Portfolio

2008-SSAA-’11-BDP-’12-SSAA-’13-SAA-’17-TUDELFT-2020

portfolio 2008-2013| SSAA | Sushant School of Art and Architecture| B.Arch 2011| BDP | Building Design Partnership | Architectural Internship 2013-2017| SAA | Sikka Associates Architects | Architect 2017-19| Tu-Delft | Delft University of Technology | Msc. Architecture

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Arav Kumar

portfolio In-Flow

Msc. Arch Thesis Project

Tu-Delft

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Sky-City

Msc-2 Studio Project

Tu-Delft

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Urban Borders

Msc-1 Studio Project

Tu-Delft

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Kinetic Transport Hub Pixel-City

B.arch Thesis Project Housing Studio

SSAA SSAA

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Professional Project

SAA

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Professional Project SAA+BDP

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IIT-Ropar IIT-Jodhpur Glimpse

Selected Projects

Glimpse

Digital|Physical Exploration

SAA

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Contents

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IN-FLOW

Academic Project | 2017-18 TU-Delft |Msc-3/4 Architectural Engineering Graduation Studio|Robotic Lab Bier, H.H., Adema.F, Hidding, A.J. CAD: Rhino, Grasshopper, Autodesk Maya, Unreal 4, Zbrush, Mandelbulb 3d, Side-FX.Houdini, Adobe Suite Project Link: http://100ybp.roboticbuilding.eu/index.

IN-FLOW deals with a context driven research into the unique ephemeral nature of a temporary pop up city in India. The site is situated in the northern city of Allahabad[now Prayagraj] at the confluence of two river, Ganga and Yamuna respectively. The site facilitates the gathering for religious festival called “The Kumbh Mela�. It is the largest public gathering in the world, drawing 150 plus million pilgrims over the course of three months. The site functions on a set of temporal cycles where the site is under water during rainy season, the city materialises during the dry period once the water subsides and after the festival is dismantled the farmers use the same plots for farming. The Thesis deals with a system where the site goes through various differential states and hence leads to flow of architecture and material structure from one state to another. This reversibility could serve as a rich case study to examine the working behind a temporary pop up city.

[Phase-I] [July-river]

[Phase-II] [October-planning]

[Phase-III] [January-metropolis]

[Phase-IV] [April-agropolis]

A LLA HA B A D IND IA

25°28’22.9224’’N|81°52’42.0852’’E

The site lies between two rivers and joins two parts of the city when assembled stretching across 32 sq kms of total site area. The local earth is made up of sand[80%], clay[15%] and silt[5%]. As a design concept it was decided to take this material mix as the primary building material system.

[A] Site main interconnections for direct access

[B] Drip simulation

[C] Agents-Walking simulation

[D] Fragmentation based on data overlap & final selected site

The site is first bisected with the main access routes connecting it to its context establishing clear and direct routes for large amount of attendees. Next the contour data is taken into account for a drip simulation to extract mountain and valley curves.The first two steps are overlapped to achieve the first sector fragmentation,the mid points of which are connected by a walking simulation along the contour to determine the shortest and best routes along the site deformations.

Selected Site for Meso Detailing

Once we overlap all site data to achieve final fragmentation of sectors and then smaller blocks, one of the blocks are selected for further urban guidelines. To establish space guidelines a vector field simulation is established which disrupts the contour in order to integrate the structures on site. Point field determines the extent of the volume, rotational field determines the type of interaction between two functions and line field is for the open social spaces and circulation.

Meso Detailing

[A] Urban Axis

[C] Ramp integration & Catenary Optimization

[B] Form interaction towards bathing ghats

[D] Final Output

Urban guidelines gives us specific data as to extent , shape and the min. height of various functions like public pavilions, hospitals, police stations, food-courts, market hall and living spaces. For further detailing the public pavilion is selected and is manually worked upon based on the data inputs from urban guidelines. Three major design guidelines shapes the form i.e- View axis, interaction with public ghats near the water edge and establishing ramp connections to achieve catenary like structures.

S01 Main Hall and sanctum

S02 Ramps & prayer cells

S03 Ramps, Market hall & prayer cells

S04 Main Hall,Ramps, Market hall & prayer cells

S05 Market hall & geometry elevation

S06 Main hall & ramps

The urban guidelines intends the structures on site to be like a series of interconnected earth berms type structure with accessibility at two levels to segregate direct access at lower level and bypass access at upper levels. The roof will further include public seatings where the human seating position curves are extracted and embedded into the overall flowing geometry along with perforations and railings.

Principle stress lines

Material Optimization and perforations based on stress lines

Perforations and seating

A small section of the overall form was selected to induce porosity and elevation detailing. Perforations were preferred on roof as only indirect lighting was preferred to keep in line with the cave type environment. The stress lines helps to identify spaces for perforations.

The stress lines are further used for elevation treatment both outside [facing page] and inside[ above images]. The elevation was inspired from temples in India which is built around a banyan tree and slowly overtime the roots grow over the structure organically. Similarly the stress lines are used to achieve material depth variations across the surface which outputs such branching like elevation mimicking the tree roots.

For micro level detailing, an attempt was made to introduce details similar to the ones found in Indian temples. Research was done into temple detailing and Michael Hansmeyer’s work which showed repeated progression and iteration into small elements were outputting complex forms. The above image shows the application of the mandelbulb formula tweaked to have similar iterations as that of an temple progression on a small fraction of the design in Houdini.

Extensive elevation catalogue was made in Mandelbulb 3d software where the base formula was tweaked to have the following generationsProjection, Staggering, Splitting, Progressive Multiplication & Expanding Repetition.

Detailing of fraction element

The mandelbulb details are extracted as meshes and are painted onto the elevations on zbrush software. The initial attempt was to simulate the whole details based on stress lines locations but due to computing power limitations the details had to be digitally painted onto the elevation had further optimized to be 3d printed for production.

3d printed nano element

Nano brick size element visualization

For the production system, Particle bed system 3d printing is used where a layer of the material [ sand and clay] and binder [ bascillus pasteurii, urea solution and calcium chloride] are spread alternatively on a bed to print he model at high resolution. binder agent like bascillus pasteurii and urea help in solidifying sand when mixed with water, while calcium chloride helps in making the building water soluble as it reacts with running water to erode over time.

Front Elevation

Elevations are framed according to the accessibility modes of the attendees. The front elevation is approached via boats and is far away from the nearest shore hence the elevation is kept simple and bold to make the pyramid shape apparent which mimics the shape of the present temple structures around the site.

Back Elevation

Side Elevation

The back elevation can be seen from nearby land patches and hence the elevation shows a series of intertwined ramp system culminating in as series of catenary systems.

The side elevation being approached by attendees on foot has wide arches framing their destination behind.

The building rises like an organic earth mound which will be assembled in a few months and after catering to the functions will disintegrate along the natural flow of the river.

The above visualization shows the height of the structure matches the minimum level the river rises to during the monsoon season as seen in the tower embankment.

The project is a small step towards minimizing use of materials like plastics on site by making the material usage equal to the functional usage. It also imbibes the local human culture by conceptualizing structures inspired by vernacular mud architecture around the site.

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SKYCITY

Academic Project | 2018-2019 TU-Delft |Msc-2| The Why Factory Studio Winy Maas, Felix Madrazo, Leo Stuckardt, Chun Hoi Hui, Lex te Loo Group Project: 35 students-[t?f] , Subdivided into teams of three. Further Fragmented into teams of 4.

Key Role: Conceptual design of architecture team, POD Maker Script Development and spearheaded the VR-Fragment development.

Software: Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine-4, Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe suite.

Project Link:

https://thewhyfactory.com/news/how-would-itbe-if-our-cities-would-fly-take-a-look/ https://youtu.be/A2E7xVgpbdk

Who said that the sky is only for birds?

What has been a forbidden land for centuries has now bursted into a new kind of urbanism. No more pollution, but fresh air for everyone. No more buildings, only objects. No more cars, just flights. No more vehicles, there are pods. No more commute, you’ll have your breakfast while you’re going to work. No more constriction, just freedom. No more streets, but a human-based city. Do you think that something just like this doesn’t exist?

Well, Welcome to SKY CITY!

The studio investigates the impact of flying vehicles and its growing transition into a flying habitable cell like The space stations. Building up on this context the studio is themed around a flying city with unconstrained movement with the objective being to understand the social, architectural and accessibility code of the sky-urbanism.

S KY - A N G E LE S ABOVE LOS -ANG ELES 33 ° 55’N|118 ° 24’W

Sky Angeles floats between 1300-1800 meters above Los Angeles. The location is low enough to ensure a habitable environment for vegetation, animals and humans, without casting large shadows on the ground below.

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8,7 %

The Student

The Gamer

20,4 %

The Regular Worker

Intimate space: 15-45 cm

7,9 %

The Part-Time Worker

3,9 %

16,9 %

The Volunteer

Personal space: 45-120 cm

Intimate space: 15-45 cm

Personal space: 45-120 cm

The Unemployed

13 %

8,2 %

The Stay-atHome Parent

The Homemaker

9,4 %

The Workaholic

8,7 %

The Retired

Social space: 120-360 cm

Public space: 360+ cm

Social space: 120-360 cm

Public space: 360+ cm

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recognizingrecognizing humans humans and movement and movement

shouting shouting

a person’s main a person’s features main features

one-way communication one-way communication + observation + observation

short conversations, short conversations, expressionexpression of emotionsof emotions

facial communication facial communication

full face

full body + full facebody gestures + face gestures and expressions and expressions

full face

The Users i.e.-Sky Citizens have been created upon the basis of the American Time User Survey. Ten different mobile citizens archetypes constitute the Sky City citizens based on percentages that allow a unique special variation for every citizen. The daily activity are recreated to ascertain each activity & duration probability which would be used as inputs for object[architecture] simulation as each object is flying along with the users.

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a. Entrance connection

c. Top/bottom connection

b. Wall connection

d. Window

a. Entrance connection

b. Wall connection

A new form of architecture takes shape in Sky City. Objects have substituted buildings, and they are now detached from the ground and able to fly as well. Clusters of pods form the objects by detaching and attaching to each other, and this system is governed

by Artificial Intelligence.

Conditional Rule: Population [150p]

Sunlight [Low]

Conditional Rule: Population [300p]

Sunlight [Mid]

Conditional Rule: Population [600p]

Sunlight [High]

Every type of Object has a default Object ID which is ratio of ingredients (different type of pods). Also, different object determined by different aggregation rules. In addition to general rules and conditional rules, cluster rules decide if pods can connect to each other. And sequence of aggregation depends on schedule of agents.

“A POD” is a single activity space. ‘‘AN OBJECT’’ is made up of pods, that together make up the object. A pod-maker script confirms how many face (maybe also location) of a pod we can connect to (connection points) and how many face (maybe also location) of a pod we should leave it empty (windows). This kind of rules is mainly to ensure a basic spatial quality of a single pod.

VR-Simulation shows the behavior of this sky city over a 24 hour day/night cycle. To generate animation for Pods a combination of Maya Mash and Unreal Splines Blueprints was used to create a dynamic VR- Experience.

Watch the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U19MNG6hde0

What if we could fly? What would it look like? How would our buildings be configured?

What new typologies would emerge? How dense can we live?

For more detail insight into the project read here https://issuu.com/aravkumar/docs/why_factory_final_book_low

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URBAN BORDERS

Academic Project | 2017-18 TU-Delft |Msc-1| Hyperbody[RBLab] Bier, H.H., Mostafavi, S., Hidding, A.J. Group Project: Arav Kumar, Dafne Swank, Hidde Manders, Mary Ann Berendson, Szymon Lapaj Key Role: Concept Design & Arduino Programming Software: Rhino, Grasshopper, Tspline, Arduino IDE, Adobe suite.

Project Link:

http://uf.roboticbuilding.eu/index.php/ Msc1G2:Group

Robotic Production:

https://youtu.be/CkvIAdeV37Q

Urban borders addresses to the rigid definition of the site and its plethora of activities dissected into linear segments of vehicular, pedestrian and leisure activities. The waterfront remains unused due to differential levels between the public plinth and the water base. The concept relies in merging the urban borders between the pedestrian activities leisure at the plinth and waterfront activities.

While mapping out the activity cores of the site, the importance of flora and fauna was realised and an effort is made to induce it into the micro level of design so as to effectively blur the boundaries physically and organically leading to a design system which would work simultaneously at both macro and micro level with the macro level being shaped by the users and weather conditions around and the micro level being directed by the insects and plantation around the site.

RO T T E RD A M NET H ER LAND S 25°25'55"N|81°53'09"E

The site is located at Boompjeskade next to the Maas and extends towards the Erasmus bridge.

For further information of site visit https://youtu.be/7vDRmbtd2uU

The macro form-finding process uses lofted-human-adapted curves which satisfies the user positions based on the given activity at a certain position. The design is adapted to the existing context like a landscape connecting the land with the water hence create a seamless merging between the object and the context.

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The created landscape encompass a variety of sheltered areas like the pit and the cave to shelter from the harsh winds, the sinking to connect land and water, the catwalk which is an undisturbed existing running track and the overpass which connects all the activities seamlessly.

Different levels of porosity implements insects/natural elements and at the same time contrasting smooth surfaces - for walking/skating/biking paths. The density and sizes of the holes is determined by the dimensions needed to provide shelter/life for insects.

An inners structure is created emphasizing the insects path and habitat inside the structure.

The full inside structure is printed by glue/binder inside sand. By removing the lose sand afterwards the negative of the design is generated. After we created this inside negative, the concrete can be casted around it. The filled up structure (including the sand) will then be placed on site. After a period of time the sand will be gone, by influences of nature (both wind, rain and insects).

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Kinetic transport hub

Academic Project | 2012-13 SSAA | 5th year | 10th semester| Thesis Studio Bodh Saraswat, Tejwant Brar, Dr Rupinder Singh Awards: Thesis Silver Medallist Software: Autodesk Autocad, Sketchup, Adobe suite.

The thesis examines the formal and programmatic expansion of one of the most efficient generic spaces, The International Airport Hub by serving the specific needs of an increasingly common mobile citizen.

One of the main challenges of airport design is flexibility in expansion possibilities. Why is it that an airport hub exhausts its aviation capacity the same year it commences operation? Can we accurately predict passenger(PAX) forecast growth rate ?

Chandigarh Airport which began construction late 2012 was the preferred site option since it exhibits similar problems. The terminal exhausted its Pax capacity the same year it commenced operation. The question that arises is whether the conventional methods of calculating capacity be relied upon? What sort of airport do we need? What is the right way to configure our capacity?

Cha n d i g a r h IND IA

30°40′29″N |76°47′26″E

The site lies between 3 cities i.e. Mohali , Chandigarh and Panchkula. The site for the integrated terminal will be accessed from the Mohali side and is surrounded by airport land on all side with the existing airport lying towards the north.

Terminal

Kerb Parking Commercial Services

Fuel

Cargo Terminal

Simple Concept

Hanger

Fire Station

Pier Concept 1

Residential

Pier Concept 2

Final Massing

The Masterplan covers an area of 300acres/123 hectares taking into account the new integrated terminal, parking, commercial services, cargo terminal & hanger, airport services and residential areas. The terminal is designed to be a pier/finger concept instead of the prevalent simple concept to achieve higher amount of planes at the gates.

The pier concept facilitates centralized resources and is economical to build.

The new terminal has a two level vertical distribution instead of the one floor or one and half floor hence separating arriving and departing terminal, increasing curb space, and avoiding passenger conflicting flows thereby reducing walking distance.

Kinetic Module Exoskeleton -contraction mode

Kinetic Module Exoskeleton -expansion mode

Kinetic Module with diagrid metalskin

Kinetic Motion Experiments were done to help understand the basic principles behind a structure of a system capable of transitioning between different formal configurations. X-FORM Spans was singled out from the different patterns explored due to their inherent property to expand in a linear axis which helps in bridging the gap between phase 1 & 2 terminal block.

Det-B Kinetic Module Exoskeleton -Spot Section

Kinetic Module Exoskeleton -Axo Detail

Kinetic Module- Detail_A

Sliding Module- Detail_B

Physical Explorations

This mechanism helps in a scenario where phase 1 terminal’s passenger handling capacity exhausts and while the phase 2 terminal will take considerable time to be fully functional the folded mechanism can be quickly expanded so as to accommodate the growing passenger numbers.

Space frame as/structure

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Dep lvl(+10m) Elevated Road E Arrival lvl(+00) 2 Lane Road

2 Lane Road

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Service Road

Preference of structural steel and glass as materials of construction is inevitable because of implied economic and structural advantages. The design was strategically formulated, on Modular Expansion scheme, vouching for flexible expansion requirements of future. For functional and planning requirement of existing terminal we have to take largest span in economical constraints.

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The structure of the terminal is built in portal frame trusses and purlins made in tubular steel sections. The design focuses on minimum number of columns; accounting for huge spans of 37.5 mts along the depth of the terminal building. Maximum span glazing curtain walls have been used with bow string truss configuration providing clear view from inside terminal building as well as from outside.

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PIXEL CITY

Academic Project | 2011-12 SSAA | 4th year | 8th semester| Housing Studio Ritu Verma, Amit Sarma Group Project: Arav Kumar, Ankush Bahuguna, Monisha Nasa, Neel Kaul Key Role: Project Conceptualisation, 3d Explorations, Awards: Transparence 2011 [ Winner-National entry] http://www.ethosindia.in/events/transparence/index.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zzigGnKqOg&list=PL4CB278EDB27896F4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCOvNNLJ1IQ&list=PL73EBB8D68BCBA25C

Software: Autodesk Autocad, Sketchup, Adobe suite, Windows Movie-Maker

The Housing Studio studied a city block of around 8000 hectare investigating building heights, accessibility, land use, pubic spaces & unit plans after which strengths and weakness of the site were specified which led to the vision for the city block for the next 50 years.

The vision were 1. Home for all 2. Tourist destination 3. Sustainability

The site for the housing cum commercial project was to be selected on these basis. The site was selected in sector 43, Gurugram around an unused lake .This project explores the opportunity of rejuvenating the lake and the green belt and transforming it into a tourist hub.

To cater to the different types of housing needs and modules a design strategy was adapted to introduce plug-in modular system which grows organically and evolves from a single grid into an entire city.

The project is a continuation of the winning competition proposal for Ethos-Transparence.

G URU G RA M IND IA

28° 47’N|77° 03’E

The site at sector-43 is generally flat, sloping slightly towards the lake. The total area of the site is approx. 30 hectares. The lake at present is inaccessible and hence the main goal is to revive it by making it more accessible & linking it to the green spine.

[Site-Plan]

The final site plan connects the main road on the east to the green belt to the west via a continuous pedestrian pathway bisecting the lake. The lake divides the site geographically into two parts, the lower part is designated as housing area and the smaller upper part as the commercial area. The Housing is arranged in strips about the lake and block height is modulated so that viewing angles are improved towards the lake and green belt.

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[Detail Plan type - I] [Unit Type - I]

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Core to unit circulation

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Down Movement

[a,b,c]-The form is split into public ,semi public at lower level and private spaces which are pushed upwards to enhance privacy & private terraces & green slabs are introduced. [d,e,f]-The basic form is stacked together to make a tower comprising of flats which are rotated 180 degrees and then stacked together to form spaces through which we attain green slabs

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[level - 02] [Detail Plan type - I]

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Steel is used as a main structural member,each unit is prefab,the cantilevers are bound by tensile cables. The torsion force gives it static stability for dynamic stability against wind loads and earthquakes. The lift/service cores & shafts form the superstructure with individual units plugged in to it as shown in the detail below .

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[1]- Structural core & shafts [2]- Core to unit plates [3]- Residential units [4]- Combined tower design

High tension bolts connecting units to structural shafts

Structural shafts enclosing service lines.

Storage Tanks Tank-less hot water heater Converter & battery storage Centralized HVAC system

Structural detail

The structure exhibits qualities of adaptability & flexibility unfamiliar to the conventional mega-structure housing typology. The dynamic forces of every module is brought to the ground by descending blocks as a result every vertical rise needs to be associated with a horizontal spread forming an organic relationship between the two.

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iit-ropar

Professional Project | SAA | 2014-16 Mr Raman Sikka Key Role: Concept Design, 3d Development, Presentation & preparing Working Drawing of Admin block Software: Autodesk Autocad, Sketchup, Adobe suite Construction Update:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=Zz536WZkZ8Y&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAXHAdLBPUs

Indian Institute of Technology are known as IIT’s each designated by the name of the city where it is located hence IIT-Ropar. The site is 3.7km long and 1.5km wide covering an area of about 500 acres. The urban design bisects the site perpendicularly and horizontally aligning all important functions along these axis perforated by green activity zones. The administration block is the most important block situated at the heart near the entrance abutting a large water body with an Indian sculpture symbolizing welcome. Motorable access is through a periphery road feeding into parking area connecting to the campus core.

The horizontal knowledge spine connects the housing, classrooms, labs, theatres and workshops. The spine connecting the campus are weather protected. Towards the southeast part a solar panel farm is constructed to meet part of the campus’s energy needs.

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sut lej

RO P A R IND IA

30° 44’ 29.3352’’ N|76° 46’ 5.0376’’ E

IIT Ropar is located in northern India about 170 miles north of New-Delhi. Both the foothills of the Himalayas and the vast plains starts there with a little slope towards the Sutlej river, a major water body.

The administration block which comprises of Phase-1 is located centrally in 4 acre of area in the master plan & was conceptualized to generate a form that symbolizes strength and acts an anchor for the entire campus while being an iconic built form. .

Steel as a material was used to showcase its inherent quality of toughness,ductility & sleekness combined with cutting edge technology as one would relate with IIT to achieve a dramatic final product. The resultant form appears both light & grounded at the same time creating shaded space allowing greater outdoor space for interaction for its users.

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Final good for construction -Wall sections for Administration Block detailing the steel construction details along with dry cladding system. Light weight structural exoskeleton <40% wwr (wall to window ratio) with high performance glazing with 6â&#x20AC;? thk. dense foam insulators covers all other exterior walls

Heat resistant tile on cement mortar Screed Det-A

Acp cladding

W.P. Membrane Metal deck 1.2mm thk.

S.H.S 150x150x6 thk R.H.S 200x300x8 thk S.H.S 150x150x6 thk bracing S.H.S 150x150x6 thk 150X60X6 thk M.S. member Acp cladding 24mm thk glass [6mm +12mm air gap+6 mm]

Det-B

150X60X6 thk M.S. member 250x250 MS Member in elev.

Glass panel 25x25 C-channel in alum/M.S. 150X60X6 thk M.S. member S.H.S 150x150x6 thk R.H.S 200x300x8 thk S.H.S 150x150x6 thk bracing S.H.S 150x150x6 thk

High performance double insulated glass of external 6 thk & reflective glass internal 6 thk.

23X23 Wooden bearing G.I L-cleat 50 mm thk insulation 19mm thk commercial board 4mm thk veneer Vitrified tiles flooring Cement mortar Metal deck 1.2mm thk.

150X60X6 thk M.S. member

Det-C

750 high R.C.C wall

R.C.C beam Acp cladding 150X60X6 thk M.S. member

Granite cladding

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150 thk block 115 thk block Broom finish plinth protection Plinth beam

100mm thk PCC W.P. Membrane

Construction Pictures Double skin structural girder acts as protective skin Steel girder as exoskeleton allows cantilever possibilities.

Construction Pictures Light weight structure compare to conventional RCC Off site assembly made construction process quicker.

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IIT-JODHPUR

Professional Project BDP|2011| Akshay Khera, Arunava Sarkar SSA|2013-17| Raman Sikka Key Role: BDP- Masterplan 3d massing explorations & Presentation drawings for competition.

SSA- Competition execution, preliminary design explorations & detail design, detail drawings and 3d workout of façades, wall sections & pergolas.

Software: Autodesk Autocad, Sketchup, Adobe suite.

The vision for IIT Jodhpur to be a ‘Smart-Intelligent Eco-Campus’ aims to achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability. Located in the challenging site within the Thar Desert region, the architecture draws it’s references from the surrounding sand dunes, giving an impression of being emerged from sand dunes and forming the skyline. A number of elliptical dikes/berms are situated within the plan area that protect the area beyond from the warm dusty wind.

Behind the dike, the soil has gradually been dug up to the rock bottom. On the one hand, this makes the land available to build the dikes, and on the other hand, this creates a low, sheltered, shady and relatively cool place directly behind the dyke. Water can also be collected here that runs through water channels from the north. This central water pond forms the beating heart of the car-free campus where, among other things, the entrances to the faculties are located.

J O D HP U R IND IA

26°16′50″N|73°0′57″ E

IIT Rajasthan is located near Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan in India. The plan area of ​​approx. 340 ha is located in a desert-like area with little vegetation and a sunny climate with little rainfall. A warm, dusty wind from the southwest blows here for large parts of the year. .

The design, influenced by traditional desert settlements, consists of several clusters of low rise buildings (mainly 2 and 3 stories) arranged compactly around narrow, east-west streets that are staggered to avoid creating long wind corridors. These clusters are contained within earthen berms which mitigate noise, dust and heat to create a comfortable living environment in the desert.

[Courtyard between administration & library block]

This environmentally sensitive design approach will also reduce soil erosion due to wind and so forms part of the de-desertiďŹ cation strategy along with green buffer zones.

The above visualization shows the design principles followed such as- Compact urban form, Building in clusters, Narrow & Shaded streets, Covered public courtyards, local material usage, North-South orientation.

Library

Lecture Halls

Admin Block

Phase-I Academic Zone

Phase-I Admin & Library Block

Section through Admin Block

For phase-1 construction The administration building was designed to have minimum fenestrations on the south side as it faced the open side of the dike/berm and being in front it encounters a lot of hot wind. A huge opening is punctuated in the middle to act as a gateway and also cools down the passing wind by use of localized ponds at the courtyard between the administration and library block.

Structural sand protection slab

Recessed Academic Areas

Building Concept for solar and sand-dust protection

Lattice Double Window Panel with jali screens

The east west narrow side minimizes heat gain by an addition of second buffer wall which mimics the design outlook of the dikes/earth berms. The building itself is designed to have a dual facade system of lattice screen and window system and the main spaces are recessed by a corridor running along this facade system.

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Machine cut light jodhpur stone MACHINE CUT LIGHT JODHPUR STONE LINTELband BAND SPANNING TO to column lintel spanningCOLUMN column

2 NO DIMENSION IS TO BE S

APPROVED DESIGN 10MM THICK FINISH 10mm thkHIGH highALBEDO albedo finish (WHITE COLORED TILES) 120MM THICK BAT COBA 120mm thkBRICK brickbat cobaLAID laid in 1:100 slope IN 1:100 SLOPE 50MM SCREED 1:1:3 LAID OVER 50mm uniform screed 1:1:3 laid over geotextile GEOTEXTILE Geo-textile laidOVER overXPS xps panels as per spec GEOTEXTILE LAID PANELS AS PER SPECS Plastic sheet LAID laid OVER over XPS xpsTOto avoid water seepage PLASTIC SHEET AVOID WATER SEEPAGE

MACHINE STONE

50MM THK SCREED 1:1:3 (AVERAGE) 50mm thk screed 1:1:3

900

400

rubble masonry RUBBLE MASONRY MACHINE CUT STONE machine cutDARK darkJODHPUR jodhpur stone over terrace beams OVER TERRACE BEAMS

rcc slab

80

970

300

DETAIL AT A (SCALE 1:10)

400

TYPICAL DETAIL AT PARAPET LVL

1500

1100

150

250

800

15mm thk plaster 15MM THICK PLASTER

75

150

12MM Ø MS BAR TO BE INSERTED 12mm dia barTOtoHOLD be inserted while casting at 900 c/c WHILE CASTING STONE

cement mortar(1:1:4)

200

300

150

20

300

40

MASONRY AT 900 C/C

30mm thk machine cut dark jodhpur stone jamb 80MM THICK 80mm thk FLOOR floor FINISHING finish 70

230

over beams

25

EQ 200

12MM Ø MS INSERTED 12mm diaBAR barTOtoBEbe inserted while casting at 900 c/c WHILE CASTING TO HOLD STONE MASONRY AT 900 C/C DOUBLE GLAZED UPVC WINDOW AS double glazed upvc window as/detail PER DETAILS

30MM THICK MACHINE CUT DARK 30mm thk machine cut dark jodhpur stone jamb JODHPUR STONE JAMB

185

200

15

MEHRO CONSULTAN

A-1/36, SAFDARJUNG EN TEL: 26169333/ 26172156 EMAIL: shubham_mehro@

INDIAN TECHNOLO

OLD RESIDENCY ROAD, R JODHPUR - 342011, PHON WEBSITE: www.iitj.ac.in

ARCHITECT

440

175

WINDOW CILL (MACHINE CUT dark jodhpur stone) window cill BAND band(machinecut 50

SIKKA ASSO

URBAN DESIGN | MASTERPLAN | ARCHI

SEAL

DARK JODHPUR STONE)

565

300MM THICK STONE coursed COURSED WALL 30mm thk stone wall

70mm thk XPS xpsINSULATION insulation 70MM THICK 230MM THICK BRICK WALL 230mm thk brick wall 80MM FLOOR 80mm floorFINISH finish

450

# 1 2 3 4 5

REVISIONS DATE 2015.10.09 2016.02.25

STONE MASO PARAPET REV

600X750MM THICK PERIPHERAL 600x750mm thk peripheral plinth beam as/structure PLINTH BEAM AS PER STRUCTURE

PLINTH BAND plinth band(MACHINE CUT DARK

SCALE DATE ISSUED DRAWN BY

hard murum HARD MURUM

CHECKED BY

[Typical Wall Section]

DWG NO.

300MM THICK STONE COURSED WALL

AS PLINTHthk PROTECTION (MACHINE 300mm stone coursed wall as plinth protection CUT DARK JODHPUR STONE) 150mm thkPCC pccBED bed 150MM THICK

BUILDING

750

JODHPUR STONE)

DRAWING

25

150mm thkPCC pccASas/structure 150MM THICK PER STRUCTURE

600

500

250

ENGINEERING SERVI

3RD FLOOR, LSC MARKET, V POCKET H, SARITA VIHAR, N PHONE:-011 2994 3394 EMAIL: escon86@gmail.com

(ROCK-FACED LIGHT JODHPUR STONE)

75

150

DETAIL AT D (SCALE 1:10)

TYPICAL DETAIL AT PLINTH LVL

S1

MKG CONSULTANTS

A-8, PARYAVARAN COMPLEX INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL O NEW DELHI- 110 030, INDIA P EMAIL: mkgconsultant@gma

WINDOW AS PER DETAILS

PROJECT NO.

WINDOWS

double glazed UPVC upvcSIDE sideHUNG hung window as/detail DOUBLE GLAZED

25 75

750

80

970

TYPICAL DETAIL AT WINDOW CILL LVL

175

DETAIL AT C (SCALE 1:10)

2350

30MM THICK SANDSTONE JAALI AS / 30mm thkDESIGN sandstone jaali as/design APPROVED

PLUMB. & FIRE ELECT. CONSULTANT CONSULTANT CONSULTANT

EQ 25

20

300

225 50

ABID HUSAIN CONSU

LG-1 & LG-2, JEEWAN PRAK 16-A, OKHLA, JAMIA NAGAR NEW DELHI - 110025, INDIA EMAIL: ahcon@ahcon.in

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT

MACHINE CUT LIGHT JODHPUR STONE machine cut light jodhpur stone OVER BEAMS

OWNER

150

400

rcc beam as/structure RCC BEAM AS PER STRUCTURE

PROJECT

150

rcc slab

40

300

DETAIL AT B (SCALE 1:10)

80

970

TYPICAL DETAIL AT WINDOW LINTEL LVL

300

IIT

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Facing page- Typical wall section showing the double facade of jali and window system.

[Img01-02]- Construction pictures of earth berms [img03]- Administration building showing front facade having minimum facade on harsh side.

Glimpse Professional Work

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor: Project Size:

ASF-B1 Office Building Gurugram, New-Delhi 2013-15 Sikka Associates Architects | Raman Sikka 11,600 sqm

Key Role Competition Stage: Design Stage:

Massing, Form exploration, detailing and presentation Form Optimization, Facade detailing

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor: Project Size:

Nauroji Nagar Commercial Project New-Delhi 2016-17 Sikka Associates Architects | Raman Sikka 300,000 sqm

Key Role Competition Stage: Design Stage: Production Stage: Co-ordination:

Massing, Form exploration, detailing and presentation Form Optimization, Facade detailing, Presentation Presentation drawings & Design Report, Elevation detail drawings Elevation detail drawings for municipal approval

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor: Project Size:

Trade Facilitation Center & Crafts Museum Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 2016 Sikka Associates Architects | Raman Sikka 43,445 sqm

Key Role Competition Stage: Design Stage: Production Stage: Co-ordination:

Massing, Form exploration, detailing and presentation Form Optimization, Facade detailing, Presentation Presentation drawings & Design Report, Elevation detail drawings Elevation detail drawings for municipal approval & GFC. Drawings

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor:

One World Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 2015 Atkins & Sikka Associates Architects | Raman Sikka

Key Role Design Stage:

Master-planning form explorations & Presentation

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor: Project Size:

Institute of Nano Science & Technology Mohali, Punjab 2014 Sikka Associates Architects | Raman Sikka & S.R. Sikka 365,975 sqm

Key Role Competition Stage: Massing, Form exploration, detailing and presentation

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor:

Naya Raipur Vidhan Sabha[ State Legislative Assembly] Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2014 GMP+SAA| Raman Sikka & Margret Bรถthig

Key Role Competition Stage: Changes to massing done by GMP, Presentation drawings & Report

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor:

Naya Raipur Railway Station Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2014 GMP+SAA| Raman Sikka & Margret Bรถthig

Key Role Competition Stage: Changes to massing done by GMP, Presentation drawings & Report

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor: Project Size:

Surat Diamond Bourse Office Building Surat, Gujrat 2016 Sikka Associates Architects | Raman Sikka 738,000 sqm

Key Role Competition Stage: Massing, Form exploration, detailing and presentation

Project: Location: Year: Office|Supervisor: Project Size:

Surat Diamond Bourse Office Building Surat, Gujrat 2016 Sikka Associates Architects | Raman Sikka 738,000 sqm

Key Role Competition Stage: Massing, Form exploration, detailing and presentation

Cultural Complex & Museum

Museum

Culture

Cultural Complex

Cultural Gateway

Cultural Central

Culture

Shopping Mall + Hotel

Shopping Mall + Office + Hotel Suites

Hotels and Commercial

Shopping Mall + Office + Hotel Suites

Shopping Mall

Food Court

Shopping Mall

Shopping Mall

Hotels and Commercial

Office

R&D

R&D

Office

Office and Research & Develop

R&D

Office

Office - IT Park

Office and Research & Develop

Institutional

Institutional

Exhibition, Theatre & Open Amphitheater

Public Amenity Block

Exhibition & Public Building

Public Library

Landscape Plaza

Exhibition + Open theatre + Food court

Public Gateway

Public Library

Exhibition & Public Building

Hospitals

Government

Housing

Housing

Railway Station + Commercial + Offices + Housing

Railway Station

Airport

Transportation

Mixed Use

Glimpse

Digital & Physical Explorations

Physical Model curated by the why factory model team

Winy Maas experiencing the V.R Simulation

V.R.Simulation using Unreal 4

Unreal digital environment

Unreal digital environment showing day night simulation

The Why Factory Studio - Msc-2 Tu-Delft

Subtractive production using EPS via robotic milling

Wood milling for lighting in model

Robotic Workshop - I [ Dessau, Germany]

Lighting using ultrason

nic sensors and arduino

Additive production using 3d printers

Light testing based on proximity sensors

Hyperbody Studio - Msc-1 Tu-Delft

Micro detail fragment

Meso detail fragment

Macro site model

Final physical models

Sand explorations

Macro site model

Hyperbody Studio - Msc-1 Tu-Delft

Kinetic explorations using origami structures

Expansion and contraction using servo motors and arduino

Physical model explorations

Kinetic Explorations

Subtractive method - wood milling

Robotic Workshop-II [ HVA, Amsterdam]

Contour models

Voronoi pattern generation

Graduation Studio - Msc-3 Tu-Delft

Testing various sand granules sizes for material mix and binder

Material Explorations

Interconnected catenary models

Material and binder deposition

Graduation Studio - Msc-3 Tu-Delft

Gypsum print models by additive 3d printing

Urban macro scale model

Model Explorations

Plastic print models - meso scale

Micro scale model

Graduation Studio - Msc-3 Tu-Delft

Model Explorations

B.Arch. Graduation Studio - SSAA

Model Explorations

B.Arch. Graduation Studio - SSAA

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