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CONTENTS 01. Redefining Workspace Design.............01 New Delhi
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28.6° N, 77.2° E
02. The Habitat Holders..............................09 London
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03. Multi-Faith Centre.................................15 New Delhi
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28.6° N, 77.2° E
04. Redevelopment Housing Project.........19 Delhi
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28.6° N, 77.2° E
05. Constructing the Unknown...................21 London
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51.4° N, 0.0° E
06. Manali Villas | Professional Internship..23 Manali
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Redefining Workspace Design Thermal Comfort in Work Environments in the Composite Climate of New Delhi 28.6° N, 77.2° E 1
‘Bringing the Outdoors to Indoors’ ‘Occupancy driven Space designing’ The design proposal provides the occupants of an office an array of work environments to choose from to achieve maximum employee comfort and productivity. Integration of open spaces into the closed office environment helps to allow the occupants to spill out and further reduce the increase in heat gain within the workspace. An occupant controlled movable facade helps to provide comfortable indoor temperatures and a sense of ‘open-ness’ when the climate permits. 2
CLIMATE OF DELHI , INDIA
High annual solar radiation
Diffuse solar radiation
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Direct solar radiation
Site
Site offsets
Volumetric extrusion
Further dividing the building mass to enhance the frontage of the North-South
Service Core
Cabins
Balcony/Terraces
Workspaces
FACADE DETAIL ANALYSIS
Vertical fins on the east facade, designed and angled to block the direct east sun but allow North light -To create comfortable outdoor work environments
Further modification of the fins from solar radiation and daylight
View of the outdoor work terrace. This image explains how the larger fins help to block the east sun but allow the north light to enter the space and create a healthy workspace environment.
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The planters further help to purify the air and act as a buffer between the outdoors and the indoors. The smaller fins can be adjusted by the occupants based on their daylight level requirements and the conditions of the outdoor environment.
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Comfort Comfort hours hours
54% 54%
Cooling Cooling Load Load
25kWh/Sqm kWh/Sqm 25
Section through the eastern facade terrace The micro-climate of the courtyard helps to create an ambient temperature in the space and encourage the employees to utilize this space during the months when the climate permits.
Comfort Comfort hours hours
47% 47%
Cooling Cooling Load Load
30kWh/Sqm kWh/Sqm 30
Section through the balcony overlooking the central courtyard View of the outdoor work terrace. The extended fins create smaller and more private work desk facing the outdoors.
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FACADE ADAPTABILITY IN DIFFERENT SEASONS
Facade Adaptability Scene 01 On the 21st of May, the employees reach office to start work after battling the rising temperatures outdoors. The indoors is cooler than the outdoors and blocking the sun. The terraces act a buffer between the unbearable outdoor conditions and the cool indoors. To increase their comfort levels, they switch the ceilings fans on and wear cotton clothes to let evaporation and air movement give a sense of cooling.
Facade Adaptability Scene 02 As the year passes by, the building and its occupants start to adapt with the changing seasons. It is now the 18th of September. The monsoon season has helped to cool the outdoor temperatures. It is now time to utilize the outdoor work spaces. The movable doors have been opened with 20% open-able aperture to let the natural air to flow through the work space. When the ceiling fans are switched on, it helps to allow the a better flow of the wind through the space.
Facade Adaptability Scene 03
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On the 24th of February, it is a very busy month for the employees. Opening up the movable doors to 40% window aperture helps to create a sense of open-ness in the office and enable better air movement throughout the floor. It also encourages the employees to utilize different areas of the office and provides them with an array of workspaces to work from in result promoting employee wellness and productivity.
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INDOOR DAYLIGHT PERFORMANCE
1 - Entrance/Exit Gate 01 2 - Entrance/Exit Gate 02 3 - Entrance lobby 4 - Cafeteria 5 - Library/ Reading space 6 - Dedicated Exhibition Space 7 - Core 01 8 - Dedicated Space for Pavilion to showcase Renewable Energy 9 - Amphitheater 10 - Connection to Wing 2 11 - Pantry/Break area 12 - Courtyard for Wing 02 13 - Core 03
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The Habitat Holders Holistic and balanced habitat designed to minimize its environmental impact 51.5° N, 0.12° W 9
London is an ever-evolving story which is constantly developing and adding new chapters to the base developed by the previous generation. The project is located in the historical Gas Holders of Bethnal Green. The design evolution was based on constant process of questioning and inferring from the computational simulations. Analytical studies informed the design which helped us to arrive at a proposal that provides a comfortable atmosphere in the apartment units as well as creates an idea of a holistic community while reducing the carbon emissions in the environment. The aim of the project was to achieve a free running building scenario that allows for very low energy loads and offers adaptive opportunity to its inhabitants while maintaining comfort indoors and outdoors. Team : Shibani Choudhury, Manasi Chaudhari, Pablo Ruiz Buenrostro 10
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OUTDOOR STUDIES | DESIGN MOVES
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SKY VIEW FACTOR ANALYSIS OF ALL COURTYARDS
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Multi-Faith Centre Integration of community , culture and religion 28.6° N, 77.2° E 15
Multi faith spaces demonstrate an overt or coordinated approach to ‘secular religious provision’. The focus for designing these prayer spaces should not just be about meditation halls but more about community spaces and incorporation factors that involve gathering spaces, small scale markets and public/pilgrimage lodging. The project creates a space for people from different communities to come together and provide them with a central common dialogue space for an interaction to take place. A local festival known as the Phool Walon Ki Sair is unique to the extent that practices and agents, which often remain separate, are combined and it takes places in Mehrauli in the months of OctoberNovember. This project takes the sole idea of the festival and creates a larger platform to enhance the belief and take a step towards communal harmony. 16
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
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Redevelopment Housing Project De-congesting of the streets and housing in Daryaganj,Delhi, India 28.6° N, 77.2° E 19
Daryaganj, an integral part of the culturally rich Delhi,has a mix of people who have come to settle in the location from different parts of the country. Chaos of vehicles in the busy narrow streets, contrast in the type of materials used for construction, intricate ornamentation on the facades of the buildings and the different eras that the streets have witnessed, all play a role in defining the character of the place. It speaks of the years of regeneration and amalgamation it has seen. All kinds of activities are visible on the streets of Daryaganj.Among a plethora of book publishing houses, you may find a few local shops, clinics, offices and many schools. One can see almost every bank branch here, which further emphasizes the flourishing economy it has.
Team : In collaboration with Arushi Rana 20
Constructing the Unknown Bartlett School of Architecture , UCL, Summer School 51.4° N, 0.0° E 21
The summer consisted of experimenting and interpreting patterns created by various food splatter. The project looked into creating centrifugal drawings of occupational moments on planer surfaces and exploration of the marks created by the food splatter in Architectural spatial terms. Team : Rana Ahmed, Lucía Vallina 22
Manali Villas Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates | Professional Internship 32.24° N, 77.18° E 23
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