ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO UNDERGRADUATE
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AUM NILESH GOHIL
Hello, my name is Aum Nilesh Gohil, currently studying in Fourth year in Rachna Sansad’s Academy of Architecture. This portfolio is a curated collection of the works done in the past three years. I’ve always tried to develop a premise with architectural responses that induce a meaning. I’ve learned that often the most complicated problems have the simplest of solutions. It’s just the right question you need to address. Furthermore, I seek a platform to develop and learn from an inspirational practice to imbibe with good values and experience. 2
PERSONAL INFORMATION Residential Address :
3, Krishna Cottage, Dattapada Road, Borivali (East), Mumbai - 400066
Date of birth : 23rd May, 1998. Email ID:
COMPETITIONS NASA :
+91 9892657755
EDUCATION Swami Vivekanand International School, Kandivali, Mumbai.
Kishinchand Chelaram College, Churchgate , Mumbai. H.S.C : 91.2%
2016- 21 :
Rachna Sansad’s Academy of Architecture (Aided), Mumbai.
Windows to Vernacular 2.0 :
Leh : A sustainable Co-existence
Study tour :
Ibrahim Rauza
L.I.K. Trophy
(AOA won the Le Corbusier)
Vol. Zero :
Aquatecture
WORKSHOPS Wardha :
C.S.V Workshop Year 2016 A hands on workshop using indigenous construction techniques with natural materials like bamboo.
Parametric design :
Parametric Facade Modelling Year 2017 A facade design workshop using computational design with the use of Rhinoceros and Grasshopper.
Current CGPI : 7.59
UDRI :
Indigenous communities mapping Year 2019 A physical and amenities mapping of the Koliwadas of Mumbai.
Year 2017 A documentation of village Phyang and Solar Passive techniques workshop at SECMOL, an institute by Sonam Wangchuk
Year 2017 A documentation of a mosque and a tomb in the city of Bijapur.
Year 2018 A futursitic idea based approach for prototypic water resilient cities.
S.S.C : 89.6%
2014- 16 :
DOCUMENTATIONS
Year 2016 A physical documentation of village Kamru in Himachal Pradesh.
aumg16@aoamumbai.in gohilaum@yahoo.com
Contact no. :
2002- 14 :
ACHIEVEMENTS AND EXTRA CURRICULUM
SKILL SET Autodesk Autocad Autodesk Revit Adobe Photoshop Adobe In-design Rhinoceros Grasshopper Trimble Sketchup Enscape Chaos Vray MS Office Autodesk Ecotect Modelling 3
CONTENT 1.
Grade School Design
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Architectural Design Sem 4
2.
Institute For Performing Arts
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Architectural Design Sem 6
3.
Neral Railway Station
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Architectural Design Sem 5
4.
Mera Mohalla
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Architectural Design Sem 4
5.
Working Drawing
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ARD Sem 6
6.
Louis I. Kahn Trophy
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NASA
7.
Windows To Vernacular 2.0
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Documentation
8.
Aquatecture Volume Zero
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1. GRADE SCHOOL DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SEM 4 SITE:
Worli Koliwada, Mumbai.
BRIEF:
The project started with a pedagogical approach to designing of schools with its relation to the built form, leading to spaces designed which were based on Waldorf pedagogy for the holistic development of a child. The rootedness of the context was considered in designing a curriculum for the kids from Kindergarten to Primary. 6
TIME- SPACE -USER MATRIX
1. SEGREGATION OF MASS VIA CONNECTOR
2. PUNCTURE AND SUBTRACTING MASS KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM Students Community Hall
PRIMARY CLASSROOMS Students Teacher’s Training
CANTEEN Students Teachers
3. CONNECTING MASSES VIA TERRACES
4. FINAL FORM DEVELOPMENT OPEN AIR AMPHITHEATRE Residents Students Parents
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2 KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS
PRIMARY CLASSROOMS
TEACHERS+ STUDENTS
1
GRADE 3 + GRADE 4
0
K.G + GRADE 1 & 2
CONGREGATIONAL SPACES
COMMUNITY SPACES
AXONOMETRIC VIEW
LEGEND 1. Kindergarten 2. Toilets 3. Entrance seating 4. Classrooms 5. Void 6. Common play area 7. Road 8. Terrace
GROUND FLOOR PLAN CUT@ -1M
FIRST FLOOR PLAN CUT@ -4M
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SECTION THROUGH COURT
SECTION THROUGH CLASSROOMS
SECTION THROUGH STAIRCASE
PRIMARY CLASSROOMS AND KIDS PLAY AREA
PARENTS GATHERING SPACE
INTERACTION AMONG CLASSROOMS
NICHES FOR PRIVATE SPACE
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SECTION THROUGH COURT
The school blends in with the existing fabric of Koliwada, with spaces inside the school allowing interaction among different age groups and the staff room overlooking the classrooms. The classrooms opens up to a common play area which can also act as a learning space.
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2. INSTITUTE OF PERFORMING ARTS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SEM 6 SITE:
Jaipur, Rajasthan.
BRIEF:
The Institute for Performing Arts and Cultural Centre is proposed as a foresight to revive the diminishing traditional performing art forms of India, through an architectural intervention which is contemporary in nature. The site chosen for intervention is Shilpgram besides Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur.
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COMMERCE COLLEGE
JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU MARG
PANCHAYATI RAJ
SHILPGRAM
JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA
GOVERNMENT RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS
Jawahar Kala Kendra is based on an analogy of Jaipur city grid and the Navgrahas. Similarly, the proposed institute challenges the public nature of buildings in the context and follows a visual axis on site which allows porosity within the building.
JAIPUR CITY GRID
SITE CONTEXT The design is proposed on Shilpgram, besides the Jawahar Kala Kendra, which forms a symbiotic relation with the institute designed by Ar. Charles Correa. The site is surrounded by Panchayati Raj Building, Commerce College and Government Residential Quarters.
VISUAL GRID ON SHILPGRAM
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1. BUILDING AS A LOOP
2. PUNCTURES IN ONE AXIS
3. CONNECTING THE ACCESS VIA THE STREET
4. FINAL FORM DEVELOPMENT
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN CUT@ +1.5M
LEGEND 01. Vehicular drop off 02. Reception 03. Lobby 04. Toilets
05. Cafeteria 06. The street 07. Shilpgram Gallery 08. Ticketing counter
09. Auditorium 10. Ceiling Theatre 11. Informal seatings 12. Waterbody 20
TIME- SPACE -USER MATRIX
1. THE STREET
2. ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE
3. LEARNING SPACES
4. DORMITORIES
3. PUBLIC ZONE
3. JAALI SCREENING
ADMIN Teaching staff Visiting staff Non- teaching staff
PUBLIC Auditorium Shilpgram gallery Cafeteria
LEARNING SPACES Studios Miscellaneous Studios Auditorium
DORMITORIES Common interaction Dorm rooms
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN CUT@ +7.5M
LEGEND 01. Institute staff 02. Administrative staff 03. Lobby 04. Toilets
05. Dormitories 06. The street 07. Recording Studio 08. Music studio
09. Public seatings 10. Floating studio 11. Informal seatings 12. Waterbody 23
SECTION THROUGH THE DORMITORIES
SECTION THROUGH THE AUDITORIUM 24
3. NERAL RAILWAY STATION ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SEM 5 SITE:
Neral, Maharashtra.
BRIEF:
The project provided a challenge of redesigning Neral railway station, a railway line consisting of the broad gauge as well as the toy train to Matheran. The segregation of varied users and their movement was the central design strategy while the architectural language took cues from the mountains around. 26
USER CLASSIFICATION AT THE STATION
1. SITE AXES WITH ACCESS POINTS
2. PLACING THE MASS
3. CONNECTING THROUGH PLATFORM
4. FINAL FORM DEVELOPMENT
Thoroughfare from East to West
Broad Gauge commuters
Toy Train commuters
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AXONOMETRIC VIEW
R 1 0 -1
LEGEND
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
01. Western concourse 02. Kiosks 03. Supermarket 04. Toilets 05. Vertical circulation 06. Administrative zone 07. Booking office 08. Broad gauge platforms 09. Eastern concourse 10. Western entrance 11. Eastern entrance 12. Service entry 13. Drop off point 14. Museum
CUT@ +1.5M
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SECTION AA’
SECTION BB’
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LEGEND 01. Western concourse 02. Toy train platform 03. Toy train booking 04. Toilets 05. Vertical circulation 06. Plaza 07. Housekeeping 08. Broad gauge platforms 09. Eastern concourse 10. Western entrance 11. Eastern entrance 12. Food court 13. Information desk 14. Waiting lounge
FIRST FLOOR PLAN CUT@ +6.5M
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SECTION CC’
3
5
2
5
SECTION THROUGH MUSEUM The museum uses the Neral-Matheran analogy, where the above inacessible landscape mimics the Matheran with the museum planned underground.
MUSEUM PLAN CUT@ -4.5M
LEGEND 01. Ticket counter 02. Auditorium 03. Ramp to museum
04. Souvenir shop 05. Train model display
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4. MERA MOHALLA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SEM 4 SITE:
Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
BRIEF:
The project revolves around a work-live space for a family and its livelihood at an individual level, and planning a Mohalla at a group level with physical as well as visual interactions among the neighbours portraying the closely knit community. The client profile was designed based on occupation and the spaces were designed based on the clients requirements. 36
MOHALLA PLAN
SECTION THROUGH COURT
CLIENT PROFILE
2 1 0 WORK+LIVE
SHARE + LIVE
LIVE+ SLEEP GROUND FLOOR PLAN CUT@ +1.5M
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SECTION THROUGH WORKSPACE
STREET ELEVATION
LEGEND 01. Garment shop 02. Court 03. Changing room 04. Toilet 05. Worker’s sleeping space 06. Shared court 07. Living room
08. Kitchen 09. Kid’s bedroom 10. Balcony 11. Terrace 12. Parent’s bedroom 13. G.parent’s bedroom 14. Workspace
FIRST FLOOR PLAN CUT@ +4.95M
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T LIVE + SLEEP
AXONOMETRIC VIEW
2
SHARE + LIVE
1
WORK + LIVE
0
SECTION THROUGH SHARED COURT
SECOND FLOOR PLAN CUT@ +7.95M
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5. WORKING DRAWINGS ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION AND DETAILING SEM 6 The design process of semester 4 Architectural design was proceeded further for Working Drawings which comprehends the process from Representation drawings to Working drawings.
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ARCHITECTURAL SECTION SECTION THROUGH TOILET AND STAIRCASE
STRUCTURAL PLAN PLINTH BEAM PLAN
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BOX WINDOW FINISH MATERIAL : ASIAN PAINTS COLOUR SHADE : CINNAMON ROSE CODE : 8672 ON 25MM THK DOUBLE COATED EXTERNAL PLASTER
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FINISH MATERIAL : ASIAN PAINTS COLOUR SHADE : BONE WHITE CODE : 964 ON 25MM THK DOUBLE COATED EXTERNAL PLASTER
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ELEVATIONAL BANDS FINISH MATERIAL : ASIAN PAINTS COLOUR SHADE : BONE WHITE CODE : 964 ON 25MM THK DOUBLE COATED EXTERNAL PLASTER
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25 MM THICK TEAK WOOD DOUBLE PANELED FLUSHED DOOR WITH VENEER FINISH AND MELAMINE POLISH
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FINISH MATERIAL : ASIAN PAINTS COLOUR SHADE : CREAM PIE CODE : L152 ON 25MM THK DOUBLE COATED EXTERNAL PLASTER
SECTION BB’
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25 MM THICK TEAK WOOD DOUBLE PANELED FLUSHED DOOR WITH VENEER FINISH AND MELAMINE POLISH FINISH MATERIAL :
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6. Louis I. Kahn Trophy NASA 2016-2017
L.I.K trophy in NASA promotes the unknown heritage of India through physical documentation by measured drawings and the thorough understanding of the place. Kamru Deshang in Himachal Pradesh was chosen as the site in the brief which directed towards traditional systems and indigenous settlements.
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SITE PLAN OF KAMRU DESHANG
Kamru Deshang is located in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Kamru is located within the Sangla valley amongst the Kinnaur Kailash Range. Eshtablished in the year 412 A.D, it was the first settlement within the Kinnaur region. The traditional knowledge systems here have been in use since the initiation. They have adapted and evolved in accordance with various cultural and socioeconomical influences that the region has seen over the years.
SITE SECTION OF KAMRU DESHANG 50
GATEWAY OF TEMPLE COMPLEX
AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF TEMPLE COMPLEX
The houses in the Brahmin cluster demonstrates simple and elementary construction in mud. The simplicity is further down out in the nominal ornamentation observed on the door frames, shutters with the use of crude natural timber sections. This indicates their socio- economic standing and depicts the rootedness of their culture.
TEMPLE ELEVATIONS
SECTION
ELEVATION
AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF CHORING
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TIMELINE OF KAMRU FORT
SETTLEMENT PATTERN OF RAJPUT CLUSTER
PLAN OF FORT COMPLEX
The fort complex consists of the oldest buildings in the village, some constructed before the 6th century. It bears architectural relics and gravings that have survived the test of time. Geographically, the fort is situated on the peak of the mountain, indicating its importance and past grandeur of the Royal Family. Eventually, the early Rajput settlements formed circumsribing the Fort Complex.
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7. WINDOWS TO VERNACULAR LEH 2.0- A SUSTAINABLE CO-EXISTENCE Windows To Vernacular, the brainchild of Ar. Askhay Kumar Varma which focuses on Vernacular architecture as a ‘process’ and not as an ‘alternative’. In its second edition, a study of Phyang village and the passive solar techniques in SECMOL founded by Mr. Sonam Wangchuk. It was followed by an exhibition at Rachna Sansad’s Academy of Architecture inaugurated by Ar. Vikas Dilawari.
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PHYANG VILLAGE DOCUMENTATION Phyang village spans over five hundred and fifty hectares of land. It is located around 20kms from Leh in Ladakh. The vernacular architecture of the houses were studied there along with the physical documentation. The scope of study included the climatic aspects, the construction methodology and detailing, socio- cultural dynamics, occupation and lifestyle, oral and documented history, social aspirations of the community.
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NORBU HOUSE C CH CO D DE DO K P PA PH S SR ST T TH TU Y Z ZO
Chankang Chansa Chotkang Dechot Dechot Donkang Khatok Pankang Pangpugs Phugrakh Shelkang Srol Stara Tangra Themsa Thuskang Yabs Zimskang Zot
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Wine store Kitchen Temple Toilet Toilet pit Guest room Terrace Granary Winter Storage Hay Storage Glass room Passage/ Lobby Open cowshed Stable Staircase Bathing area Verandah Bedroom Store room
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STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL MOVEMENT OF LADAKH (SECMOL)
The Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) was founded in 1988 by a group of young Ladakhis with the aim to reform the educational system of Ladakh. It was in 1994 that Sonam Wangchuk came to build at this place. He chose Phey as it was just the appropriate distance from Leh. This Alternative Schooling system is located near the village of Phey in the Indus Valley, 18 km West of Leh. SECMOL strives to rebuild the lost pride and selfconfidence of the students of Ladakh through its educational reform programme. Part of SECMOL’s work is to develop techniques that uses alternative energy sources. Ladakh has over 300 sunny days per year and the sun is therefore a reliable source of energy and an alternative to fossil fuels. The campus is maintained, and to a large degree run, by the students themselves on a democratic basis.
THE ICE STUPA PROJECT
DRY COMPOSTING TOILETS Traditional Ladakhi-style dry composting toilets are those that operate without flush water. The user squats over a drop hole, through which the excreta reaches the composting chambers. A shovel full of earth has to be put after every contribution.
SONAM WANGCHUK Founder of SECMOL
Additives like wood shavings, sawdust, pieces of waste paper, etc are used along with soil to improve the process of decomposition and reduce insect access.
MUD BRICK TESTING Under architects Sureel and Faiza, an innovative concept of pre-cast mud brick buildings, new bricks are made using locally available materials such as clay, sand, earth and straw on experimental basis. Dry and wet thorn are used as a reinforcing constituents. Field tests were then conducted by the solar students. A brick was loaded to examine its structure. It should be homogeneous, compact & free from any defects like holes, lumps etc.
PASSIVE SOLAR TECHNIQUES
WALLING SYSTEMS- ADOBE BRICKS Traditional Ladakhi house walls are made up of mud bricks called Pagbu. The thick earth walls are not just structural but also have an essential function as a heat bank. They absorb the excess solar heat during the day and release it to the rooms at night. These are made from local mud casted in wooden moulds and dried under the sun.
TROMBE WALL A typical Trombe wall consists of a thick masonry wall in a heatabsorbing colour faced with layer of glass placed 2-15 VVcm away to create a small air cavity. Heat from the sunlight passing through the glass is absorbed by the wall, and conducted slowly inward through the masonry. The glass prevents the escape of radiant heat from the warm surface and heat is trapped between the walls.
SOLAR COOKER The two concentrating reflector type solar cookers cook much of SECMOL’s food with the sun’s heat. The large parabolic reflector is made of common mirrors, which focus the rays of the sun to a secondary reflector, which is under the vessels in kitchen. This design gives as much heat as a large gas burner, and saves a lot of money while preserving the environment.
ATTACHED GREEN HOUSE Greenhouses were attached to the south side of the buildings to collect maximum heat in winter. The UV stabilised plastic regulates the climatic conditions within for plants to grow. The interior is exposed to sunlight and consequently becomes warmer.
There are some solar ovens, which is an iron box installed in the wall, but has a comparatively low efficiency.
UNDERGROUND GRANARY SECMOL possesses a unique and traditonal storage system to protect its grains from infestation and moisture. Granary is made up of mud bricks with rear side earth bermed. The grains are stored in tall cylindrical tin holders which are adjacent to each other and are placed on a 300mm high plinth . The roof of the granary was accessible with small openings to pour grains into the containers for storage.
SOLAR GAIN A passive solar system relying on south-facing glazed windows to bring solar energy directly into the space. Sunlight is absorbed by materials of thermal mass (the floor and the walls), which warm up, store some heat, and re-radiate into the room.
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