Architecture Portfolio selected works [2016 - 2019] Arpit Malhotra

Architecture portfolio selected works [2016-2019]

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CONTENTS CV

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TINY HOUSE [COMPETITION]

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STUDENT COMMUNITY HUB [STUDIO PROJECT]

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POP UP MARKET [LIVE]

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RESIDENCE FOR MRS. SWARAN [NGO]

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PRACTICAL SKILL BULDING

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MISCELLANEOUS

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Curriculum Vitaé Arpit Malhotra born 7 july 1998 new delhi India S-7 Corbu house sector 12 chandigarh 9650662076 arpitmalhotra.cca@gmail.com

PERSONAL STATEMENT I'm Arpit Malhotra,6th semester architecture student from Chandigarh College of Architecture. Seeking the position as an Intern Architect.The following are a collection of my projects that reflect my passion and appreciation for architecture. I hope to contribute the same for your firm.

LANGUAGES English

Hindi

Punjabi

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

ACHIEVEMENTS

autocad

2019 NASA G-sen trophy | group head

rhino sketchup archicad EDUCATION St. marks school New Delhi

winners

2018 Le corb day quiz | trio winners

revit

2018 Indian govt. police station | solo

illustrator

2018 NASA Andc trophy | group head

graduated 10th, 8.8 cgpa

photoshop

Inderprastha school New Delhi

lumion

graduated 12th, 92%

shortlisted top 9

2018 Organic market | group head

shortlisted top 6

qualified round 1

2017 NASA Andc trophy | group national winners

vray

2017 NASA Hudco trophy | group

pursuing barch 3rd year

grasshopper

2016 NASA G-sen trophy | group

SKILLS

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

Chandigarh college of Architecture

model making

2019 freelance documentation

lazer cutting

2018 design conception 3D rendering

digital drawing documentation

shortlisted top 15

national juror’s choice award

| residence | Ar. Anika Mittal | mold design studio | | refurbishment | govt. police | Rajpura police station |

2018 3D modelling plan rendering 2D drawings | residence | ngo | Ar. Siddhartha wig | duo |

3D modelling

2018 - material research boundary wall design

hand drafting

2017 initiated student open house

| ongoing | residence | ngo | Ar. Siddhartha Wig

| head cordinator | poster design | organised seminars |

INTERESTS

travelling craft sketching music debate

STUDIO PROJECTS

COMPETITIONS

residential architecture studio appartment

government of india - kotwali

residence for a living

120 hours

working women hostel

volzero pocket seat

for a lazy architect

celebrating lockups shortlisted top 6

a house of pierre jeanneret redesigned

room for communication

nasa andc trophy

recreating urban voids national winners

educational architecture

nasa hudco trophy

affordable sustaninable housing shortlisted top 15

kindergarten

a study of human psychology and architecture

Curriculum Vitaé arpit malhotra

the seat wear

creating mohallas within a building

volzero tiny house circadian

library design

bamboo experiment

nasa andc trophy elementry qualified round 1

university campus design

streets as people places group

sketching competition the flip side of corbusier

commercial architecture

nasa gsen trophy

newspaper for architecture national jurors choice award

guest house for an office

developing new culture.

cafe and kiosk

a sculptural beauty in the garden of silence

market spaces for neighbourhood complex bazaars v/s supermarkets

shopping mall and gym

fitness doesn't need a room

medical day care

A+

nasa writing architecture trophy

What Should Architecture Schools Teach Us?

SEMINAR AND WORKSHOPS

a time bound problem

office for const. firm

religious architecture temple

a r

Pierre Jeanneret

pritzker winner BV Doshi lecture

Le Corbusier’s Vision of Capitol Complex

anc 2018 Vagamon, Kerela Ar. Alok Shetty nasa convention

temple of every faith duo (anc)

thinking design workshop

urban design

clay modelling workshop

national museum

the art of architecture ongoing

furniture design workshop

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2031 3d printing and prefab

361 international symposium

brick and masonry workshop grasshopper workshop

centre for rural development activity generator

nasa* national association of students of architecture

HUDCO* Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited

andc* annual nasa design competition

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01 TINY HOUSE Tiny house evokes a concern for maximum space usage. Developed as a 3600 rotating house, its functions revolve around a central stationary slab. The inner shell has a spatial rotating function, independent from the outer structure, which works like a rolling ball. By breaking the prevalent norms of user accessing different parts of the house, tiny house moulds/rotates itself to provide different spaces to a central slab to minimise the user movement.Thus making it a perfect house for a lazy man!

WTF !! how can machine be a house for living ???!

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circadian

Observation-1 At a time, one room is accessible rendering other spaces irrelevant.

Solution: In order to avoid wastage of space we conďŹ ne all the functions into one space.

Obv 2

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Obv1

[plan for reference]

Observation-2 Walls provide security but the volume they occupy is quite large.

Solution: Keeping the circulation area same we decrease the volume occupied by separation walls.

relationship between user and the spatial conďŹ guration of the structure

8 different fundamental functions are clubbed into pairs (depending on their spatial solutions) and then they are placed inside a sphere just like a circular rubix cube.

CONFINING FUNCTIONS IN ONE SPACE

CREATING CENTRAL SPACE FOR CIRCULATION

spatial zoning inside sphere

plans

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sections

0 chill

180 energize

90 refresh yourself

90 work and sleep

guest house

office space

restaurant

[S] [studio project]

arpit malhotra_student community hub

02 STUDENT COMMUNITY HUB Student Community Hub is the centre for student entrepreneurs who want to explore their practical ďŹ eld. They can rent spaces and work after the college hours.

The main aim of the design was to develop a relationship between students and the built form so that the buildings become part of their actions.

Volumes and massing are planned in a way that they encourage activities. The built form is gradually sunken to bring it to the student’s scale.

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site plan

The complex accommodates a guest house, restaurant and some office spaces. Each built form contributes to build specific values in the student life just like Robert Peter says, “Design creates culture. Culture shapes values and values determine our future.”

my form creates a sense of transition between office and guesthouse.

I got inspired from cubism art but our cladding materials are the same.

N-S orientation to maximise the energy efficiency of the buildings

i might look unorganised but this factor helps me to attract students

70% green cover restored over roof tops

I am circular and sunken but we both have greenery in common.

100% reuse of landsoil by providing gradients in the site

same but different -- each block has its own individuality but they also create a dialouge with other builtforms

UNIT MODULE 1|2

All the units are divided in 2 levels internally and there is a central open to sky corridor which connects to the residents.

arpit malhotra_student community hub

residential units

entry level dinning, living space lower level kitchenette, workspace, sleeping area, washrooms

UNIT MODULE 3|4

entry level

kitchenette, living space, dinning, washrooms upper level workspace, sleeping area

streets are the nodes for human interaction so guest house is planned like a neighbourhood. All the units are connected through this street thus it has potential for student activities.It would encourage them to interact and collborate which would ultimately help them to grow as a community

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The Street

office spaces office renderr

The aim was to create an informal environment for the workspaces which could boost productivity among students.A total of six start ups can work simultaneously and each is assigned a seperate cabin which can expand to accommodate more people when required.

want to start your office? choose your plan [S M L XL]

hydrolic skylights at the roof create a pattern of natural light which binds the area for cabins

start up hub

create your own layout

let your business expand,you can upgrade your plan anytime!

TYPE 1

if you reach [XL] size you would need to vacate and make space for newones

TYPE 2

To make students independent and conďŹ dent about their decision making skills the design is left to them. All furniture is made with modular approach which can move easily and thus students can create their own spaces.

TYPE 3

cabin layouts

plan layout experiment 01 experiment 02 steel sections

25 m span ďŹ nk truss

vertical louvers - 34

02m

restaurant

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Restaurant forms a connect, creating another informal space bridging the workspaces and the residential units. To encourage discussions, the furniture layout is decided strategically. The overpowering roof profile gives a dynamic view of the sky providing feeling of relaxation but at the same time the sense of movement.

fig/01 expected foot print [during winters]

design analysis “Self-criticism is necessary, it is the key to self-improvement” -Santiago Calatrava

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fig/02 expected foot print [during summers] fig/01/02 expected activated areas [during day] fig/03 organic expansion

expected activated areas [during night] likely to be dead areas

fig/03 locations where ephemeral structures are likely to come up

3. Pop up market winning entry

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arpit malhotra_pop up market

design 180 one eighty

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design 180

[G] [LIVE] market study no of farmers 20 market age 2 years

Design 180 was our proposal for the weekly organic farmers market in Chandigarh.The competition brief required a portable kiosk module for farmers to display their products. We proposed a standard cube of 450 mm with one opaque surface.

avg earning of farmer ~58$/₹4000

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION FEELINGS

cost of hiring display tables 7.2-8$/₹500-550

problems identified high cost for hiring furniture

stage 1

no sitting furniture

Modules can be arranged in any way,for any kind of product. The basic cube can be used by the user according to his choice so it personalizes each kiosk with no boundations in design.

same size table for all scale of farmers no identity of market

design study module manufacturing cost 2.8$/₹200 module hiring cost (proposed) .07$/₹4 (3%) expected life span >3 years avg display stand cost .5$/₹34

problems identified during execution without demonstration farmers hesitate to use modular design due to cheaper rate they prefer buying modules rather than hiring them

main market piazza U.T. forest cover

entry road to market lake front horse riding club

design 180 POP UP MARKET

arpit malhotra_pop up market

stage 1

SCREWS 8 PLY BOARD THICKNESS 6mm

404mm

FLEX PIPE CROSS SECTION 20 mm

stage 1

MANUFACTURING TIME 3 hours

430

0

mm

43

mm

TOTAL COST 2.8$/₹200

stage 2 After the Market hours the cubes become the part of the boundary wall giving back the lost identity to the space and hence the market image is never broken.

CORBUSIER COLOUR PALETTE

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chain

cultural

boundary wall 310 m

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stage 2

UN | EXPLORED

design for needy working with ngo [ june 2018 - ]

arpit malhotra_ngo project

UPCYCLING MATERIALS

SHELTER

WALL

FURNITURE ARTWORK

SCRAP METAL TETRA PACK TYRES PLASTIC BOTTLES BOOKS CLAY POTS BEER BOTTLES CEREMIC TILES BROKEN DOORS BAMBOO INSTALLATIONS CONCRETE BLOCKS WASTE UNUSED BRICKS WASTE CEMENT

POTENTIAL HIGH GOOD LOW MAYBE NOT

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[G] [LIVE] [ONGOING]

04 RESIDENCE for Mrs. Swaran ngo project

house 13 nayagaon punjab, India

design team

Ar. Siddharth Wig, Chaitanya, Arpit

current stage

design discussions material research

my role

material research working drawings boundary design

3d modelling gate design

The team focused on designing affordable and sustainable structures for those who cannot hire architects. Scope of work included providing design soultions, alternate building materials for construction and the required technological assistance. Mrs Swaran, a small scale worker, was our first client, for whom a residence proposal is in process.

site location my house functions the same but still its so different !!

30°46'42.7"N 76°47'31.8"E

plot area 7.3m x 11m 80.3 m2

family structure 4 members (permanent) + 6 members (rental basis)

basic requirements

papa, is this house really made of waste? why can’t we try for our home?

4 bed rooms 2 kitchen 3 washroom powder room 2 family room store parking (small car) parrot cage

site challenges surrounded by buildings (10m ht) on 3 sides

Talk about beauty and you get boring answers, but talk about ugliness and things get interesting.

design for needy

NEW BOUNDARIES�

The idea was to encourage involvement of the community in building and creating awareness about upcycling. The architectural interventions using upcycled waste materials involve the users in the design process. 3D models, descriptive sketches and on-site models were generated to understand their issues and create a product that actually solves those.

arpit malhotra_ngo project

“OLD WALLS,

material | source | application balcony bird feeder

laboratory concrete blocks engeenering college

non load bearing walls coarse aggregate backyard sitting

old scrap tyres vehicular market

furniture garden pots

beer bottles

hostel campus

bathroom partition light chandelier

broken doors corbu house

window shutters almirah shutters furniture

broken terracotta pots|sculptures naya gaon village|arts college

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bamboo installations architecture college

animal shelter summer roof over courtyard

broken waste ceremic tiles available at site

mural cladding for exterior surfaces

waste unused brick and cement local construction sites

walls inbuilt furniture

conceptual sketching

descriptive sketches made during design discussions and execution

05 PRACTICAL SKILL

7x7x7 bamboo shelter annual fest 2017-runner ups sector12 architecture college

planned cities-a living organism?

commemorating Pierre Jeanneret's birth anniversary sector 19 le corbusiers office

FREE a interactive foldable cage structure andc 2017-national winners sector 23 underused parking lot

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BUILDING

cd pavillion andc 2017-national winners sector 8 food hub

hands for destruction

annual fest 2018-winners sector12 architecture college

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reflections of a shadow annual fest 2017-runner ups sector12 architecture college

06 MISC

zorbin grassh

kotwal shortlis celebra

chair furnitu

CELLANEOUS

arpit malhotra_miscellaneous

product design standee design for architecture college

ng stand|orb ball design hopper workshop |2018

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Model for a h y p e r resilient city

Model for a h y p e r resilient city

Model for a h y p e r resilient city

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INSTALLATION GUIDE ||

Model for a h y p e r resilient city

INSTALLATION GUIDE |

USER MANUAL

user manual leaflet design shortlisted top 9|gsen 2019 model for a hyper resilient city

COMPONENTSCITY

design ure design workshop|2016

Model for a h y p e r resilient city

OPERATION GUIDE

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li- police station design sted top 6 ating lockups

freelance models|block models|sketch models

speed sketching|3d solid composition|portraits|product sketching|on site sketching

AM I/ IN?

FREE

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references Prof. SUJAYSEN GUPTA Dean of student welfare Chandigarh College of Architecture sg.sujay@gmail.com +919855447530 design for needy

Ar. SIDDHARTHA WIG Principal Architect The Elements sid.wig@gmail.com +919814116279