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EDUCATION Feburary 2019 Present
MASTERS IN Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy
August 2011 July 2016
BACHELORS OF ARCHITECTURE Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun, India Graduated with Honours (Merit)
121, Banne Buikslootlaan, Amsterdam 1034 AC, Netherlands Indian 25/12/1993
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EXPERIENCE August 2021 Present
Makers of Sustainable Spaces | Amsterdam, NL Junior Architect (Internship) Design Assistant on Green Architecture and Biophilic Design projects ranging from tropical indoor gardens to urban agriculture.
August 2016 January 2019
SIAR & Partners | New Delhi, IND Associate Architect Lead Architect for various Competitions, Commercial and Government Projects.
May 2017 December 2018
LIVSPACE.COM | New Delhi, IND Design Partner - Freelancer Design Consultation and Project Management for Interior Projects.
August 2017 June 2018
Ishaan Institute of Architecture & Planning | UP, IND Visiting Professor - Part Time Studio Guide for 2nd & 3rd Year Students.
August 2014 December 2014
DP ARCHITECTS (SG) | Mumbai, IND Intern Architect Design assistant for Large scale projects such as Business parks and Group Housing.
ACHIEVEMENTS
PUBLICATIONS October 2021
DESIGN CASE STUDY - Transformation of Conventional Workspaces with Biophilic Principles Makers of Sustainable Spaces - click here to read
March 2014
COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE - SECRETARY NASA INDIA (Overall 1st position, National Association of Student of Architecture, India Convention - North India Zone)
LANDSCAPE OFF LIMITS - Summer School Topic - PO River Regained Politecnico Di Milano Guides - Prof. Marco Navarra, Prof. Antonio Rizzo Guest Lectures - James Corner, Gareth Doherty, Philippe Rahm
March 2013
COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE - SECRETARY NASA INDIA (Overall 2nd position, National Association of Student of Architecture, India Convention - North India Zone)
WORKSHOPS August 2020 Septemper 2020
May 2020
DESIGN WITH NATURE Topic - Reseach in Design New Delhi, India Guides - Prof. Akshay Kaul
May 2020 June 2020
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Topic - Urbanism and Place Making, Piacenza, Italy Politecnico Di Milano Guides - Prof. Stephen Marshall, Prof. Mauro Mazzali
SKILLS Master
(PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Intermediate
COMPETITIONS September 2016
March 2014
BEST THESIS (JURY CHOICE) Zonal NASA Convention Topic - LIGHT MUSEUM AND ENERGY CENTRE, Bangalore, India DESIGN TEAM - PRODUCT DESIGN TROPY (PORTABLE WORK STATION) 1st position - Zonal NASA Convention (North Zone)
Autodesk AutoCAD Trimble Sketchup 2020 Podium V2.6 V-Ray (Sketchup) Lumion 3D Enscape 3D Adobe Suite Microsoft office Suite Filmora Goldwave Adobe Lightroom Revit Architecture Twin Motion
LANGUAGE Hindi English Italian
Native Fluent (IELTS - 7.0) Learning
Hello, I am Jagrit Vij, an architect from India, pursuing MSc. Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design from Politecnico Di Milano, Italy. I am currently working as a Junior Architect at Makers of Sustainable Spaces, Amsterdam and looking forward to expand my role and responsibilites. As a creator, my aim has always been to produce innovative and sensitive designs, not just to meet the eye but to actually improve the environment. I have always believed that the experience of any space is only complete when it is percieved through all human senses. I have presented some of my selected projects in this portfolio that hopefully will outline my thought process and skills.
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UNFOLDING THIRDSCAPES Politecnico Di Milano - 2020 Architectural Design Studio Ponticelli, Naples
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PERSISTANT LIVING Politecnico Di Milano - 2021 Design Studio San Pietro in Volta, Venice Lagoons
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TORRESN AL PRAT Politecnico Di Milano - 2019 Urban Desgn Studio Marina Del Prat, Barcelona
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BRIDGING THE GAP Politecnico Di Milano - 2020 Special Topics in Environmental Design Piacenza
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UNFOLDING THIRDSCAPES POLITECNICO DI MILANO 2020 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 2 SITE - PONTICELLI, NAPLES, ITALY GUIDES - PROF. ANDREU MADORELL ARRIOLA PROF. AURORAROSA ALISON ASSOCIATES - PARV B TRIVEDI, JOSEPH K THOMAS, POURNIMA R IYER GRADE - 30L/30 SOFTWARES USED - AutoCAD, Sketchup, Photoshop, Indesign, Enscape 3d
Ponticelli stands as a trace to what it could have been. Once a rich Campania, promised by industrial motives, transformed by large infrastructural interventions, callous to the land, left behind fragmented vast abandoned spaces. Through our analysis and study, we realise that these fragmented terrains are the collective identity of this locality, an element which links the place. Our proposal focuses on responsible use of architectural materials, and landscape textures, to carve out interactive and productive areas from an abandoned site, while maintaining its past identity and traces. Thus, creating a moment, where one can listen to the bells toll of Santa Maria basilica, while working in a creative lab, overlooking Vesuvio. 6
Cover Image- A digital sketch, explaining the initial idea of axial connections, the third landscape and its integration with the stroll paths using the site as a vessel.
Visual Layering
Decaying Frames
Perspective Changes
Openness in Density
Visual Layering
Decaying Frames
Perspective Changes
Openness in Density
Vertical Garden
Dynamism of Colors
Gradation in Landscape
Vesuvio
Vertical Garden
Dynamism of Colors
Gradation in Landscape
Vesuvio
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CONTEXT - PONTICELLI SCALE
Green Infrastructure
Water Infrastructure
Mobility
Population Density
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Consolidated Master Plan - Architectural Design Studio 2
CONCEPT
STRATEGY Having an existing residential volume in our site, we tried to derive a cubic module based on the proportion of the existing structure, to better merge our proposals. These flexible modules can be assigned various functions, communal and public and has the opportunity to be scaled up and down as required.
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The conceptual diagram shows how the expressions are adopted considering the interaction with the green namely by three units the arches below ground, the frames for vertical green, and the cubes on the ground level.
Gathering
DESIGN DIAGRAMS
Existing Built Condition
Proposed Built & Open
Definition of Axis
Functional Distribution
Education
Modules 7m x 7m
7m x 3.5m
Community
Community Core
Creation of a Stroll Path
Proposed landscape Network
Creative Core
Pavallions 7m x 7m
7m x 3.5m Creative
Entertainment Interactive
Experience
Exhibition
Landscape
Landscape Integration
Proposed Landscape Gradation
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MASTER PLAN 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
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Community Housing (Existing) New Residential Block Community Plaza Community Farming Community Gathering Entrance Plaza Metro Station (Co-creative) Commercial Pavilion Entertainment Pavilion Co-working Pavilion Experience Pavilion Gathering/Play Pavilion Public Utilities Co-working Hub (Reviving Abandoned Building) East-West Corridor (Connecting Historic Center) Entrance Promenade Pollinator Habitat
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Our site is in proximity to the historic centre and serves as an interphase with the new Ponticelli. Our proposal tries to break boundaries, making the peripheries porous, and unifying the ground throughout our site.
Proposed Green Infrastructure
Corridors connecting places of importance traverse through our site, fluctuate into plazas of different sizes and character. Woven into this are the landscape interventions, inspired from the surrounding, helping to seamlessly merge our site to the adjacent. We can see the gradation in landscape with the wilder and natural landscape to the peripheries, and more designed landscape along the axis. The idea of green contamination can be seen on the hardscape, the roofs of the modules, and also along the vertical face of the existing buildings.
Residential Courts & Amenities
General Network Catchment Reuse Network Filter & Storage Soak Pit Bioswale Overflow to Main Line
Proposed Water System
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WATER INFRASTRUCTURE We have distributed some sunken courts along our site, which during the dry condition, would act as a skating rink, basketball court, and a community plaza. When it rains these courts would hold water collected from roofs and surface and drain them out slowly to a storage area, or to the main drains. Over flows are also connected to the drains. The surface runoff is passed through sub terrain filters before entering the courts. The stored water is used on site for irrigating the landscape and vertical garden. Skating Plaza
Sports Field
Skating Plaza in Dry Condition
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Skating Plaza in Monsoon
Community Plaza
SITE EDGES
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East Edge
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North Edge
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VILLA VISCONTI METRO STATION The existing metro station was redesigned as a point of dispersal and a destination point, combining it with creative studios and fabrication labs. The station encloses a plaza at a lower level with the main road, making this edge a public domain.
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FLOOR PLANS
FACADE
The Arches - Construction
Sunken Floor Plan
Material Palette
Ground Floor Plan
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MODULES
CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
Material Palette
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These adaptable modules, both in terms of scale and functionality, are placed along the two axes to define and activate them. Recycled compressed plastic panels and a local stone Campania Ignimbrite is used for the architectonic interventions.
FLEXIBLE MODULES
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SITE SECTIONS The existing residential building is slightly modified and retrofitted with frames to have vertical green walls, linking with the dynamics of the landscape below. The overall section shows how the landscape continues seamlessly on either side, through gradual mounts.
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Fruit trees and natural ground cover is used along this public domain. The planting is continued along vertical face of the apartments, with creepers such as common ivy, and clematis, which adds colour to the landscape. Thus bringing out the participation between the existing, proposed and the landscape, and how they work together.
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PERSISTANT LIVING POLITECNICO DI MILANO 2020 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 3 SITE - SAN PIETRO IN VOLTA, VENICE, ITALY GUIDES - PROF. MATTEO UMBERTO POLI, PROF. NAHID VATANPOUR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT GRADE - 30/30 SOFTWARES USED - AutoCAD, Sketchup, Photoshop, Indesign, Enscape 3d
Venice Lagoons lie in the high-risk zone for land subsistence. The fisherman community also portrays a strong culture in the area. Due to the Moose Project, San Pietro in Volta has been in the headlines and is also a potential tourist spot as it lies within the major sea routes. The site lies well with in the city while having a viable axis that can help relate the project both with sea and the lagoons. Thus the solution for a compact dwelling should be something that is adaptive and can resist this change, most importantly can act as module. The inspiration behind the proposed unit comes from the fishermen community and there culture, traditions, and most importantly their livelihood. Thus the idea is to develop an ambhibious house. 20
Cover Image- An inspiration image by Landscape Artist - Hermann David Salomon Corrodi who depicts an ancient fishermen settlement in the Lagoons of Venice.
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CONTEXT
HISTORICAL MAPS
ANTICIPATED MAPS
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The rise of the sea level is a natural phenomenon. Several measurements in the world show a sea level rise of between 170 and 220 millimetres in the last 100 years. For Venice, the land subsidence is between the 3 to 4 mm per year. Thus with this average sea level rise we can anticipate 60% of the current land immersed in water by 2200. Thus the dwelling is raised for the flood to act upon its sub-structure, while it can also float with the anticipated sea rise. This ambhibious nature of the unit has been made possible by studying various volumes, their shapes and how bouyant forces act upon them. The layout of the house has been specifically designed as such that the weight of the live and dead load are balanced to act upon its centre. 22
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
AMBHIBIOUS NATURE On Ground Works as a classic stilt house with essential living amenities. Site holds a dock for fishing boats and vegetation that supports flood water farming.
Centre of Gravity - keeping it at the centre of the axes
Roofing Profile - diagonal to withstand the forces of wind Flooding During the Flooding, the House can take advantage of the raised stilt and use the deck as well as the dock.
Concentration - maximising the heavy loads at centre
Foundation - trussed and piled to stand the tidal pressure. Future Resilience The house can elevate itself by the Buoyant force that acts upon the light hollow structure. This way stays intact. Thus, it becomes crucial for the design to be executed for this case.
Balancing the dead load to avoid the structure to tip over
Floating Mechanism - hollow and lightweight trapezoids
The primary aspect that needs to be taken care of is the placement of the raised building back on its foundation. This can be perfected using cable guides that keep the building in its position when floating. Thus when in docking position, it can be retracted and placed in the correct position.
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FLOOR PLANS
Deck Level Plan
Mezzanine Level Plan
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ELEVATIONS Deck level is placed at a height of 6.2m from the sea level. This makes sure that the trapezoidal pontoons are appropriately immersed in water to lift the house up when needed.
Ridge Level LVL + 13200 mm
Mezzanine Level LVL + 8700 mm
Deck Level LVL + 6200 mm
Immersion Level LVL + 5480 mm
Plinth Level LVL + 1800 mm
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South Elevation
TECHNICAL SECTION Piles are driven into the ground which is leveled and supported by a stone raft. The stilt structure is trussed timber to enhance support underwater.
RAIN CATCHING MEMBERANE WOODEN SECTION 370 X 115
PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS 860 X 1745
WOODEN PANELLING BATTENS 115 X 18 METAL FRAME (GLASS WALL) 50 X 150
DECK RAILING DECK FLOORING 150MM THICK TOP LAYER 18MM THICK PANELS WOODEN SECTION 200 X 315 WOODEN BEAM 320 X 700 HOLLOW TRAPEZOIDS (RECYCLED COMPRESSED PLASTIC) 850 X 1000 WOODEN STUD 320 X 320 WOODEN STUD 100 X 100
METAL GUSSET PLATE 12 MM THICKNESS STONE RAFT 1425 X 600
400 MM THICK RCC RAFT TIMBER SUPPORT FOR PILES 200 MM DIA PILES
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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS Floating Farm
Internal staircase and Storage
The Hollow Trapezoids are carefully designed after calculating the immersion level. They are made using recycled compressed plastic which makes them lightweight and environment friendly. Retractable Floating farms are provided to produce food in extreme conditions. It is assured that all the elements used can be detached and serve multiple purposes in all settings. Thus using the sense of their culture and lifestyle, the vision is to keep the community intact and sustaining. 28
Folding Staircase
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TORRES AL PRAT POLITECNICO DI MILANO 2019 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 1 SITE - BARCELONA, SPAIN GUIDES - PROF. LUIS SANFELIU VIVES PROF. GIOVANNA FONTANA SOFTWARES USED - AutoCAD, Sketchup, Revit, Photoshop, Podium, Autodesk Cloud Render GRADE - 30/30 ASSOCIATES - PARV B TRIVEDI, ABENEZER BUKUTE, JOSEPH K THOMAS, JALU BRAMASTRATYA, SHADI H., KIANA NIKOOSIAR
La Marina del Prat Vermel is the area between Metal-Lurgia Foc. Cissell and Mare de Deu del port streets of Barcelona. Under the metropolitan master plan amendment, this formal industrial area is being turned into a new mixed-use district, with dwellings and businesses are compatible making it one of the most impending properties of Barcelona. The Goal of the project is to improve social cohesion and to capture the changing dynamic of Barcelona Urbana whilst preserving the existing tissue. The built-scape focuses on combining functions such as housing, commercial and productive spaces in a balanced manner. 30
Cover Image- A digital sketch, demonstrating the system of blocks, courtyards and their axial connections with surrounding sites.
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Keeping the existing
Zoning and Accentuation
Varied Courtyards
Tower and Arm System
Height Adjustment for Sunlight
Negative Pockets for Air Flow
Physical model - 1:2000
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Physical model Block 1 - 1: 200
3d Section Model - 1:200
Physical model Block 1 - 1: 200
MASTER PLAN 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12.
Commercial + Housing Sunken Courtyard Existing Housing Sport Pitches Youth centre Community Garden Concert/ Gathering Space Commercial + ICT + Housing Formal Garden Multi Religious Centre Adjacent Green Area Existing School
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The masterplan is developed by extending the green spaces to the site from the surrounding. Public facilities such as a youth center in the core, bridge the housing with the offices and commercial area. In synergy with the green corridor, the project mirrored the density found in the city, while also managing the designated function of the nearby communities. The approach is to create a sustainable interface linking the dense community living while inculating green values, which compliments a defined green system. 33
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PROGRAMME
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Sixth Floor
Second Floor
First Floor
Ground Floor
YOUTH CENTRE
RESIDENTIAL
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OFFICES
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SUNKEN COURTYARD
COMMUNITY GARDEN
Depending on the sunlight, for darker parts the plants are Geranium, Sanguisorba and Iris. For the area with more sunlight species such as Rose, Aster or Saxifraga are used. Inner trees are large and colorful such as maple and outer ones are fruit trees such as apple.
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Sunken Courtyard
Trees planted in the community courtyard are fruit trees, such as apple and pear. The ones that follow the walk way are colorful shade trees such as cherry. The planter boxes can be planted with vegetables by the inhabitants such as herbs, tomato and cabbage.
Community Garden
FORMAL GARDEN
MULTI RELIGIOUS GARDEN
Introducing a water feature and geometric forms to create a formal garden to reflect mordenism. This helps meld the landscape with the commercial and official landuse. Water also gives a chilling touch and filters the noise from the busy junction.
Formal Garden
Dense rows of trees are planted along the entrance to the Multi Religious Center. A dense forest is planted along the north of the of the building to filter the noise from the main vehicuar road and to create a barrier from the adjacent built. Symbolic trees such as cypress, fig and lebanese cedar can be seen.
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BRIDGING THE GAP POLITECNICO DI MILANO 2020 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN SITE - PIACENZA, ITALY GUIDES - PROF. STEPHEN MARSHALL PROF. MAURO MAZZALI SOFTWARES USED - AutoCAD, Sketchup, Revit, Photoshop, Podium, Autodesk Cloud Render GRADE - 30L/30 ASSOCIATES - VALERIA GIOVENE, MARIA FRANCESCA JOLE, FEDERICO SASSI, PARV B. TRIVEDI
Comune di Piacenza is considering visions and options for redeveloping the land lying to the east of the railway station, in a response to the Italian railway (FS) releasing land no longer needed for operational railway purposes. A major opportunity now arises to develop this as a new mixed-use quarter in a way that not only exploits the individual parts of the site, but in a way that offers a wider restructuring of the east-central part of Piacenza, and allowing better integration between the city centre and the outlying areas to the north and east. Our proposal takes care of both the connection and landuse while keeping the hisorical elements such as the ancient city wall and the Chiesa Santa Maria in focus. 38
Cover Image- A digital photo montage showing how the heritage wall forms a gateway to a new more modern urban infrastructure for the people to interact with.
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UNDER THE BRIDGE The prime aim of the project was to create spaces that are more useful to the people of piacenza. The city currently does not offer any public spaces that promote social cohesion, thus the proposal tries to use the vacant areas as flexible spaces. These spaces can be multifunctional for the people to take advantage of them more often. Another important user group considered here is the student population of the city, who do not have any workshops or night studios to work in. The abandoned buildings have been reused to provide co working and hostels for the people of Piacenza. This is supported by a Bastian Plaza to resignify an important historical element.
Market and Recreational Areas under the bridge
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THE CHURCH PLAZA The site has been provided with various courts and plazas. The Church Plaza binds all of the spaces as it connects all of them and marks the entrance to the site from the western edge. The plaza is designed in two levels, the upper marks the gateway to the brige using the ancient city wall remains, while the lower one connects the urban garden. The sunken plaza is also connected to this area by a series of staircases and ramps making the site pedestrian friendly. The Church Plaza also extends on the road and marks the end of Via Roma, which is an important road for the city.
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Thus the proposal holds all the scattered elements around it, giving the people of Piaceza a new Urban Centre.
View - City Wall being used as a gateway to the brige
Recommendations (available on request)
Prof. Matteo Umberto Poli
Politecnico Di Milano Co-chair, MSc Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design Co-chair, MSc Landscape Architecture - Land Landscape Heritage Research member of FCL – Future City Lab
Prof. Andreu Arriola Madorell
Politecnico Di Milano School of urban Architecture and Construction Engineering Advanced Architectural Design Studio 2 MSc Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design
Mr. Karan Arora
Architect | Planner | Urban Designer Co- Founder - SIAR & Partners Masters (Urban Design) National University of Singapore
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