ANKITA JAIN architect
AJ ABOUT ME
An LEEDS credited architectural Designer focusing on crossdisciplinary collaboration between design , construction and sustainabilty.
EDUCATION
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture Bachelors in Architecture
EXPERIENCE
Being raised in a fast growing urban city of Dubai and then studying in diverse and multi-cultural city of Mumbai, my work has evolved around the contemporary cultural juxtaposition within architecture and design. My design philosophy lies in creating architecture which is simple, practical and evolving from its context. I believe that the purpouse of architecture is its people, and hence understanding them is the key to a good design.
TRAVEL LOG
Young Architects Forum, Dubai
PROJECTS Dubai, U.A.E Sharjah, U.A.E
Istanbul, Cappidocia | TURKEY
Norway, Sweden, Copenhagen, Germany
Bhutan
Kerala, Calcutta, Gujrat, Delhi, Assam| INDIA
Egypt
Kenya
Thailand HOBBIES
Licensed Advanced Deep Sea Diving Film and Theater Food
2010-2015
U+A Architects, Junior Architect
Dubai
Current
U+A Architect, Intern
Dubai
December - March 2015
Mobile Offices, Intern Worked on the design and competition panels for Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
My next goal is to use the skills i have, and enhance them through knowledge of sustainabilty and environment planning to help put architecture to a better use during disaster managment.
Mapping architecture in the urban settlement of Meena Bazar DO IT- Studying existing architecture in Bank Street
Mumbai
Concept design for Hotel service apartments, Hotel, Private Villa and Urban park
Aside for architecture, I have a ever growing intrest in art and instilation and staying up to date with current trends.I do so my volunteering at art organizations and events.
PET PROJECTS
Ankita jain 102 Umm Hurrair Appts, ,Bur Dubai, PO BOX: 855 Dubai UAE resident ,Visa Holder 00971561142487 ankita_28@hotmail.com
SKILLS
Mumbai
October, 2014
Mumbai Kamla Raheja Institute of Architecture, Teaching assistant Design faculty for the first year. Course included conducting workshops to develop creative and imaginative skills in the students
July 2014
Mumbai Interspace , Summer Intern Worked on the interiors for a gold shop in Mecca, Textiles shop in Dubai and a Commercial office in Dubai
May 2012
Design of Bus stop and Office Nasik,India Project consists of two covered bus stop stands and an office for a traffic of 15 busses at a time.
Ongoing
Renovation of public swimming pool Mumbai ,India Renovation and extension of support facilities which including changing room, steam room, cafeteria and staff room.
October 2012
Library at Bergen School of Architecture Bergen, Norway As part of an exchange program we designed and constructed the library for the university.
October 2012
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Adobe Suite Photoshop Illustrator InDesign
Graphics and 3D Coral Draw Rhinoceros Google Sketchup
BUSINESS BAY PARK, DUBAI
DESIGN PROJECTS
Stage 2 - Concept Design Report
Contents
THE PRACTICE
JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai
CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
3.3 LAYOUTS SITE PLAN @ 1:500
Dubai Properties, Buisness Bay Promanade and Park Dubai, UAE
2015
Sweid & Sweid, Residential Tower JLT, Dubai, UAE
2015
Deyaar, Hotel and Hotel Apartments Barsha, Dubai, UAE
2015 - Ongoing 2015
DAMAC, 4 Star Hotel Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
WORKS Design of University Library for Bergen Architecture School Berge, Norway
2012
Body Rythum Public Swimming Pool Mumbai, India
2014
TRAINING AND RESEARCH Reinventing the Function of the National Archives New Delhi, India
Acadamic Thesis
2015
Reconnecting with the Gaothan Airoli, Navi Mumbai, India
Design Dencity Comp
2014
The habour of Honesy Calicut, India
4th year design project
2014
Urban Design Studio
2014
2nd year design project
2012
Rethinking Rainwater Mangmnet Mumbai, India The Euothopican City Bhisnupur, India
PARK 1 - RETAIL PARK
THE MASTERPLAN
PROJECT INVOLVEMENT : Architectural Concept Design
BUISNESSBAY PROMANAD AND PARK
PARK 1 - RETAIL PARK
PARK 2&3 - MARINA
Site study
Business Bay is Dubai’s central business, commercial and residential area. At 80 million sq. ft., it creates a prime hub of residential space, international and local businesses, financial institutions and retail and hospitality options. It is ideally situated in the heart of Dubai, and is served by the Al Khail Road and Sheikh Zayed Road - two of Dubai’s biggest
traffic arteries. DESIGN PROPOSAL
BUSINESS BAY PROMENADE | Dubai Properties Group | February 2015
The idea behind developing the Business Bay Park is to create a pilot project for similar plots that are located along the canal. The concept combines pedestrian connectivity food and beverage offerings terraces and viewing decks overlooking the creek and a large green area for spectacles, events and performances as well as a floating platform.
DESIGN PROPOSAL
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15m wide zone provided for promenade walkway. currently incomplete and unused
PARK 3 - MARINA
PARK 4 - SMART PARK
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surrounding road used for vehicular access to the plots. currently only two bridges connect north to south side.
PLOT AREA: 3.019 sqm RETAIL AREA: 600 sqm PARKING NO.: 122 plots for commercial and residential development alon the promenade.
PARK 4 - SMART PARK
water canal to become future link between the dubai creek and jumeirah beach
open space pockets provided along the promenade. currently incomplete and unused
DESIGN STRATEGY Creation of a sustainable landmark lifestyle waterfront destination, that complements and reinforces the centre of now and beyond. Express a vibrant and activated waterfront promenade that extends and compliments Dubai downtown offering.. Create an engaging destination for residents, visitors and tourists that extends and compliments Dubai downtown experience. Deliver accessible and engaging experiences that include diverse piazzas interconnected with a system of walkways further linked to streets-capes and world class amenities. Make a comfortable environment through creative measures that cast shade and introduce water elements to cool the senses. Sustainable practices will be executed to conserve irrigation water, source local material that lowers the carbon footprint.
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PROJECT INVOLVEMENT : Architectural Concept Design and Schematic Design
SWIED & SWIED RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, JLT JLT Residential development intends to be a creative style of architecture that incorporates its existence of a high end residential living anchor within the complexities of full time commercial surroundings. It adapts and merges with the neighbouring conditions to create its own form of luxury, functionality and space planning. The project is an amalgamation of two sites, one used for the B+G+27 story tower, and the other used for the club house and pool. Both are connected by a foot bridge whose design is inspired by the local patterns or the mashrabiya.
DUPLEX TOWNHOUSE 1 DUPLEX TOWNHOUSE 2 STUDIO APT 1 BEDROOM APT 2 BEDROOM APT 3 BEDROOM APT 4 BEDROOM APT LOBBY
The main challenge faced was in the schematic design stage was to strategically create a floor plan which was to be cost efficient as well as luxurious. Different unity types were proposed in order to cater to all types of clientele Town house, Studios, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, 3 types of penthouse. The design philosophy behind the club house was to create an open breathing space within its dense Neighbourhood. My challenge as an junior architect was to create a design that was in accordance with the client, coordinated with structure and MEP and still have an essence of our design philosophy.
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UNIT TYPES JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai
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CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
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JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai
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JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai
JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai
CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
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CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015 JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai
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CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
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JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
3.3 LAYOUTS UNIT BLOWUPS 1 BR-07
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JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
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CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
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CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
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CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
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CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
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CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015 JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai
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JLT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, Sweid and Sweid | Dubai
CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
3.3 LAYOUTS UNIT BLOWUPS 1 BR-01
CONCEPT REPORT | JUNE 2015
3.3 LAYOUTS UNIT BLOWUPS S T- 0 1 , S T- 0 2 , S T- 0 3
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PROJECT INVOLVEMENT : Architectural Concept Design and Detail Design
DEEYAR SERVICE APARTMENT AND HOTEL The design intends to be a creative style of architecture that incorporates the binding of 2 different entities into one.It adapts to the surrounding conditions to create its own form of luxury,functionality and space planning. The design intent was it to create an timeless architectural design and give it a clear commercial identy as it lies next to Mall of the Emirates. The Project consists of two arms, the Hotel and the Service Apartments which reflect in space planning as well as asthetics. The facade develops takes a unique identity for both the arms creating a dual image of the building.
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Bergen School of Architecture, Norway
DAMAC Paramount Hotel in Sheikh Zayed Rd is a mixed used development located in Downtown Dubai, on a corner plot with some singular conditions and configurations. The two components of the development will be a 5 Star Hotel on the first half of the building and deluxe hotel apartments on the rest. The architectural design intent has always been to create an iconic building which its strategic location and shape will transform the development into a landmark itself. With that idea as a design driving factor, the building will sit in a corner plot emphasizing this corner condition accentuating the views towards the Burj Khalifa, at the time that it reads as one element through the building. In order to achieve that, the podium levels have been considered to be treated as part of the tower itself to enhance an slender shape. The dialog between the building towards downtown and towards Sheikh Zayed Rd has been differentiated in order to give a more aggressive presence towards the highway, where a media faรงade could be incorporated in the edge of the balconies to communicate potential marketing information from DAMAC or Paramount to an extremely high number of viewers from that road. Finally, the building top represents a celebration of the urban edge condition of Dubai, with unobstructed views to the highest building in the world in order to transform this into a major interest for visitors and investors.
PROJECT INVOLVEMENT : Student exchange program: Architectural Concept Design
The exchange program was designed as a vertical student between us and the masters students from BAS. The goal of the studio was to design the University library using existing structure and recycled materials. The main criteria was to create a flexible yet intimate space within the 4m high room.In order to create a flexible space, experiments were done with the shelving system in the library and how these shelves could be used as partition spaces when required.The main construction materials used whilst design were glass and wood, both being easily available and suitable for the climate. The greatest challenge in construction was the hard weather of Norway, and how to create a self insulated warm space. DAMAC SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD HOTEL | OPTION 02
A lot of factors had to be considered during the conceptualization of the wall-the insulation using argon gas, pre existing build conditions like positions of columns etc. existing services provisions an lots more.Based on the hierarchy of spaces, the gradient of the verstical structural systems change too, to create a different light and volume texture.In our design we interoperated a play of transparent and opaque panels which were randomly to form a modified gradient between book shelves and seating, PROJECT INVOLVEMENT : FREE LANCING: Renovation and refurshment of Public Swimming Pool
DAMAC SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD HOTEL | OPTION 02
The main request of the client was to increase serviceing spaces to the pool such as the changing rooms and the showers. Inaddition he requested to add a sauna, an office with bunkers and a small kicthen to the cafetaria. The design intent was to use existing materials on site and by using techniques of space planning create a compact yet comfortable space to service the swimming pool. The existing glass panels and partitions were used to create a vibrant fanacde for the changing rooms.
FIFTH YEAR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THESIS, individual project
REINVENTING THE FUNCTION OF AN NATION ARCHIVE TRANSPARENT, PARTICIPATORY, AWARENESS Abstract: A public building of a nation should represent completely the culture of the state, its identity, its inhabitants and the relationship it wanted to develop with its people. The ideology of bureaucracy should be directly reflected in the built form they inhabit. Built form acts as a spectacle through which people primarily perceive power and politics of the state. It is the primary duty of every person to know the ideology of the state and it is the responsibility of the state to develop a platform for effective and transparent communication to its people. Architecture acts an important mode for this communication.
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Argument: Being a democratic government, the people elect its leaders. It is a participatory system. The creation of the government is a public profile. In order to get the people involved knowledge of the existing systems needs to be made available to them. There needs to be a constant flow of knowledge from the government to its people. Not only does knowledge need to be imparted but opinions need to be gathered, discussed and shared. This knowledge can be spared by the help of institutes that directly correspond with the government, and help educating the people of the governing systems, policies play a big role in this. These institutes can help give an identity to a place for the people, help display its culture and house the leaders of the nation.One existing policy that helps aid this is the Right to Information Act 2005. It is a historic legislation in the annals of democracy in India. One of the major objectives of this Act is to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority by enabling citizens to access information held by or under the control of public authorities. The introduction of this act made it compulsory for all Institutes to archive documents and present them for the public. Hence the nature of the archive as purely a medium for storing of documents is in question. To answer this question the archive needs to change its purpose from storing records, to spreading of knowledge and creating awareness and conservation. It needs to make a strong stand within the government institutes and become a place for democratic exchange between the citizens and nation governors.
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The National Archives of India thus named following Indian Independence in 1947 currently functions as an attached office of the Ministry of Culture. Its core vision is “to help in spreading a feeling of national pride in our documentary cultural heritage and ensuring its preservation.” Later with the shift of the Capital, it too was shifted to New Delhi and designed by Sir Edward Lyutens. It sits on the main junction between Rajpath road and Janpath road on Raising Hill. National archival system function effectively as the auditor of government record-keeping – ensuring that these all important records are held safe for all Indians now and in the future and play its rightful role in deepening democracy, that we should be concerned about. The National Archive helps bring history to life. This acts as a catalyst for conversation and research. The current archive consists of two buildings- The annex which is a new building made as an extension and the Main building which is an historical structure built by Edward Luytens. The existing buildings are less flexible for special change and incorporating new technology of stacking, have poor lighting and inadequate space for users. The old building is of an area 2500 sqm. The National Archive of India
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INTENT AND DESIGN The National Archive needs to rethink its role in order to complete its vision of “drive to openness, cultivate public participation and strengthen the nation’s democracy through public access to high value records”. They need to focus on enhancing public involvement in its daily activities and hence help share the vast repository knowledge it holds. The infrastructure needs to be molded such that it brings in people of all kind into the archive. Open house programs, seminars and symposiums are conducted to educate people about the importance of archiving. A new public dimension needs to be added so as to get the public involved there by spreading and sharing its knowledge. A decision to demolish the new building is made. The old building is so as to keep a memory of the old archive and preserve the heritage structure. An additional unit is built to this old building. The historical will thus turn into an art piece giving it an importance whereas the new will help preserve this artifact and exhibit it to the public. The design intent of the new building would be to create an extension that accentuates the meaning of the repository and helps in creating a blend of the public and the archive. The archiving functions will be designed such so as they make a prominent mark on site, creating a sense of curiosity for the visitors as well as the pass byers. The public functions will then penetrate across the archiving functions such that the intersection of these will create platforms for interchange of knowledge, ideas and will also help give a personal platform for those who need to share their opinions.
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The North Elevation i.e the main entrance of the building has a rythum to it, with stone columns repeated. This reflects the scale and vastness of the holdings of the archive and helps create a sense of awareness and importance. The stone columns then merge into the existing historical building which acts as a museum and public domain for the archive. The massive stone block acts as a supporting structure of the existing building.
ENTRANCE FROM RAJPATH WEST ELEVATION The different building elements are contrasting in their openness and closedness andELEVATION each has its own character. WEST The unit where the archives and part of the library collection are stored is closed by its very nature. This contrasts
with the transparent public and research spaces. At first glance, the exhibition galleries are closed-off, but inside they have been kept optimally spacious by, for example, opening the three floors and (originally) the use of a glass wall that affords a view to the research areas keeping a constant flow of vision. The main library has an transpart wall facing the main road, thereby displaying the scale of content to the public outside.
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FOURTH YEAR ARCHITECTURE DESIGN , individual project
RECONNECTING WITH THE GAOTHAN Site The diva village is located in sector 9 just off the Airoli Bridge. The two typologies existing on the site are the CIDCO housing and the Gaothan. The Diva Village site is a high density area with both private and public housing units. The units range from ground storey buildings to ground plus three storey buildings.These houses are self-built houses passed on through generations.The surrounding areas have G+3 storey residential units built by CIDCO, when they bought the farm lands from the people residing in the diva village. The architectural structure of these buildings is quite different from that at the Village, changing the social structure around these buildings. The third upcoming typology visible is that of the High income buildings built by private developers. These have no relationship to the ground as they are high rise buildings with commercial stores on the first floor.The recent CIDCO housing shows no consideration to the existing fabric of the gaothan. Surrounded by these buildings the gaothan is being ] alienated and slowly diminishing from the sector. Another issue evident is the movement of cars in and around the sector. Around 65% of the occupants own some form of motor vehicles. These vehicles are parked in and around the open grounds, hence occupying majority of the open spaces. This leaves very little open space for the residents. Architecture The intent of the project hence is to propose an alternate building typology for CIDCO to build around the diva village so that the village is not isolated from its surroundings and becomes part of it. The new typology will try and replicate the social conditions of the gaothan and bring back its importance. The idea is to rebuild the social fabric of the sector to suit its original fabric. The site chosen is a plot of 22,000 sq. located between the main road and the gaothan. It is situated adjoining a crematorium. The strategies used for master planning are: Neighbourhood and design based on high density, low rise concept, creating spaces, both formal and inform for outdoor activities and socializing,keeping the street in constant contact with the inside, so as to encourage social activities in the informal spaces.
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The houses within the gaothan are self-built houses passed on through generations. In the gaothan you witness a constant human relationship with the outside. The informal spaces such as gullies, streets and backyards are used as social spaces by the residence. These spaces are used as spaces of communication and interaction between the residents. The front porch is used by the women, during the day and the men at night. The kitchens of each individual house forms the foci for the comminty. The kitchens form agents to simultanrous events originating at the indicidual kicthes at different times of the day from cylces of important events within the house. The spaces between the kitchens act as spaces for interaction between the women, making it the most communal part of the house.
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The first formal strategy made is to form a direct connect from the main road to the gaothan through the use of infrastructure. This is done by creating a street and pulling the commercial shops situated on the main road, into the spine there by activating the spine. The second strategy was to provide communal spaces for the residents of Sector 9 such as tuition class rooms, community centre, open markets, play grounds and exhibition space. Housing was designed keeping in my community spaces like the courtyards, kitchens and staircases. A series of master plan options were experimented with keeping in mind the site constrains and designing strategies. The connecting road that is the spine connecting the gaothan and the main road was experimented with in form and function. Instead of forming a perpendicular connect, the spine was curved in order to increase frontage and create breakpoints on the way which then became community centres like the market and play ground. Commercial shops of G+2 were placed on both the sides in order to increase human activity on the spine thereby activating it.
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COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES
Looking at kitchen, terraces and front poarch as a common space
GAOTHAN
Ladies sitting outside on the porch cleaning vegetables
Sharing kitchen items
Drying vegetables on the terrace
Drying clothes and cooking together
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SECTION THROUGH THE GAOTHAN
Connecting the site back to the Gaothan GAOTHAN ROAD
Bringing the commercial into the spine so as to activate it
Market
Provide facilities for the Gaothan so as to increase community interactions
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Straight road joining the gaothan and the main road Community center near the Gaothan Resident units placed at the perifery with parking towards the spain
COURTYARD TYPOLOGY
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SECTION THROUGH THE SECTOR
Commercial front breaks up and creates openings for residential units
COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES
Looking at kitchen, terraces and front poarch as a common space
Main spine curves to increase the time spent passing it Community center placed at the heart of the cluster main spine has both commercial plus residential COURTYARD TYPOLOGY
Main spine is a straight road with commercial on one side and residential on the other.
GAOTHAN
Ladies sitting outside on the porch cleaning vegetables
Sharing kitchen items
Drying vegetables on the terrace
Exagurate commerical units so as to create a stronger impact
Drying clothes and cooking together GULLY TYPOLOGY
DESIGN PROCESS A connecting road is constructed from the sikka to the main road, joining the two. This will form a connection through the settlement. On either sides of this road, are the commercial units and public spaces. CREMETORIUM
Two housing typologies were experimented with. One responding to the commercial shops facing the road, the other was to form a courtyard typology. The apartments were designed to accommodate single families, double families and multifamily systems. The kitchen is considered as the most integral part of the house and there by placed right near the entrance and facing the courtyards. The architectural design of the units is kept in corealtion with the existing, where the desinging of the opening is kept flexible to the residents to create an vibrant and realistic elevation. The cars have been restircted to the perifery of the settlement to avoid infringment of the public spaces. An overhead foot bridge connects the houses accross the road to the public ground and community center to create a sense of security for the Making a connection to the Gothan by Activate the street by making it a communal Elongating the street to increase Redidention units are residents and theachildren. creating spine street with shops, markets and community the experience into the spine
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Creating pockets of community spaces attached to the spine
Shared terrace
Build form Pedistrian Roads
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Main roads
Land use Kitchens face terrace
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Vehicular entry
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DESIGN Typology one responds to the commercial stores and is placed behind the shops. There are G+3 structures compromising of 2 blocks, with 2 apartments on each floor. The apartments face each other and have a common terrace in-between. The main staircase goes through this open space giving opportunity for communication between residents. Typology two is the courtyard typology placed at the periphery of the site. The entire cluster is raised on a plinth so as to avoid movement of vehicles into the courtyards. The houses are placed around the courtyards. The kitchens on adjoining houses are placed next to each other and have a dropped plinth in front. This helps form a semi-public space where women can sit and communicate or work together. On the upper floors the same is done by the use of a grill as the flooring in front of the kitchens. This helps create a visual connection with the lower floors. Each level has multiple terraces for gatherings. The corridors and staircases are placed towards the courtyard so as to give opportunity for communication and help get a visual connection to the centre of the cluster. Trees are planted in order to help proved shade to these courtyards.
DESIGN
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parking stacking comresidential mercial typology
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community market
commercial street front with resident units on the back
Stacking of units to create terraces acting as comminty spaces Stacking of units to create terraces acting as community spaces
Stacking of units helps create terraces through which the Stacking of units helps create terraces, for through which the circulation passes giving opportunity communiication circulation passes giving opportunity for communication and communal gathering and communal gathering.
Typology 1 development
UNIT 2
The kitchen area serves as The kitchen area serves as the heart of the clusters the heart of the clusters forming a communal space forming a communal space giving opportunity to gather, giving opportunity to communicate and learn gather, communicate and learn.
THIRD YEAR URBAN DESIGN PROJECT , group project
RETHINKING FLOOD MANAGEMENT In K-Ward region in Mumbai A live studio was conducted in collaboration with the Mumbai Muncipality to study the existing K ward in respect to different catogaries such as Flooding , Health, Food , Transportation etc. A group of 4 students were given one topic each. We studied the K-Ward area in respect to rain fall paters and water logging, We studeied two areas in detail, one being a paved area in Juhu Scheme and the other a village within the Ward.Both regions prevail different built conditions- Roads, Building Type and Lifestyle. K ward lies in the low lying region and thus faces problems with water logging. Even though a well connected drainage systems exist, external factors such a waste pollution, external forces causing the drains to break and excess wastage of domestic water cause draingage faliour. We studied the existing conditions and then came up with solutions but small scale and wide scale to help these problems. We then proposed a Water harvesting law which could be implememnted by the Muncipality to prevent futhure water logging problems.
STUDY
Existing drainage conditions and water management in and around Juhu scheme
MAP OF K - WEST WARD WITH IMAGES OF THE HIGH RISK FLOOD PRONE Existing drainage conditions and water management in and around Juhu scheme AREAS
SOLUTION Managing Rain water at a local Scale ( Unbuilt projects) Rainwater in building compounds can be managed more effiectivly by creating water catchment areas within thw plot itself through porous surfaces inroduced as rain gardens/borewells or permeable paved parking areas and through terrace water catchment. This will help balance the usage of surplus water for purpose like flushing and gardening while the excess drawin off can be purified through layers of permeable surfaces and used for the recharging the ground table. This will also help reduce the load on existing drains on site that are desined to accommodate runoff only from the pavemmnet and roads. Porous paving
MAP OF K - WEST WARD SHOWING : CONTUORS, PRONE FLOODING AREAS MANGROVES
JUHU SCHEME The figure on the left is a study of the relationship between the contuors and magroves to the flood prone areas in the KWest area of the island of Mumbai. With the red demarking the highest areas of the ward, and the light green demarking the low lying areas, the high risk flood prone zones are situated primarily in the low lying areas.
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However, as one of the examples, even though a part of Jogeshwari is not located on a low lying area, it is a high risk flood prone area. As shown, the presence of the mangroves on the north west side of the ward is also the area with the least number of flood prone areas.
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EXISITING DRAWINAGE CONDITIONS AND WATER MANAGMENT IN AND AROUND JUHU SCHEME
blocks can be installed in driveways, path or patio areas. If the paved areas sloped towards the house a pit or strip of drain connected to existing stormwater may be required to remove excess water during heavy rainwater. Paths with pradiant greater than 5% may not be suitable for pourous paving.
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Residential units Built residential units can make small changes to harvest rainwater. This can be done by changing pavments or locating spots Residential units which can be landscaped to harvest water.
K-WEST WARD DHOBHI GHAT CONTOURS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS
Built residential units can make small changes to harvest rainwater. This can be done by changing pavments or locating spots SOLUTION which can be landscaped to harvest water. 500 M SQ ANDRain UNDERwater at a local Scale ( Built projects) Managing
INFERENCE There is a direct relationship betweee the contours , the mangrooves to the flood prone areas in the K-West ward. As seen most of the high risk flood zones are siduatied in the low lying areas. Thus the only relief is the Nullahs present in the region. As observed in the images, the present confitions of the Irla Nullah has concrete embankments on both the sides of it, hence the surface water does not have a clear outlet to the nullah. This is one of the primanry reasons for flooding.Therefor by targeting the improvement of these zones, overall flooding in the region can be reduced. Rainwater collected in building compounds is taken outside the building to drain out. The existing drains on site are designed to accommodate runoff only from pavements and roads and dont account for the additional runoff coming from buildings. Hence during heavy rains, the volume of water collected is more than the capacity of the drains and this caused the drawins to overflow causing flooding on the streets.Drains along roads are constantly subjected to waste disposal, this leads to clogging and reduces efficeny from the given capacity of water to be drained.
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Small projects of less than 100 m² (de-
Existing drainage conditions in and around buildings
Rainwater collected in building compounds is taken outside the building and then drained there. The existing drains on site are designed to accommodate runoff only from pavements and roads and don’t account for the additional runoff coming from buildings. Hence during heavy rains, the volume of water collected is more than the capacity of the drains and this caused the drains to overflow causing flooding on the streets.
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Roof gardens
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Drains along roads are constantly subjected to waste disposal, this leads to clogging and reduces efficiency from the given capacity of water to be drained.
Rain gardens Porous Rain gardens
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FOURTH YEAR ARCHITECTURE DESIGN , individual project
CULTURAL CENTER, ISLAMIC MUSEUM AND OLD AGE HOME FOR MEN The studio took place with a site visit to Kuttichera, a city in Kerala. The studio was aimed at revitalizing the area that was once the cultural and commercial heart of the city. The city of Kozhikode is surrounded by myths and stories, that are facts of history too powerful to ignore. The city has an interesting past and culture which is still seen and felt within its walls and close knit society. This is reflected at all scales within the city I.e the city and its architecture. Architecture The Theravada typology represents an introverted prototype developed through culture and domestic lifestyle of the people of Kuttichera. The form and scale within the spaces in the Theravada change based of 3 levels. Time- The domestic activities within the house are dominated by time. The use of the space changes within the house as the day proceeds. The shift in usage shifts from the front yard to the private rooms. Privacy- the levels of privacy increase as you move into the house with the central courtyard being the most public space for the entire family. Gender- The use of spaces is segregated by gender, where the women spend most of their time in the central courtyard, and the men spend their time on the front porch or there private rooms. CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND SITE STUDY DRAWING
speciality restaurant and viewing terrace
Flaura and spice exhibit
The city The Kuttichera Lake is the foci for social gatherings and festivals in the city. It is accessed by two important streets, Thangla Road coming from the beach road and Halwa bazar with is the main market road in the city. It is surrounded by Theravadas on its three sides and 3 main mosques on its 3 edges. Being such an important marker in the city, the Kuttichera tank has an potential to act as a frame to the city.
Tharawad exhibit
Library
Old age home- Rooms
Old age home- Cafe
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CULTURAL CENTER AND ISLAMIC MUSEUM
The Cultural has two main functions. One is to look at the public aspects of like in Kuttichera and display it to visitors. Its second and daily used function is to provide a space for community celebrations of festivals and daily life. The Islamic Museum will look at the history of the several Mosques in the area and facilitate access and tours for Tourists. PROGRAM: Historical exhibition center Av rooms Public Library Community Hall and prayer rooms Tharavad exhibit Flaura and Spice Exhibit Mosque Exhibit Viewing Gallary Restaurant serving to the festival space Specialty food restaurant.
PUBLIC
OLD AGE HOME FOR MEN
The ages/retired/widowed men in Kuttichera have no place which they can call home and have to themselves. The idea of the old age home is to provide them with not just housing but also form a community that becomes their new family and home. The design concentrates on creating a closed knit community with all facilities such as restaurants, hobby center and cultural space. It celebrates the scale of a Theravada, and uses it to create a safe space for the men. PROGRAM: Rooms- Single and Double Common Room Visitor’s center + hobby room Restaurant Clinic Admin Reading room TV room
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ARCHITECTURE Since the museum is placed at such an important location which has the potential to attract tourists, the architecture of the museum is inspired by its surroundings such that the museum externally itself acts as an exhibit of Kuttichera. The museum itself comes on display to the travelers and the pass byers. In hope to make it a location of social gathering and a place where history can be stored and created at the same time, the museum opens itself into smaller courtyards which can be used for festivals and public functions. The exhibit spaces are molded to forms of what is stored in them. To future create an public place, the specialty restaurant with the help of double folding doors opens up to the Kuttichera lake on one side and the Central courtyard of the museum on the other thereby creating an large public space. There is a co-relation between the windows and doors and the function of the space they are used in. This creates a varing landscape to the roads of kuttichera. A similar technique is used with the buildings, where the windows and doors change in respect to what they cater to.
PUBLIC
SECOND YEAR ARCHITECTURE DESIGN , individual project
THE EUTHOPIAN CITY Terracotta City is a Ethiopian city placed in between two places viz. Bishnupur ( a temple town) and Panchmura (a potters village), in the Bankura district of West Bengal. This city was curated keeping in mind two types of regions, residential plots and institutional plots. Each student developed one of each plot, one for the home of an inhabitant- the philosopher’s house, and the other for an institution- The jewelry cooperative. Institution Being placed in a region, where people are involved in mutual assistance in working towards a common goal, that being the betterment of their home and lifestyle, the jewelry cooperative is thought of as a place not only for business but for enhancement of life of the people. It provides a platform for local women to come together and own a business concentrated on local and international jewelry there by supporting the economy, giving them independence and creating a project to represent their culture and heritage.Inspired by the local material of
bhisnupur, the architecture of the building is developed using Terracota Jali walls, to give it the light texture and beauty elements of jewellery. It is raised up to a podium to create a steped public arena which activates during weekends and festivals as flee markets for local women to sell handicrafs and home made jewllery.
Inhabitants Located in between a town of mysterious temples and city build around a singular material i.e. terracotta, the house emerged from a mind bending network of curves that ends into a singular room maintain a clear uninterrupted path throughout the house. The theme of the house is based on the connection of the human and his mind, providing him with a defined yet entwined space to think and connect with himself.Though tightly packed with terracotta brick and mortar the house forms a visual and physical flow, creating a sculpture for the philosopher to reside in.
EXPLODED AXO-THE PHILOSOPHERS COVE
THE PHILOSOPHERS COVE
JEWELLERY CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAM: PROGRAM:
Jewellery Store Cafe Meeting room Office Designing Studio Storage Service Rooms Open to air market
Bedroom Kitchen Thinking space Services view of bedrooms on level 2
view of workshops and administration office view of kitchen on level 1
view of open air flee market
view through livign room and kitchen on level 1
view of jewellery store view through central open space
ramp going to level 2 forming a continous spcae Entrance
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MODEL EXPERIMENTATION FOR BLIND SCHOOL
3RD YEAR