Email : anigam@hotmail.co.uk Phone : +8613241111207 Date of Birth : 18th June, 1992 Languages : English : Native proficiency Hindi : Native proficiency Gujarati : Native proficiency I am Ami Nigam, a graduate with a passion for architecture, graphic and other forms of design. I have an Bachelors’ Degree with honours in Architecture from the Arts University Bournemouth in the UK. I have experience of working in London, Mumbai & Beijing. I have been interested in working with other designers and artists and have led a number of experimental collaborative projects with fine artists, film makers, fashion designers, costume makers and dancers. I am interested in the amalgamation of different practices in art and design in my understanding of the field. Softwares: Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Processing
Autodesk Maya Autodesk Autocad Autodesk Revit (BIM) Sketchup Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe After Effects
Work Experience: • XD Architects, Beijing, China • DPA London Architects, London, UK Part I Architectural Assistant (March Part I Architectural Assistant (July 2013 2014 - June 2014) December 2013) Job Description: • Conceptual Design • Working Individually or in a small team to produce design proposals • Making 3D Models • Generating Design Concepts • Writing a Design Brief • Producing Presentations for Meetings
Job Description: • Drawing Surveys • Feasibility Studies • Preparing Design Options • Consulting with Clients, Planners and Engineers • Submitting Planning Applications • Writing Building Reports
• Student Ambassador & Mentor • Activity Leader Arts University at Bournemouth (2010- Kaplan International Colleges (Summer 2012) 2011, Summer 2012) Education: • BA (Hons.) Architecture (‘13) Arts University Bournemouth, UK Royal Institute of British Architects Part I Architects Registration Board Part I
• Higher Secondary Certificate, Mumbai, India. (’10) • Indian Certificate for Secondary Education (’08)
Elected International Students Officer – ’11-’12, ’12-‘13 Student Mentor Student Ambassador Internationalization Committee
Skills: • Sketching • Graphic Design • Modelmaking • Digital Modelling • Architectural Rendering • Draughting
• Photography • Film Making & Editing • Web Design • Web Development
“Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all” - Luis Barragan
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E-GATE : Unsolicited Proposal to the Victorian Government For XD Architects
RMCP: Roma Motorino Checkpoint Individual Competition
Single Storey Extension : Building Regulations Diagram For DPA Architects(London) Ltd.
Pulse : A Place for Healing 3rd Year, Arts University Bournemouth
Naach: The Architecture of Dance 3rd Year, Arts University Bournemouth
Map of Australia highlighting the state of Victoria
Map of Victoria highlighting the city of Melbourne
E-GATE : Unsolicited Proposal to the Victorian Government For XD Architects
Map of Melbourne highlighting the Central Subregion
Map of Central Subregion highlighting the site
Site
Residential Offices Cultural Spaces Hotel Gardens Riverside Walkways Roads Total Plot Area: 265,000 sq. m Total GFA: 107,154 sq. m (40.4% of total) Total Usable Area: 1,065,500 sq. m The proposal is for a 20 minute neighbourhood located in South Central Melbourne. The driving force behind the design is to provide a healthy neighbourhood with open spaces, gardens and terraces that promote a healthier lifestyle for the citizens. It solves the problem of creating housing, office spaces, commercial spaces and community based spaces without compromising the openness that one would associate with the countryside. The focal point of the proposal is the Yarra river and the walkways and paths around it. Here, one can enjoy serenity in the middle of Central Melbourne, being disconnected from the city yet somehow right in the middle of it.
430,000 m2 Offices
430,000 m2 Residential
90,000 m2
Public & Cultural Spaces
70,000 m2 Hotel
2 1,020,000 m Total
The E-Gate project sets out to be a driver in the government’s plan for 2050 and offer to the City of Melbourne a new cultural, economical and civic hub. The unsolicited proposal follows closely the directions set out by the Melbourne Plan and aims to set an example in terms of sustainability and healthy lifestyle. Through its central location within the City of Melbourne the E-Gate project looks to be an example in terms of sustainability and more healthier lifestyle for its inhabitants as well as the people of Melbourne in general. By following the guidelines set out by the Melbourne Plan, the project seeks to integrate itself in the larger city context and create a space that respects the past but looks to the future for inspiration.
1 - Existing condition The site is characterised by a railway terminal in an area of the city with low rise industrial warehouses.
2 - Mass breaking A new artificial canal will split the site and give birth to riverside activities. Two major roads will link the area to the north and south of the site while providing access to the development.
5 - Adaptation of volumes The volumes are shaped in such a way so that they create a 2-3 storey central area (close to the river) and much taller edges. This will create a noise barrier and create an enclosure for the site.
6 - Resulting shapes Each building is conceived as a courtyard volume. The East and West edges of the site are residential with commercial, while the middle volumes are offices, hotels and mixedused blocks surrounded by green areas and public plazas.
3 - Defining the building area The boundary is offset and the built area is separated by walkways and plazas in order to create workable areas.
4 - Volume extrusion The building plots area extruded to create the required number of apartments, shops, offices and institutions.
7 - Creating the towers To enhance the yield area and accommodate the hotel, the towers in the middle are extruded, this results in high density commercial spaces at the base and specialised hotels in the towers.
8 - Terraced roofs The slopes are then terraced to accommodate balconies and terraced roofs, these become an important aspect of the project and result in an overall green area. These also helps to reduce the carbon footprint of the proposal and create interesting view points.
RMCP: Roma Motorino Checkpoint Individual Competition
1 - Existing condition
2 - Volume Extrusion
5 - Raising the platform to accomodate bike parking underneath and direct street level access to the garage
6 - Creating support for a canopy to provide shade for the Motorino Parking
3 - Breaking the volumes to accomodate internal movement
4 - Opening up the access point to Roma Termini
7 - Adjusting the canopy to allow sunlight into the space
8 - Breaking up of the canopy to allow more sunlight to percolate into the space and making it possible to fabricate the canopy offsite
A F B
E
C
D A : Garage B : Administration Area C : Shop D : Motorino Classes E : Motorino Parking F : Public Toilets
Ground Floor
First Floor
B 8088 2550
check on site
1530
1530
1800
Lintel as per Structural Engineer's Drawings and calculations 215 x 215 masonry pier with H16 rebar in centre
Lintel as per Structural Engineer's Drawings and calculations
600mm Wide trench fill foundation
DINING
450mm Wide trench fill foundation
Existing wall demolished
3750
New extract fan. 300mm cavity wall with 100mm concrete block inner leaf, 100mm full fill insulation e.g Rockwool cavity and 100mm brickwork.
Span Direction of new 150thk PC Beam&Block.
Span Direction of new 150thk PC Beam&Block.
Assumed position of existing manhole.
KITCHEN 1550
Furfix wall starter or similar approved between new and existing wall.
100 x 100 C16 post support to hip
New Inspection Chamber
HD
SVP encased in 2No. layers of Wallboard Ten. Front panel screw fixed to allow for rodding access above spillover level of appliances
350
New boiler
existing SVP
600mm Wide trench fill foundation
New padstones 300x215x150
Lintel as per Structural Engineer's Drawings and calculations
B
Lintel as per Structural Engineer's Drawings and calculations
Span Direction of new 150thk PC Beam&Block.
Existing wall demolished
100mm step down to garage
DINING New roof extract fan.
7265
New stud wall
GARAGE
450mm Wide trench fill foundation Existing wall demolished
Span Direction of new 150thk PC Beam&Block.
LIVING ROOM
300mm cavity wall with 100mm concrete block inner leaf, 100mm full fill insulation e.g Rockwool cavity and 100mm brickwork.
A
A
Furfix wall starter or similar approved between new and existing wall.
600mm wide trench fill foundation
710
2800 4220
PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR.
710
Lintel as per Structural Engineer's Drawings and calculations
PROP
Single Storey Extension : Building Regulations Diagram For DPA Architects(London) Ltd. LEGEND Foul water Lintel Extract Fan
New Boiler
HD
Mains powered interlinked Heat Detector New FD30s fire door with fire rated hinges, intumescent strip and self closer
Code 4 lead flashing
Code 4 lead flashing
200x50 C16 Timber plate @ 400 ctrs with M10 resin anchors to support joist hangers for roof joists New 200x50 rafters @400crs
New 200x50 rafters @400crs
150mm mineral wool insulation e.g Rockwool Flexi.
270mm mineral wool insulation e.g Rockwool Flexi.
220 x 50 C16 ceiling joists @400crs
110mm half round uPVC gutter fixed to 25mm x 150mm painted timber fascia.
(could be used for future use as floor)
300mm cavity wall construction with 100mm concrete block inner leaf, 100mm full fill insulation and 100mm brickwork. 100mm Concrete toppping (C35 ) & A142 mesh 40 cover DPC at 150mm min. above ground level
125 x C50 C16 ceiling joists @400crs
to match existing
GARAGE
100
2400
110mm half round uPVC gutter fixed to 25mm x 150mm painted timber fascia.
KITCHEN
DPC at 150mm min. above ground level Periscope vents @1.2m centres
New 150thk Pc beam & block floor to manufacturer's detailed design.
Ventilated air space
POSED SECTION AA
Blockwork below dpc to be dense blockwork 7N/mm2 in 1:1/4: 3 mortar
300mm cavity wall construction with 100mm concrete block inner leaf, 100mm full fill mineral wool insulation e.g Rockwool Flexi. and 100mm concrete block.
DPM
Ventilated air space
75mm screed
New 150thk Pc beam & block floor to specialist manufacturer's detailed design Cavity filled with lean mix concrete, up to 225 below DPC
75mm floor grade insulation New Foundations as per Structural Engineer's Drawings and calculations
PROPOSED SECTION BB
Pulse : A Place for Healing 3rd Year, Arts University Bournemouth
For the extended major project, we were given a site and asked to write our own briefs and design a hybrid building with temporary accommodation for 50 people and another use. After looking at the history of Bournemouth and the site, I realised how Bournemouth was set up to be a Victorian Spa town.The Royal
National Sanatorium played an important role in the establishment of this coastal town on the south coast of England. This lead me to writing the brief for a medical resort which would generate off season economy for Bournemouth and give people another reason to visit the town apart from just the sun and sand. After
the first site visit, what inspired me the most were the unparalleled views of the ocean it offered. I had recently finished my dissertation on the ROCA Gallery in London by Zaha Hadid Architects and had produced a film on the theme of the relationship between architecture and dance and so was full of ideas about
energy lines and movement lines and so on. I took this idea into this building and did an experimental study on the movement of water, I studied this by dropping ink in water and recording its movement. This idea was carried through this project and helped me design the building and movement.
Site Plan
Basement
Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Roof
Naach: The Architecture of Dance 3rd Year, Arts University Bournemouth Naach was a special study unit that i undertook in the third year of study at the university. Through this project, i’ve tried to explore the relationship between dance & space. This was a cross-platform project that required film making and representing dance in the form of architectural models. This project brought about changes in the way I think of space and what happens that makes the space.
anigam@hotmail.co.uk