ANERI SHAH
PORTFOLIO A COMPILATION OF SELECTED WORKS
2015 - 2020
ANERI SHAH
EDUCATION 2015 - Present
2013 - 2015 2003- 2013
“ The strength of a good design lies in oursleves and in our ability to perceive the world with both emotion and reason” - Peter Zumthor I am an aspiring architect with a strong inclination towards spatial perception. I believe that the technological growth of the society has to be matched with equal Emotional Sensitivity in order to help people take the true essense of a place. I like to curate experiences and create spaces that leave an impact on its users. I seek to intern in a firm which gives me the opportunity to avail the practical exposure of implementing design and the understand the context of Architecture with respect to the current scenario.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Rhinoceros, Revit, Twinmotion, MS Office
Manual
Hand- Drafting, Sketching, Model Making
Jamnabai Narsee School Mumbai, India
ISC
Jamnabai Narsee School Mumbai, India ISCE
24 - H Competion
BSSA Esquisse Competion Rethinking Urban Playscapes
2019
Volzero Micro Housing
Reimagine the idea of urban dwellings and come up with inventive solutions to the persistent issues of space crunch and growing population in our cities
2016
Self Organizing Patterns in Nature Installation I BSSA
WORKSHOPS 2018
Light and Design By Praveer Sethi
2016
Print Making
By Indrajeet Prasad
WORK EXPERIENCE Facilitator for Ecube Programme Ecube is a Value Education Programme which is currently being successfully implemented in 47 Schools around the globe and touching more than 20,000 children. 2018 - Present
Ecole Modiale World School It is one of the top international schools in Mumbai, I impart this programme to children of the K2 and 1st Grade once a week.
2015 - 2017
SVKM JV Parekh International School At SVKM JV Parekh International School, I imparted this programme to children of the Jr. Kg, Sr. Kg, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade once a week
VOLUNTEERING 2013 - 2015
Teacher
2014 - Present
Programme Co-ordinator Spiritual Touch Retreat
SKILLS Softwares Autocad, Adobe Photshop,
Mumbai, India
Knowledge Top 50
+91 - 9920662635
aneri_96@hotmail.com
B. Arch Degree
COMPETIONS AND INSTALLATIONS
21 DEC 1996 203, Kripanidhi Apartment, Gulmohar Cross Road No. 4 Vile Parle ( West ) Mumbai - 400049 Maharashtra, India
Balwant Sheth School of Architecture
Shimad Rajchandra Divinetouch I have volunteered to teach Value Education on a weekly basis to children aged 4 - 10 years which developed my planning, articulation and execution skills.
This retreat is a bi-annual workshop held in Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram, Dharampur. It offers chidren aged 13 - 16 an opportunity to nurture their spiritual selves and enhance their personalities through various extra curricular activities. I volunteer as a co-ordinator for the cultural activities and Programme Manager for this retreat. This has greatly helped sharpen my confidence, oratory skills, management skills and creativity.
CONTENTS
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Health Rehabilitation + Sports Centre Design Studio Project April 2019 Mentors Ar. Milind Merchant (Studio Pixel, Mumbai) Ar. Namrata Shah ( ans. Mumbai)
Brief : The focus of the studio was to achieve an understanding of the Eastern Waterfront of Mumbai. The eastern edge is a major current affair in the city as the docks have opened up to harbour new developement schemes. The task for this project was to provide a Sports Facility alongside a stadium at the Eastern Edge of Mumbai and to find an appropriate program which will help the developement of sport in the city. This brief led to a study of the context of Soprt in the city and also it’s position in the country. After the study the main intention of this studio was to understand why the people of the city show deep inclination to play sport but are not encouraged to pursue it. One major cause which drew my attention was the context of sport and health. The city of Mumbai has several grounds to indulge in sport spread throughout the city but lacks proper rehabilitation centres which cater to injuries caused due to sport. Hence the final end product of this studio was a sport rehabilitation centre along with a sport clubhouse which draws the sports people of the city to this establishment.
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Co - Working OfďŹ ce Space Marol, Mumbai Design Studio Project October 2018 Mentors Ar. Atrey Chayya (DuoA, Mumbai)
Brief : To identify a system built on self-organization - the ability of complex adaptive systems to grow, order, and organize all by themselves, without any master controller. This project was about discovering a system amongst the people of the city which has evolved in a more bottom up approach and applying that to design. In this project I studied that movement of the people of Worli Koliwada and understood how the spaces in the locality would transform in throughout the day. The movement pattern generated by the people of the locality greatly resembled the evolution of the Zebra Skin where each element is responsible for the change in the next one. Hence the principals of cellular automata became the driving force for developing this design. These principals were applied onto an old builing in Mittal Industrial Estate in Marol where the the outcome of the project was to retroďŹ t the existing structure into a space which the whole working community could use and celbrate together.
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This view shows the elevation of the proposed design against the backdrop of the increasing high rises in the commercial sector of the city. It aims to be breathe of fresh air in a city which is continuosly growing vertically and invite the people of the surrounding commercial estates to use the facilities that it offers.
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EXPLODED AXONAMETRIC AND SECTIONS THROUGH THE STRUCTURE
RENDER OF THE COMMON LIBRARY SPACE Generated on Rhinoceros and Twinmotion
RENDER OF THE CO - WORKING SPACE Generated on Rhinoceros and Twinmotion
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Institute of Indology Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Design Studio Project April 2018 Mentors Ar. Trilochan Chayya (Dean BSSA) Ar. Namrata Shah ( ans. Mumbai )
Brief : To understand the cultural context of Ujjain and provide it’s residents with a Institute of Indology or an Institute for space research. Ujjain is an ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River, It was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history. It emerged as the political centre of central India around 600 BCE. It remained an important political, commercial and cultural centre of central India until the early 19th century, when the British administrators decided to develop Indore as an alternative to it. Ujjain continues to be an important place of pilgrimage for Shaivites, Vaishnavites and followers of Shakta. In order to pay homage to the rich cultural diversity and community that resides in Ujjain, the program seleceted was an Institute of Indology. The design for this project stemmed from symbolism and form developement. This structure was designed with an inspiration from the form of a lantern - A carrier of knowledge.
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Manufacturing Unit, Menavali , Maharashtra Design Studio Project October 2017 Mentors Ar. Tapan Mittal (TMD, Mumbai)
Brief : To understand the context of Menavali, a small village in the Wai district of Wai and make a project for the people of the community. In this project I looked at the connectivity present in almost all the parts of this village. The village is potrays a strong feeling of unification because of the way people share the in between spaces. This leads to the multiple fragments of the village seem to blend in and look as one unfied space. The project finally culminated in a local munufacturing unit for the people of this village where they can come together and sell their produce in one space. The space is also view to invite tourists inside where they can see the whole manufacturing process as well as enjoy the wonderful views that this site offers and are able to eat and buy the products from the cafeteria bellow.
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About Menavali Menavali, a village 3 km from Wai, is the cultural landscape full of mythology, religion and tradition. The town is an amalgamation of the people, their lifestyle and history. The Ghats act as the interface between water, land and people. The village symbolizes the very bell residing there , unity and power.
Since all these form a whole, fron Hence one can each other an Hence when scale, it lo characteris forming
Menavali, though a small and quiet village, holds small charms in its heart. It has several elements which hold the whole settlement together and give it a very interconnected feel. Moreover, the people also share several areas amongst themselves which add to the feeling of unity. Each house is accessible from multiple routes which also show how deeply connected this settlement is. Every house in this settlement held its own characteristic idetitiy which differentiated them from the others. But in the midst of these houses, there were multiple elements which acted as connecters. These connecters, ranging from doors to a shared roof, showed the unity between the people and how this community was so inter connected whic lead one to percieve the whole area as one space rather than small fragments.
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The site selected is that of the feilds opposite the main ghats. One can notice that while the settlement looks very interconnected, the connect of the village to the ďŹ elds is clearly missing. This project will bridge the gap between the two river edges
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MODELS PROCESS
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Urban Design Sanjay Gandhi National Park Urban Design Studio Project April 2019 Mentors Ar. Atrey Chayya (DuoA, Mumbai) Ar. Dipal Chayya (DuoA, Mumbai) Ar. Prachi Donde
Brief : To understand how the site of Sanjay Gandhi National Park has been encroached from the side of Goregaon, Film city and understand how the site can be re planned in a way that the people can co-exist there with the greens. Sanjay Gandhi National park has been severly encroached upon in Goregaon. The hilly land has been excavated and plundered into. The way that we looked at this design was as to how could we replan the way the existing community has been using the space and understand as to how to integrate the greens into the space again. We started with changing the current land - use where we reversed the high density regions towards the city and pushed the low density areas towards the forest. We also put into use multiple ways wherein we can replenish this land with its natural resources. Team : Aneri Shah, Mehek Khanolkar, Anisha Swain and Ruchi Duttani.
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Competitions 2018 - 2019
6.1 : Full Circle
Ideas Forward - 24 H Competition - Knowledge , 2018 Brief : Think of a school that can be easily assembled in different scenarios. It can be used by NGO´s in their missions in the different countries where they operate. It can also be used by military personnel, doctors, teachers, etc. in different contexts such as workshops, training sessions, presentations, while preparing their missions. Team : Aneri Shah, Jill Deliwala, Tanishka Sarma
6.2 : Everything is Connected
BSSA Esquisse Competion , 2018 Brief : To rethink and visualize urban playscapes in the city of Mumbai. Team : Aneri Shah, Anuj Modi, Siddhi Zaveri, Jahanvi Shah
6.3 : Stack - Re - Stack
Volzero Microhousing Competion, 2019 Brief : to rethink and re-imagine the idea of urban dwellings and come up with inventive solutions to the persistent issues of space crunch and growing population in our cities. Team : Aneri Shah, Jill Deliwala, Tanishka Sarma
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Unfolding Chor Bazaar Graphics Studio Project October 2017 Mentor : Ar. Dipal Chayya (DuoA, Mumbai)
Chor Bazaar is an amalgamation of different people, materials, smells and visuals. In about one frame one can see a juxtapostion of various elements and people co-existing simultaneously, sharing a space. As we navigated through the streets of Chor Bazaar, there was an overwhelming sense of density and varied materiality that we felt should be translated visually and mechanically. We have mapped the diverse materials thats are available in Chor Bazaar and aim at providing a hands on experience that helps the user navigate through the streets with a visual clarity. This gives the user locational clarity that helps him position the desired material but at the same time provide him the visual diversity that Chor Bazaar has to offer. Our focal point in this module is to translate the different permutations of materials available with a hands on model that is engaging and representative. The diversity ranges not only in terms of the utility of the product but also in terms of the hardness of the materia. For example you can have a plastic shop co-exist with a metal sho in one space and frame. This sort of diversity and versitality is what makes Chor Bazaar distictive in terms of it’s program and experience. We have translated these experiences into elevations and sections that provide a view into the intricacies of the space. This provides an interactive experience that works w=in coherance with the interactions of Chor Bazaar as one navigates through it. Providing an informative narrative that brings forth the organic juxtaposition evident in the streets of Chor Bazaar is what our module aims to do. Team : Aneri Shah, Jill Deliwala, Jahnavi Shah, Charmil Shah, Shaishav Satra
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Technical Drawings Understanding construction details of the structure Mentors Ar. Durvesh Mhatre
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Understanding Secular Sacred Spaces Introduction to ongoing Thesis Project Mentors Ar. Priyank Mehta ( Studio PM, Mumbai )
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WHAT IS SACRED?
Traditionally it is defined as a space that allows for the user or users to engage in transcende thought, practice, or action. Conventionally, these spaces are simply churches, or mosques, or temples, or any other house of worship. 65
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Additionally they can ually be seen as places, such as oga studio as an example
The main function for sacred architecture, beyond enclosing or defining space, is to elevate its users mindset, spirit, fervor, etc.
With a much expanded notion of the sacred, and an evolution in the areas of religion and spirituality, the idea of sacred space has come to encompass a multitude of ideas. The manifestation of sacred space is widespread religious and secular, individualistic and collective, and rational and atmospheric.
Sacred a rc h i t e c ture and sacred space serves as a sanctuary for a person, group of people, or an idea. Contemporary sacred architecture instills emotion and thought. Sacred architecture
What’s the Aim of this Thesis This thesis ?
aims to reinterpret the notion of a sacred space and explore the architectural role in its creation. The questions raised in this thesis explores the notion of being profanely sacred.
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Aneri Shah
Balwant Sheth School of Architecture aneri_96@hotmail.com +91 - 9920662635