEL VERGARA GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2019, SPRING SEMESTER

The floating markets, on the other hand, continue to function during floods and have evolved various ways to adapt to fluctuations in water levels. What can we learn from floating markets and their adaptable social and economic models, to re-imagine a resilient future for Can Tho and the entire Mekong Delta?

The project proposes reimagining the edges of the floating market in Can Tho as territories of transition between land and water where the two synthesize to create an adaptable settlement for an amphibious community. These transition zones will be anchored around important confluences and social institutions in the city that will be connected to waterways

by creating inlets making them inclusive and accessible to the floating communities.

Being socially and economically resilient to flooding, the floating market communities will hold the key to the resilient future of the city. This process will begin by empowering a marginalized population residing at canal edges, that possesses the invaluable traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of ‘living with water’.

Amphibious community in floating market, can tho

200 ft

SITE THREATS

ROADS

SUPERMARKETS (i.e. Big C Supercenter)

WATER WAYS

Cooperatives

Collectors (small, mobile traders)

EXPORT MARKETS

FARMERS

FLOATING MARKETS

Companies

Vuas (bigger traders, fixed buying places)

Local Retailer / Local Consumer

RETAILER

Position of floating market in the food distribution cycle

Issues on the ground

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FOCAL MARKETS AND WHOLESALERS

500 ft

Seasonal flooding and embankments

Land based market

Embankment

500 ft

Lack of access to social services from water

Social institutions

Road network

AERIAL VIEW

PROJECT PHASES

SEDIMENT RETENTION: Aquatic landscape

FLOATING PIERS: Incremental and adaptable units

TIMBER PILES: Fish Traps + Aquaculture + Water plants

URBAN AGRICULTURE: Regrading existing solid embankment

PAGODA

PAGODA

PEDESTRIAN TRAILS: New connections in the urban fabric

RAIN WATER POND: Existing interior sites

SCHOOL

Creating a new urban field using timber piles

SCHOOL

Defining a transitional territory between land and water

FLOATING ENERGY STRUCTURE: Wind + Tidal energy / Sanitationfunction

SEDIMENTATION + MANGROVES: Amphibious landscape FLOATING HOUSING: Incremental and adaptable units

STILT HOUSING: commercial and housing use

COMMERCIAL GROUND Confluence of economic activities

LAND BASED HOUSING: Extensions and adaptation to floods “XANH” PATH: Seasonal Landscape

COMMUNITY BUILDINGS: New social services

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PAGODA

PUBLIC SPACES ACTIVATION: The small scale of the urban fabric

SCHOOL

STILT CLASSROOMS: Adaptable school

SCHOOL WATER FACADE: Floating Platforms and public space

New grounds for an amphibious community

100 ft

MODULES DEVELOPED FOR THE FLOATING MARKET Vendor

Walking Platform

6 X 1.5 m Regular Boat

Grading

Sedimentation

12 X 3 m

Landscape

Aquaculture

Playground

24 X 6 m

House

Energy

TYPICAL EDGE SECTIONIONAL TRANSITION

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

A MOMENT IN THE AMPHIBIOUS REGION

Inlet entrance, Can Tho floating market

COMMUNITY

DEMOCRACY - REINVENTING THE CONTEMPORARY ARAB MARKET Creating an inclusive, vibrant public space that revives the historic fabric of the city and creates a space for active discourse among the diverse groups

PROJECT TYPE TEAM MEMBERS INSTITUTION YEAR

Kuwait is a country with an ancient past and a strong tradition. Situated in the middle east in a desert terrain, the country has always faced harsh conditions and hence developed their built environment in a unique way to improve their standards of living..

With the independence of the country and the discovery of oil, modernization began in the state of Kuwait. The city urbanized at a quick pace which in turn led to the loss of historic fabric. With the loss of historic fabric, the public spaces which once thrived in the souk (traditional market) and saha (mosque plaza) of the city became rare to sight.

ARCHITECTURE, URBAN DESIGN INDIVIDUAL THESIS SPA, NEW DELHI 2015, SPRING SEMESTER

The social life of its citizens was hence compromised.

Lack of an inclusive and culturally accommodating space for its diverse citizens is almost a necessity. The large expatriate population which accounts for almost 65% of the total population are also longing for a representation on the Kuwaiti landscape.

The requirement of a place that fosters Kuwait’s culture, tradition and revives its public sphere is therefore felt. A space where all the citizens of the city can meet and exchange their cultural, traditional and intellectual ideas or just plainly while away their time idling or watching

other people in the comfort of a weather controlled environment.

The selected design project involves the design of a commercial and cultural precinct of public nature creating numerous public spaces. The public spaces of the site will be open to all and aim at fostering civic pride and uniting ethnic and cultural diversity. The high concentration of arts and cultural activities will serve as the anchor point.

The precinct will reflect the country’s unique built environment and history, showcase the regions artists and cultural traditions, and increase social engagement.

Contemporary Arab marketplace, Kuwait City, Kuwait

SITE AND FIGURE GROUND The figure shows the site location next to Marina Mall, a popular shopping mall in Kuwait and its contrast from the fabric surrounding it. The fabric around the site is one of the few remnants of the historic souqs that once thrived in the region and were the social and commerical hubs

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The proposed development is an anti thesis to the mall typology and is an attempt at connecting the surrounding fabric thus creating a more inclusive public space in the city that also eventually becomes representative of the diverse demographic of the neighborhood.

500 ft

SITE PLAN LEGEND Cafes + Food and Beverage Commercial Stores Educational Cultural Hotel + Convention center

200 ft

MASSING

TRADITIONAL SOUK

HOTEL

GALLERY SPACES

FESTIVAL GROUND

AUDITORIUM

CULTURAL CENTER

LIBRARY ART WORKSHOPS

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

FOOD & BEVERAGE

SPACES AND MATERIALITY

COMMUNITY

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE - FIRST FLUSH An urban design proposal that promotes shared ownership of green infrastructure as a soft practice to upgrade storm water management in an ageing city

PROJECT TYPE TEAM MEMBERS INSTITUTION YEAR

Most major cities in the Hudson Valley region have an outdated sewer system that combines sewage and storm water in a single pipe. These pipes are prone to overflow during times of heavy rainfall.

Consequently, it caused uncontrolled discharges of raw sewage and runoffs into the Hudson River. . During a typical year, the City of Hudson experiences 86 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) events, rendering large areas of the river unusable for recreation and causing habitat impairment in parts of the protected wetlands along its riverfront.

The City of Hudson has already started implementing a Long Term Control Plan

URBAN DESIGN ANIKET DIKSHIT, ALAA MARRAWI GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2018, FALL SEMESTER

(LTCP) as a requirement from The Federal Environmental Protection Agency and the State’s Department of Environmental Conservation for the cities that have CSO issue. The strategy is targeting to upgrade the greywater infrastructure, however, these improvements will likely result in increased volumes of surface runoff flowing into the wetlands and river.

To augment the city’s LTCP we propose a Resilient Long Term Control Plan (RLTCP) which will be an environmentally conscious alternative to the LTCP. Our mission is to create a resilient community integrated plan to reduce stormwater

runoffs and combined sewer overflows in the Hudson River. The project will create a network of active green public spaces in the city that will link its urban fabric to the proposed trail in the North Bay as per the North Bay Conservancy plan and will be implemented through a community stewardship program.

The program will be tested in three pilot sites: Edwards Elementary School, Hudson Public Library, and the Hudson Farmers Market. The key of this process will depend on public participation. The process can eventually be scaled up as a resilient social strategy for storm water management for the larger Hudson

MAPPING THE WATERSHEDS AND CSO’S

1 2 3 4 1 Permeability

5

Income Population Density

2

6 LEGEND 3

Invasive species Combined sewer outflows Flood plains Sub watershed

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Severe Contamination sample points (source: Scenic Hudson, 2015) 1 mi

5

6

25 1

15

13

18

23

CITYWIDE STRATEGY AUGMENTING THE CURRENT LONG TERM CONTROL PLAN FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

NORTH BAY WETLANDS

BASIN 12

HUDSON RIVER BASIN 11

BASIN 5

STORMWATER RUNOFFS IN LTCP PRIORITY SEWERSHEDS

BASIN 12 = 56,388,097 gallons per year BASIN 11 = 35,215,587 gallons per year BASIN 10 = 32,431,078 gallons per year BASIN 6 = 60,924,483 gallons per year BASIN 5 = 49,586,598 gallons per year

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TOOLKIT

Green Roof

Blue Roof

UNDERHILL POND

Rainwater Tanks BASIN 10

OAKDALE LAKE

Enhanced Tree Pit

BASIN 6

Bioswale with Detention Tanks LEGEND Combined sewer outflow points Infiltration parks Public green roofs Greenways Sewershed outlines 1000 ft

Permeable Pavers

JOHN.L.EDWARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CITY OF HUDSON, NY The John.L.Edwards School in the City of Hudson was an appropriate pilot site for the initiation of the green infrastructure program as it is a high visibility project. The school is also an opportunity to educate children about the program and find active stewards for its implementation.

PARTNERS

COMMUNITY INTERACTION “We really require spaces in the city that cater to teens and young adults like basketball courts, skateparks”

“ I think we lack an outdoor gathering space apart from the farmer’s market”

“We love cycling in NYC but unfortunately its really hard to do that in Hudson unless you reach the trail”

“ I feel a community garden could really bring benefit, there is a real lack of quality produce”

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FUNDING

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STEWARDS BASIN 12 RESIDENTS ORGANIZATION + SOUTH BAY CITIZEN TASK FORCE + STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

PILOT PROGRAM

BLUE ROOF

BIOSWALES

BASKETBALL

AMPHITHEATER

COMMUNITY GARDEN

CYCLE LANES

GREEN ROOF

COMMUNITY

INCLUSIVITY - NYC PLAYSCAPES A proposal that utilizes communications technology to organize underutilized educational assets in the city making them available to a diverse set of students

PROJECT TYPE TEAM MEMBERS INSTITUTION YEAR

Education is key in building strong, engaging, and meaningful communities for everyone. It is how we, as a society, communicate our culture, values, and social pedagogy to the next generation.

At 350 Years Old, the New York Education System is the largest in the United States.

Two-thirds of New York school infrastructure dates between 1880 to 1930; while much of the City’s school policies, district boundaries, and school boundaries, have been inherited from

URBAN DESIGN ANGELA CRISOSTOMO, BERKE KALEMOGLU, LORENA GALVAO, YANLI ZHAO GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2018, SUMMER SEMESTER

the 1960’s. In-school and after-school activities should both play a role in the US Public Education System. Afterschool activities bridge the gap between school hours and a parent’s work schedule -peak hours when juvenile crime and experimentation with drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and sex may happen.

Despite the social potential of these after-school activities to deter crime, only fifteen-percent (15%) of children enrolled in US Public Schools attend after-school activities. We advocate

after-school activities, learning through play, and the use of technology to engage students in individualized learning. We propose pockets of digital playscapes: understanding that playtime is just as valuable as learning in a classroom environment.

We want to provide access to technologies, tools, and resources that kids may not receive at home or in school in order to bridge the gap that exists in school district attendance, performance, and hopefully - in inequality.

EXISTING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM MAPPING

Schools with after school programs and a buffer for walking radius Museums Library

1 mi

9a.m 10a.m

3p.m

6p.m

JUVENILE VIOLENT CRIME TIME OF DAY (Offenders per 1,000 juvenile violent crime offenders) Note : violent crimes include murder, sexual assault, robbery, aggregated assault and simple assault. Data are from law enforcement agencies in 35 states and the district Columbia. Source: national archive and criminal justice data 2014

Business Day Business Day

Source : NYC Open Data

INCOME MAP $84,080 - $250,000 $50,682 - $84,080 $33,125 - $50,682 $13,125 - $33,125 $0 - $13,125

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE 86% - 88% 88% - 90% 90% - 92% 92% - 94% 94% - 96%

Source : NYC Department Of Education (2016-2017)

SCHOOL RATING < 35 - 45 45 - 55 55 - 65 65 - 75 75 - 85 >

Source : NYC Department Of Education (2014)

INTERVENTION

Identifying sites in low performing districts with adjacent programs Library

Small

Medium

Large

Pulling program out from adjacent buildings unto the street to make it more accessible

Museum

Park

S SMALL SCALE INTERVENTIONS Pulling existing program from the Schoenberg center out into the streets using small park-let size interventions

Schoenberg Center, Harlem

M MEDIUM SCALE INTERVENTIONS Using the existing technology and science based afterschool programs at the Bronx library to create a series of interventions at a block scale

ACADEMIC

Bronx Library, Bronx

L LARGE SCALE INTERVENTIONS Using the Callahan Kelly park in Brooklyn and the program existing around it to create a larger intervention.

Callahan Kelly Park, Brooklyn

COMMUNITY

DIVERSITY - LIVING IN PARALLEL Creating a case for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;injectingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; diversity in segregated neighborhoods of NYC as a way to promote healthy interaction and tolerance

PROJECT TYPE TEAM MEMBERS INSTITUTION YEAR

New York city is experiencing a drastic increase in population that comprises of an increasingly diverse demographic.

However, the diversity of different racial, ethnic and economic groups are segregated.

The proposal imagines ways to increase the mixing of these groups by injecting diversity in the places that lack it and preserving the existing diverse neighborhoods. The pilot project for this is proposed at the currently dormant subway line in Queens called the Queensway bridges. The northern part of this subway line presently lacks diversity while the southern part is more diverse.

For the Northern part, revitalizing the subway line will lead to increase in

URBAN DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE DANIEL CEDILLO. MICHAEL DELGADO GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2018, SPRING SEMESTER

land values in the adjacent properties.

Through the mechanism of value capture, the project seeks to generate revenue to fund the injection of an inclusionary housing and an inclusionary commercial program. By creating a level above the subway tracks for laying down this program, we can avoid encountering high real estate prices of the ground level and preserve the existing neighborhood culture.

For the southern part, revenues from value capture of the adjacent properties is used to create a public park at the ground level and places for an inclusionary commercial program. This program relies on larger big box retail stores at the ground level to subsidize

the inclusion of smaller businesses at the elevated level. Being developed around a subway stop, these businesses can use the heightened pedestrian activity at this upper level to support their businesses.

These injections are imagined as small scale insertions in the neighborhoods to preserve their unique experiences and create a more pedestrian friendly environment.

The public spaces created at the interfaces of the subway line and neighborhoods will promote a healthy interaction among different ethnic and economic groups.

INCREASING DIVERSITY, INCREASING SEGREGATION LEGEND White Black Hispanic Asian 1 Dot = 800 persons

1 mi

QUEENSWAY BRIDGES NORTH, INJECTING DIVERSITY

QUEENSWAY BRIDGES SOUTH, PRESERVING DIVERSITY

COMMUNITY

DENSIFICATION - FABRICS AND TYPOLOGIES A project that looks at densifying the old city of Delhi while maintaining its vibrant nature and diversity of functions

PROJECT TYPE TEAM MEMBERS INSTITUTION YEAR

The fabric of the old city of Delhi has evolved over centuries follows a very fine grain incrementally developed built form. The area is majorly mixed use and comprises of commercial and industrial uses on the ground floor and residential on the upper floors. The buildings that make up this fabric can be broadly categorized in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;courtyard typologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and have followed this form of organization due to various social, political and climatological reasons that have evolved over centuries. The residents in these areas enjoy the benefits of a well knit community but also face the functional problems that plague unregulated, organic developments built without supervision.

The project aims to retain the social

URBAN DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE SEMINAR ANIKET DIKSHIT GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2018, FALL SEMESTER

experience of the old city and blends it with the functionality of modern building codes and norms to achieve a settlement of high density that also thrives socially.

In order to achieve this goal, the project attempts to retain the fine grain of its original fabric and the active paths that connect it to its context at the ground level. The commercial and industrial uses on this level can be retained and can add to the active ground level nature that its residents revere. The courtyard typology and the advantages of a private open space are retained through the development of a module that allows for an open private terrace space for all its two bedroom and three bedroom apartments. The modules are clustered around a communal courtyard space that

connects to the streets at the ground level and preserves the drama that contributes to the qualities of old Delhi settlements. Increased street widths and an underground parking aims to ease the vehicular and pedestrian traffic that generally accompanies high density developments.

Through the incorporation of these techniques that amalgamate the best of both traditional and modern dwellings, the project can be presented as a model that could be used for future housing developments that aim to create high density, functional settlements and also wish to adhere to the strong social network that has evolved over centuries and has a deep rooted presence in the lifestyle of its inhabitants.

UNDERSTANDING AND RE-IMAGINING THE FABRIC

Existing plan

Existing axonometric

New plan

New axonometric

MIXED USE ARCHITECTURE

SUPERSTRUCTURE The superstructure of the project comprises of 1,2 & 3 bedroom units with a private open space for each unit. The courtyard acts as the major communal space.

VERTICAL CIRCULATION The vertical circulation lies on the network of streets that lead to courtyard spaces in the development hence connecting the street directly to horizontal communal circulation corridors above.

GROUND LEVEL The base level of the development follows the existing organic structure of the site and permeates to the surrounding areas establishing connections at a site scale.

UNIT CLUSTER

Kitchen Toi.

Kitchen Living/ Dining

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Terrace

Toi.

Living/ Dining

Toi.

Bedroom

BEDROOM 33Bedroom

Bedroom

Living/ Dining

Kitchen Toi.

Bedroom

Toi.

Terrace

2 BEDROOM 2 Bedroom

1 BEDROOM 1 Bedroom

CRAFT

TYPOLOGY - PAAET COLLEGES, KUWAIT An institution that reinforces the social ethos of educational architecture and creates an atmosphere that inspires learning both inside and outside the classroom

PROJECT TYPE TEAM MEMBERS INSTITUTION YEAR STAGE

ARCHITECTURE (PROFESSIONAL) RAJ PATEL (PRINCIPAL), MIROSLAV SOPKO KUWAITI ENGINEERS OFFICE, KUWAIT DEC 2016 - MAY 2017 ON HOLD SINCE TENDER STAGE

The project involved the design of Business and Technology college in a newly planned development in Kuwait. The design follows the social ethos of educational institutions with central common spaces and follows the sustainable vision for Kuwait 2030.

I worked in a team of three with the principal to produce the design with constant client interactions. I was responsible for the central building that holds the common spaces for the campus like lecture halls, 1200 seat auditorium.

3-D modeled by author , rendered by external consultant

SITE PLANNING

The site planning for the project followed the guidelines for the Kuwait sustainable vision 2050 and the large number of parking requirements for educational institutions.

The skewed profile of the project evolved because of the north - south orientation of the buildings. The bridge that crosses through all the buildings is the spine of the project that upholds the social ethos of the project. It follows the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong belief that education should continue outside the classroom.

Surface parking - 3860 Basement parking - 740 Total parking - 4600

CENTRAL BUILDING

I worked with the educational consultant and building service consultants to design the central building under the supervision of the principal designer. The central building consisted of a 1200 seat auditorium, lecture and dining halls.

FACADE

CRAFT

TECTONICS - AL NISF SHOWROOM & OFFICES Challenging the notion that the process of construction and habitation cannot be a simultaneous process

PROJECT TYPE TEAM MEMBERS INSTITUTION YEAR STAGE

The project was developed in a team of two by the author while working for KEO International Consultants. The client required the complete Architectural design from concept to construction drawing stage. The most challenging aspect of the project was that the client wanted to continuously inhabit the building currently on site while the new building was developed. Hence the project was developed in two phases.

While one half of the building was demolished and reconstructed, the other

ARCHITECTURE (RETAIL, OFFICE) ROHAN ALMEIDA, RANBIR MUDALIAR KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS MAY 2016 - SEP 2017 IN CONSTRUCTION

half of the building functioned normally.

The services in the current building thus required relocation which was strategically planned with the project manager and other engineers.

The client who is an aficionado of modernist Architecture wanted a place that reflected Kuwaitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past of hosting modernist buildings reflected in the design of his retail store on the ground and offices on the first floor. The material palette and form thus developed followed the modernist palette but also

incorporated contextual elements that helped the design fit into its environment.

The author was involved from the conception of the project and attended client meetings to discuss the evolution of the project. Before leaving the office, the author developed the construction drawings for the project and passed it on for the tender phase to his colleagues.

The project was entirely developed and coordinated on Revit.

View from main road (Rendered in vray and modeled in sketchup)

DETAILED MODEL IN REVIT

ROOF FLOOR Parking + Services

MEZZANINE Offices

GROUND Retail + Offices

BASEMENT Retail + Storage

Main Road Elevation

Side Elevation

Interior views for architectural material palette

AMANPREET DUGGAL asd2184@columbia.edu 201 748 9770 567 West 125 Street, NY 10027